I have a 7 year old male Cocker (chevy) who has been treated by a Homeopathic Vet for the past 2 years for Vaccine damage.

Vaccine's made him very aggressive, At the time his Allopath mentioned Rage syndrom... After 2 years of Homeopathic treatment his rage is gone.
chevy's ears were alway's excellent to the eye in health until October of 06.
I tried a new food on him ( what I thought was a high quality pet food ) & the more I think about it the more I think this food has something to do with the ear issue. Not sure if I'm allowed to name the food here or not. It was in October of 06 that I tried this food on him. I discovered metal particles in the food coming from the bag, it looked like glitter in the food.
Ear's became inflamed & very waxy with the wax being very dark brown & thick, almost tar like. They itched him & he was constantly shaking his head, panting & rubbing his ear's on the carpet. The Homeopath prescribed Sulphur in 30c which helped but the problem returned.
I then took him to a Holistic Vet & she looked at his ears & said it was ruptured Tympanic membranes in both ears. She suggested I clean the ears with a water & Apple cider vinegar solution & to use Causticum in 30c.
The Causticum helped but the Sulphur worked better. The ear condition returned with both remedies though.
I then went back to the Homeopath & discussed with him my suspicion's with this food. I started putting a mixture of Raw Garlic, Olive oil & Acidopholus in his ears & he was put on Thuja 30c 5 pellets for 5 day's with Acidopholus included in every meal.
Originally on a 1 to 10 scale the discomfort level was a 10 & the appearance was also a 10, ( 10 being the worse).
After the Thuja we went on to Petroleum 30 c along with a Homeopathic supplement called Fast Track Gel. Discomfor level dropped to a 3 & appearance dropped to an 8. Stayed on this cycle for 14 day's.
After the petroleum we went on to Graphites 30c for 5 day's but that seemed to aggravate the ears. We were back to panting & pacing with his ear's bothering him alot. Discomfort level went back up so I antidoted with Nux Vom 12c. I will mention also that with the Graphites worm's started appearing in his feces. A small white rice looking kind & also a flesh colored type. He was also very thirsty & panting. Homeopath then put him on Calc Carb 30c in the A.M. & Ars Album 30c in the P. M. & the flesh colored worm's started coming out in clusters. ( I am still putting the raw garlic, olive oil , acidopholus mixture in his ears at this time which seem's to disperse the wax somewhat making it easier for me to remove ).
After the calc carb & ars he was put on a Homeopathic wormer & the worm's were then taken care of. They are gone now.
The end of January 07 the ears started acting up again with panting, pacing, itching, redness & still thick wax.
He was then prescribed Calc carb 30c in the AM & Pulsitilla in the PM for 10 day's. I noticed the wax in his right ear was starting to come out in flakes at this time but there was still alot of thick dark brown wax.
Early March he was put on Tellorium in 30c but that seemed to have no effect at all.
Since then I have been trying to keep them as clean as possible & using Mullein Oil in them when they are bothering him which is often.
Normally when they are inflamed, itchy & bothering him he has to go outside immediately & has diahrea. He seems to get a little relief when outside in the air also..

Any suggestions?

Hello Chevy,

Unfortunately this condition (vaccinosis) is too complicated to treat online. This case needs close/regular monitoring.

Your dog should be seen by an experienced vet. hom or hom. vet for proper full case taking and anti-miasmatic prescribing in order to remove any miasmatic influences. This is done by prescribing the correct nosode(s) alongside the indicated (constitutional) remedy.

Please see my explanation in the topic called : Case for pulsatilla ?.....on this vet. forum (page 1).

Wim

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Thank you for your reply Wim. My Homeopathic Vet has taken chevy a very long way but this ear issue seem's to be at a stand still.

I really don't want to find a new Homeopath at this point after all we have accomplished with this Dr., but I am thinking I'm going to have to.

Thank you again...

Hi Chevy,

The hom. vet. or vet. hom. you need to see should try to find his constitutional remedy which is done by looking at the (type of) dog and asking you many questions about the dog.

Then, because of the vaccinosis, the proper nosode should be given alongside the constitutional remedy as well, e.g Thuja, Medorrhinum, Malandrinum etc.

All remedies of use in vaccinosis will have a strong sycotic side to them and therefore the hom. vet/vet.hom. should also consider remedies such as Triticum, Antimonium tartaricum, Mezereum, Silica/Silicea, etc.

Your dog should also be tested for Pseudomonas (in the ears). Pseudomonas is extremely difficult to cure. You may need the homeopathic Pseudomonas Ear nosode as well. (Ainsworth, UK)

Wim

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Thank you, Thank you Wim. This is exactly the kind of reply I was hoping to get so that I could discuss it with chevy's Homeopath. I know he is a good Homeopath from the result's I've seen with chevy & I was so hoping for information such as your's that I could discuss with him.

I'm adding the copy of the letter that I received from the pet food company so all can see just what they were letting get into the food & not recalling it or warning the public.
It may have been safe for a normal healthy pet but with chevy's condition the result's were disasterous.
chevy get's very little pet food, his diet is for the most part home prepared with fresh food, but I alway's added what i thought was good pet food to it... I also want to add that I alway's cut the top of the bag off with scissors to open it. The glitter/metal substance was coming from the inside of the bag & definately mixed in with the food...

Thank you again Wim for all the information.....

Dear pet lover,

The appearance of “silver flakes” that sometimes appears in our EVO dog food comes from the simple action of opening the EVO bag. The flakes are actually from the silver ink imprinted paper on the outside of the bag which is disturbed by the tearing of the paper during opening.

After thoroughly investigating the situation, you’ll be relieved to know that the ink used for the EVO bags meets the requirement of Toy Safety, CONEG and California’s proposition 455 that limit heavy metal content. Specifically, the total heavy metal content is less than 100ppm for lead, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, and mercury. The aluminum used in the metallizing process is regarded as safe (GRAS) as designated in the Food Additive Amendments to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. This all means that the flakes are free from anything that might be harmful to your pet.

However, this is indeed an unintended phenomenon, and Natura is taking steps to prevent this from occurring in the future. We are currently working with our bag supplier to locate alternate suppliers for packaging paper. In addition, all bags currently being made for EVO no longer have the EZ Open string pull feature which exacerbated the situation. You can expect EVO to be available in new packaging in the very near future.

We hope that this information has adequately addressed any concern you might have.
Please feel free to contact me if you need any additional information or if you have any questions.
Veronica Moreno
Natura Pet Products
800-532-7261

Hi Chevy,

You`re welcome !

Please feel free to show my answers given here to the hom.vet. He`ll understand what I mean. Don`t forget to have your dog checked for Pseudomonas as well.

In the meantime the ears should be bathed (flushed)with a dilute solution 1:10 of Hypercal mother tincture. Use cooled boiled water or distilled water to make the dilution and apply generously into the ears, e.g. twice a day, perhaps once a day after a few days, and massage gently around the ears. This will diminish itching, soothe the ears and aid healing. This correct topical treatment is very important !

If you can`t get the Hypercal you can make it yourself by mixing a bottle of Hypercal mother tincture (MT) and a bottle of Calendula mother tincture (MT). If you can`t get the Hypericum right away first start with a Calendula dilution 1:10 until the Hypericum arrives. Another option would be to use Hypercal lotion.

For application of the dilution you can use a plastic syringe (e.g. 10 ml) without a needle.

Wim

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Thank you again Wim. I am searching for the Hypercal & it look's like it may take me a little while to get it, it does'nt seem to be easy to find in the USA....

I will post back...

Thank you again.

It`s important to start this part of the treatment a.s.a.p, so perhaps you can start with a Calendula dilution first and continue later with a Hypercal dilution. Calendula tincture is obtainable everywhere.

Mother tinctures can also be ordered online, e.g. from Helios UK or Ainsworths UK, or from HomeopathyOvernight (USA) or Washington Homeopathic Products (USA).

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Hi Wim, It seem's some are oil based & some are alcohol based. Which one do you prefer?
I believe the link you posted to me, they are oil based.. Is that what I should get? The oil based?

Thank you..

No, not the oil based.....the one you need is alcohol based.....W.

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