I've been treating poor Pierre for about 2 months. He was adopted and then returned after a year because of a urination problem and skin condition.

He is quite a mess after allopathic suppression which included amytriptaline for the "urine behavior problem", prednisone for the skin problem and of course those all important rabies, FeLV and URD vaccinations every indoor cat must have, regardless of its health because of course the risks far outweigh the potential vaccine problems (sarcastic enough?!!).

Anyways I first started him on Sulp LM1 but within a few days, it severely depressed his appetite and made him feel worse so I stopped after 3 daily doses. I waited a few days to reassess and then gave him phos 30ch which appeared to put him right again. I put him on a home raw diet and sat back to see how long the phos would go.

Then suddenly 1 1/2 weeks ago he came down with pnemonia, despite his previous problems I believed he required sulph so I mixed up 30ch in water and proceeded to dose him throughout the night as required to help with his breathing difficulties. By 9am he was much restored, but because of other cases going on, we put him on antibiotics to finish treatment on the pnemonia.

Now that the crisis is over, I am attempting to work on the skin ailment again. Fearing allergies, I have put him exclusively on duck. I went through his case again last night and still come up with phos. but before I start him on 200ch I am looking for anything someone might care to add. His symptoms are as follows:

small scabs all over the body (I can pull them out basically its hair with a skin tag; the surface underneath is dry and pink, no pus or inflamation)

lossing hair (bald spots all over the body)

slight itch perhaps (he really doesn't spend a lot of time grooming, licking or scratching)

ear flaps (inside and out)are totally coated with small sticky, golden flecks, the ears are the ONLY part on him that are obviously painful (the inner ear looks OK)

heat -his skin always feels very warm to the touch

eyes look irritated (slightly swollen, with very little discharge, probably normal discharge, but they appear to slightly bulge at the bottom where they meet up to the nose)

appetite very good

stool is usually ok but can be soft and a bit runny

nose is clear

gets along well with others

no urine problems while he has been with me

I have studied: Graph, Rhus t, Puls, Calc-c, Ant-c, Phos, Lyc

Thanks

Hello kkrista,

I think you can try graph--here are some rubrics:

SKIN; ERUPTIONS; discharging, moist; honey, like (G1081) (2) : graph., nat-p.

HEAD; HAIR; affections of, in general; falling out, alopecia; spots, in, alopecia areata (K120, G100) (30) : alum., apis, ars., bac., calc., calc-p., canth., carb-an., Fl-ac., graph., hep., iod., kali-p., kali-s., lyc., merc., morg-g., nat-m., petr., phos., psor., rhus-t., rumx., sep., sulph., tell., teucr., thal., tub., vinc.

EARS; ERUPTIONS; general; scabby (K288, G243) (28) : anan., aur-m., bar-c., bov., bry., chrysar., elaps, graph., hep., hydr., iod., kali-c., kali-i., lach., lyc., morg., mur-ac., nat-p., psor., puls., sanic., sars., sil., spong., staph., sulph., tell., thuj.

GENERALITIES; VACCINATION; after (K1410, SRII-672, G1163) (41) : acon., ant-t., apis, ars., bac., bapt., bcg, bell., bufo, carc., crot-h., diph., echi., graph., gunp., hep., kali-chl., lac-v., lepro., Maland., med., merc., merc-cy., Mez., nat-bic., ped., phos., psor., rhus-t., sabin., sarr., sars., sep., SIL., skook., SULPH., syc-co., THUJ., Tub., Vac., vario.

(This last rubric may not apply, but at least graph is there.)

Other than that, sulph looks good, apart from your experience with it--! Good luck!

Thanks David, I kept thinking about graph, but thought perhaps it was too obvious. I've not attempted treatment on such a severe case before so the advise is very much appreciated!

Hi Kkrista,
I was going to post last night - but winded out!
I'd second Graphites.
doctorleela

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I did give one dose of graph a few days ago, but his skin is such a mess that I don't expect to be able to note any huge changes for a few more days but I am very pleased to report that his ears are definitly much less sensitive now.

If vaccination is injvolved you may need to clear that as a first step ...this can be done with Thuja . But some of the old homeopaths said never touch a case that has been on steroids !!
My feeling is that Nat Mur Cm may be needed to get the case back on an even keel . Then proceed from there . Its like the old gag ---- you cant get there from here !!

Thanks Passkey, I generally believe that the symptoms must fit the remedy given. I think this business about "clearing" is poorly understood and certainly I am not convinced that it has much merit except perhaps in the context of interm remedies (ie sulph)to bring forth more distinct symptoms etc.

In the past I was instructed to use remedies like thuya, sil, phos in this manner with absolutely no results and in some cases, conditions were made worse because we are treating a "block" that we can not confirm and in fact may not exist at all (guesswork!) meanwhile ignoring symptoms that clearly require a different remedy.

I'm not sure why you feel Nat mur is required here, please explain.

The graph has definitly made progress, the cat's ears are not at all painful anymore, they are no longer dirty and full of black , greasy wax, the outer ear (behind and in front) are no longer stickey and scaley. Graph has also appeared to clear up the black heads under his chin (feline chin acne).

The case is definitely moving, now there is a small amount of bleeding under the scabs (when they are pulled)and generally more redness. The cat's appetite has also calmed a little (he was becoming frantic about food before -wanted to eat 24-7). I can't feel any more scabs on the lower body (he initially had them all over his body), they appear to remain mostly around the neck and head.

I want to give graph another week or so and then take the case again to see where we are.

Graph is slipping, symptoms have been returning, now ears are scabby and become painful again. I'm assuming this would suggest something other than graph. Phos still high, also looking into Sil, Sul (again). Developement: skin is now becoming itchy (wasn't before) and cat is picking out hair. Also complextion is quite red all over the body (feels warm to the touch). Appetite, urine, BM OK.

Before you switch, I think you should repeat another dose of graph, especially if the previous dose was 30C or lower.

Regards,
Dave

Yes, I do too; it did so well. My first instinct would be to give the same potency again, too--and see if it still continues to act. You can always change the potency if nothing happens.

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