A questions for the vets on the list

[becklesfield]

A couple of days ago my cat was in a fight and was bitten on his
tail. It's quite a bad bite, with both sides of the tail affected.
I took him to the vet last night and she tested the feelings in his
tail and he had no response at all to having the end of his tail
pinched. He was equally unable to hold it up. She told me that if
that hasn't changed at all by Saturday she would have to amputate.

He was given antibiotics and an anti-inflammatory injection. I'm sad
to say that the anti-inflammatory was Rimadyl, which I didn't realise
until I saw the printout of his medication. We've started him on a
course of antibiotics this morning.

I'm happy to report that after by the second cleanse of the wound he
was able to feel the end of his tail being pinched, and was even
flicking it last night. It looks like he'll be okay.

I've also been giving him hypericum 6c. I dissolved a couple of
pillules into water and syringed a dropper full of this directly into
his mouth two times (separated by a couple of hours) last night and
once this morning. My question is, would this actually have any
effect, or is it very likely to have been antidoted by the anti-
biotics and rimadyl?

Being told that he was close to losing his tail, and that the bite is
right in the tail bone and thus infection spreading up the spine is a
possibility, scared me substantially enough to NOT want to treat this
homeopathically at home, on my own, especially as I'm a beginner.

My other question is, is there anything I can do to lesson the impact
of the rimadyl? It was only one injection, which according to my vet
and the Pfizer site, is in fact indicated for cats, unlike the
tablets which are only indicated for dogs. Nevertheless there has
been many reports of severe adverse reactions of the tablet in dogs
and I'm not happy about my cat having been given this.

I'm cleaning the wound using a saline solution with the herbs
calendula and goldenseal added. I'm also adding echinacea and
astragalus herbs into his food and started milk thistle this morning
to help his liver.

I know this is a homeopathy site so I'm not looking for information
on herbs, that's simply for your information.

I also know that it's virtually impossible to advise about remedies
without taking a case but any help would be appreciated, especially
to know whether I'm wasting my time or not using the hypericum (if I
am my cat would appreciate having one less thing put in his mouth).

If you have any opinion on rimadyl in cats I would also be pleased to
hear that.

Thank you all in advance
Becky

[Tanya Marquette]

the hypericum is not a bad choice. it has been used effectively with nerve damage and
may be the reason for the quick response in the cat. hard to say with all the other stuff
being given--but that's also true about the other stuff as well.

i would say that homeopathy can be very effective in dealing with the wound--the case just
needs to be taken well

what is contradictory, as far as i know, is using echinacea with antibiotics. they are
supposed to cancel each other out i have been told. maybe others know more.

tanya

[Dr. Joe Rozencwajg, NMD]

Why should Echinacea and Antibiotics cancel each other?

They work totally differently, the antibiotics killing bugs, the Echinacea
stimulating the immune system.
I do not see any contradiction here.......

Dr. J. Rozencwajg, MD, PhD.
"The greatest enemy of any science is a closed mind".

[Tanya Marquette]

i dont know why. this is what i have always been told. i am not a biochemist

tanya

[Dr. Joe Rozencwajg, NMD]

With all due respect and without any criticism implied, when at school, or
anywhere else, somebody, no matter what his/her degree or celebrity is,
claims something like that, the first reaction should be: "Explain!!!
Justify what you say!!!! Why!!! How!!!!?????

Wouldn't you like to KNOW, not just to repeat what someone else claims???

Dr. J. Rozencwajg, MD, PhD.
"The greatest enemy of any science is a closed mind".

[George Kaplan]

Dr Rozencwajg wrote
Yes, I second that sentiment. This is one of the great problems in
homeopathy today. There are too many received ideas and too few people
questioning them.

George A. Kaplan

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