cat scratch

[Paul Booyse]

Yes, I know I am going to break the rules on “classical”" here, but a topical approach is acceptable because we are not dealing here with an “inner disease state”. If you have caught and developed toxoplasmosis etc. then that’s a different story.
Try Apple Cider Vinegar next time on the fresh cat scratch. Just wipe some on and leave to dry. make sure its genuine apple cider. Normal vinegar will also work. Even the synthetic, but I just prefer natural apple cider vin.
It will be a bit painful as it goes on, but then it goes and so does the aching pain usually associated with the cat scratch. The organic acids such as acetic and tartaric have been shown to be effective at killing a wide range of bacteria, including pseudomonas. More importantly also I find the relief of the aching is quite beneficial.
Try it and let me know.
Your tendency for the sores to worsen etc. is a constitutional issue and should be addressed separately by appropriate treatment. refer : (It feels to me as tho my immune system takes NO notice of this
whatever-it-is at all)
Regards,
Paul

[Shannon Nelson]

Thanks Paul--I will keep the cider vinegar in mind for next time. (There is bound to be a next time!)

Actually what *was* effective in the several prior instances, was castor oil. If I had had it in time with this one, it would have subsided uneventfully, as the others did.

However it is now long past the reach of anything topical; whatever it is has taken up residence in a nerve fiber.

I do not think this is a constitutional issue -- tho that may well be playing some part.
Everything else heals up just fine, it's just certain scratches from this one cat, and the progress of those is very distinctive, very odd, not like any other I have ever had.

(I'm trying to get thru some more "work", then will clarify with some more details.)

Thanks,
Shannon

[Lora]

I would also think a constitutional remedy would help your vital force heal this nerve issue. How can it not be somewhat constitutional when you are particularly susceptible to this specific cat? For whatever reason your body is unable to recognize it which leads me to believe it is a individual susceptibility ?

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[Tanya Marquette]

I just went thru a similar dynamic with a woman that I have let take my case.
With me it is Poison Ivy every summer. I do acute care with it because It will
balloon into a total body, triple layer case if I don’t. She thinks I am suppressing
it which I don’t. My argument is that if the constitutional remedies she provides
are doing their job my susceptibility will dwindle and summer will be the proof.
When we have acutes, and they have serious consequences, I think it critical that
they be dealt with. Constitutional work will happen when it happens and a successful
remedy will work even with an acute. That is my experience on many cases.
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From: Lora
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 4:08 PM
To: minutus@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Minutus] cat scratch

I would also think a constitutional remedy would help your vital force heal this nerve issue. How can it not be somewhat constitutional when you are particularly susceptible to this specific cat? For whatever reason your body is unable to recognize it which leads me to believe it is a individual susceptibility ?

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[Shannon Nelson]

Maybe this is a picky point, but it's not the cat I am reacting to, but something that is sometimes on the cat's claws. Same line of thinking I guess, tho...

I am under constitutional care, tho at the moment not via homeopathy.

In any case I would never want to argue against the importance of the constitutional element, or of constitutional homeopathic care. But I am looking for other leads too.

Thanks,
Shannon