PediGREEN :: Members' Stories

Charity, the 14 year old cat
[Submitted by a member in South Carolina]

Charity is an indoor/outdoor cat who suddenly could not move, had bloody urine and acted very fearful. We gave her some Aconite 30C and rushed her to the vet who examined her and ran several tests. She had an elevated CPK, enzyme that showed some type of muscle injury. Her white blood cells were elevated to 20,000 that he said showed an infection we should treat. He thought she might have been attacked by another animal in the woods behind our property.

We gave her some Arnica 30C for the injured muscles. Keeping her indoors was a challenge, but we were able to observe that she had no appetite and little thirst, but drank a bit of milk. By the 2nd day, there was no more bloody urine in the litter box. She was walking around a little but limping heavily in the rear. She no longer cried out when we picked her up and set her down. Her eyes still looked a little sunken back in her head, which the vet thought was due to dehydration, so we gave her one dose of Cinchona 30C. The next day, she did eat a few morsels of her cat food – acting like she was hungry.

We then gave her Symphytum 30C once a day, and on the 4th day, she had her first bowel movement, quite normal. She started eating and drinking water. When she walked, she no longer limped, but still preferred to not move very much. I continued with the Symphytum twice a week until the lameness was gone. She is now acting quite like her old self.

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Dog Attacked by Loose Dog!
[Submitted by a member in Oregon]

Our city has fairly strict leash laws so we never thought we faced any risks when we walk our dogs in city parks. One fine weekend, my partner and I were out walking our Black Labs when a big Doberman suddenly broke loose from its owner and came charging at us.

It all happened so fast, the images are a kaleidoscope, but I remember thinking Hamlet and Ophelia were “circling the wagons” to protect us poor humans AND were ready to take on the attacker.

Fortunately, the Doberman’s owner came running and was finally able to retrieve his dog, but not before Hamlet had sustained about 4 bites in the neck and face. He had the presence of mind to assure us the dog WAS vaccinated against rabies, and we got his name, phone number, license tag number and vet information.

We phoned our vet, who promised she would wait in the office until we arrived. She gave Hamlet some Rescue Remedy drops and then looked him over carefully. She prescribed some antibiotics and also gave us some Ledum palustre 30C for “puncture wounds”, and asked us to call on Monday.

Monday afternoon, we noticed that one of the bite sites on Hamlet’s neck was a bit “puffy”, so we reported that to the vet. She said to continue with the antibiotics, but to also give him a medicine called Hepar sulph 6C three times a day. Well….. by Tuesday afternoon, the wound was barely oozing just a little serum, and the other wounds were healing nicely. Hamlet saw the vet again on Thursday, and she pronounced him fit as a fiddle.