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This is a post I've been planning to write for a long time because it is such an important topic.
Cassandra's great thread has triggered me to finally write it (thanks Cassandra)!
Her thread is about abnormalities found on a routine abdominal ultrasound.
However this discussion applies to any diagnostic test result or externally visible symptom.
The take home message from the thread is that it's very important, and sometimes lifesaving, to listen to your pets' bodies.
Internal and external symptoms are clues to what is going on internally and should never be ignored.
What @beccak calls "caveman medicine".
However listening and acting are two very different things!
It is the context of the symptom that helps you decide what to do (I guess "it depends").
For example, if you have an older pet with a sudden drop in BEAM that persists for more thhan a few hours, it's always wise to act.
Your action will be governed by the severity and nature of the symptom.
In severe situations, you've probably already gone to the vet, and if they determine that it is life-threatening , your HA! is to do whatever is needed to save your pets life.
If you have learned acute homeopathy, that can often be used to help improve treatment outcome.
Much more common examples include new symptom like a red ear, itching, hairball vomiting, etc.
These are not usually severe, so may not spur you to go right to your vet.
How you address these symptoms is critical.
Your choices include:
The reasoning for this goes beyond the scope of this post, but suffice it to say that doing so will help your pets in the long run.
However even when you are already treating internally, how do you decide how long you should tolerate a symptom like a goopy or red ear?
This will be determined by factors like age of your pet, discomfort and duration of the symptom, diagnosis and prognosis.
If your pets' quality of life is negatively impacted by the symptom and especially if s/he is an older pet, you may decide that 3 months of treating the bothersome skin or ear problem is not fair.
However, symptom suppression is still not necessary and this is where awesome palliatives like CBDs come in handy.
That is also what your intuition and trusted advisers can help you decide.
And one of the main reasons why we hold weekly webinars and have this forum.
Learn about symptoms and what they really mean and your fear of them will decrease.
This fear is what drives us, often with the urging of others, to suppress symptoms.
Don't do that for your pets' sake!
If you ever need help putting symptoms into context, please ask your vet, on this forum or during an EH!
BTW-If you haven't already done so, watch or listen to the CBD webinar.
It will give you fantastic tips to help take the edge off almost any symptom and improve your pets' quality of life.
Cassandra's great thread has triggered me to finally write it (thanks Cassandra)!
Her thread is about abnormalities found on a routine abdominal ultrasound.
However this discussion applies to any diagnostic test result or externally visible symptom.
The take home message from the thread is that it's very important, and sometimes lifesaving, to listen to your pets' bodies.
Internal and external symptoms are clues to what is going on internally and should never be ignored.
What @beccak calls "caveman medicine".
However listening and acting are two very different things!
It is the context of the symptom that helps you decide what to do (I guess "it depends").
For example, if you have an older pet with a sudden drop in BEAM that persists for more thhan a few hours, it's always wise to act.
Your action will be governed by the severity and nature of the symptom.
In severe situations, you've probably already gone to the vet, and if they determine that it is life-threatening , your HA! is to do whatever is needed to save your pets life.
If you have learned acute homeopathy, that can often be used to help improve treatment outcome.
Much more common examples include new symptom like a red ear, itching, hairball vomiting, etc.
These are not usually severe, so may not spur you to go right to your vet.
How you address these symptoms is critical.
Your choices include:
- Ignore
- Suppress (usually with an "anti")
- Gently soothe
- Treat the underlying energetic imbalance
The reasoning for this goes beyond the scope of this post, but suffice it to say that doing so will help your pets in the long run.
However even when you are already treating internally, how do you decide how long you should tolerate a symptom like a goopy or red ear?
This will be determined by factors like age of your pet, discomfort and duration of the symptom, diagnosis and prognosis.
If your pets' quality of life is negatively impacted by the symptom and especially if s/he is an older pet, you may decide that 3 months of treating the bothersome skin or ear problem is not fair.
However, symptom suppression is still not necessary and this is where awesome palliatives like CBDs come in handy.
That is also what your intuition and trusted advisers can help you decide.
And one of the main reasons why we hold weekly webinars and have this forum.
Learn about symptoms and what they really mean and your fear of them will decrease.
This fear is what drives us, often with the urging of others, to suppress symptoms.
Don't do that for your pets' sake!
If you ever need help putting symptoms into context, please ask your vet, on this forum or during an EH!
BTW-If you haven't already done so, watch or listen to the CBD webinar.
It will give you fantastic tips to help take the edge off almost any symptom and improve your pets' quality of life.
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Symptoms are the body's language, the only way we have of seeing what is going on. The absence of symptoms can be health, or it can be a sign of total weakness and abdication by the body, when disease is serious and approaching mortal. You can try almost any remedy once - take your best guess and then watch. The reaction, or lack thereof, will help point you towards a more precise choice. The body is hungry for a remedy, and shows us that hunger with its symptoms. We are always glad for their appearance! Be circumspect, watch and wait, and the body will guide you.
