Research & clinical studies
An evaluation of owner expectation on apparent treatment effect in a blinded comparison of 2 homeopathic remedies for firework noise sensitivity in dogs
Cracknell NR, Mills DS
Journal of Veterinary Behavior, 2011; 6: 21-30
Homeopathic prescribing for chronic conditions in feline and canine veterinary practice
Robert T. Mathie, Elizabeth S. Baitson, Lise Hansen, Mark F. Elliott, John Hoare
Homeopathy, Volume 99, Issue 4, October 2010, Pages 243-248
This article presents data gathered from 21 homeopathic practitioners, during their clinical activity regarding chronic illnesses of cats and dogs treated with homeopathic individualized remedies (in a few cases using chemical drugs), over a period of at least 12 months. The information acquired from this study regards 400 cats and 1504 dogs, where dermatitis was the predominant chronic disease that both species manifested. Read more Here
Pilot study of the effect of individualised homeopathy on the pruritus associated with atopic dermatitis in dogs
Hill PB, Hoare J, Lau-Gillard P, Rybnicek J, Mathie RT
Vet Rec. 2009 Mar 21;164(12):364-70
This pilot study was carried out on 20 dogs affected by confirmed atopic dermatitis. In the first phase, the individuals were treated with a veterinary homeopath, selected on a case-to-case basis and the owners were asked to record any improvement of the pruritus, using a validated scale. The individuals who would manifest improvement would pass on to the second phase, where they were treated with either a remedy or placebo in a randomized manner, and the owners would continue to assess any possible changes. Even though the number of subjects is very low, 3 cases out of 3 resulted in a distinct effect between remedy and placebo. Read full article Here
Efficacy of homeopathic and antibiotic treatment strategies in cases of mild and moderate bovine clinical mastitis.
J Dairy Res. 2010 Nov;77(4):460-7. Epub 2010 Sep 8.
Werner C, Sobiraj A, Sundrum A.
The objective of this clinical control trial was to examine the effectiveness of the classical homeopathic treatment strategy in cases of mild and moderate bovine clinical mastitis in comparison with antibiotic and placebo treatments. Owing to characteristics of the selected herds, only cases of clinical mastitis caused by environmental pathogens and clinical cases with negative bacteriological result in the pre-treatment milk sample were included in the trial.
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Animal models for studying homeopathy and high dilutions: Conceptual critical review
Leoni Villano Bonamin1, 2, , and Peter Christian Endler3
This is a systematic review of the animal models used in studies of high dilutions. The objectives are to analyze methodological quality of papers and reported results, and to highlight key conceptual aspects of high dilution to suggest clues concerning putative mechanisms of action. (read full article here)
Clinical management of babesiosis in dogs with homeopathic Crotalus horridus 200C
Chaudhuri,S. ; Varshney,J.P. 2007
Clinical Diagnosis laboratory, Referral Veterinary Polyclinic, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar 243122 UP,
India
Homeopathic Crotalus horridus 200C was evaluated in 13 clinical cases of babesiosis in dogs, compared with another 20 clinical cases treated with diminazine. Babesiosis is an important tropical tick-borne haemoprotozoan disease in dogs clinically manifested by anorexia, dehydration, temperature, dullness/depression, diarrhoea/constipation, pale mucosa, hepatomegaly, vomiting/nausea, splenomegaly, distended abdomen/ascites, yellow coloured urine, emaciation/weight loss, and occular discharge. Read full article Here
A retrospective observational study of leishmania-infected dogs: comparison between homeopathic and conventional therapies
Pisseri F., Terracciano G., Gavazza A. ,Bizzeti M., Guidi G., Mancianti F.
Evid. Based Complement. Altern. Med., September 2007; 4: 65 - 68.
This study was carried out on 60 dogs which were divided into two groups: homeopathic (treated with individualized remedies) and allopathic (treated with conventional drugs). From both clinical and metabolical points of view, positive results were found without inflicting any side effects.
Modello di studio di un rimedio omeopatico per il controllo della strongilosi gastrointestinale in un allevamento biologico di ovini di razza Massese
Pisseri F, Benvenuti N, Goracci J, Terracciano G, Giuliotti L, Cianci D
Obiettivi e Documenti Veterinari, anno XXVI, ottobre 2005, p 5-9
A study model for evaluating the efficacy of homeopathic treatment against gastrointestinal strongylosis on an organic sheep farm. The flock is randomly divided into 2 groups of 30 adult sheep, where one is subjected to a “group homeopathic remedy” and the other is left as a “control group”. Over a period of 15 months, the therapeutic success is evaluated. Read more Here
Homeopathic research in farm-animals
L. Ellinger, 2005, foundation Veronica Carstens, Germany
There are two significant obstacles in homeopathic research: the concept of individuality and the double-blind experiment methods. These can be defeated when dealing with farm animals because of the homogeneity of the animals examined. This textbook describes a few examples of studies, focused on the effectiveness of homeopathy in bovine diarrhoea. Read more Here
Homeopathic prescribing for chronic conditions in equine veterinary practice in the UK
R. T. Mathie, BSc, PhD1, E. S. Baitson, BSc1, L. Hansen, DVM, CertIAVH, MRCVS1, M. F. Elliott, BVSc, VetMFHom, MRCVS1 and J. Hoare, BVSc, VetMFHom, MRCVS1
Twelve Faculty of Homeopathy veterinarians recorded data systematically at 777 consecutive homeopathic appointments for horses over a period of 12 months. A spreadsheet enabled the recording of information, which included the date of appointment; horse and owner identity (anonymised); sex of horse; main medical problem treated; whether the condition was chronic or acute ... (Read the full article here)
Assays of homeopathic remedies in rodent behavioural and psychopathological models.
Bellavite P, Magnani P, Marzotto M, Conforti A.
Department of Morphological Biomedical Sciences, University of Verona, Italy. paolo.bellavite@univr.it
The first part of this paper reviews the effects of homeopathic remedies on several models of anxiety-like behaviours developed and described in rodents. The existing literature in this field comprises some fifteen exploratory studies, often published in non-indexed and non-peer-reviewed journals. Only a few results have been confirmed by multiple laboratories, and concern Ignatia, Gelsemium, Chamomilla (in homeopathic dilutions/potencies). Nevertheless, there are some interesting results pointing to the possible efficacy of other remedies, and confirming a statistically significant effect of high dilutions of neurotrophic molecules and antibodies. (Read the full article here)
Homeopathy as replacement to antibiotics in the case of Escherichia coli diarrhoea in neonatal piglets
I. Camerlink, L. Ellinger, E.J. Bakker and E.A. Lantinga
The use of antibiotics in the livestock sector is increasing to such an extent that it threatens negative consequences for human health, animal health and the environment. Homeopathy might be an alternative to antibiotics. It has therefore been tested in a randomised placebo-controlled trial to prevent Escherichia coli diarrhoea in neonatal piglets.
Use of homeopathy in parasites control plans in a flock of Zerasca sheep
The control of gastrointestinal parasites in livestock relies almost exclusively on multiple and regular dosing with anthelmintics. That involves in problems linked with residues in food products and environment encouraging researchers in studying alternatives or new helminth control methods (Ketzis et al., 2006). Among these, homeopathy could play a strategic role in solving health problems; however, at present, there is a lack of scientific results with validated techniques used on a large scale. (Read the full article here)