Desperate for help with dog itching/scratching problem

Anne Miller wrote:T Melville, depending on the size of your dog you might be able to give him that pill more than once a day.

My dog's Omega 3 is 1000mg

The instructions say up to 40 lbs 1 softgel
41 to 80 lbs 2 softgels a day;
over 81 lbs 3 softgels a day

I hope this helps.

He's for sure over 40, might be over 80. I'll take a look, it may be time to step it up. Thank you.

Anne Miller wrote:T Melville, depending on the size of your dog you might be able to give him that pill more than once a day.

My dog's Omega 3 is 1000mg

The instructions say up to 40 lbs 1 softgel
41 to 80 lbs 2 softgels a day;
over 81 lbs 3 softgels a day

I hope this helps.

It looks as though I'm delivering 800mg of omega 3 per 2 softgels. I'm gonna up him to 2 a day and see how he does.

It looks like 2 of mine are worth almost one of yours, so we may get to 4 or beyond, eventually.

I bought the 1000mg based on what our vet had recommended.

I was buying a liquid from her and then she could no longer get the liquid.

The dose she was having me give out dog was more than the 1000mg.  The 1000mg was the closest mg I could get to what I had been giving her.  Our dog weighs 10 lbs.

If you have a vet you might call to ask what amount they would recommend.

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T Melville wrote:I'm gonna up him to 2 a day and see how he does.

So far so good. He acts like he's feeling the itch again almost as bad as before, but his coat still seems to be improving. Three days ago I upped him to three pills. This will be his third dose at that strength.

I ran out of lard. He doesn't like to just eat the pills dry, so I tried punching a hole through them with a sharp knife, so he could smell and taste the fish oil. He seemed to like that okay. One day We had some leftover fat from a meatloaf, and it got drained into a pot to get out of the way. When it was cooled, I poked his pills down into the grease so they'd be covered. He took three or four days eating the grease, and every time he came to the pills he licked them clean and left them. Now we're back to puncturing so he tastes the fish oil. He seems to prefer it like that, and he eats them immediately.

As of today, I'm going to increase him to four pills. As he runs out of pills, I think I'll evaluate the cost of continuing vs putting him on tonekote. (I found a local source.) If the cost isn't outrageous*, I think I'll compare performance, as it's made for dogs.

* I know the price of a bottle, but I haven't seen the rear label yet, to determine how many doses are in a bottle. I want to see if the per dose cost is reasonably close to or cheaper than what I'm doing.

Actually in homeopathy, these problems, generally speaking, can be cured with some cheap pills, but there’s some guessing work to do in order to figure out which pills.

Like we know that aspirin is good for headaches, like we know how to boil an egg, all of us should try to know some basic homeopathy, because it’s so useful in the daily life. There are 200 years of clinical experience, what more proof would a naysayer want? Well, 200 years aren’t enough, according to some very very serious studies, done by “science”. But didn’t “science” have some very wild adventures in the past 4 years, so who among us is still willing to trust without verifying?
Anyway, if you think that trying homeopathy for eczema would be a waste of time, and you want your opinion to be reinforced, please have a quick look:

https://www.healthline.com/health/eczema/homeopathy-for-eczema
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.10994.x

What am I trying to do here? Maybe to explain to myself why the smart and resourceful permies community doesn’t use homeopathy routinely? Maybe to demonstrate how lies and obfuscations can be presented in a very officious and “sciency” manner. It all depends on who the customer decides to believe.

Now here’s the other side, nothing flashy, just a real dog with eczema and psychological problems, completely cured by a homeopath.

https://homeopathyplus.com/a-dogs-life-mollys-mange-eczema-and-lack-of-confidence/

Look… Anyone who read a bit on homeopathy knows that it excels at curing skin complaints, but the difficult part is discovering what specific remedy is appropriate in each case. Let’s work together on every individual case. The article about Molly specifies four different remedies:

Arsenicum album: Nervous, restless dogs who like frequent, small drinks. Dry, scaly, itchy skin. Itch often worsens after midnight.

Psorinum: Under confident, unhappy dogs who feel the cold. Irritated, dirty looking skin prone to infection. Offensive smell.

Rhus toxicodendron: Restless dogs who may also suffer from arthritis or stiffness that improves with movement. Redness of affected area, sometimes with swelling or blisters. Severe itching.

Sulphur: Generally robust, energetic dogs who feel the heat. Red, dry, rough and itchy skin. Symptoms worsened by warmth and washing. May have morning diarrhea.

“feel the cold” must mean they dislike the cold, or are made worse by cold conditions
“feel the heat” = they dislike the heat, or are made worse by heat

So, anything rings a bell with you? Do you recognize your dog in any of the remedies presented? They are listed alphabetically, but from what I know, Sulphur is appropriate a lot of times. Sulphur (the homeopathic preparation of course) is kind of a go-to, except for when it isn’t, so that’s why we have to be careful.
I don’t want to make my comment too long, but I intend to compile more information from some books that I have, more specific details about the various remedies, so anyone who reads this will be able to identify what would work for their dog.

Lillian said, Actually in homeopathy, these problems, generally speaking, can be cured with some cheap pills

I have studied what to use in homeopathic situations for years and this is a first for me.  Pills?

I do like your suggestion for the sulphur, especially if it is lice.

Hi just came across this and thought I would share what we have had luck with.   We like the block heads, which in turn means skin conditions.  My Amstaff was almost naked half way up her back, belly completely bare as were her hips and going up into her sides.  Skin was thickened and scaly, she was constantly scratching.  After many tries with the vets and trying on my own I came across an site where a lady who raises Great Danes (who can also have skin issues)  came up with a system to help her dogs.  At this point I was like ok lets try this.  So we did and within 4 months her hair was back and there was no more itching.   There are links to Great Dane Lady's page and her story from the Nzymes web site.  We did the Healthy Skin kit.   Worked for us, it may work for some others.  
Great Dane Lady's site also offers lots of info on different animal issues.  

Hi Anne, thank you for continuing the conversation. Yes, the way to treat a patient in homeopathy is with pills most of the time, very rarely with drops. It looks like you were mislead. I remember something I saw on a blog a few years ago. Someone posted a recipe calling it “homeopathy to enhance the immune system”, but actually it was a recipe for “fire cider”, meaning a combination of herbs, spices and honey in a vinegar base. That is of course healthy and helpful, but it’s definitely not homeopathy. It seems that the meaning of the word homeopathy has been extended to mean anything like old-timey potions, herbal medicine, or folk remedies. I think this is the source of the misunderstandings. That poster later said that in the book with the fire cider recipe, the author had been hinting to the fact that her recipes were not actually homeopathy. But then, why would herbal medicine practitioners call their recipes ‘homeopathy’ and why don’t they care that they confuse the public?!!

[Homeopathy is a healing modality that works at the energetic level of the body, similar to acupuncture if you want… In acupuncture, they identified the meridians of the body (meaning the highways for energy) and they apply needles to correct the energy imbalance. In homeopathy, they give you pills (which are actually called pellets) that have been prepared in a special way in order to influence the body in subtle ways at the energetic level. There’s one big difference between homeopathy and acupuncture though- basic homeopathy can be learned at home, and there are many books addressed to the general permies.]

About eczema and the like… standard medicine has some trouble with making it go away, and I just wanted to remind people of the homeopathy option. The pills are cheap, but, in order to find out exactly which pills are needed, well, unfortunately, the consultation with a professional homeopath costs a few hundred $. There is an alternative though, namely independent study. And once you skim a few books, understand the principles, then the knowledge acquired plus the info readily available online can help a lot in ANY medical situation, not just skin issues. There will be no reason to fear respiratory diseases, for example. I even saved myself from a root canal, isn’t that something?

Lillian McCall wrote:. It looks like you were mislead.

Why do you think I was misled when I questioned the use of pills?

To clear up any misunderstandings, this is what is meant by Sulphur in homeopathy:
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Sulphur+6c&ref=nb_sb_noss

The number at the end is very important. CAREFUL the only one appropriate for an animal with skin problems is SULPHUR 6c. But, as I mentioned before, there is a ‘bump in the road’ with homeopathy, because we don’t have ‘one size fits all treatments’ (like aspirin for a headache). So SULPHUR 6c will only be of benefit to the animals that have the following particularities (all the minutia and trivialities that are listed bellow are VERY important even if they seem ridiculous):

The animal seeks cool places in which to lie, the skin is red and hot, it often smells bad, the animal is seen to scratch frequently. Symptoms worsened by warmth and washing. The patient is worse from heat of any sort.
The animal is better by cold applications, in fresh air, and from lying on the right side.  

So if anyone recognizes their animal here, you have the prescription- it’s SULPHUR 6c, 2 times/day until you see improvement.  The dose (how many pills) is written on the vial.

This doctor (regular vet school + veterinary homeopathy school) tells you how to administer the medication and how to store it.
https://www.homeovet.net/treatment-instructions

Again, storage must be at room temperature NEVER in the fridge. If you live in the North like me, I recommend you wait a little until it gets warmer outside to order the meds, just to be sure they don’t degrade on the road. Storage should be in a dark place, but don’t put them in a linen closet if you use scented laundry detergent because strong scents will degrade them.

One more thing my friends- what if your dog is not like the one described above? There are other homeopathic medications for eczema, but in order to find out which one fits your animal, the particulars of the case are needed so please leave a comment.