Many people who believe in treating themselves homeopathically rather than accepting mainstream medical traditions have begun to treat their pets' health problems in similar fashion. This extends even to life-threatening diseases like heartworm, a parasitic condition that mainly affects dogs, but can threaten other mammals as well.
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Background
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Homeopathy is a method of treatment that involves the administration of tiny, diluted amounts of natural substances believed to mimic the symptoms of the condition being treated, inspiring the body's natural defenses to go to work.
Homeopathic Heartworm Prevention
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One belief central to homeopathic medicine is the idea that the body helps make itself sick by being out of balance or in an "unnatural" state. Holistic veterinarians recommend a "natural" lifestyle of exercise and raw, unprocessed food as a powerful preventative measure.
Homeopathic Heartworm Treatment
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Homeopathic treatment for heartworm involves administering a mixture of diluted herbs and natural medicines--in pill, capsule or liquid form--to the animal, usually over the course of two to three weeks. These supplements are thought to spur the body to expel most of the parasites and return to its natural equilibrium.
Ingredients
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Substances commonly found in commercial homeopathic heartworm remedies include wormwood, hawthorn tincture, cloves, neem (from the Azadirachta indica tree) and herb of grace.
Warning
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Most members of the mainstream contemporary medical community dismiss homeopathic remedies as quackery.
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