Ask Dr. Jeff! Your Veterinary Homeopath


By Jeff Feinman, VMD, CVH I


s fresh raw food safe to feed to your dog or cat? Is it better for me to vaccinate every 3 years rather than annually? What about not vaccinating at all? Is it normal for my dog to have eye discharge?


I’m excited to be here to answer all of your natural and holistic


veterinary care questions! Many of the readers of this magazine have probably already adopted a holistic lifestyle for themselves. There’s not much question anymore in the general medical community that doing so helps us live longer and healthier lives. Thirty years ago when I graduated from veterinary school, there were no readily available commercial raw foods. Vaccinations were given annually (or more often). Reliable natural, holistic veterinary care was been hard to fi nd.


Not anymore.


Every month I invite you to submit your holistic veterinary care questions directly to me at drjeff@certifi edvethomeopath.com or post on Facebook: http://facebook.com/drfeinman or Twitter: twitter. com/drjeff_feinman


June from Redding wrote: “Our 11 month old lab pup ended up in the ER on Christmas day. We woke early to open presents, and Sam was nowhere to be found. He’s usually the fi rst one up. He didn’t eat his breakfast. He’s always a big chow hound, so we became very worried, and rushed him into the ER. His exam was normal, but the blood test for Lyme was positive. He’s now been on the doxycycline for over a week and is still not back to himself. He’s an important part of our family, but what else can we do?”


Hi June-I’m sorry to hear that Sam is still not well despite the anti-biotic treatment. There are three possible options at this point. First would be to give the doxycycline more time to work. How- ever, my experience with many dogs with acute Lyme dis-ease is that response to treatment is usually pretty rapid. Sometimes even within hours and almost always within the week. Personally, I’d advise either consulting a veterinary specialist for further diagnostic testing and treatment or a veterinary homeopathy expert. Many vet homeopaths have successfully treated patients with similar prob- lems. Although a defi nitive diagnosis is important, it is not critical for natural healing. My own Lyme diagnosis was only made after the symptoms fully resolved with homeopathic treatment http://bit. ly/1111NCL. The ideal situation would be both pursuing defi nitive diagnosis while treating homeopathically. You can fi nd a vet special- ist at http://bit.ly/1S71BxI and vet homeopath at http://bit.ly/1fSLvtE.


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Mike in Madison wonders: “I just rescued a female Pit Bull. She seems very sweet but I’ve heard that she might turn on me or attack other dogs.”


I am so glad to have the chance to weigh in on this common


mis-perception Mike. Pits can be fantastic dogs and make fabulous pets. Unfortunately some of these pups are raised and trained badly which can result in a diffi cult dog. Some are even potentially dan- gerous. These dogs have been trained this way but even their behav- ior can often be modifi ed. I’ve worked with many rehabilitated Pit Bulls. They can be adopted from my friends and rescued dog saviors at http://bit.ly/1MPDnDP.


Sonny in Norwalk asks- “My 8-year-old Poodle has horrible breath. My veterinarian said that his teeth are in bad shape. What can I do?”


Sonny-Bad breath can originate both from dental disease or internal imbalance. Since your vet found an oral problem, your best bet is to start there. Prophylactic dental cleaning and “Dragon Breath” can be addressed under general anesthesia by your vet or non-anesthetically by http://bit.ly/dQJUmy or other trained dental vet techs.


Dana in Seymour is worried: “My 14 year old cat has become very picky with his food and is drinking huge amounts of water. What could be wrong?”


Dana there’s lots that can be going on with your older kitty. Diagnosing and treating endocrine disorders like Diabetes Mellitus and hyperthyroidism and metabolic problems like kidney and liver disease should be the fi rst step. Simple blood and urine tests are very effective at helping make these diagnoses. If internal dis-eases have been ruled out or to naturally treat many of these, consult a veteri- nary homeopath. You can fi nd one at http://bit.ly/1fSLvtE


Please send your questions to Dr. Jeff at drjeff@certifi edvetho- meopath.com


For many other answers and to join Dr. Jeff’s holistic pet care community at: http://bit.ly/1LCbIGo . More of your questions are answered at: http://bit.ly/GXmLYA.


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