Homeopathic Vet question

[Roger Barr]

Any homeopathic vets in the audience, please respond.
A client has a male Akita that is very aggressive only with other male dogs, not people or female dogs.
Is this a situation that is amenable to homeopathy?
Is this common with this breed of dog?
Thanks in advance,

Roger Barr

[Mary Salvador]

Hi Roger, while I am not a practicing homeopath, I am a dog person, in my opinion aggression is common in the breed. I will avoid an Akita with or without my dog, I just don’t trust them. That being said, there probably is a remedy that might calm down the alpha male thing going on. I would rep him as if he were a human “type A” male. Competitive, untrusting, suspicious, must be in control, over protective, etc. I would also ask if the behavior started after getting vaccinated. Since he does not attack females, he is not totally crazy. It is unnatural for males to fight with females, it is all about breeding and males will lose any chance of that if they fight with the girls.
Good luck
Mary Salvador

Any homeopathic vets in the audience, please respond.

A client has a male Akita that is very aggressive only with other male dogs, not people or female dogs.

Is this a situation that is amenable to homeopathy?

Is this common with this breed of dog?

Thanks in advance,

Roger Barr

[Ginny Wilken]

I will take the liberty of responding, although I am not a vet. It is part of the breed type to be very protective and somewhat stuffy about other dogs, so this alone would not be a sign of illness, if it is of normal intensity. Male dogs of any breed are more likely to show aggression towards males than to females or immature animals. That said, aggression that is over the top is a frequent symptom of rabies vaccine-linked disease, and the symptom picture should be examined for other signs. As well, aggression can be exacerbated by any condition which makes the dog uneasy: chronic pain, poor digestion, poor nutrition, uncertainty about his position in the household/pack, among other things.

I would say that homeopathy would be appropriate no matter what, but that good husbandry with proper food, as well as a satisfactory living situation, will provide the best possible condition for resolution. If there is no improvement, then perhaps a sympathetic trainer could help. But one must always remember the dog’s nature, and be prepared for him to express it in a way which is normal for him when provoked. We are their guardians, and must often save them from themselves.

ginny
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[Tanya Marquette]

There is a yahoo group CNRS run by a very knowledgeable woman. It is a holistic

site for animals, mainly dogs and is supportive of using homeopathy. Irene was

our main hom vet here. Otherwise i would just take the case as best possible and prescribe.

I have also used animal communicators to get subjective feelings and sensations and other

subjective conditions.
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[Dale Moss]

Neutering might help. Also consider whether there's anything in his history that predisposes to this behavior. I had a male Lab who was very aggressive towards other dogs -- but only if on lead. He'd been tied up in a pasture for some time before being rescued and being on a leash made him feel vulnerable, or so we theorized.

That said, Akitas can be nasty, so it's by no means clear that training or desensitizing would work with this one.

Peace,
Dale
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[Mary Salvador]

Thank you Ginny, whew...I was hoping you would respond, you have a much better and eloquent answer!
Mary Salvador

[Roger Barr]

Thank you all for your great responses.

Roger