Hello there!
Hoping I may get some help for our 9 yoa dog (half Hound, half Lab) with possible liver failure or another wasting condition. In the span of one week he has lost his normally large appetite and lost about 10-12 lbs. Normally he barks at any visitor or walkers-by, but has become very quiet. Although drinking water regularly, his skin is looser than normal suggesting dehydration. In the last 2 days, he staggers a bit when he arises, often seems dazed and apethetic. Urinates frequently and is not too interested in grooming. Does not seem to be in pain. Will eat high calorie/fat foods (fried eggs, scraps of meats) I prepare but not dog food at all.

The history... With the advent of children we gave him less and less attention and felt guilty for it. So, we gave him to another family 6 mos ago. We discovered that they let him run through town each day getting into garbage etc She returned him, thinking he had some bad behaviour problems: urinating in the house at night or the early hours of AM...and crying @ 2 -3 AM. We took him back and kept him outside, but he cried each night between 1-3AM to urinate (even if he had just gone at 11PM or 12AM. In the last 2-3 weeks, he would defecate inside too, although he hardly ever did before.

We took him to the vet today. A lovely lady with some accupuncture history and a bit of homeopathy training. She gave him hepar sulf 200C in case he got into some kind of poison or infectious material when roaming. We can stimulate his digestive and liver systems with accupressure but these measures were all she could do for him.

Do any of you know of anything else we could do? We won't hold on to him if it's his time to go, but our little boy is quite fond of this doggie.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
dAnne

You could also try posting your query at the following address:
http://pub73.ezboard.com/fhomeopathy...cussenmnnhfrm7

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Thank you folks! dAnne

Hello! Well, just to update you all. Moe (the dog) seemed to be doing well after Nat Mur 30X (one time dose), but did suffer blindness after the mystery illness. Simone, thanks so much for giving me that link for Geir. I was so happy to "find" him again. He is a talented homeopath. But just last night he took a turn for the worse and perhaps he needs to go to his rest now. I'm not sure (how can we ever be, huh?). You can go to the thread at Geir's site if interested. Again thanks for helping my family. dAnne

dAnne,

I'm glad that Geir was able to help. I am so sorry that your dog has taken a turn for the worse.

All the best.

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In case you don't get to Geir's site for a while, I will post this here also......

Animals can adjust to being blind and live long, happy lives. I have had (and do now have)a number of blind cats and dogs that function just fine as long as just a few provisions are provided such as not moving furniture and such. I told the story about the International Olympic Team horse who could jump the whole course though blind!


When you say he snaps at flies, do you mean black flies? Do they (if black flies) really rile him? Of course I know he's weak but if the flies cause more of a reaction than anything else in his world the remedy has often been Causticum. For some reason, dogs that really go berserk over black flies and not other insects, have responded well to it. It is a peculiar thing but may be worth a try. What do you think, Geir?

What was the result of the stool test for worms? What did the vet say was the contributing factor for the blindness? Have you supplemented with the nutrigels for low food intake? They have them available in pet and feed stores. Several tablespoons a day will provide adequate nutrition. They also have them in vitamin form. The gels are easy to give to sick animals.

I have a 20 year old cat who has been blind and deaf for years. He has had two apoplectic episodes and has suffered two bouts of heat exhaustion this summer. To help maintain him after these episodes Geir suggested Ac Phos and that has been very helpful for him. Maybe something like that would help your dog or even Avena Sativa tincture?

I don't think this is a question of an aging dog ready to let go of life. Something caused this to occur rather quickly. The aging process is generally slower in progression.

His best bet is the worm test (if you haven't had that done yet), supportive nutrients/vits, sub-Q fluids and aggressive homeopathic treatment and maybe a blood test. Can't remember if you had the blood test done......for diabetes or thyroid also?

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thanks gpm. yes using some supports but nothing like those gels just good natural foods whcih he could easily assimilate. But I could do more, maybe the Nutridrench I use on the barn animals in times of acute distress. I let you know what the vet says after I get in contact. It sounds kinda silly but there are 3 somewhat local vets in my rural area and 2 are.... very successful financially but I choose not to throw my money at poison and foolish advice. So I choose the other who is very busy and very unavailable at times... or vacation because she is ethical and caring. Oh well! Thanks for the further suggestions. I'll letcha know. dAnne

Actually, the Nutri-Cal is specially formulated for cats and dogs who aren't able to take in as much as they need to sustain life and I think formulas for barn animals wouldn't be quite the same thing. It is available from places like KV Vet Supply www.kvvet.com and only costs $3.59 per tube. The same company's vit supplement, again for dogs unable to consume enough food to sustain life, is only $3.79. There are many other products that support ill animals, all very inexpensive and probably available locally at pet or feed stores.

Frankly, I think since you say he has taken a turn for the worse and this seems an acute problem, I'm sure not just simple aging, I would seek immediate attention and not wait for the moral vet to return from vacation.

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Hello everyone,
I just wanted to let you all know that Moe died last week. It was his time to go and we let him go. As you suggested, gpm, an xray proved the source of trouble-- huge cancerous tumor in his lungs But we tried and then some. Oh well. We appreciate all your help. Be well. dAnne

My sincerest condolences, dAnne. I'm sorry we could not save Moe in time.

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