Last time she had developed kidney dysfunction which
thankfully cleared once the offending brand had been
replaced. Weighing up the options I chose clear skin over
longevity on Cyd’s behalf.
Cyd had been on antibiotics for a couple of months when I received a letter from Fanny Philbert at Herbaticus telling me about their herbal products. There were a couple of
combinations recommended for healthy skin and would I like to try Cyd on them ?
Thanks but no thanks, I said, I was done with experimentation. I had condemned my dog to a shortened life span but one of comfort and I considered this option the lesser of two evils.
Fanny was sympathetic but persistent. The products could be used alongside antibiotics so what did I have to lose ? We
discussed Cyd’s symptoms further and she said she would send me some supplements anyway.
Cyd's herbal additions comprised of a powder, pressed tablets and capsules, easily given at meal times twice a day. I started her on these in August 2000 and the following month her mountain of antibiotics had dwindled away and I decided not to renew the prescription.
Like homeopathy I had been warned that, with herbal
supplements, Cyd’s skin eruptions would occur in cycles something would worsen before improving, then it would worsen again but to a lesser degree before improving once again.
The theory was that the cycle would lengthen and the
magnitude of the problem would decrease until there was no problem at all. The improvement part of the cycle had never kicked in when Cyd was on homeopathy, so I was
rather skeptical about this presumption.

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You may remember the feature on Cyd’s skin problems a few years ago it made quite depressing reading At last something is working!
Hannah Thompson.

Some of you may remember Cyd the English bull terrier who had struggled with skin problems since we got her from Bull Terrier Rescue in 1993.
The last time I wrote I was convinced Cyd’s skin problems were due to a faulty immune system.
Antibiotics always cleared the infections but they quickly
returned once the treatment was completed.
I was using homeopathy in an attempt to heal Cyd’s immune system and thus eliminate her skin condition.
Homeopathy had been my last hope. Unfortunately for Cyd this did not prove to be the saviour I had hoped for. Cyd’s
condition continued to worsen until it got to a stage where I was ashamed to let people see her. Her entire body was
covered in open wounds from which toxins and blood would emanate. This was not the fault of the homeopath - who never had the luxury of actually meeting Cyd - but perhaps a
reflection of my desperation to “cure” her. The homeopath
suggested that if the discipline was given a full two years Cyd may be returned to the best health she had ever enjoyed.
I chose not to wait. Cyd was already nearly 11 and I did not want my dog to spend what was potentially the end of her life in this uncomfortable state.
I resigned myself to putting Cyd on antibiotics and the
consequences thereof.

This article is published with the kind permission of
Hannah Thompson and Dogs Today.

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