Case Histories

There follow links to brief reports of a few of AVMC’s patients, sorted by species. More examples will doubtless be added later. While some of the responses may seem surprising, they can be repeatable and the explanation is purely pragmatic. It is true to say, of course, that these results are NOT achievable in every case but they do show the possibilities. We have the records of each of these cases.

The recurring theme is recovery, apparently against the odds. However, it is a fact that three factors (and only three) affect the chances of cure (or improvement).

The name of the disease is not in that list, meaning that the disease name does not define the chances of positive outcome. This fact may explain the apparently 'unlikely' outcomes, in so many cases. A few are shown here, to illustrate the capability of the body to heal itself, when given guidance and appropriate stimulus and when the constraints are removed.

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Henry – 8 year-old Hannoverian x Thoroughbred gelding – Severe Wound,
Serious Infection and Tissue Deficit

Impey - 17 y.o. Welsh Section A gelding - Losing condition & can’t put weight back on him

A. D. – 4 year-old Mare, presented by Mrs - - - - of Cumbria - a Chiropractic case

Paparina – 10 y.o. Thoroughbred cross mare – Chronic maxillary sinus infection

Red Fox – a 27 y.o. New Forest X gelding - Chronic Laminitis and Cushings Syndrome

Bisto – 31 y.o. New Forest x Appaloosa gelding - Cushings, Laminitis, Asthma, Eczema

Winston - 21 y.o. Welsh Section D gelding - Head shaking (headshaking or head-shaking), COPD & itch

Aru - 10/11 y.o. male German Shepherd Dog - Prostate Hypertrophy & Perineal Hernia

Barney - 5½ year-old Newfoundland male - Pyoderma and Pseudomonas infection of the ears

Hako - 7 y.o. Dalmatian x Pointer – abscess on spine – a rare condition producing pain and hind limb paralysis

Ron - 2 y.o. male Chesapeake Bay Retriever - Allergic Dermatitis (possibly Autoimmune) Skin

Poppy – 3 y.o. Jack Russell Terrier female – Chronically infected, swollen, ulcerated right fore foot

Tess - 2½ y.o. female Border Collie from Leicestershire - Lameness left fore leg

Wasp - 6 y.o. male jack Russell Terrier - Behavioural problems – aggression with other dogs

Bertie – 4 year-old male English Springer Spaniel - Spindle-Cell Tumour

Jemima - 12 year-old female Dachshund – diagnosed with Bladder Cancer (with .pdf picture file)

Peppi – 7 year-old Lutino Cockatiel male – Beak & Feather Disease (PBFD)/Feather Pulling

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These Case Records are of a selection of cases handled over the years. They have been selected from remembered cases or from those from whom we have received recent updates, thus drawing attention to them. These cases have been chosen to illustrate various points. They are presented for information, not in order to make any unreasonable claims, nor to ‘score points’ off any veterinary colleague. They are just a selection from our files, chosen to illustrate certain aspects of the work over the years in natural medicine at the AVMC.

They show:

that natural medicine can be very effective, even when chronic conditions have failed to respond to conventional drugs;
that the treatment is not necessarily dependent upon firm diagnosis;
that effective follow-up does not necessarily involve frequent visits to the surgery;
that appropriate intervals between remedy and report are of very variable length, depending upon the dynamics of the case - a remedy has to be given time before a response can be assessed;
that therapeutic responses are preceded by reports of increased well being; this is an essential prerequisite to real healing of illness;
that there can be 'aggravations' preceding healing;
that there is reasonable expectation that many conditions which carry a hopeless conventional prognosis may respond to natural medicine methods;
that such responses can result in real resolution of the problem, with no need for further pain-killing, anti-inflammatory or antibiotic treatment;
that many cited cases had, by coincidence, already been the subject of referral to Veterinary School Hospitals, with unsuccessful outcomes, prior to natural medicine treatment.

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