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RE: [RC] Homeopathics - Susan E. Garlinghouse, D.V.M.Two of the horses I euthanized last summer for West Nile belonged to owners who used homeopathic remedies in lieu of vaccinating and lost the bet. I do NOT advocate skipping vaccines for the diseases with a reasonable likelihood of death (western, Eastern encephalitis, tetanus, west nile virus, rabies in endemic areas), but I'm not adverse to skipping the flu/rhino if that's your preference. It doesn't absolutely prevent the disease, just decreases the effects if they do get it, and it is one of the vaccines that cause more soreness than others (the Fort Dodge WNV causes very little, IME). Personally, I usually administer it in the pectoral muscles and get much less soreness than when administered in the neck or rump. The exception is for a pregnant mare---EHV (rhino) commonly causes fetal death if the mare is not properly vaccinated. Sorry, I've seen no indication that homeopathics are a reasonable substitute for the potentially lethal diseases, and I'd be open to it if I thought it was. Weigh your relative disadvantages. Vaccines cause some muscle soreness, but the disease can cause death. Susan Garlinghouse, DVM, MS -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lisa Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 4:34 PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Homeopathics Hi All, I'm interested in any feedback from those of you that have successfully used homeopathics instead of vaccinations. I have a mare who becomes either sick (off her feed, lethargic) and/or lame in the rear (herpes point in the rump need to be cleared with an amino) from the Rhino vaccine. The lameness in the rear, caused by the pain in those herpes points, has now popped up several times in the last year -- It's been one year since I last did Rhino. I will not try another Rhino vaccine manufacturer as I know someone who did this and her mare still became ill. In short, I'd like to not give any spring/fall shots, or West Nile vaccine, as there are homeopathics to cover all. I have used homeopathics on my personal self and believe in them, I've just never tried them on my animals. Thoughts? Thank you! Lisa Douglass Moss Rock Endurance US Distributor, Free 'n' Easy Saddles www.mossrockendurance.com (719)439-2472 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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