Alternative medicine is enjoying a boom as people start to take control of their own lives. As an alternative medical practitioner, a homeopath, I am very excited about this. When people take control of their own lives, there is no limit to what becomes possible. The limitations occur when you hand over that control to others. No one else but you, has your own best interests so much to heart.

Once you start taking control of your own life, you start to question what’s best for your family, including your pets.

You might now be asking yourself what could be the best alternative medicine for dogs.

There are many different alternative medicine modalities about and you need to do a bit of research to decide what is most appropriate. There’s homeopathy, reiki, naturopathy, Chinese medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, flower essences, herbs, acupuncture or pressure, massage, Bowen therapy, to mention just a few. Many of these modalities will only be able to work in a limited way. For instance (and I’m no masseuse, so could be wrong), massage will probably only be good for strained muscles. And, although some can act on a deep level, they can be slow to show results, such as flower essences.

And alternative medicine for dogs, really starts with their diet. If you’re feeding your dog an unhealthy diet, it doesn’t really matter what modality of health care you use – it’s not going to bear fruit. “You are what you eat.”

Commercial dog food have few regulations and even fewer which are enforced. From the poor quality ‘meat’ by-products, to the nutritionless filler, to the dangerous preservatives, your dog is slowly being poisoned. Label claims of ‘preservative free’ or ‘natural’ are largely meaningless.

Once you start feeding your dog a wholesome and REALLY natural food, you will see huge improvements in health. Sometimes, that’s all you need.

But sometimes, you need to do more. Then you need to scour what’s available in  alternative medicine for dogs.

As a homeopath, you could say I’m biased (I agree!), but out of them all, the alternative medicine for dogs I consider has the greatest breadth and depth of real healing, is homeopathy.

Homeopathy has the potential to deal with ailments as diverse as ligament damage, to heart disease, from an embedded grass seed to depression. The only areas where I consider medical services are required is the setting of a broken bone and the stitching up of extensive wounds.

I don’t know of any other alternative medicine for dogs, where all this is possible.  And homeopathy addresses the cause, rather than the effect.

Lets look at that for a minute. Imagine a woman has just given birth, and has since developed haemorrhoids, or piles. Now there is a common homeopathic remedy for piles called Hamamelis. And this may well help. But it’s unlikely to cure. So you might have to keep taking it for a long time.

There’s another common homeopathic remedy called Pulsatilla. And this helps with many ailments that develop from childbirth, including piles. Taking Pulsatilla is more likely to cure them for good.

So if you can treat the cause, expect outstanding results. A permanent cure is the aim.

One of the things I love about treating animals is their desire to help in the choosing of the right remedy. Most dogs are pretty outgoing and will make it very clear when you’ve selected the right remedy – they’ll lick the bottle, their lips or your hand, they’ll sit expectantly and wag their tail, they’ll look interested and attentive.

If, on the other hand, you selected the wrong remedy, they’ll turn their head away, walk off, perhaps even snarl at you if you persist.

To me, their body language is very clear. You really don’t need to be an animal communicator.

Once you have gained a bit of an understanding of what’s available, choosing an holistic vet, for the more difficult ailments, who practices alternative medicine for dogs becomes easier, and you become involved with your dog’s treatment.

I am passionate about your right of freedom to choose. But to choose, you have to know something about the subjects you want to choose between. So you need to listen to both, or all, sides of every aspect of every junction in your life that offers you that choice. Alternative medicine for dogs gives you plenty of choice!



By: Madeleine Innocent

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Bats asked:


Because I have motion sickness medicine, but it makes me so sleepy. So I’m looking for an alternative.

By the way, if it helps for you to know. I get nauseous from playing 3D video games. I don’t have a serious illness or anything, in fact I read that quite a few people out there have it. It has nothing to do with me sitting to close to the TV either.

CuriousOblivion asked:


Are there any Herbal or natural alternatives to treating this without medication?

nicotinejohnny asked:


i was diagnosed as bipolar over five years ago. it’s been a rollercoaster but i spend much more time in my manic stage (which i mostly enjoy) than my depressed cycle. i stopped therepy a while ago when they started talking about medication. i am not a big fan of western medecine as it has killed off more people i know than anything else combined. are there any alternatives to lend more balance to myself?

casatranio asked:


My JRT has been sneezing,inverted sneezing,and his eyes are all irritated and runny—symptoms similar to a human suffering hay fever. He also has a slight skin condition,so my vet does nothing but subscripe prednesolone for him,which is no help to him whatsoever. I keep pointing out his nose and eye problems,but the vet says the prednesolone will help with that,and doesn’t offer any alternative. Is there any other medication that will help him? Poor little guy is miserable.

Garrett P asked:


An extremely close freind of my suffers from manic depressant and is also Bi-polar. I want to help her and the only way that i can think to do that is i have to know and understand more about these two disorders. Someone please help me, what causes mood swing, what triggers them, how can i help comfort and stabalize her mood swings. What are some natural alternatives besides perscription medication to help with these disorders. any information, tips, website links would greatly be appreciated.

Apollo asked:


I have pretty bad anxiety. I can’t look people in the eye and I can barley talk through presentations. I use to have no problem talking in front of people. In my sophomore year in high school is when I first noticed I had a problem. I now just finished my first year of college and my anxiety has really hampered my experience. What can I do. Should I seek medication? What are some natural alternatives?
Getting red and becoming short on breathe is terrible. Who do I go to to request medication?