HomeoPet Joint Relief

 Ingredient  

Arnica Montana 6c & 30c: Arthritic pains associated with injury
(Leopard’s Bane)

Rhus Toxicodendron 6c & 30c: Arthritic pains exaggerated in cold, damp weather
(Poison Oak)

Hypericum Perforatum 6c & 30c:     Pain associated with arthritic condition
(St. John’s Wort) exaggerated in cold, damp, foggy weather        

Calendula Officinalis 6c & 30c: Pain where injury is cause, exaggerated in damp, heavy
(Pot Marigold) weather

Hamamelis Virginiana 6c & 30c: Pain in back and cervical regions extending down legs,
(Witch Hazel) sore joints & muscles exaggerated in warm moist air

Lathyrus Sativus 6c & 30c: Arthritic paralysis, general stiffness, hind limbs      
(Chick Pea) weak, tottering crossing over gait

Aconitum Napellus 6c & 30c: Arthritic inflammation of joints, cracking of joints
(Monkshood)


DOSE: Dogs/ Cats under 20 lbs/10 kg, 5 drops; 20-100 lbs/ 10-50 kg, 10 drops; over 100 lbs/50 kg, 15 drops. In acute cases the doses can be given every 15 minutes for the first hour, every 30 minutes in the second hour, once in the third hour, then reducing to 1 dose 3 times daily. For cases that are not acute one dose 3 times daily, once a response is seen the administration should either be reduced until symptoms reappear or ceased until symptoms reappear. If any reduction in dose or frequency leads to immediate reoccurrence of symptoms, then medication should be continued with a reduction being done every 12-21 days to check that the medication is providing control rather than relief of symptoms.

DOSE: Small mammals, exotics and birds: 3 drops in drinking water daily. For severe cases a drop can be diluted in 1 ml of water or other oral rehydration fluid and given to the patient orally, taking care to avoid  aspiration of the fluid into the respiratory tract by the patient. This can be repeated as for cats and dogs where the case is acute, but with a volume of fluid suited to the patient.

ADMINISTRATION: Optimally the liquid preparation should be dropped directly into the mucous membrane of the mouth including lips, ideally in dogs by pulling out the labial pouch and in cats by raising the head until the mouth opens. Where an animal finds this distressful or an owner is unable to comply, the medication can be put in the food, water or milk. Where animals are sensitive to the odor of the alcohol preservative a 10-20 minute period should be allowed for it to dilute and evaporate before the liquid or food is presented to the patient. Occasionally animals will shake their head as a response to the alcohol preservative; cats may salivate excessively and in these cases presenting it in food, water or milk works