HEEL VETERINARY INDEX

HEEL VETERINARY INDEX

By species and age (dogs and cats, horses and cattle, foals and calves; pigs and piglets; sheep and goats, cage birds) and according to their different forms of presentation (ampoules for injection, tablets, drops and ointment)

SpeciesInjection/dTablets/dDrops/d
Horse and cattle5 – 10 ml2 – 3 x 6 – 102 – 3 x 30
Foal, pony and calve5 ml2 – 3 x 52 – 3 x 20
Pig4 – 5 ml2 – 3 x 32 – 3 x 12
Piglet2 – 3 ml2 – 3 x 22 – 3 x 10
Sheep and goat2 ml2 – 3 x 22 – 3 x 10
Big sized dog3 – 4 ml2 – 3 x 32 – 3 x 12
Medium sized dog2 ml2 – 3 x 22 – 3 x 10
Small sized dog or Cat1 – 2 ml2 – 3 x 12 – 3 x 7
Puppy0,5 – 1 ml2 – 3 x 12 – 3 x 5
Small pet (e. g., rabbit)0,5 ml15
Cage birds
(diluted in 10ml drinking water)
1 – 2 ml2 – 3 x 12 – 3 x 7
OINTMENT Apply to the affected area, multiple times daily

This edition of the Veterinary Guide offers an introduction to the background and use of the homeopathic Heel medications in veterinary practice. The medications are based on the principles of homotoxicology, which can fully be applied to veterinary medicine. During the past years, a great quantity of knowledge, be it from scientific studies or from use in practice, has been gathered with these medications.

In all countries now, the demand is growing for effective, long-term treatment which can cure acute and chronic diseases without subjecting the affected organism to fur- ther damage or overtaxation. It is, above all, concern regarding the problem of residu- al substances which has prompted the steady increase in interest in homeopathic medication, including medications which may be successfully utilized in the field of veterinary medicine. The administration of substances in small (homeopathic) doses according to the pathophysiologic or clinical-anatomical as well as the homeopathic or homotoxicologic diagnosis has in many cases contributed to great results while avoid- ing an additional burden to the organism or possible residues in foodstuff.

Homeopathic medication is used based on data acquired through homeopathic drug- proving on healthy humans and animals. The drug picture produced by this technique serves to determine the appropriate medication, which is then prepared and applied under observance of the Homeopathic Pharmacology, according to the Law of Similars: “Similia similibus curantur” (“Like cures like”). Particularly important aspects here in- clude chemico-physical analysis, involuntary intoxication (studies/observations), knowl- edge gained through Empirical Medicine, observations of disease development, and experimental trials of substances.

Homeopathic medications provide a means of regulating the impaired function of an affected organism and reinstating its full functional capacity, without the need of lengthy convalescence. The therapist should not hesitate to employ chemo-antibiotic or substitutional measures, however, when treating subjects whose modus of bodily regulation is depleted, or in cases displaying bona fide tissue destruction, fibroid de- generation, or irreparable processes. Yet homeopathy serves as an excellent supplement to chemical therapy even in cases such as these, for homeopathic treatment provides the body with a final opportunity for self-regulation.

Carried out in harmony with nature, in accordance with natural fundamentals and in- terrelationships, this is truly biological therapy. Biological-homeopathic therapy concurs with the principles of consumer protection, animal protection, and environmental protection.

The homeopathic medications described in this brochure have been selected to aid your work in the everyday practice. Each medication has proven to be exceptionally valuable in clinical use. This representative collection provides coverage for the major- ity of disease-complexes encountered within the veterinary practice.

Heel medications are supplied in ampoules of 5.0, 2.2, 2.0, or 1.1 ml each. Thus rapid, sterile application of appropriate dosage is assured, a feature which is especially practi- cal in the large-animal practice. Also available are drops in bottles of 30 or 100 ml, tablets in bottles of 50, 100, or 250, and ointments in tubes of 50 and 100 g.

We are confident you, too, will achieve excellent therapeutic results when using Heel homeopathic medications in your own practice.

They have no intrinsic taste and it is possible to mix them with a little water without them losing their effectiveness.

It is preferable to administer them between meals. The general dosage is three times daily. In both cases one may increase the frequency of application as shock therapy in acute disorders.

In the cases of those animals where it is difficult to proceed in this way, there are alter- natives. Triturated tablets mixed with a little honey can be spread on the part of the animal where it tends to lick itself, for instance on a cat’s front extremities. The same procedure applies to drops. Another possibility is to inject or insert drops or tablets into a small amount of food, with horses into a piece of dry bread, carrot or apple and with cats or dogs, into a piece of cheese or meat.

Apply multiple times daily, without strong massaging, to the affected area. If necessary an occlusive dressing may be used.

Heel ampoules may be used parenterally (subcutaneous, intramuscular or intravenous injection, …), taken orally and injected to acupuncture points, either individually or combined with other Heel injection solutions. The normal dosage is 2 or 3 times a week, although in severe cases it is daily, sometimes several times a day, until there is improvement.

The advantages of an oral application of the ampoules, as there is no need for asep- sis, are convenience and lack of complications (the customer himself can administer them), etc. With cats, the oral administration of an ampoule is often the only way for an oral treatment, as these animals do not tolerate the taste of the drops as they are an alcoholic solution. Despite the fact that the appropriate precautions and measures have to be taken for injection, this way is preferable, at least at the start of treatment, since it ensures the dosage is correct, quick and sterile.

The best known ways of injection are:

  • Intravenous: Administered in a matter of seconds. It is the most suitable way for severe and very acute cases. Its main features are the immediate onset of action, but often also the need to repeat applications in highly acute courses.

    With infusion of saline solution it is possible to add a beneficial homeopathic medi- cine in the same liquid or cannula. The medicine may either be mixed with the saline solution (if one wishes to maintain the effect) or administered first, right after the venoclysis (immediate effect).

  • Subcutaneous: Probably the least discomforting route of injection. Often preferred in all species incl. small animals. Also possible in painful areas and at the acupunc- ture points, often taking effect after a few minutes.

  • Intramuscular: The onset is slower. Often preferred in farm animals.

  • Intradermal: The suggested way when neural effects are required. Injected in nerve segments or over the affected area.

  • Local and pericapsular infiltrations: Help to solve an important clinical problem: the treatment of continued pain associated with musculoskeletal lesions, requiring some substance with analgesic properties that may be used successively over long periods of time and has no undesirable side effects.

  • Intralesional or perifocal: For example, on occasions before suturing one can empty the contents of the ampoule (injectable) into the surgical wound or make little papules in the edges of the incision.

  • Progressive auto-sanguis therapy: Also known as the gradual autohemotherapy, an innovation contributed by Reckeweg to the autohematic method described by Haferkamp. Basically, one can define it as a biotherapy consisting of injecting the patient intramuscularly with his own blood combined with appropriate homeopathic remedies (see specific literature). Generally practised in chronic diseases, dermatosis and autoallergic processes.

A

Abomasum, displacement of the

Abortus imminens

Abscess of the anal gland in dogs

Abscess, tonsillar

Abscesses

Acanthosis nigricans

Accidents, injuries

Accidents, sequels to

Acetonaemia

Acne

Actinomycosis

Acute diseases

Acyclia

Addison’s disease

Adenoma, prostate

Adhesions

Aggressive behaviour from anxiety

Aggressiveness

Agoraphobia

Albuminuria

Allergic diseases

Allergic skin diseases

Alopecia

Anaplasmosis

Anemia

Anoestrus, prolonged

Anorexia

Antenatal

Antidote

Anxiety

Apathy

Appetite, lack of

Arrhythmia

Arthritis

Arthrosis

Articular inflammation

Ascites

Asthma

Atony, intestinal

Atony, uterine

Auditory canal, inflammation of the

B

Bad breath

Balance disorders

Basal metabolism rhythm, to increase the

Behavioral disorders

Biliary colic

Biliary congestion

Biliary, disorders

Birth, complications with

Bites

Bladder calculus

Bloat

Bone callus, rapid formation of

Bone fistula

Bone fracture

Bone spavin

Bradycardia

Bronchial spasms

Bronchitis

Bronchitis, congestive

Bronchitis, emphysematous

Bronchitis, spastic

Bronchopneumonia

Bruise

Burns

Bursitis

C

Cachexia

Calcium metabolism, disturbance of the

Capillary hemorrhages

Carbuncles

Cardiac arrhythmia

Cardiac decompensation

Cardiac insufficiency

Cardiotonic, postoperative or after infections

Catarrh

Cerebral apoplexy

Cerebral circulation problems

Cerebral concussion

Cerebral congestion

Cerebral dysfunction

Cerebral irritation, states of

Cerebral edema

Chafe mark, abrasion

Cholangitis

Cholecystitis

Chronic diseases

Chronic renal insufficiency:

Circulation, collapse of

Circulatory disorders

Cirrhosis of the liver

COB (Chronic obstructive bronchitis)

Coccidiosis

Colibacillosis

Colic

Colic, biliary

Colic, renal

Colienterotoxaemia

Collapse, states of

Collapse, states of; Phlebitis

Commotio cerebri

Complex, MMA

Concretions, urinary

Concussion, cerebral

Conjunctivitis

Constipation

Constitutional

Continuous egg laying, birds

Convalescence, prolonged

Coprostase

Cornea, opacity of the

Corneal ulcer

Coronary circulation disorders

Coronary insufficiency

Cough

Count, high cell

Crop, inflammation of the

Cushing’s syndrome

Cycle, functional disorders of

Cyst, follicular

Cystitis

Cystopyelitis

Cyst, sebaceous

D

Decubitus ulcer

Defense, stimulation of the endogenous

Degenerative diseases

Dentition

Dentition, change of

Dermatitis

Dermatomycosis

Dermatoses

Diabetes

Diarrhea

Dictyocaulus viviparus, protostrongylosis, metastrongylosis

Digestive disorders

Disc disease

Discopathy

Disease, Addison’s

Dislocations

Disorders, circulatory

Disorders, fertility

Disorders of the brain function

Displacement of the fourth stomach

Distemper

Distortions

Diuresis, stimulation of

Dysentery

Dyspepsia

Dysphagia

Dysplasia of the hip

Dyspnea

Dystocia

E

Eclampsia

Eczema

Edema

Emphysema

Encephalitis

Endocarditis

Endometritis

Enteritis through enterovirus or parvovirus

Eosinophilic granuloma (cats)

Epileptiform conditions

Epistaxis

Epulis

Erysipelas

Exanthema

Excitation, conditions of

Exostosis

Exploration, rectal

F

False pregnancy

Fatigue

Fatty degeneration of organs

Fertility, disturbances of

Fever

Fever, milk

Fibroma

Fistula, bone

Fistula, perianal

Fistular suppurations

Fistula, suppurating

Flatulence

Foreign bodies in the digestive system

Furunculosis

G

Gastric and duodenal ulcer

Gastric function, normalizing

Gastritis

Gastroenteritis

Geriatrics in small animals

Gingival hemorrhage

Gingivitis

Glaucoma

Glomerulonephritis

Gonitis

Greasy pig syndrome

Guttural pouch, disease of

H

Hair, brittle

Hair, loss of

Hair, tangled

Halitosis

Heat, absence of

Heat, regulation of

Helminthiasis

Hematomas

Hematoma, aural

Hematuria

Hemolactia

Hemolytic anemia

Hemoptysis

Hemorrhage brought on by physical effort

Hemorrhages

Hepatic function, stimulation of

Hepatitis

Hepatobiliary disorders

Hepatomegaly

Horses, shoeing

Hydrarthrosis

Hyperexcitability

Hyperthermia

Hypocalcaemia

I

Icterus

Ileus

Immunostimulation

Incontinentia urinae

Indigestion

Inertia uteri

Infection, viral

Inflammation

Inflammation of the bladder

Influenza

Influenzal catarrh

Influenza, bovine

Influenza in piglets

Ingluvitis

Injuries

Insect bites and stings

Insemination, artificial

Insufficiency, cardiac

Insufficiency, circulatory

Interdigital whitlow

Intervertebral disc prolapse

Intestinal atony

Intestinal catarrh

Intestinal stasis

Intestinal tenesmus

Iron deficiency

Itching

J

Jealousy

Joints, complaints of

Joints, inflammation

Joints, rheumatism

K

Keratitis, infectious

Kinetosis

L

Lack of appetite

Laminitis

Laryngeal catarrh

Laryngeal wheezing in horses

Laryngitis

Leptospirosis

Leucosis, feline

Limp

Lip sores

Liver function, disorders of

Lumbago

Luxations

Lymphangitis

M

Mastopathy

Mammary edema

Mammary tumors

Mange

Massage, treatment after training or physical strain

Mastitis

Mammary gland

Maxillae, bone swelling and exostosis

Megacolon

Meningitis

Metabolism disorders

Meteorism

Metritis

Micturition, disorders

Middle ear, inflammation of

MMA syndrome

Morbus Perthes

Moulting disorders

Mount, natural

Muscle strain

Muscular rheumatism

Myatrophy in calves

Mycosis

Myocarditis

Myoclonus

Myoglobinuria paralytica equi

Myositis eosinophilica

N

Nail disorders

Nails

Nasal discharge

Necrosis, avascular (Morbus Perthes)

Nephritis

Nephrolithiasis

Nephrosis

Nervousness

Neuralgia

Neurosis

Non-specific stimulation of the defense

Nymphomania

O

Omphalitis

Omphalophlebitis

Onanism

Ophthalmopathy

Orchitis

Osteoarthritis

Osteochondritis

Osteomalacia

Osteomyelitis

Otalgia

Othematoma

Otitis externa

Otitis media

Ovarian cysts

Ovarian hypoplasia

P

Pain

Palpation or rectal exploration, spasms during

Pancreatitis, chronic

Panleucopenia, feline (as palliatives in)

Panosteitis

Papillary canal, injuries to

Papillomatosis, viral

Para-immunity, inducing

Paralysis

Paralysis of the bladder

Paralysis of the shoulder in horses

Paralysis, puerperal

Parapoxvirus, infection by

Paresis, postnatal

Parvovirus, enteritis through

Pediatrics in small animals

Pemphigus vulgaris

Perianal fistula

Perianal glands, inflammation of the

Periarthritis, scapulohumeral

Pericarditis

Periostitis

Pharyngitis

Phlebitis

Phlegmon

Photosensitivity

Piglets, influenza in

Plantar injuries

Pleurisy

Pneumonia

Pododermatitis

Poisoning

Poisoning, sweet clover

Posthitis of the glands

Postoperative treatment

Postoperative wounds

Preputial catarrh

Prolapsus recti

Prostate adenoma

Prostatic hypertrophy

Prostatitis

Pruritus

Pseudogestation

Pseudopregnancy

Pterophagia

Puerperal diseases

Pulmonary inflammation

Pulmonary edema

Pus, presence of

Pustulae

Pyelitis

Pyelonephritis

Pylorospasm

Pyoderma

Pyometra

Q

R

Ranula

Reconvalescence, delay in

Rectal exploration or palpation, spasms during

Regeneration, therapy for general

Rehabilitation

Renal and vesicular catarrh

Renal colic

Renal edema

Respiratory tract, diseases of the

Retching

Retention of secundines

Retention of urine

Rheumatic diseases

Rheumatism of the joints

Rhinitis

Rhinorrhea

Rhinotracheitis, feline

Rhinotracheitis, infectious bovine

Rickets

Rumen, disorders of

Rumen, overloading of

Rumen, tympanitic

Running, disorders of

S

Sac, abscess of the anal

Saddle-sores

Salmonellosis

Sarcoidosis

Scapulohumeral periarthritis

Scratches, wounds caused by

Seborrhea

Secundines, retention of

Sedation

Senile heart

Senility, symptoms of

Sepsis

Sexual hyperexcitation

Shock, symptoms of post-traumatic

Shoulder, paralysis of the

Silent heat

Sinusitis

Skin diseases of varying etiology

Skin efflorescence

Slipped disc

Spasmodic states

Spasms

Palpation or rectal exploration, spasms during

Spondylarthritis

Steatosis

Stimulation of the endogenous defense

Stomatitis

Stress

Stye

Subluxations

Sunburn

Sunstroke

Sweet clover, poisoning by

T

Tachycardia

Talocrural hydrarthrosis

Tenesmus, intestinal

Tenesmus of the bladder

Tenesmus of the urinary system

Tetany

Tetany in rabbits

Third eyelid, inflammation of

Tibia, pain in

Tic, convulsive

Tonsillar abscess

Tonsillar hypertrophy

Tonsillitis

Toxoplasmosis

Tracheitis

Travel sickness

Trichomoniasis (Adjuvant therapy)

Trichophytosis (Adjuvant therapy)

Tumors

Tympany

U

Udder, injuries to the

Ulcers

Ulcus corneae

Ulcus duodeni et ventriculi

Uremia

Urinary incontinence

Urine, blood in the

Urine, retention of

Urolithiasis

Urticaria

Uterine atony

V

Vaccination, pustules in

Vaccination, reactions to

Vaginal prolapse, recurring

Vaginitis

Vertigo

Viral diseases

Vomiting (without organic findings)

Vulvovaginitis, pustular, infectious

X

Y

Z