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| Alternative Veterinary Medicine Centre Holistic Vet - Homeopathic Vet - Acupuncture Vet - Herbal Vet - Natural Vet Dog Herbal Medicine Return to Herbs Return to Dogs Return to Dog Diseases See also: Dog Cases Refer to: Care & Administration of Herbal Medicines (.pdf file)
We recommend that any herbal treatment should be carefully integrated, both with the diet and with other medication. This is more fully argued on the Herbs page. Dogs and cats generally accept herbal medicines very readily, usually added to the daily food ration. Of course, the herbal medicine may also be administered directly, in tablet form.
Comfrey - Symphytum officinale It is important to consult an experienced herb vet, in order to avoid potentially dangerous incompatibility with conventional medication, dangers during pregnancy and lactation and dosing or species anomalies. Many commercial 'off-the-shelf' herbal products vie for your money - these are often modifications of human herbal formulae and may not be suitable for your dog and are certainly not sold in a responsible fashion, ensuring that they suit your individual dog's needs and special circumstances (e.g. diet, other medication). They are a triumph of commercial marketing over common sense, safety and best practice. Herbal vet application: a sample of the dog diseases and canine conditions that we may be called upon to treat with herbal medicine are (in alphabetical order):
Chamomile - Chamaemelum nobile Allergy Anal Gland Arthritis Ascites Atopy Autoimmune Disease Behavioural Problems Bloat / Bloating Cancer Canine Epilepsy Cardiomyopathy CDRM CHF Chronic Heart Failure Chronic Renal Failure CMO Colitis Coprophagy Cough Craniomandibular Osteopathy CRF Cruciate Ligament Cushings Disease - Cushings Syndrome Cystitis Degenerative Disc Disease
Dermatitis Diarrhoea Disc Disease Disc Prolapse DJD Dry Eye Ear Problems Eczema Epilepsy False Lactation False Pregnancy Fears Gingivitis Glaucoma Heart Disease Heart Failure Heat Stress Heat Stroke Hepatitis Hepatocutaneous Syndrome Hepatopathy Hip Dysplasia Hormonal Alopecia Hormonal Problems IBD IBS Infertility Jaundice KCS Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca Kidney Problems Lick Granuloma Ligament Injury Liver Disease Lupus Myositis Non-Union Fracture Nose Bleed Obesity OCD Osteoarthritis Osteochondritis Dissecans Osteodystrophy Osteomyelitis Pruritus Pseudopregnancy Pyoderma Pyometra Pyometritis Renal Failure Sinusitis Skin Problems SLE Spondylitis - Spondylosis - Spondylopathy Sprain Systemic Lupus Erythematosis Thyroid Problems Urolithiasis Urticaria Vestibular Syndrome The phytotherapy treatment may also include other therapies, in an integrated programme (e.g. veterinary homeopathy and/or veterinary acupuncture along with natural feeding). Return to Herbs Return to Dogs Return to Dog Diseases *Herbal vets don't grow on trees but some important herbal medicines do! Take salicylic acid, for instance, harvested from willow bark to give us aspirin. At the AVMC, however, we would give willow bark or meadow sweet (another plant that is rich in salicylate), in the raw state, in preference to the manufactured chemical extract. N.B.: These herbs should not be given in conjunction with conventional NSAIDs and vice versa. The veterinary herbalist should know this but many conventional vets will not, hence the potential dangers. Herb vet at work: We see animals at the AVMC premises for phytotherapy (herbs) and we regularly visit an area stretching from Wales to London, from Devon to Kent, from South to North Midlands and from Bristol and West Midlands to the Wash and East Anglia. Visits are mainly to see horses but we can also arrange house calls (home visits) for domestic pets. We see many patients from London and visit London homes.
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Cats and dogs are carnivores, with cats being more specialised
and dependent upon prey animals than dogs, who are more omnivorous (and
scavengers).
In the wild, dogs can be expected to eat fruit, plants and roots, in addition to
herbivore dung. Herbs are therefore more obviously natural as a food or medicine for dogs than
might be the case for cats. Dogs also appear to have the capability to self-medicate with
naturally-available herbs (
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