Monday, March 1, 2010

How to Treat Urticaria in Horses

Learning how to treat urticaria in horses can be easy for the sharp witted homeopathic home prescriber.

Homeopathy is a natural and complete modality of health care. Many common, uncomplicated ailments can be treated successfully at home, by the judicious use of the common home prescribing medicines.

More complicated or longer standing ailments will need the skills of a professional homeopath.

Urticaria is a skin problem often caused by an allergic reaction. The condition is characterised by wheals or little blisters. They can appear quickly and multiply rapidly.

The condition can be itchy and/or tender to touch. It may contribute to diarrhoea.

This is often a result of insect bites.

Although this is not a serious condition, it can be an irritating one.

Any allergy means a compromised immune system. So search for areas that could contribute to this. Some contributing factors include:

  •  medical drugs and/or vaccines
  •  processed horse food in the form of ‘complete’, ‘balanced’ combined meals (much of this contains cheap and indigestible foods)
  •  anxiety at the work (such as unsympathetic training)
  •  physical discomfort (such as badly fitting tack)
  •  emotional stress (such as living on their own)

While you work on restoring a more natural balance to your horse’s life, the urticaria can be helped with the following homeopathic medicines.

Apis 6c. Urticaria is hot to touch, tender and can be large areas of fluid filled sacs. The acute condition can become chronic. Dose about three times a day for four days.
Urtica urens 6c. Urticaria is hot and itchy. There is a tendency to oedema. Dose about three times a day for four days.

Ledum 30c. Known insect bites create urticaria that feels better with cold applications. Dose about three times a day for four days.

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