Homeopathic prescribing for chronic conditions in feline and canine veterinary practice.
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 i...
| Publicado en: | Homeopathy Vol. 99; no. 4; pp. 243 - 249 |
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| Formato: | clinical trial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Thieme Medical Publishing Inc.
Oct2010
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=104932638&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 104932638 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 14754916 L6I jtl: Homeopathy issn: 14754916 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Oct2010 vid: 99 iid: 4 pid: 2811 pub: Thieme Medical Publishing Inc. place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 104932638 54609359 10.1016/j.homp.2010.05.010 NLM20970093 104932638 ppf: 243 ppct: 6 formats: tig: atl: Homeopathic prescribing for chronic conditions in feline and canine veterinary practice. aug: au: Mathie RT Baitson ES Hansen L Elliott MF Hoare J affil: British Homeopathic Association, Hahnemann House, 29 Park Street West, Luton LU1 3BE, UK sug: subj: Arthritis Dermatitis Animal Studies Cats Dogs Clinical Research Treatment Outcomes Homeopathy Surgeons Veterinary Medicine Randomized Controlled Trials Clinical Trials Pilot Studies Chi Square Test Research Methodology ab: 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. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: clinical trial research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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