Re: [AlpacaTalk] holistic treatments..... was pneumonia in alpaca
Hi Janice,
Actually it was my mom, Sheri Hewitt, who did all the hard work of
calling a lot of people, and finally speaking with Eagle Peak Herbals,
who helped her come up with a treatment plan. It consisted of Milk
Thistle tincture primarily, and a bunch of other herbs which we top
dressed on the feed. I hope Mom will reply to this and fill in the gaps
for me! We also added MSM as a topdress. It's not cheap and it did sort
of blow out everyone's microns while we were feeding it to them, but it
did help in healing their ravaged livers and acted as a preventative
wormer. And the milk thistle is very good for liver problems of all
kinds. I think we may have treated some with antibiotics due to the
threat of sepsis from the dead liver flukes left in their systems...
Interestingly, since the liver can regenerate itself even after a
serious assault as from liver flukes, it is the after-effects of
treatment that was the most harmful, the congestive heart failure and
sepsis.
Learning about herbs and homeopathy does take a lot of time. There is
just so much to learn! But it can work where western medicine has no
treatment, as with the liver fluke problem. So if you don't have the
time or energy to learn *enough* on your own (like me) it is a great
idea to find a naturopathic vet who will help when needed. Or, as with
Eagle Peak Herbals, some will help over the phone or email. Armed with
the dx from our vet and OSU, Mom worked with them, giving detailed
descriptions of their behavior to find a treatment plan that worked to
save the rest of our herd.
Heather
Heather Zeleny
West Wind Alpacas
Eugene, OR
Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece
Home of Avatar's West Wind Scirocco, El Bello's Padré, Pluro grandson
Sienna Illusion, and true black full Bolivian Cosby of Chelsea Farms!
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On Oct 7, 2007, at 11:27 AM, houckj@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 10/6/07 9:11:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> alpacatalk@westwind
>
> > Needless to say, we didn't just wait and see, we aggressively
> > treated with herbs after doing a whole lot of research and
> > investigation. WE didn't lose another animal.
> >
>
> Heather,
> I like the way you think! I am a holistic health practitioner and an
> organic
> farmer. I have never investigated too much into herbs and holistic
> treatments for my animals. Normally I have no health problems with
> them. The past
> year or so has been the pits however and I have had many burdens to
> bear in the
> past 1-2 yrs that have totally taken my attention and energy and my
> animals
> have had to go on back burner.
>
> It has been flirting around in the back of my mind for some time now
> that I
> would like to get more holistic with my animals. May I ask what herbs
> you
> treated with and what your routine is now that you have had such a
> success using
> them?
>
> I know lots of folks use diatamacious earth (DE) for intestinal
> worms. I
> used to use it for flea treatments in my house and ON my dogs, but
> have never
> used it internally. I know it is an irritant and will slice skin
> microsopically
> (that is how it kills soft bodied insects including flea larvae) so I
> have not
> been that willing to give it internally without knowing more.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Janice Holley Houck, M.A., RD/LD, owner
> Loving Hearts Pharm and Wellness Center
> where happy healthy living is our specialty!
> 706-234-2862
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