D-----s, a 7-year-old Bull Mastiff - Cardiomyopathy/Arrhythmia.

Thank you for your time on Monday (and so much of it), with D-----s. For the first time someone wanted to know about my dog, as well as his symptoms. ...

(There then followed some details that were unavailable at the session).

Thank you again

Kindest regards

July 2007

16 year-old Westie - Reg S----, who has moved away to another part of the UK. He used to suffer a terrible skin problem, which was stopped with homeopathy.

“Reg is keeping well, in spite of some very hot days and nights but he doesn’t walk very far nowadays. The occasional sight of a black cat in the cottage garden opposite seems to take years off him!

We are most grateful to you for all that you have done for Reg over the past six years. We have been much impressed with the happy atmosphere prevailing in your surgery. Most of the visiting patients seem to sense this - Reg certainly did!

With best wishes from the four of us, to you, your family and your helpful staff, and renewed thanks.

Yours sincerely

August 2002

Dear Chris,

Enclosed are some photographs, which I thought you might like to see.

J--- the Cornish Rex, whom you treated in December ’97 for radial paralysis after a road accident, which occurred 9 months previously, now walks 2 - 3 miles a day with the other cats and the dog.

The Lilac Burmese is B-----, who is happy and doing well after his treatment in May ’99 for miliary dermatitis.

And, of course, there’s V---- the GSD, whom you treated for severe bacterial hepatitis in February 2000, who is doing fine but is still on remedies.

The rest of the family you’ve not yet met. Thanks again for all your help.

B---- & L--- B---

February 2000 - Diet

Suffice it to say that my two dogs have now made the change to ‘real’ food and seem to be enjoying it. B----’s crusty nose is looking blacker and shinier than it ever has, if that is anything to go by. L--- is slowly beginning to look a bit less spherical, so it’s worth the effort. I am, though, being labelled a crank at home!

This comment found on http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,,5277439-110418,00.html :

"As a television producer, I have made films on both conventional and homeopathic medicine. One that helped convince many sceptics was the story of Chris Day, a homeopathic vet from Oxford, who enjoyed great success treating a wide range of animals. In his work, it was obvious that no placebo affected the outcome."

Ed Skelding
Newcastle upon Tyne

B---- B---

February 2000

Following acupuncture, his right front leg is looking good and all his joints seem freer from discomfort. The right hind leg is, however, still very weak. He is still on Rhus tox. 1M daily, and is better in the mornings than the evenings.

The Rhus tox. seems to be most effective if given at midday, rather than mornings or evenings.

Horses that 'bleed' can obtain relief. The BBC has an article on 'Bleeders': http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/1131310.stm although the author of this particular item appears to have misunderstood about the homeopathic preparation of snake venoms, which are totally safe in their extreme dilutions.

Report on progress since Spring 1997

(‘Rescued’ by the AVMC in 1995 and out ‘on loan’ at time of writing)

“I have now had Guinness for nearly two and a half years. We initially followed a careful fitness programme of six weeks walking, six weeks trotting and only then into cantering work. I then found out his likes and dislikes. He loves cross-country but, although he will have a go, he dislikes dressage, which is a good thing as I also dislike dressage.

During our first year together we entered Hunter Trials, where we always had a clear round but were never placed, as our time was never fast enough. I was always very pleased just to get round. As we had been so busy jumping, Guinness had Christmas off for a much-needed rest.

In January 1999, Guinness very slowly came back into work, for our first Hunter Trial of the year. We had both worked hard for this season. We came second. Oh what joy! All the hard work had paid off.

We then entered a BHS Hunter Trial and were placed 5th out of 47 in our class. The first six have a place at the finals in Milton Keynes, to be held on 10th October, 1999.

In our latest competition, at Kingsclere, we came 11th out of 67 in the class. The next one is a team event on 29th August, followed by a ‘pairs’ cross-country event on 5th September. From then, we shall be jumping at home, as I do not want anything to go wrong before the finals at Milton Keynes.

I have never before had a horse in whom I can put 200% trust. Now that I have one, I think he is one in a million, and he could never be replaced.

Thank you AVMC, for the chance to work with this wonderful horse.”

 A--- (August 1999)

K----- FIV case

It is with great sadness that I write this news, as my beloved K----- was put to sleep on November 1st. It started with a cold, loss of appetite and not wanting to go on. I do not need to tell you how devastated I was and still am. He had a wonderful life with us and gave so much all the time. He has left a huge gap in my life; he was truly my soul-mate.

He was about 21 years old, which must be unique for an FIV-positive cat. He had the best veterinary care possible, for so many years.

A-D, a 4 year-old Mare, presented by Mrs C of Cumbria - back problems

I would like to thank you for all you have done for A-D. Following your treatment in November she has resumed her racing career, and I am pleased to say that, to date, she is certainly back to her best. We have raced her on 10 occasions since the beginning of April and she has won four races, had three second places and two third places, only being unplaced once, when she had to pull up due to an incident in front of her.

Hopefully we will not experience any re-occurrence of last year’s back problems, but I feel it may be beneficial if you were to look at her again following the racing season, and I will contact you again later in the year.

German Shepherd - CDRM

Once again, thanks so much for sending the prescription so promptly. The medicine should arrive by Friday, 15 October, by post.

More importantly, your acupuncture certainly has worked wonders. We have seen a vast improvement in S----. She hasn't been so well for more than two months. She is much brighter in spirits and perky. She is willing to go out without any persuasion, not dragging her back legs and actually standing and walking around on all fours. She even goes into a quick trot at times. It’s just so exciting.

I took your advice. In the early morning, as she is a bit stiff, I have been taking her in the car to the park, avoiding the hard pavements. She has a short walk and a rest. By the evening, she is more agile and I take her by car to the green, for a brisk walk around the cricket pitch (it started with half-way round the pitch and, last Friday, she managed 3.5 laps round the cricket pitch). She had me panting for breath, I can tell you. Saturday, she was a bit stiff but we managed a short walk in the park. Sunday, a long walk in the park and did very well. Monday short walk.

Yesterday, was the big test. I walked her on the pavement, all the way to the park and back, with 10 minutes fast walk around the green. She trotted home at quite a pace (bar two stops for a rest). This is a great breakthrough and it’s all thanks to you. She certainly took her time and had me really worried these past few months.

Fingers crossed, things will stabilise or get even better. Once again, thanks a million.

P.S.: If you don't mind, I would like to report this improvement to Dr. Clemmons, of Florida University, and tell him that acupuncture not only helps but does wonders for CDRM.

Thank you for your letter concerning R-------’s death. It was such a thoughtful and beautiful letter and touched me deeply. I appreciate that you took the time to write it and that you care. It was a great comfort to receive it.

Her death was peaceful and beautiful, and at home. She chose her time and I held her. I am so grateful for the time we had together and that I had the opportunity to say goodbye. In the short time we had together, she brought so much love into my life and has transformed me and others who came to know her.

Your support and wonderful diagnosis was paramount in her healing. She did a lot of work when she lived with me and could not have gone so far without your help and the powerful yet gentle effects of homeopathic treatments. A conventional vet would have given up on her long ago and I am so grateful that you do the work that you do and that you run your practice with so much love. It was a pleasure to have worked with you and to have experienced directly the fine quality of your healing. I know that R------- trusted you completely, as I do, and thoroughly enjoyed working with you. So many practices operate with the energy of fear; it was very special to us that yours is the energy of love.

You were also a great support to me throughout the last months. Thank you for being in such close contact with me and for never giving up.

I hope that we will work together again one day, although I’m not planning on any more animals for a while.

Bless you.

Dear Christopher

I have the pleasure of enclosing a photograph of Polo and her lovely filly foal. Thanks to your wonderful pills, the mare has the best udder she has ever had! Gallons of milk and doing the foal really well! Thank you so very much. Your medicines really do work miracles.

I have had such superb results for my horses and dogs from you over the years.

Would you very kindly help with another matter? I am .........................

Polo is a mare who had lost her udder and milk, having gone a week overdue in June 2007.

It’s time to close the file on D---- the dog. His demise was assisted on 11th April. He spent a long time fighting but his liver had packed up and he began bleeding. It’s very sad of course. It’s unlikely I shall choose to go through it all again, with another animal.

However, the bright side in all my charges has been an introduction to the value of homeopathy and holistic care, inspired by the great man, yourself. My total admiration for your work, personal thanks to yourself and all the staff.

When I am rich I shall donate vast sums of money to your practice but, in the meantime, be content with the honorary title of ‘Sir --------------------’

With the spirit of T------, B---- and D----

Saddling Problems

I am writing to express my sincere thanks to you for visiting and treating P-----, on 9th July, at Stowe and for inviting P----- and me to the saddle fitting centre, last Thursday.

As you know, I was not convinced that the course of treatment recommended by our vet. was the right one for P-----. However, I could tell by the way P----- behaved, when he first met you, that I had made the right decision. Your approach to P----- as a whole, rather than just the lameness in his near foreleg, was new to both P----- and me but it is definitely the right way forward. It’s so obvious, looking back now.

I moved P----- to a new livery yard, near Bicester, on 18th July and turned him out in a 10-acre field, with 8 other geldings. He is now beginning to come to the gate when I call him for his twice-daily dose of tablets. The change in him since your visit is amazing. He is a lot happier and so am I. A few months ago, I was reluctantly considering selling him, because he was becoming too much for me to handle and was proving very difficult to catch in the field, prior to his treatment.

Thank you for allowing me to bring my friend with me, to the saddle-fitting centre. It was very interesting. I am still amazed at the improvement in P----- when ridden in the new saddle. I cannot thank you enough for finding the faults in my original saddle, which I must admit I had not realised, until you pointed them out to me. Thanks, too, for giving P----- and me the opportunity to see what a huge difference a good saddle can make to a horse’s performance.

Another thank you, too, for recommending the Bach Rescue Remedy when travelling him; it helped us both enormously.

P---, GSD Female - born October 1992

We know it’s been a long time since our last report but we thought you should know that you had now managed to cure her, without knowing it. When we brought her to see you back in ’96 you recommended we didn’t vaccinate her any more, as this may have been a problem. We couldn’t comply at the time, as we also had a breeding bitch and, according to regulations, we had to have all dogs vaccinated. Now we no longer have a breeding bitch, so this year we didn’t have her revaccinated and we followed the diet you recommended back in June ’96.

Now we have a very healthy dog. She was on her deathbed, losing 2 kg per day. Now she’s fine. We want to pass on our heartfelt thanks. We left it so long to let you know, since we thought it might be tempting fate if we told you sooner!

May 1998

"R---, a 23 year-old pony who was a ‘strangles’ contact. She had not been revaccinated for 15 years, being a long-standing patient of yours but only suffered very transient illness, in a yard in which the other horses were suffering badly, from a severe strangles-like outbreak.

Further to my telephone to your practice a week ago, when you advised that I should put R--- on Hepar sulph., I had no need to do so. During the day, she decided to be well again. When I went to the stables in the evening, my friend, who had attended her in the morning, said she’d eaten all her hay and had drunk a lot of water overnight.

Throughout the day R--- had wandered about in the yard and had eaten and drunk as much as normal. I have been taking her out grazing in hand this week and she’s been tucking into the grass like anything. I put her in the field yesterday for two hours and she enjoyed that and came in very muddy. She was actually 23, on the 28th April (Tuesday) and, although she’d worried me a week ago, I thought she looked great on her birthday. That’s not bad for a pony, about whom I previously rang you (when she was 8) to come and put down for me, as she was so ill. She’s wonderfully well. Many thanks.

Look – here is proof that Remy is well again!  This picture was taken on 28.4.98 and she is 23 years old!  Looking a bit skinny after her recent slight illness but getting better in leaps and bounds.  Many thanks to you all for your attention over the years and especially over the last month."

Excerpt from a lovely, long letter:

Firstly, thank you for your positive and pragmatic advice last week – without it we would have continued to think that Henry was a dead dog walking and we would not have pursued any further surgical treatment. -------- We visited A & A and they recommended N. D. R. ----------

So today we have just returned from there – the ultrasound indicated, as you suspected, that the tumour was confined to the spleen. They did some further X-Rays to check Henry’s lungs were clear and then operated. They discovered that the tumour was solely on the spleen – the size of a small grapefruit and there appeared to be no sign of spread to other organs. Henry has apparently come round and is looking quite perky. ----- All in all far, far better than we anticipated a couple of weeks ago. -------- We told both A & A and N. D. R. that we had seen you and we quoted you to both practices (I won’t embarrass you by telling you how highly we praised you and your methods but hopefully your ears were burning) – they both knew of you and agreed completely with your prognosis and suggested way forward.

I would have no hesitation in recommending both these practices – the vets are lovely, they are both quiet, confident, calm, efficient and give very balanced advice and judgement. Within their respective fields they seem to really know their stuff.

My wife and I always feel an air of reassurance and calmness when we visit you – even the dogs seem to sense that they are in good hands when they are with you and I have to say that we feel much the same about A & A and N. D. R. now – Henry is very relaxed with both of them (something I can’t say about him at our local practice). I can’t say that it’s something I wanted to test but we do seem to have discovered a trio of vets in you, and them, that should sort anything out – bones, muscles and soft tissues from them and general well-being from you – not a lot else we need really! --- Once he is up to strength, we shall bring him up to you again to check what we can do further in homeopathic terms, to assist  ---- we would prefer your alternative methods to aid his full recovery if at all possible.

N.B. patient’s name changed, for confidentiality reasons.

"I have just discovered your truly excellent website! I have only touched the surface but felt I had to stop delving into it and write to you with congratulations (and awe!)..............."

Becky - a 3 year-old Golden Retriever bitch

“In September 2002, I took Becky to see Christopher Day, at the Alternative Veterinary Medicine Centre, to discuss an alternative to her annual booster vaccination (nosode). She was, as far as I was aware at the time, a normal, healthy and happy dog, although I did sometimes think that she might not have been quite as active and agile as my previous dog, at the same age. I put that down to breed difference, since the previous one was an Irish Setter.

Becky was very quiet on the way home in the car. She slept most of the evening but, next morning, what a wonderful surprise I had. She was like a different dog - bouncy, happy and lively. I was so pleased that I took her back, a month later, for Chris to see what an incredible difference he had made to her life. Through his experience and just a few minutes observation, he had noticed her problem. He then successfully treated it and it has not recurred, all without resorting to any kind of drugs, surgery or anaesthetic.”

Spring 2003

Cassie - a 4 year-old Irish Wolfhound spayed bitch (brindle)

Daisy - a malnourished kitten with chronic diarrhoea

Christmas Card 2005: “It’s hard to remember Daisy as the very poorly kitten I brought to see you in 2003 – I wish you could see her now – fitter and livelier than all our other cats put together!” 

Christmas Card 2006: “Daisy, whom you treated in 2003 (now three years old), continues to be our fittest and liveliest cat and a tremendous character!”

Dear Chris

I was overwhelmed to get your letter about our goose, Eddi. I confess I searched the envelope for a bill, but found none! It was so kind of you to write and I’ll always appreciate it.……. I do thank you for your care of Eddi and for your wonderful letter.

Very best wishes

J T of Thame – February 2004

A tongue-in-cheek letter ......

Holly P-----, 16 y.o. Border Collie bitch - 1^st seen at AVMC on 17^th May 2006 - complaint: “difficulty getting up”.

Examination – no palpable evidence of arthritis - manipulated spine (lumbar) and pelvis (rhs) (and advised homeopathic Rhus toxicodendron).

Report by letter - 14^th June 2006:

“I regret to inform you that I have a serious complaint about your treatment of my dog, Holly and I shall be taking my concerns to your governing body.

The dog was presented to you, with all her veterinary records, for treatment, as she was having difficulty jumping approximately 15 inches into her chair.

Four days after you manipulated her spine, I took her for a gentle stroll, appropriate for her age, around the fields. She then saw several rabbits and, instead of ignoring them, as normal for her, she set off at a gallop, slowing to a brisk trot and vanished into the bottom of a 15 foot deep hedge, concealing a huge badger sett. After calling for her for some time, I heard a strangled yelp. Convinced that she had somehow become trapped, I felt my only option was to go in after her. This entailed lying on my stomach and crawling, commando-fashion, into the base of the hedge! I crawled up and down the hedge, all of which seemed sharp or prickly, until it became obvious that I could go no further and I crawled out. Feeling I needed help, I decided to ring my husband – then discovering that I had no mobile ‘phone.

Leaving my car where Holly would find it, I leapt on the quad bike and rocketed into the road and stopped a passing motorist, demanding his ‘phone. As I looked (and had been) as though I’d been dragged through several hedges, he looked rather alarmed but nonetheless lent me his ‘phone. I rang my husband, which then meant that A----- S------ was obliged to close his business, in order to bring my husband home.

Once my husband arrived, I tore home to get my ‘phone and shortly received a call from Stokenchurch!

The yelp was not a trapped dog but signalled a ‘view halloo’ of a muntjak. She had pursued it into the neighbouring farm and out into the village. Apparently, she had a contretemps with a bull terrier – when released, she lay down in the middle of the road and suggested a lift home would now be ‘in order’. She was unscathed but I was scratched, weary and traumatised.

I am sure you will agree that this is an appalling case of ‘OVER-IMPROVEMENT’. I shall be expecting a handsome rebate in my account, if only to cover the cost of sticking plaster, embrocation and the strong drink.

Yours sincerely

J P

P.S. The dog is 16 years old. The owner is 76 years old."

Dear Mr Day & colleagues

Please find enclosed payment for the laboratory fee (blood sample). I would also like to thank you so much for trying to help Monty and for the kindness you shared with us. I do hope more veterinarians will take an example from your practice. I shall certainly share my experience with others.

Yours very sincerely H & M D of Walsall – February 2004

17^th Apr 2002 - Extracted from a veterinary surgeon’s referral letter, written about a different patient (her own mother-in-law's dog):

"On a more personal note, my mother-in-law’s dog, Elsa, who was very successfully treated by you several years ago, finally passed away in November. My mother-in-law was always very grateful for your treatment.

Regards ………"

For context, here is an extract of the original vet letter back to this vet (N.B. this vet is CertSAOrtopaedics):

Dear J- - -

Ref:  Elsa, Old English Mastiff bitch  

................ The lameness on the left fore is very pronounced at present with loss of muscle mass in a few particular muscles anterior to the scapula.  Triceps and infraspinatus appeared to be over developed by comparison. 

Treatment of similar cases of OCD in the past has resulted in varying outcomes, mostly positive with a good number very successful, so I hope that will also apply to Elsa.  Against her is her size and weight, coupled with her enthusiasm.

I have given Acupuncture by laser, coupled with direct LASER therapy (IR.50). I have supported this with homœopathic Ruta and Calcarea.  I have asked for a report in about ten days, at which time I may suggest further LASER, depending upon responses.  .......

Erin – Female Irish Setter, died August 2003, aged 14 years, presented in April 2002 with a mammary growth and diagnosis of polycythaemia (unknown cause) from January 2002.

"Whilst returning the invoice and payment for recent work, I wish to say a very grateful ‘thank you’ for your personal letter, received after the sad loss of Erin. I am certain that, without your help, she wouldn’t have had such a long and happy later period to her life with us. You really gave us eighteen months together, which we didn’t expect but for which we shall be eternally grateful. During this time, she happily enjoyed each day, never missing her daily exercise, playing with the younger ones, chasing rabbits – also enjoying three holidays in Southern Ireland. Those latter months were so very precious and have left us so many happy memories.

My kindest regards and grateful thanks

R.P."

Dear Mr Day

I was moved by your kind letter about Lottie. I was going to write to you to express my gratitude for the wonderful way in which you treated her and took such an interest in her welfare (one among thousands which you must have treated). My daughter and I give you infinite thanks for literally doubling her life since that first terrible disc damage, seven years ago when she spent a month in your consulting room and four months later walked again.

Letter April 2007:

Once again true, true support and understanding. Thank you for your lovely letter and a huge thank you for your time on the telephone, on Monday. I managed to learn a lot, although I do think I rambled at you a bit too much – sorry!

It is so reassuring chatting to you about such issues – thank you for being such a strong believer – I can then dare to trust my own instincts.

Your office was so, so supportive on Monday, when I was in a mess – really took the time and truly cared.

C

August 2004

Thank you for your help with my mare, treated for chronic abscessation of the feet.

Both the abscesses and the sarcoids/warts have responded. The sarcoids are shrinking and she has completely stopped the abscessation.

http://www.champdogsforum.co.uk/board/topic/34505.html

A desperate skin case - happily resolved (after initial aggravation)

Bumble has now been renamed ‘Naomi’ - after the Supermodel!  It is simply unbelievable.  Up until about 6 weeks ago, we were seriously discussing the possibility of having to have Bumble put to sleep, - her skin was still so bad and she was clearly in distress. 

Her veterinary records from our vets should indicate how bad her skin was.  However, neither they nor you saw her at her absolute worst point, which was after Christmas, about four weeks after she had come off steroids and started the homeopathic treatment.  She definitely got worse before she got better.  She was literally covered in lesions, all bleeding and leaking pus.  There was practically no area of her body that was clear. 

Then all of a sudden, from the top of her head and back down - her skin started to clear.  Her coat is now thicker and in really good condition.  She has now only a couple of lesions on her.  I would never have believed it possible.

I do not like to tempt fate, but it really does seem as if we have turned the corner.

This case illustrated beautifully two important possible sequelae of homeopathic treatment - one is 'worse before better' (although this is usually accompanied by an increased well-being) (homeopathic therapeutic aggravation) and Hering's Law, which describes the order in which symptoms and signs recede.

“Our visit to you was a day to remember – he immediately sensed that your home and the people there were good to be with. Animals have sensitivities that we have lost or lack.

Again, thank you and your ladies for your splendid help for Paddy. I hope to have dealings with you in the future.”

Poppy Yellow Labrador ♀ - first seen 03.07.02, @ 9 y.o. - arthritis elbows (worse left) - severe x-ray changes – non-weight-bearing on LF

Reported put foot to floor for first time in ages, as left the premises! She had received LASER, ACA supplement, homeopathic RRA3 30 and Calc. fluor. 12x.

Later (autumn 2003) used Dulcamara then Conium.

Letter 2^nd November 2005:

This is to let you know that sadly we have lost our Poppy. We would like to thank you for all your help. We have been with you for over 3 years; this is nearly all extra time that we have been able to spend with her. 

Again, many thanks.

3 y.o. Thoroughbred colt - laminar fracture of vertebra – a rare fracture affecting the vertebral joint

Six weeks rest had been recommended but he was still in trouble six months later, when AVMC was contacted. He then received spinal manipulation, acupuncture, LASER therapy and homeopathy. He was put onto a more natural diet, to aid healing.

“I just wanted to write a quick note to thank you for your help with this colt, who you will be pleased to know won on his second start this season, in a valuable handicap stakes at Newmarket on Saturday.

It was a great result for everyone who has looked after this colt during the 20 months he has had away from the racecourse and so very satisfying to see him come back in such good style. We are all hopeful that he can go on to even bigger and better things and realise his considerable potential.

with kind regards ……”

Sirius R - Born November 2002 - Black Labrador male - referred for lameness RF July 2004

By the time he came, he was not obviously lame at the front, owing to severe lameness of his RH. Assessment revealed cruciate ligament damage in the right hind, with poor conformation of both stifles, along with chronic changes in both elbows, presumably from developmental problems. He received Homeopathic, Acupuncture and Chiropractic intervention from that time.

Sirius was referred to a senior Orthopaedic Specialist, in August 2004, in order to ensure that all avenues had been explored and that opportunities for intervention were not lost.

The report was not as gloomy as it might have been, activity and quality of life having been restored / preserved, despite extensive pathology.

Quote from Orthopædic Specialist’s report – August 2004

On clinical examination, Sirius was lame on the right hind with a thickened stifle but no obvious pain or instability on manipulation of the joint. Both elbows were thickened, with a limited range of flexion. 

Radiographs of both elbows showed advanced osteoarthritic change with extensive periarticular osteophyte formation, which has occurred secondary to elbow dysplasia associated with osteoarthritis dissecans/fragmented coronoid lesions. The elbows are stable and pain-free and, at this late stage, there could be little to be gained from arthroscopy or arthrotomy and surgical removal of the OCD/FCP lesions. 

Radiographs of the right stifle show osteoarthritic change which has occurred secondary to chronic breakdown of the cranial cruciate ligament. Sirius has an excessively steep tibial plateau angle of 30o in both stifles (normal 21o) and it is this conformation fault which has predisposed him to cruciate rupture at an early age. It is quite possible that the cruciate ligament in the left stifle may also rupture at some stage. 

Despite all these orthopædic problems, Sirius is coping very well at present. He is very active, taking 2 miles walking per day and swimming. I have suggested that the homeopathic treatment and nutraceuticals should be continued. If we get to September and the right cruciate is still causing lameness, then I recommend Tibial Plateau Levelling Osteotomy (TPLO). 

Please let me know. Thank you for the referral.

Sirius was treated at the AVMC again and was seen again by the specialist in January 2005:

Further to my report of August 2004, I examined Sirius for possible TPLO surgery on the right stifle. 

Sirius has continued to exercise fully, with no lameness problems except for occasional transient bouts of stiffness. On examination today, he was sound in all paces, the right hind was well-muscled and, although the stifle was thickened, there was no pain or instability on manipulation of the joint. 

I do not feel that there is any indication at present for any form of surgical intervention. He can be allowed to continue with his regular two-mile walks but should also continue with your homeopathic treatment and the nutraceuticals. For his elbow and stifle arthritis. 

If, at a later date, he should have a flare-up of stifle lameness, which fails to respond to medication, then I would be pleased to see him again for possible surgery.

It is with great sadness that I am writing to inform you that we had to say goodbye to our beloved G-----, last week. At 16½, all four legs were finally letting her down but, even on the last day, she managed a little walk down the lane with her usual spirit.

I would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of the family, to thank you for all you have done for her, over the years – you gave her a quality of life she could not otherwise have achieved. Please also thank C------- for her kind help over the telephone.

Again, many thanks & kind regards

J. S. of Solihull.

Gillie was first seen at the AVMC with arthritis in March 1998. She was eventually put to sleep in March 2004, aged 16½.

Tyler - Labrador X - first seen at AVMC 25.04.03, @ 8 y.o. - Bone tumour in jaw – diagnosed by X-Ray

Homeopathic Phosphorus, followed by Sulphur, followed by Silica.

Recovered, swelling reduced – symptoms disappeared (i.e. swallowing, pain etc.) very quickly.

Kept very well indeed until October 2005. Euthanased early November 2005.

Decline coincided with Tyler's owner being hospitalised with hip replacement.

Letter 5^th November 2005:

Thank you so much for your lovely letter and for being there. Thanks to you, Tyler lived for another two and a half years which, I know, surprised our local vets. He was my guardian angel dog . I miss him terribly.

Lucky - Jack Russell terrier - Skin Problem

“Update two years on:

Thank you – count Lucky as one of your 100% successes. Irritated skin is a thing of the past and his tummy fur is luscious. He hasn’t had a flea treatment in two years (only lavender oil). The only thing guaranteed to flare his tummy skin is a field of buttercups, esp. when in flower. I always wash his tummy, legs and feet of mud or dust, whatever the season.

As Lucky is approx. 10 years old now, he has a little arthritis. A magnetic collar has helped this.

Kind regards and thanks for your help during the grim months for Lucky and his worrying owner. Even our vet has had to eat his hat on this one (we were on the downward spiral of steroids and Frontline before). I have avoided any more vaccinations, too.”

Mara - 3 y.o. Labrador - Shoulder Dysplasia - lameness

Mara was seen in April 2004, because of her shoulder dysplasia with associated lameness. This responded well to homeopathic treatment. However, in early 2007, lameness became a problem again. Mara was given chiropractic and LASER treatment in May 2007. In August 2007:

"After the LASER treatment, Mara limped badly the next day. The day after that, she didn't limp and has generally been better. We have not been able to bring her since" (Mara comes from 150 miles away).

Red Fox - 28 year-old Pony - severe chronic Laminitis and Cushings Disease

I hope you get these pictures ok. They were taken last Sunday evening. We had just been for a ride up the wood, our second ride over the weekend. Red would not stand for his photo and managed to bite my thumb ........, his zest and enthusiasm are endless. I think it is time I bought a riding hat!

I began healing on Red a few months ago, and despite no faith in myself, Red has had enough faith for us both, and he tells me when he needs healing and when he has had enough. I now only offer him healing once every few days.

I am bracing myself for the frosty weather though!

His feet look lovely, and we only take the minimum amount off his sole each time his feet are trimmed (approx every 3 weeks), as I figured this may help him stay sound and it has - I even rode him the day after trimming last week. I was reluctant to ride him too often as he is a bit lean, but he has changed behaviour since I have ridden him more, he is calmer and much more affectionate, he almost looks a better shape too! I am now hoping to clip a bit of hair off from between his back legs and chest as he gets a bit warm with the mild weather, his coat is thicker but no more long fluffy hairs, and some of his old markings have reappeared!

We both owe you so much. You showed us another way of managing illness and lifestyle, and if it was not for you things would have turned out differently for sure. You also taught me to have faith in Red, and that is what I tell him. I tell him I trust him, and there is less mollycoddling and more partnership between us.

Anyway I am sure you have lots to do and I am waffling on. If ever we can be used as a case study to help someone else, please use us, we would be so lost without you, and Christine.

Thank you so very much for getting us to where we are now.

November 2007