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| Alternative Veterinary Medicine Centre Holistic Vet - Homeopathic Vet - Acupuncture Vet - Herbal Vet - Natural Vet Feline Herbal Medicine Return to Herbs Return to Cats Return to Cat Diseases Refer to: Care & Administration of Herbal Medicines (.pdf file)
Cats and dogs are carnivores, with cats being more specialised and dependent upon prey animals than dogs, who are more omnivorous. 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 (zoopharmacognosy) and we suspect that cats may do that too but so far we have not ourselves witnessed them doing so. Dogs and cats generally accept herbal medicines very readily, usually added to the daily food ration. It is important to consult an experienced herb vet, in order to avoid potentially dangerous incompatibility with conventional medication, dangers in 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 cat. Herbal vet in practice: A sample of the cat diseases and conditions that we may be called upon to treat with herbal medicine are (in alphabetical order): Allergy Anal Gland Arthritis Ascites Asthma Autoimmune Disease Behavioural Problems Chronic Renal Failure Constipation Cough CRF Cystitis Dermatitis Diarrhoea Dysautonomia Ear Problems Eczema Eosinophilic Dermatitis Eosinophilic Granuloma Eosinophilic Skin Disease Fears Feline Dysautonomia Feline Urological Syndrome Flea Allergy FUS Gingivitis Gum Disease Heart Disease Heart Failure Hepatitis Hormonal Alopecia Hormonal Problems Hyperthyroid Hypothyroid IBD IBS Infertility Jaundice Key Gaskell Syndrome Kidney Problems Ligament Injury Liver Disease Megacolon Miliary Dermatitis Miliary Eczema Non-Union Fracture Obesity Osteoarthritis Pruritus Renal Failure Sinusitis Skin Problems Sprain Stomatitis Thyroid Problems Urine Spraying Urolithiasis Urological Syndrome The herbal vet 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 Cats Return to Cat Diseases
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. Alternative Veterinary Medicine Centre Holistic Vet - Homeopathic Vet - Acupuncture Vet - Herbal Vet - Natural Vet Copyright © AVMC - March 2008
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