Dear Lisa,
I'll answer as someone who studied medical school before turning to veterinary homeopathy. I've been a veterinary homeopathy for a few decades now.
I would suggest that your daughter learn very specific things in the conventional way, such as anatomy, physiology, metabolism, pathology, microbiology, and how to really interpret blood/lab work.
For animals these areas are extremely relevant to tell the veterinary homeopath what the animal cannot describe. It will also ensure that the right problems are addressed. That applies to chronic disease as well as acute situations as you are asking about.
It's relevant to know if a foot/ankle has broken bone or is mainly ripped tissues or both for example, and to understand when someone says their horse has laminitis or their newborn cria (baby llama) is not nursing.
Now to get specific to your question. Injuries come in two categories from this perspective - those that need surgery (in which case send them to a veterinary surgeon after first aid), and those that do not need surgery.
Homeopathy will cure an injury in about half the time of allopathy. It will also address injuries that allopathy cannot handle such as spinal paralyis in a cat after a car accident, and healing of multiple broken bones, or sequestered bone infection.
Some examples I have had where homeopathy was wonderful:
* Cria born during below zero weather, whose forelimb broke when she landed on the ground (birth takes about 20 mins for a llama, standing to deliver, this one was a rescue, crias can arrive any time of year if permitted to breed). Her ears froze off too, before the little one was discovered and warmed indoors. The upper limb developed a bone infection but grew new bone around the infection. The vet's answer was amputation. But homeopathy cold heal the sequestered infection and now she's a happy adult on four legs.
* Cat who smashed several foot bones, found that way by owner arriving home, nobody knows what happened.
Vet wanted to put in some screws but said the foot would essentially become solid/infelexible. Instead, a soft cast was used, and homeopathic remedies for bone and tissue rebuilding. That cat is now running around as if nothing had happened.
* SMall dog hit by a tractor, with broken pelvis. Vet said nothing cold be done and even if it healed, a nerve would be impinged due to the way it broke. The dog was kept quiet in a giant soft high sided bed, and homeopathy used for nerve and bone injuries. He was running around fine.
* My own broken wrist (in 3 places), I went to get a cast from the allopaths, but I used homeopathic remedies, and 2 days later I cut off half the cast to enable me to get back to knitting and I kept trimming it as I healed, and was fully well in 3 weeks, where allopathy gives 6 weeks in a cast.
* Cat with a broken diaphragm. He was struggling for air as the diaphragm is needed to make a suitable hollow area for lungs to function. Did not now if he'd survive to surgery time. Vet said he had almost no chance of lasting till surgery could help. Homeopathy helped him breathe, and prevented going into shock, surgery was done and homeopathy speeded the recovery.
* I've had two cats to look after, who had spinal paralysis, both functioning just fine thanks to homeopathy, though the spine takes several months to heal with homeopathy.
After a car accident I'd rush the injured individual to the vet, to find out WHAT is wrong and where and to find out whether surgical fixing is needed. (This is mainly because we do not have xray eyes; we can still do first aid on scene first such as stopping bleeding with calendula, Aconitum or Arnica for shock, setting obvious broken bones with splints, etc).
So bottom line is that homeopathy will help heal whatever is injured, in about half the time - but if surgery is needed, then that is relevant to arrange. There are cases where homeopathy will avert the need for surgery - for example the cria above, and the cat with broken foot - and some cases of arthritis also come to mind. The judgement needed for this, requires understanding of the above listed subject areas - and possibly veterinary lab procedures such as xrays or other tests. I make MAXIMUM use of veterinary diagnostic information.
Any open infected wounds, broken bones, damaged tissues, will all heal much better and faster and minus scars by homeopathy than by allopathy. But you can not spay a cat by homeopathy or reconstruct one that has been almost chewed in half by a coyote - surgery IS needed. However, homeopathic remedies CAN make those procedures minus shock and less painful and faster to heal.
The better one understands the structure and workings of the body, and of pathology issues, the better one can judge what is needed where, why and how fast. When in doubt, look for more information with which to make good judements. Allopathy has some good information courses.
Namaste,
Irene
REPLY TO: only
--
Irene de Villiers, B.Sc AASCA MCSSA D.I.Hom/D.Vet.Hom.
P.O. Box 4703 Spokane WA 99220.
www.angelfire.com/fl/furryboots/clickhere.html (Veterinary Homeopath.)
"Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt one doing it."