Hi all,
our dog had a tick yesterday, today it's fallen out, and we don't know where it is, it may well be in our house, aaargh :0)
Can you recommend a remedy that will act as a prevention against ticks (for both humans and animals)?
And now that I'm here, do any homeopathic remedy prevent fleas on cats/dogs?
Many thanks from sunny Copehagen, Denmark.
/Susanna
Remedy as prevention against ticks (on animals and humans) ?
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Ginny Wilken
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Re: Remedy as prevention against ticks (on animals and humans) ?
It has been my experience and observation that a disturbed and compromised life force is a certain attractant to all sorts of parasites, and that boundless health, from a biologically appropriate diet and a life force doing healing work, keeps them at bay. I have seen fleas jump on and then off a healthy dog, and mosquitos just leave them alone, while tormenting the accompanying humans.
It's best, though, to check for ticks after a known exposure to tick-rich environments, and remove them with tick tweezers should you find any. If this one left on its own, chances are it was never firmly attached and feeding.
Others may have suggestions for more immediate acute remedies, but I cannot imagine a remedy immediately discouraging to ticks that would be positive for the animal.
ginny
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It's best, though, to check for ticks after a known exposure to tick-rich environments, and remove them with tick tweezers should you find any. If this one left on its own, chances are it was never firmly attached and feeding.
Others may have suggestions for more immediate acute remedies, but I cannot imagine a remedy immediately discouraging to ticks that would be positive for the animal.
ginny
All stunts performed without a net!
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Maria Bohle
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Re: Remedy as prevention against ticks (on animals and humans) ?
Hello Susanna,
You have asked some really good questions here.
First and foremost that fact that you are stressing over this is the first sign that something is wrong. That stressing is taking energy away from you, is burning up your potassiums in your body and is opening the door to illness.
I live in an area where ticks are a way of life. Probably get 30 bites a year or more, and yes, have had lyme disease pretty bad once and a bit milder a second time. That is why I became a homeopath because one saved my life the first time. It is NOT the tick bite or the bacteria, it is our mental/emotional balance that is disturbed that causes us to get sick. The tick bite bacteria and viruses only are able to live in a disturbed environment in our bodies.
Healthy people will get an occasional bite both from ticks and mosquitoes, that is to be expected, if your dog or yourself is a tick magnet now that is different and a remedy may be required to address that situation.
Get plenty of sleep, eat the best you can and re-balance yourself and you and your dog should do fine. If you do get a bulls eye from a tick bite, that is good it means your body is putting up a fight, excellent. In that case I would recommend a dose of antibiotics and a good homeopathic remedy as prescribed by a qualified professional homeopath.
For those of us who had Lyme really bad, most of us never even saw a bulls eye rash. At least my immune system was so low my body didn't recognize the Lyme and I went down like a rock in a pond. A good remedy fixed all of that.
Yes, I still get tick bites, and do not worry or stress about them at all.
Warmly, Maria
You have asked some really good questions here.
First and foremost that fact that you are stressing over this is the first sign that something is wrong. That stressing is taking energy away from you, is burning up your potassiums in your body and is opening the door to illness.
I live in an area where ticks are a way of life. Probably get 30 bites a year or more, and yes, have had lyme disease pretty bad once and a bit milder a second time. That is why I became a homeopath because one saved my life the first time. It is NOT the tick bite or the bacteria, it is our mental/emotional balance that is disturbed that causes us to get sick. The tick bite bacteria and viruses only are able to live in a disturbed environment in our bodies.
Healthy people will get an occasional bite both from ticks and mosquitoes, that is to be expected, if your dog or yourself is a tick magnet now that is different and a remedy may be required to address that situation.
Get plenty of sleep, eat the best you can and re-balance yourself and you and your dog should do fine. If you do get a bulls eye from a tick bite, that is good it means your body is putting up a fight, excellent. In that case I would recommend a dose of antibiotics and a good homeopathic remedy as prescribed by a qualified professional homeopath.
For those of us who had Lyme really bad, most of us never even saw a bulls eye rash. At least my immune system was so low my body didn't recognize the Lyme and I went down like a rock in a pond. A good remedy fixed all of that.
Yes, I still get tick bites, and do not worry or stress about them at all.
Warmly, Maria
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Tanya Marquette
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Re: Remedy as prevention against ticks (on animals and humans) ?
Maria
Have to concur with you 100%. Had Lyme in 2000. Someone even noticed a large red patch on my ribs
and I didn’t pay attention. Woke up with excruciating nerve pain across my thoracic region on the back
and a few days later my face was paralyzed on one side. Pretty scarey business. I was under increasing
stress in my life at that time and was clearly vulnerable to the effects of the bite.
Homeopathy was helpful but never 100% for a dramatic healing. The nerve damage in my head was pretty
uncomfortable and frightening at the time but over the years has almost completely healed with homeopathy,
chiropractic and low level laser and just time. We know nerve injuries are slow healing.
I think I was bitten again a couple of years ago and felt the well-known paralytic feeling around my jaw but
it was very mild and left in a couple of days—or less. My state of mind was nowhere’s near what it was in
2000 and I think my attitude was, ‘no way was this going to happen again.’
tanya
From: Maria Bohle
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:26 AM
To: minutus@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Minutus] Remedy as prevention against ticks (on animals and humans) ?
Hello Susanna,
You have asked some really good questions here.
First and foremost that fact that you are stressing over this is the first sign that something is wrong. That stressing is taking energy away from you, is burning up your potassiums in your body and is opening the door to illness.
I live in an area where ticks are a way of life. Probably get 30 bites a year or more, and yes, have had lyme disease pretty bad once and a bit milder a second time. That is why I became a homeopath because one saved my life the first time. It is NOT the tick bite or the bacteria, it is our mental/emotional balance that is disturbed that causes us to get sick. The tick bite bacteria and viruses only are able to live in a disturbed environment in our bodies.
Healthy people will get an occasional bite both from ticks and mosquitoes, that is to be expected, if your dog or yourself is a tick magnet now that is different and a remedy may be required to address that situation.
Get plenty of sleep, eat the best you can and re-balance yourself and you and your dog should do fine. If you do get a bulls eye from a tick bite, that is good it means your body is putting up a fight, excellent. In that case I would recommend a dose of antibiotics and a good homeopathic remedy as prescribed by a qualified professional homeopath.
For those of us who had Lyme really bad, most of us never even saw a bulls eye rash. At least my immune system was so low my body didn't recognize the Lyme and I went down like a rock in a pond. A good remedy fixed all of that.
Yes, I still get tick bites, and do not worry or stress about them at all.
Warmly, Maria
Have to concur with you 100%. Had Lyme in 2000. Someone even noticed a large red patch on my ribs
and I didn’t pay attention. Woke up with excruciating nerve pain across my thoracic region on the back
and a few days later my face was paralyzed on one side. Pretty scarey business. I was under increasing
stress in my life at that time and was clearly vulnerable to the effects of the bite.
Homeopathy was helpful but never 100% for a dramatic healing. The nerve damage in my head was pretty
uncomfortable and frightening at the time but over the years has almost completely healed with homeopathy,
chiropractic and low level laser and just time. We know nerve injuries are slow healing.
I think I was bitten again a couple of years ago and felt the well-known paralytic feeling around my jaw but
it was very mild and left in a couple of days—or less. My state of mind was nowhere’s near what it was in
2000 and I think my attitude was, ‘no way was this going to happen again.’
tanya
From: Maria Bohle
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:26 AM
To: minutus@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Minutus] Remedy as prevention against ticks (on animals and humans) ?
Hello Susanna,
You have asked some really good questions here.
First and foremost that fact that you are stressing over this is the first sign that something is wrong. That stressing is taking energy away from you, is burning up your potassiums in your body and is opening the door to illness.
I live in an area where ticks are a way of life. Probably get 30 bites a year or more, and yes, have had lyme disease pretty bad once and a bit milder a second time. That is why I became a homeopath because one saved my life the first time. It is NOT the tick bite or the bacteria, it is our mental/emotional balance that is disturbed that causes us to get sick. The tick bite bacteria and viruses only are able to live in a disturbed environment in our bodies.
Healthy people will get an occasional bite both from ticks and mosquitoes, that is to be expected, if your dog or yourself is a tick magnet now that is different and a remedy may be required to address that situation.
Get plenty of sleep, eat the best you can and re-balance yourself and you and your dog should do fine. If you do get a bulls eye from a tick bite, that is good it means your body is putting up a fight, excellent. In that case I would recommend a dose of antibiotics and a good homeopathic remedy as prescribed by a qualified professional homeopath.
For those of us who had Lyme really bad, most of us never even saw a bulls eye rash. At least my immune system was so low my body didn't recognize the Lyme and I went down like a rock in a pond. A good remedy fixed all of that.
Yes, I still get tick bites, and do not worry or stress about them at all.
Warmly, Maria
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healthinfo6
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Re: Remedy as prevention against ticks (on animals and humans) ?
At least my immune system was so low my body didn't recognize the Lyme and I went down like a rock in a pond. A good remedy fixed all of that.
Maria,
Was your treatment for Lyme overall constitutional, based on your symptoms or is there a remedy that was can be used if infected?
Basically what is a suggested treatment protocol, what does one do when first bitten, if they see the red rash and/or start having further symptoms?
Sounds like you eradicated the Lyme virus, did you have blood work done?
Thanks!
Susan
Maria,
Was your treatment for Lyme overall constitutional, based on your symptoms or is there a remedy that was can be used if infected?
Basically what is a suggested treatment protocol, what does one do when first bitten, if they see the red rash and/or start having further symptoms?
Sounds like you eradicated the Lyme virus, did you have blood work done?
Thanks!
Susan
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Maria Bohle
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Re: Remedy as prevention against ticks (on animals and humans) ?
The remedy the person needs for Lyme is the remedy that matches 'what happened' to weaken that person.
The first remedy I was given was calc carb 200C that cured a horrible case of lyme disease (even went neurological), the last time I had Lyme it was an aurum remedy that cured.
This is classical homeopathy, take the symptoms of the patient, etc.
I suggested antibiotics for lyme, and I am totally against antibiotics, used them the first time before homeopathic treatment and they did nothing for me, actually I think they made me worse. The second time I didn't use them at all. But I will fall back on one of our hallowed homeopathic ancestors (sorry I don't remember who it was), he was once asked by a student what he would do for syphilis or gonorrhea if a patient came into him with one of those conditions. He said he would give antibiotics AND the indicated remedy. The student questioned that, didn't he think the homeopathic remedy would work by itself. He said sure he had faith the homeopathic remedy would work, but what if he gave the wrong remedy the first few times? Then the STD would be making mischief for the whole time it took to get the right remedy and these diseases are so virulent and so rapid that he would not want to take the chance it proliferated and was harder to cure if he missed. I would say the same with Lyme. IF and that is a bit IF, you have symptoms go for a course of antibiotics, but do not do it for prophylactic reasons without symptoms.
And no, if I got lyme again tomorrow I would not use antibiotics for myself - it has taken me too long to start to get my bowel rebalanced after 3 years on antibiotics the first time I had lyme that I am not up to messing with them again.
Oh, with the first horrible case of Lyme I had I did not even have a reliable titre. Just the bad symptoms, the second time I had Lyme my titre was flying all of the dozen proteins (and it took only 5 of them for a lyme confirmation), no antibiotics, almost instantly cured with homeopathy, and a year later got a second blood test (I figured my titre would go down as I was having no symptoms at all) and the titre doubled - a homeopathic MD friend of mine told me it was wonderful, when I asked why it was wonderful that I had such a high titre he said it was because my body was fighting the lyme. That made lots of sense, no fight, no titre that was why I had none the first time.
Warmly, Maria
Warmly, Maria
The first remedy I was given was calc carb 200C that cured a horrible case of lyme disease (even went neurological), the last time I had Lyme it was an aurum remedy that cured.
This is classical homeopathy, take the symptoms of the patient, etc.
I suggested antibiotics for lyme, and I am totally against antibiotics, used them the first time before homeopathic treatment and they did nothing for me, actually I think they made me worse. The second time I didn't use them at all. But I will fall back on one of our hallowed homeopathic ancestors (sorry I don't remember who it was), he was once asked by a student what he would do for syphilis or gonorrhea if a patient came into him with one of those conditions. He said he would give antibiotics AND the indicated remedy. The student questioned that, didn't he think the homeopathic remedy would work by itself. He said sure he had faith the homeopathic remedy would work, but what if he gave the wrong remedy the first few times? Then the STD would be making mischief for the whole time it took to get the right remedy and these diseases are so virulent and so rapid that he would not want to take the chance it proliferated and was harder to cure if he missed. I would say the same with Lyme. IF and that is a bit IF, you have symptoms go for a course of antibiotics, but do not do it for prophylactic reasons without symptoms.
And no, if I got lyme again tomorrow I would not use antibiotics for myself - it has taken me too long to start to get my bowel rebalanced after 3 years on antibiotics the first time I had lyme that I am not up to messing with them again.
Oh, with the first horrible case of Lyme I had I did not even have a reliable titre. Just the bad symptoms, the second time I had Lyme my titre was flying all of the dozen proteins (and it took only 5 of them for a lyme confirmation), no antibiotics, almost instantly cured with homeopathy, and a year later got a second blood test (I figured my titre would go down as I was having no symptoms at all) and the titre doubled - a homeopathic MD friend of mine told me it was wonderful, when I asked why it was wonderful that I had such a high titre he said it was because my body was fighting the lyme. That made lots of sense, no fight, no titre that was why I had none the first time.
Warmly, Maria
Warmly, Maria
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Maria Bohle
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Re: Remedy as prevention against ticks (on animals and humans) ?
Glad you are doing well now. I believe we do not heal 100% because we have not addressed all of our 'issues', like you I was not under so much stress last time, certainly no like the first time when I was literally dying.
Thanks for writing your case. Are you a homeopath? Is that why you study homeopathy?
Warmly, Maria
Thanks for writing your case. Are you a homeopath? Is that why you study homeopathy?
Warmly, Maria
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healthinfo6
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Re: Remedy as prevention against ticks (on animals and humans) ?
Good info I need to reread. Just wondering if what you wrote and your approach can also be applied to viruses like HPV and HIV for those who have tested positive for these viruses, but still asymptomatic, those not yet on AIDS drugs and those who already having AIDS related diseases. HIV is known to hide in all areas of the body. HPV also stays in the body, not sure where, which can lead to cervical and oral cancers after years.
It is NOT the tick bite or the bacteria, it is our mental/emotional balance that is disturbed that causes us to get sick. The tick bite bacteria and viruses only are able to live in a disturbed environment in our bodies.
While I don't promote regular antibiotic usage and know many who take them often, recently I had a finger become infected from a hangnail. Nothing homeopathic or natural was helping and an MD friend said it looked bad and could become systemic especially since my blood glucose is high and wrote a scrip for a popular antibiotic. Finger started to look better after 1 capsule and in a few days it was healed. I also felt good probably due the antibiotic killing bad bacteria. As I have dysbiosis and take various probiotics in the billions daily, I upped those too since antibiotics kill good and bad bacteria.
Susan
It is NOT the tick bite or the bacteria, it is our mental/emotional balance that is disturbed that causes us to get sick. The tick bite bacteria and viruses only are able to live in a disturbed environment in our bodies.
While I don't promote regular antibiotic usage and know many who take them often, recently I had a finger become infected from a hangnail. Nothing homeopathic or natural was helping and an MD friend said it looked bad and could become systemic especially since my blood glucose is high and wrote a scrip for a popular antibiotic. Finger started to look better after 1 capsule and in a few days it was healed. I also felt good probably due the antibiotic killing bad bacteria. As I have dysbiosis and take various probiotics in the billions daily, I upped those too since antibiotics kill good and bad bacteria.
Susan
Re: Remedy as prevention against ticks (on animals and humans) ?
There was a book that came out a few years back on treating Lyme. Many European homeopaths swear by Aur-ars.; Americans are most likely to use Ledum or the nosode, Borrelia burgdorferii. Cyndee Gardner in the Midwest uses mainly Tellurium and Sepia.
I've seen a lot of Lyme cases, mostly chronic, and often the constitutional remedy is obscured, so until you can clarify that, there's no way of treating it successfully. I have, however, found an awful lot of patients in my little corner of New England need Rhus tox. My theory is that patients susceptible to poison ivy may also be at higher risk of developing Lyme disease.
Peace,
Dale
I've seen a lot of Lyme cases, mostly chronic, and often the constitutional remedy is obscured, so until you can clarify that, there's no way of treating it successfully. I have, however, found an awful lot of patients in my little corner of New England need Rhus tox. My theory is that patients susceptible to poison ivy may also be at higher risk of developing Lyme disease.
Peace,
Dale
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Shannon Nelson
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Re: Remedy as prevention against ticks (on animals and humans) ?
Hi Dale,
"often the constitutional remedy is obscured, so until you can clarify that, there's no way of treating it successfully."
Are you talking about clarifying the constitutional via remedies (e.g. something from the ones you've named here?), or via digging deeper into the history, using that to determine the likely constitutional?
Thanks,
Shannon
"often the constitutional remedy is obscured, so until you can clarify that, there's no way of treating it successfully."
Are you talking about clarifying the constitutional via remedies (e.g. something from the ones you've named here?), or via digging deeper into the history, using that to determine the likely constitutional?
Thanks,
Shannon