Effectiveness of Thuja occidentalis and Urtica urens in pseudopregnant bitches
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Tarih
2008
Dergi Başlığı
Dergi ISSN
Cilt Başlığı
Yayıncı
B W K Publishing Solutions & Verlag
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Thuja occidentalis and Urtica urens in pseudopregnant bitches. Clinically pseudopregnant bitches (n=38) were assigned per random to groups as follows: Group I: Thuja occidentalis D30 (8 globules, 3 times a day, per os, n=15); Group II: Urtica urens D6 (8 globules, 3 times a day, per os, n=15); Group III: naloxone (control group, 0.01 mg/kg, twice daily, s.c., n=8). Treatments were continued until clinical signs resolved. Animals were classified as no, mild, moderate, and severe (score -, +, ++, and +++) according to the clinical signs of mammary glands and behavioural signs during the study. Bitches were examined at 3-5 days intervals by means of adspection and palpation until clinical signs resolved. Successful recovery rates (100 %) were found in Group I and II. Application of naloxone was found to be successful in only 3 of 8 bitches (37.5 %). Mean duration of treatments in Group I, II and III was 11.6 +/- 4.6 (min-max: 3-18) days, 13.5 +/- 3.7 (min-max: 6-19) days and 14.3 +/- 5.9 (min-max: 10-21) days, respectively. During treatment with Thuja occidentalis D30 and Urtica urens D6, the percentages of bitches with behavioural problems significantly decreased within 3-5 days from 33.3 % to 6.7 % (p=0.033) and from 66.7 % to 33.3 % (p=0.050), respectively. All bitches treated with Thuja occidentalis D30 or Urtica urens D6 showed normal behaviour within 10 days after onset of treatments but 2 bitches in the naloxone group kept showing behavioural signs until Days 15-20 of treatment. Concerning mammary gland scores, treatments yielded significantly higher success rates in Group I and Group II (100 in both groups) compared to the success rate observed in Group III (37.5 %; p=0.012). No side effects were observed during the study. In conclusion, the homeopathic agents Thuja occidentalis D30 and Urtica urens D6 proved to be effective and safe in pseudopregnant bitches.
Açıklama
Anahtar Kelimeler
Bitch, Homeopathy, Pseudopregnancy, Thuja Occidentalis, Urtica Urens
Kaynak
Wiener Tierarztliche Monatsschrift
WoS Q Değeri
Q4
Scopus Q Değeri
Q4
Cilt
95
Sayı
11-12
