Welcome
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It can be difficult to find a veterinarian to consult with that offers other choices in treatment and is also geographically close to you. Addressing this frequent restriction, the veterinarians on this site have made the commitment to help you by offering their services even though they are not geographically close to you. What is different with this group is that they are all interested in holistic medicine.
What Does This Mean?
Holistic refers to the perspective of looking at the animal as a whole being rather than focussing on one organ or part of the body — like the skin or the thyroid gland. We consider all the circumstances of this individual's life, not just the physical condition but also the emotional state, the food eaten, the family circumstances, even the history of prior illnesses as there may be a pattern that is detectable.
All the veterinarians here, besides their various backgrounds, have taken the year-long training in veterinary homeopathy that is given by Animal Natural Health Education Programs, the principal instructor is Dr. Richard Pitcairn. Therefore the primary treatment method that will be referred to is the use of homeopathic medicine. You are welcome to read the postings and announcements that are here and many of the questions may be of interest to you.
The Purpose of the Forum
This is set up as a way to make contact with a veterinarian that can offer this holistic perspective in treatment. You can post a question about your animal, the type of problem you are facing, and what you are looking for. In this way, the veterinarian can assess the situation and respond with an evaluation as to what treatment he or she could offer you. If you find this of interest then you can become a client and be in direct communication with him or her as you work together on the problem. So this is a way to get a sense of the veterinarian, see their background and interests, and ask if they can offer any help with this particular issue.
To address one of these veterinarians directly, you need to register as a user of this forum, so you can post a question. There is no charge for registering.
Becoming a Client
Realize that even though some general advice or a quick response can be made to some questions, for a veterinarian to be able to skillfully advise on a medical condition you need to establish a client relationship with them which will include going over the present problem in detail as well as the prior history of this animal. Any laboratory tests or x-rays will also need to be made available. Though it is understandable that you would like a quick answer that would solve your issue, this forum is not set up for the actual detailed processing of a health problem. For that you need to become a formal client. Once you have decided which veterinarian you would like to work with, then ask to have the instructions on how to do this sent to you.
YOU CAN ENTER THIS FORUM HERE.
Instructions on using this forum
When you enter the forum you will see a listing of the veterinarians available to consult with. Choose one of them to ask. It may help you to read the short biographies listed or you may find perusing any previous postings to them helpful in learning more about their perspective. If possible, there is also an indication of the special experience they have (like working with wild animals or with behavior problems). See the picture below as to how to select the veterinarian you want to address.
Once you have clicked on the person's name, then the next window opens where you can view the postings already there. You might find some of them of interest to you or perhaps they will have asked a similar question. By reading the veterinarian's answers you can also get some idea of their perspective and likely response to you. See in this next picture how you can click on one of the postings to read it.
The other thing you can do on this screen is post a question of your own. You click the button for a "New Topic". You have to be logged in (and registered) to be able to do postings.
When you click on the button for "New Topic" another window opens where you can put in your message. See this next picture for indications where to enter your question topic and the question itself.
If you want to get fancy, you can also format your text as italic or bold, quote some text from a prior message or post or add in a web site link. See the next picture for use of these choices.
The last thing you may do is to check off the choice to have yourself emailed when there is a reply. See the next picture for where to do that.
That's about it. Not really difficult. We hope this is really helpful to you.