Such a fascinating topic, thank you! Do holistic vets tend to use homeopathy? There’s a very well known vet in Germany who makes a fortune using only “natural” treatments. I don’t know whether he uses homeopathy, but I would be very keen to understand the key differences between holistic and traditional vets. Their views differ strongly in all aspects of animal care, including neutering, traditional medicine etc. I would love a video on this if you’d find that interesting yourself. Thank you again for the content 😊
That's an excellent question, and the answer is 'it depends'. I don't have statistics on how many sell scam treatments and how many don't, my general impression is that fewer do sell homeopathy than the number who don't, but take that general impression for what it's worth! I would find it very challenging to summarize 'holistic vets' as there seems to be significant variations amongst that population. In general, they seem more likely to push 'treatments' that are not effective and that aren't recommended by experts in whatever field they are foraying into (ie ophthalmology, derm, immunology etc). I have covered a number of the topics (like acupuncture, chiropractics, vaccine basics etc) in previous videos. Whenever I see someone espousing 'natural treatment' I immediately see a large red flag. This is because they are preying on people who believe the fallacy that if something is 'natural' that it's safer/better... I did also touch on this in a previous video, in the context of flea/tick prevention, let me grab it for you ua-cam.com/video/oHa12EgQ2cg/v-deo.htmlsi=kkWtXMP20mrYQFdz I hope this helps to answer your question!
@@VetMedCorner Amazing, thank you so much ❤. I will have a look at your other videos. The reason why I started to become so acutely aware of the differences was when I was trying to decide whether to spay my dog or not. I then came across a lot of other topics and holistic vets’ views on it, such as saying only raw feeding is a good diet, flea prevention and vaccines are poison etc. It felt almost cult-like and I was left with a deep sense of mistrust. But of course I’m sure there are good ones out there too. As you said, there are huge differences, that’s why it would be difficult for you to make a video that captures all nuances. I really appreciate your reply.
@sabinebachinger2656 cult like vibes is a great summary. If it helps at all, I would never ever ever bring any of my own pets to such a place, nor would I recommend any of my friends go to one. That said, as in every field there are those doing more harm than others. I know of a few rare people who offer everything evidence based first, and then 'add on' ineffective treatments on top of all the rest... At least in those cases the animals are getting some research based treatments and aren't only/solely being given ineffective stuff. Those are probably the 'best case' scenarios for people who are bringing pets to these businesses. I haven't yet tackled spaying and neutering because it's a *huge* topic, without clear recommendations for dogs over 50lb as adults. So much of the research is very poor quality and so it's a lot to try to wade through, and it will also depend on the country that people are in because there are some big cultural differences in how dogs are cared for around the world. It is a topic that's on my list, though. I might have to break it down into 3 videos. One for cats, one for small/medium sized dogs, and then one for large dogs... We shall see!
@VetMedCorner Thank you so much again for your view. This is incredibly helpful. Yes, I'm aware of the huge differences regarding neutering as well. I'm originally from Germany where it's illegal to neuter healthy dogs, but now live in the UK where it's very much encouraged. I'll be watching with great interest if you ever decide to delve into the topic 😊
Sound advice once again. The only ones not being hurt by using homeopathy are the manufactures of this snake oil treatment. Personally I have seen dogs harmed this way, all the while being pressured to go this route for my own animal. We always want to do what's best for our pets. :)
You bring up a very good point. A lot of the people who end up using it have been bamboozled, thinking they are doing the best thing for their animal. It's so upsetting.
Another great video with solid advive. I've never trusted or believed in Homeopathy. I absolutely trust my Vet with his experience to treat my cats with medicines that will make them well and keep them healthy. Not junk science. Thank you Dr. M.
Thanks for this informative video. I'd like to request a topic. Perhaps this isn't a big problem, if so, then I'll understand why you don't cover it. That topic is reaction to vaccines--specifically reaction to the lepto vaccine. I have three dogs. Two are fine with the lepto vaccine, no reaction at all. My third little guy has a terrible reaction each time he gets one (he gets it yearly). His latest vaccine was earlier this week and his reaction was the worst we've seen. At this point, my vet has said no more lepto vaccines for him--he was really, really, really sick. Thankfully he's doing much better now, but that required almost $2,000 in vet bills--fluids, multiple medications, they even tested to see if he'd gone into anaphylactic shock (luckily he hadn't). This little dog has no reaction to other vaccines, just the lepto vaccine. My vet said she'd never seen a dog have such a reaction to the "new" lepto vaccine (not a vet here, so I have no idea about the "new" and "old" lepto vaccines).
I always appreciate when people ask about topics they are curious about! I'm so sorry to hear that your one dog had a reaction to a lepto vaccine, it's so stressful. I was happy to read that he's recovering and hope he's soon back to his usual self! My own personal dog is painful after the lepto vaccine, so she now gets antihistamines and NSAIDs before her boosters, which in her situation has helped a significant amount and I have some patients who have some pre-meds prior to vaccine boosters to help reduce any symptoms they've felt after previous boosters. Personally, I tend to react a bit to my COVID and influenza boosters, so I empathize with these sorts of patients a lot!!! In the past, I've covered vaccines in general: ua-cam.com/video/bwWw-Y3PXKQ/v-deo.htmlsi=PXFIFLsWqQCkxOrm And Lyme disease in general: ua-cam.com/video/p6FqEVypGCM/v-deo.htmlsi=ZM1M32XVAXuY9kSy I don't think they will exactly answer all your questions, but you may find them somewhat helpful. I can also add to my list of future topics to consider covering different reactions to vaccines at some point! One final note, if your veterinarian didn't report what occurred to the vaccine company, they should. It doesn't always happen, but often the vaccine company will cover part of/all of the costs associated with treating a reaction. And at the very least, they should be made aware of any reactions that dogs are having as that helps them make changes to improve vaccines in the future.
This was a well timed video. I just read a comment from someone on social media today about how homeopathy effectively treats OA pain. I found it very upsetting. As well, I never met one of my family members because they chose to address an initially treatable health issue with homeopathy instead of evidence based medicine. It progressed to being untreatable and they died quite young. As you said, there are many real consequences to pursuing these treatment methods
Such a fascinating topic, thank you! Do holistic vets tend to use homeopathy? There’s a very well known vet in Germany who makes a fortune using only “natural” treatments. I don’t know whether he uses homeopathy, but I would be very keen to understand the key differences between holistic and traditional vets. Their views differ strongly in all aspects of animal care, including neutering, traditional medicine etc. I would love a video on this if you’d find that interesting yourself. Thank you again for the content 😊
That's an excellent question, and the answer is 'it depends'. I don't have statistics on how many sell scam treatments and how many don't, my general impression is that fewer do sell homeopathy than the number who don't, but take that general impression for what it's worth!
I would find it very challenging to summarize 'holistic vets' as there seems to be significant variations amongst that population. In general, they seem more likely to push 'treatments' that are not effective and that aren't recommended by experts in whatever field they are foraying into (ie ophthalmology, derm, immunology etc). I have covered a number of the topics (like acupuncture, chiropractics, vaccine basics etc) in previous videos.
Whenever I see someone espousing 'natural treatment' I immediately see a large red flag. This is because they are preying on people who believe the fallacy that if something is 'natural' that it's safer/better...
I did also touch on this in a previous video, in the context of flea/tick prevention, let me grab it for you
ua-cam.com/video/oHa12EgQ2cg/v-deo.htmlsi=kkWtXMP20mrYQFdz
I hope this helps to answer your question!
@@VetMedCorner Amazing, thank you so much ❤. I will have a look at your other videos. The reason why I started to become so acutely aware of the differences was when I was trying to decide whether to spay my dog or not. I then came across a lot of other topics and holistic vets’ views on it, such as saying only raw feeding is a good diet, flea prevention and vaccines are poison etc. It felt almost cult-like and I was left with a deep sense of mistrust. But of course I’m sure there are good ones out there too. As you said, there are huge differences, that’s why it would be difficult for you to make a video that captures all nuances. I really appreciate your reply.
@sabinebachinger2656 cult like vibes is a great summary. If it helps at all, I would never ever ever bring any of my own pets to such a place, nor would I recommend any of my friends go to one. That said, as in every field there are those doing more harm than others. I know of a few rare people who offer everything evidence based first, and then 'add on' ineffective treatments on top of all the rest... At least in those cases the animals are getting some research based treatments and aren't only/solely being given ineffective stuff. Those are probably the 'best case' scenarios for people who are bringing pets to these businesses.
I haven't yet tackled spaying and neutering because it's a *huge* topic, without clear recommendations for dogs over 50lb as adults. So much of the research is very poor quality and so it's a lot to try to wade through, and it will also depend on the country that people are in because there are some big cultural differences in how dogs are cared for around the world.
It is a topic that's on my list, though. I might have to break it down into 3 videos. One for cats, one for small/medium sized dogs, and then one for large dogs... We shall see!
@VetMedCorner Thank you so much again for your view. This is incredibly helpful. Yes, I'm aware of the huge differences regarding neutering as well. I'm originally from Germany where it's illegal to neuter healthy dogs, but now live in the UK where it's very much encouraged. I'll be watching with great interest if you ever decide to delve into the topic 😊
Sound advice once again. The only ones not being hurt by using homeopathy are the manufactures of this snake oil treatment. Personally I have seen dogs harmed this way, all the while being pressured to go this route for my own animal. We always want to do what's best for our pets. :)
You bring up a very good point. A lot of the people who end up using it have been bamboozled, thinking they are doing the best thing for their animal. It's so upsetting.
Another great video with solid advive. I've never trusted or believed in Homeopathy. I absolutely trust my Vet with his experience to treat my cats with medicines that will make them well and keep them healthy. Not junk science. Thank you Dr. M.
I'm so glad you have a good relationship with your veterinarian - that's a wonderful thing to have! 🙌
Thanks for this informative video. I'd like to request a topic. Perhaps this isn't a big problem, if so, then I'll understand why you don't cover it. That topic is reaction to vaccines--specifically reaction to the lepto vaccine. I have three dogs. Two are fine with the lepto vaccine, no reaction at all. My third little guy has a terrible reaction each time he gets one (he gets it yearly). His latest vaccine was earlier this week and his reaction was the worst we've seen. At this point, my vet has said no more lepto vaccines for him--he was really, really, really sick. Thankfully he's doing much better now, but that required almost $2,000 in vet bills--fluids, multiple medications, they even tested to see if he'd gone into anaphylactic shock (luckily he hadn't). This little dog has no reaction to other vaccines, just the lepto vaccine. My vet said she'd never seen a dog have such a reaction to the "new" lepto vaccine (not a vet here, so I have no idea about the "new" and "old" lepto vaccines).
I always appreciate when people ask about topics they are curious about! I'm so sorry to hear that your one dog had a reaction to a lepto vaccine, it's so stressful. I was happy to read that he's recovering and hope he's soon back to his usual self!
My own personal dog is painful after the lepto vaccine, so she now gets antihistamines and NSAIDs before her boosters, which in her situation has helped a significant amount and I have some patients who have some pre-meds prior to vaccine boosters to help reduce any symptoms they've felt after previous boosters. Personally, I tend to react a bit to my COVID and influenza boosters, so I empathize with these sorts of patients a lot!!!
In the past, I've covered vaccines in general:
ua-cam.com/video/bwWw-Y3PXKQ/v-deo.htmlsi=PXFIFLsWqQCkxOrm
And Lyme disease in general:
ua-cam.com/video/p6FqEVypGCM/v-deo.htmlsi=ZM1M32XVAXuY9kSy
I don't think they will exactly answer all your questions, but you may find them somewhat helpful. I can also add to my list of future topics to consider covering different reactions to vaccines at some point!
One final note, if your veterinarian didn't report what occurred to the vaccine company, they should. It doesn't always happen, but often the vaccine company will cover part of/all of the costs associated with treating a reaction. And at the very least, they should be made aware of any reactions that dogs are having as that helps them make changes to improve vaccines in the future.
This was a well timed video. I just read a comment from someone on social media today about how homeopathy effectively treats OA pain. I found it very upsetting.
As well, I never met one of my family members because they chose to address an initially treatable health issue with homeopathy instead of evidence based medicine. It progressed to being untreatable and they died quite young. As you said, there are many real consequences to pursuing these treatment methods
Oof 😣💔
I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your family member. That's devastating.