Now, many opt for homeopathy to heal their pets
Padmini.Sivarajah@timesgroup.com
Madurai:11.07.2019
T Sharmila owns six dogs and she has no doubts who to approach if they get sick — a homeopathic practitioner. She switched to homeopathy for the pets considering its multiple benefits one of which is the cost factor. She says that skin ailments in breeds such as Labrador used to cost her about ₹2,000 a month before she tried homeopathy. “The coat is now smooth in all my pets, and they are also free of ticks and flees,” she said.
In fact, the trend has been fast catching up not only among those who own pets but livestock as well. They believe that it is effective in treating certain ailments in animals without administering harmful steroids. Assistant veterinary surgeon Dr Joseph Ayyadurai says that homeopathy has better solution for some of the chronic ailments, besides it being cheap too. “It can be given to birds, fish, domestic pets and cattle, and is very effective for animals of all age groups,” he said.
Mastitis is a common disease in cattle, in which the animal suffers from an inflammation in the mammary glands.
Allopathic medication for this treatment costs about ₹500 to ₹1,000, which farmers often find as a big burden, said Dr Ayyadurai. He says the disease can be treated for just ₹20 with homoeopathic medicine. When an animal is repeatedly treated with allopathic medication for mastitis, it can lead to antibiotic resistance and udder fibrosis. He claimed that even fibrosis can be treated through homeopathy and the condition can be reversed.
Vets too are not averse to combining allopathy with alternative medicine. Regional joint director of animal husbandry (incharge), Madurai, Dr N Naganathan, also vouches for the benefits of homeopathic treatment for animals combining with allopathic medication. “We have seen that homoeopathy has good benefits for chronic ailments and skin diseases in animals. When there was an outbreak of foot and mouth diseases in the state in the winter of 2018, homeopathy helped us control and cure the animals immensely.
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Padmini.Sivarajah@timesgroup.com
Madurai:11.07.2019
T Sharmila owns six dogs and she has no doubts who to approach if they get sick — a homeopathic practitioner. She switched to homeopathy for the pets considering its multiple benefits one of which is the cost factor. She says that skin ailments in breeds such as Labrador used to cost her about ₹2,000 a month before she tried homeopathy. “The coat is now smooth in all my pets, and they are also free of ticks and flees,” she said.
In fact, the trend has been fast catching up not only among those who own pets but livestock as well. They believe that it is effective in treating certain ailments in animals without administering harmful steroids. Assistant veterinary surgeon Dr Joseph Ayyadurai says that homeopathy has better solution for some of the chronic ailments, besides it being cheap too. “It can be given to birds, fish, domestic pets and cattle, and is very effective for animals of all age groups,” he said.
Mastitis is a common disease in cattle, in which the animal suffers from an inflammation in the mammary glands.
Allopathic medication for this treatment costs about ₹500 to ₹1,000, which farmers often find as a big burden, said Dr Ayyadurai. He says the disease can be treated for just ₹20 with homoeopathic medicine. When an animal is repeatedly treated with allopathic medication for mastitis, it can lead to antibiotic resistance and udder fibrosis. He claimed that even fibrosis can be treated through homeopathy and the condition can be reversed.
Vets too are not averse to combining allopathy with alternative medicine. Regional joint director of animal husbandry (incharge), Madurai, Dr N Naganathan, also vouches for the benefits of homeopathic treatment for animals combining with allopathic medication. “We have seen that homoeopathy has good benefits for chronic ailments and skin diseases in animals. When there was an outbreak of foot and mouth diseases in the state in the winter of 2018, homeopathy helped us control and cure the animals immensely.
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