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Homeopathy

Homeopathy works just as effectively in the healing of animals as it does in healing humans.

Conventional medicine believes that symptoms are caused by the illness, whereas pet homeopathy sees the symptoms as the body's natural reaction in fighting the illness, and seeks to stimulate them rather than suppress them.

The homeopathic principle of treating like with like is based on treating an illness with a substance that produces in a healthy individual similar symptoms to those experienced by the sick individual.

Homeopathic medicine was founded by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, in the early 1800s. Hahnemann theorized that disease is a disruption in the body's life force, that symptoms of disease are not the disease itself, and that the body could be stimulated into healing itself. To prove his theory, he developed the Law of Similars, a principle that uses substances that can create symptoms of disease to fight disease when given in minute doses.

As Hahnemann's theory gained followers, other homeopaths opined that healing takes place from the top down and the inside out, and that the life force imbalance may be first expressed by skin problems, then by internal symptoms if the skin symptoms are suppressed with steroids or antibiotics.

"This vital force is responsible for maintaining the body's state of health and balance. It is constantly assaulted. Some examples of things that can wreak havoc on the body are: poor nutrition, toxins, vaccines, allopathic medications, pollution, radiation and of course, emotional upheaval or constant stress," homeopathic veterinarian Larry A. Bernstein wrote in a homeopathic primer on his website.

"The vital force tries to protect the body and the signs of this battleground are symptoms. These symptoms can be expressed at many different levels. It may be only a skin rash or it might go deeper and present as asthma, arthritis or chronic intestinal problems. As the disease moves to a deeper level and the vital force must concede more territory in its battle for optimal health, these symptoms move into the mental and emotional plane and can exhibit as emotional imbalances like inappropriate fears, aggression, compulsion or even dementia. As time goes on and the process goes unchecked, the vital force is weakened by both the chronic disease and the suppression of more superficial symptoms. As it weakens, it must express itself on a more core level and may even progress to cancer."