[Omeo33] Art 1155 - Homeopathy, 2010, 99 (4), 243-248

[Gino Santini]

Homeopathic prescribing for chronic conditions in feline and canine  
veterinary practice
Robert T. Mathie, Elizabeth S. Baitson, Lise Hansen, Mark F. Elliott  
and John Hoare

Introduction - The peer-review literature contains no controlled  
clinical research of homeopathy in cats and very little in dogs.
Main objective - To collect clinical outcomes data systematically from  
individualised homeopathic treatment of cats and dogs that would help  
to inform controlled research in feline and canine homeopathy.
Methods - Twenty-one homeopathic veterinary surgeons recorded data  
systematically from consecutive feline and canine patients over a 12- 
month period. Records included: date; patient and owner identity  
(anonymised); medical problem treated; whether new or follow-up (FU)  
appointment; chronic or acute condition; owner-assessed clinical  
outcome (7-point scale, range −3 to +3) compared with first  
appointment.
Results - Data from 400 cats comprised a total of 372 individual  
chronic problems, of which 270 had FU assessment. Data from 1504 dogs  
comprised a total of 1408 individual chronic problems, of which 1070  
had FU assessment. In both species, 22% of FUs in chronic cases  
received conventional medicines concurrently. In cats, 117 different  
chronic medical conditions in total were treated with homeopathy. Five  
of those conditions included ≥20 cases, in which owner-reported  
outcomes (in decreasing rank order of frequency) were: dermatitis  
(69.6% patients with +2 or +3 outcome, 0% patients with −2 or −3  
outcome); renal failure (57.1%, 14.3%); overgrooming (57.1%, 7.2%);  
arthritis (80.0%, 0%); hyperthyroidism (66.7%, 0%). In dogs, of 301  
different chronic medical conditions treated in total, those most  
commonly recorded (≥20 cases) were: dermatitis (66.2% with +2 or +3  
outcome, 5.4% with −2 or −3 outcome); arthritis (80.2%, 0.8%);  
pyoderma (75.8%, 0%); colitis (85.2%, 0%); fear (31.6%, 0%); epilepsy  
(63.6%, 4.5%); otitis externa (72.7%, 0%); diarrhoea (68.2%, 0%);  
urinary incontinence (73.7%, 0%); aggression (57.1%, 0%); spondylosis  
(81.0%, 0%); lymphoma (40.0%, 6.7%).
Conclusions - A programme of controlled research in veterinary  
homeopathy for these feline and canine conditions is clearly indicated.

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