Thought you guys would have a bit of a laugh on this one. I was reading a Q&A over at 1-800-PetMeds and the resident vet was recommending people go to homeopaths for treatment for their dog's illnesses.
blog (dot) petmeds (dot) com/ask-the-vet/pet-ear-antibiotic-mometamax/#comments
Sorry, I had to cut up the links. I don't have enough posts for them yet.
Here's my post there:
"Heather
Posted July 22, 2014 at 11:25 pm | Permalink
I’m finding it really hard to believe that a DVM is recommending that people see a homeopathic vet. Homeopathy is pseudoscience and what this vet is recommending is out and out pure quackery. If you want to go to a homeopathic vet, then save your self some money and just turn on the faucet. There is no scientific basis for homeopathy. Not one homeopathic remedy has ever held up in a controlled, double blind scientific test.
As for the Momentamax deafness. I think most people are looking at correlation and not realizing the dog already had severe problems that they just didn’t realize."
And the replies are pure gold. The vet replied with a few lijnks to homeopathic vet sites that apparantly have "scientific proof and studies" purporting the validity of homeopathic medicine.
"Dr. Michael Dym, VMD veterinarian Reply:
July 25th, 2014 at 9:20 pm
HI Heather. Hate to respectfully disagree with you, but I am a 23 year old presidential scholar graduate from two Ivy league schools in Cornell and Penn, as well as having 23 years clinical experience BOTH as a veterinary homeopath and traditional veterinarian. There are INDEED plenty of research available from non biased sources on homeopathy, as well as many of us with tons of clinical experience in treating rather severe pathologies with classical homeopathy. Before you put it down, try learning more about it, especially from veterinarians trained in both modalities. to learn more go to TheAVH as well as drpitcairn as well as PIVH NO placebo here. As for the mometamax, unfortunately the risk of transient deafness IS REAL and has been seen in dogs previously healthy with good hearing, and I have seen this in my 23 years of doing this."
And this one:
"WillowMorningsky Reply:
July 25th, 2014 at 10:42 pm
Heather, you obviously like to sound knowledgeable but know nothing about the subject you purport to be familiar with. I raised two children on only Homeopathics and herbs, NO medical profession at all. They were always far healthier than all the other kids…..no runny noses or colds, ever!!! Homeopathics are extremely powerful and effective. Please educate yourself before you do harm to others with your ignorance and pontification. It is simply a cruel and dangerous behavior."
Oh, and this one:
"Bette
Posted July 25, 2014 at 9:29 pm | Permalink
Thank you, Dr. I felt really sad when reading Heather’s comments. Nothing was wrong with my Yorkie’s hearing before this medication. And I appreciate your alternative recommendations for my Havanese. Thank you."
blog (dot) petmeds (dot) com/ask-the-vet/pet-ear-antibiotic-mometamax/#comments
Sorry, I had to cut up the links. I don't have enough posts for them yet.
Here's my post there:
"Heather
Posted July 22, 2014 at 11:25 pm | Permalink
I’m finding it really hard to believe that a DVM is recommending that people see a homeopathic vet. Homeopathy is pseudoscience and what this vet is recommending is out and out pure quackery. If you want to go to a homeopathic vet, then save your self some money and just turn on the faucet. There is no scientific basis for homeopathy. Not one homeopathic remedy has ever held up in a controlled, double blind scientific test.
As for the Momentamax deafness. I think most people are looking at correlation and not realizing the dog already had severe problems that they just didn’t realize."
And the replies are pure gold. The vet replied with a few lijnks to homeopathic vet sites that apparantly have "scientific proof and studies" purporting the validity of homeopathic medicine.
"Dr. Michael Dym, VMD veterinarian Reply:
July 25th, 2014 at 9:20 pm
HI Heather. Hate to respectfully disagree with you, but I am a 23 year old presidential scholar graduate from two Ivy league schools in Cornell and Penn, as well as having 23 years clinical experience BOTH as a veterinary homeopath and traditional veterinarian. There are INDEED plenty of research available from non biased sources on homeopathy, as well as many of us with tons of clinical experience in treating rather severe pathologies with classical homeopathy. Before you put it down, try learning more about it, especially from veterinarians trained in both modalities. to learn more go to TheAVH as well as drpitcairn as well as PIVH NO placebo here. As for the mometamax, unfortunately the risk of transient deafness IS REAL and has been seen in dogs previously healthy with good hearing, and I have seen this in my 23 years of doing this."
And this one:
"WillowMorningsky Reply:
July 25th, 2014 at 10:42 pm
Heather, you obviously like to sound knowledgeable but know nothing about the subject you purport to be familiar with. I raised two children on only Homeopathics and herbs, NO medical profession at all. They were always far healthier than all the other kids…..no runny noses or colds, ever!!! Homeopathics are extremely powerful and effective. Please educate yourself before you do harm to others with your ignorance and pontification. It is simply a cruel and dangerous behavior."
Oh, and this one:
"Bette
Posted July 25, 2014 at 9:29 pm | Permalink
Thank you, Dr. I felt really sad when reading Heather’s comments. Nothing was wrong with my Yorkie’s hearing before this medication. And I appreciate your alternative recommendations for my Havanese. Thank you."
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