Pain And Pain Relief

[Do No Harm]

I have had a lot of patients ask if they could use this after extractions and the surgeons always said yes. While I am not against homeopathic remedies I probably wouldnt choose them over pharmaceuticals and I wouldn't be game to give them to my dog. Simply because I don't know enough about them. I know Arnica is ok but there are quite a few natural remedies that can actually increase bleeding post-op. How do you know what doseage to give?

I don't understand homeopathic remedies myself. The remedy I gave to my dog was given to me by a holistic veterinarian. I don't know how dosage of homeopathic remedies is determined, but I don't think it's by age or according to weight. In any event the dose given to my (27/28kg) 14 years old dog is Arnica 30C. Either it worked or she didn't need pain relief anyway.

[poodle proud]

I have had a lot of patients ask if they could use this after extractions and the surgeons always said yes. While I am not against homeopathic remedies I probably wouldnt choose them over pharmaceuticals and I wouldn't be game to give them to my dog. Simply because I don't know enough about them. I know Arnica is ok but there are quite a few natural remedies that can actually increase bleeding post-op. How do you know what doseage to give?

I don't understand homeopathic remedies myself. The remedy I gave to my dog was given to me by a holistic veterinarian. I don't know how dosage of homeopathic remedies is determined, but I don't think it's by age or according to weight. In any event the dose given to my (27/28kg) 14 years old dog is Arnica 30C. Either it worked or she didn't need pain relief anyway.

Fair enough. Some people swear by it. When I said patients ask if they can use it really they tell the surgeon they are going to use it and make it sound like a question Must be good stuff to be so insistent on it. Glad your dog was ok.