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My dog is afraid of thunderstorms, what should I do? - Herbal Treatments

"My dog, normally a very placid and quiet lady becomes maniacal in a storm running up and down the fence line alert to every tiny glimmer of lightening on the horizon. She cannot be calmed or reassured by anything I try, she is not even aware of my presence or voice, my normally loyal and devoted dog has completely been taken over by the effect of the storm. Even if I bring her inside she cries loudly and paws at the door. Please help me. " This desperate plea is not that u...

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Chubby Feet and Short Tendons - Herbal Treatments

"My yearling has been diagnosed as having accelerated bone growth and shortened tendons. His feet are becoming clubby as his short tendons don't allow his heals to touch the ground. He is in good condition and was being fed lucerne/oaten, boiled barley, linseed, millet and bran as well as mudge dolomite, brewers yeast, seaweed and rosehips. I have been told to retard his growth for a while. Â What should I be feeding. ? Also what are the feeding rates for boiled barley, linseed and millet...

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How can Herbal Medicines Support Surgical Procedures? - Herbal Treatments

This morning I had an inquiry, reproduced below, from a client for whom I had provided a support program for her dog's cancer last year. She wrote; Dear Robert BTW - my two-year-old grand daughter will shortly undergo surgery for two dislocated hips - which, no doubt, occurred at or within months of birth. Unfortunately, various health professionals with whom she has come in contact have failed to recognise the problem, even with her 'waddling' gait, and it was not...

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Is there a treastment for Antibiotic Resistant Kennel Cough? - Herbal Treatments

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT KENNEL COUGH - Cured in 3 weeks with Herbal Medicines The following dialogue is extracted from email files and traces Kristin's first experience with Herbal Medicine after finding reference to Kennel Cough on his website. (Robert's site comes up #1 in Google for the search words "Kennel Cough Herbal") Sept 4 2002 - Kirstin: My dog has had kennel cough for 3 months now and is now on his 6th set of antibiotics. I saw your medica...

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Is there a herbal treatment to cure chronic sinus? - Herbal Treatments

On Monday, March 3, 2003, Nancy Morrison emailed Robert: I have been having recurring sinus infections for several years and headaches to go with the infections. I have been to several doctors over the years without much help. Antibiotics have not done much to help. Nose is stuffed up often all night long. I also have recurring nose bleeds. Nasal steriod percription sprays help but I cannot tolerate them because of nose bleeds. Any suggestions? Robert replied:...

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I SUFFER FROM CHRONIC MIGRAINE, CAN HERBS HELP ME? - Herbal Treatments

There are several distinctly different reasons behind migraine and the first thing is to establish which of these are involved. This is the sort of thing I do in my face to face consultations and I divide migraine into the following three categories when considering a particular; Dehydration Migraine: Most commonly involving habitually not...

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IS THERE A SAFE NON - DROUSY TREATMENT I CAN USE FOR A NERVOUS HORSE? - Herbal Treatments

I would suggest the nervous rehabilitation mix for your horse. This mix comes as a 1 litre bottle and is given at a dose rate of 10mls twice a day. It will not make the horse sleepy at all. It actually works to strengthen the nervous system. Most horses only require 1-2 courses of this mix with perhaps a repeat 12 months down the track....

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Can you help my gelding with ring bone? - Herbal Treatments

Three months ago my 15 year old Arab Gelding was diagnosed with Ringbone in his near fore leg. At first he was very lame and had to be on bute and paddock rest. He had a course of Pentosan and a Cortisone injection into the joint. He is now ride able but at the trot he is slightly lame occasionally. I am feeding him dolomite (1 desert spoon per day) plus one cup of apple cider vinegar per day. Can Devils claw be used long term or will it cause stomach ulcers? Could Glucosamine and MSM...

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Sarcoid Treatment Program - Herbal Treatments

Question: I have a 8 year old quarter horse gelding with approximately 5 sarcoids on his face. I am somewhat interested in trying your product; however, would like to know what your success rate is and what kind of a time span we are talking about. Answer: Herbally I work with the systems of the body giving rise to the condition in the first place. A sarcoid can be seen as an attempt by the immune system to package up and get r...

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DO YOU HAVE A HERBAL TREATMENT FOR SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA? - Herbal Treatments

This treatment program can be found on my website at http://www. herbal-treatments. com/horse_skin_squamous_cell_carcinoma. html The treatment consists of an internal and external preparation which we have very good results with in cases like yours. Very often we see within a few weeks a reduction in size and complete healing without reoccurrence over a few months. The treatment is safe and inexpensive (at just under $20 per week) and we can either mix up the external treatment in a suitable...

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Staph Infection Treatment Program - Herbal Treatments

Question My horse was gelded 2 months ago and has had an infection since then, it was recently cultured and it came back as staph. There is a small opening in the back of his sheath and throught this pus comes out. At this point it is only a small amount, and Quartermaster has been injected twice. I have been having a hard time finding any information on staph infections and how to treat them and what side effects they cause. Any help in this matter would be m...

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How do I get a custom herbal treatment for myself / my animal? - Herbal Treatments

For your animal, use the Contact Us page to email Robert asking for a custom treatment. For yourself, sign up for the Online Full Health Consultation with Robert and Robert will make you a Herbal Treatment to suit your individual needs....

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Is there a Herbal Treatment to cure Chronic Sinus? - Herbal Treatments

 I have been having recurring sinus infections for several years and headaches to go with the infections. I have been to several doctors over the years without much help. Antibiotics have not done much to help. Nose is stuffed up often all night long. I also have recurring nose bleeds. Nasal steriod percription sprays help but I cannot tolerate them because of nose bleeds. Any suggestions?  I make up a specific preparation which will completely resolve this long stan...

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What is Golden Staph? - Herbal Treatments

What exactly is Golden Staph? Is it an infection? How do you catch it, if you have had it once can you get it again? Golden Staph is an antibiotic resistant infection which first appeared in some hospitals back in the 1960's where it was a result of too many antibiotics being used which resulted in exotic forms of infective bug evolving with resistance to these antibiotics. Â Now 40 years later with continued overuse of antibiotics the...

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Is there a herb that repairs the hymen, thus restoring virginity? - Herbal Treatments

My future wife would like to become a virgin again. We have heard that a herb called "Comfrey" has the healing power to repair the hymen, thus restore virginity. As such can you provide us with more information? Is it true? If so what will the cost be and how will it be administered. It is not true that comfrey will repair a damaged hymen and n...

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Do you have a Herbal Treatment for Gout? - Herbal Treatments

I do have a treatment for gout, and it may be found by clicking the following link: Gout Herbal Treatment I have also written an extensive article explaining my understanding and herbal treatment options for Gout. It includ...

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Is there a Herbal Treatment that can help me to manage my Blood Sugar? - Herbal Treatments

The best two things you can do to help your system manage your blood sugar better are to eat oats each day. This is like the rolled oats cooked into porridge for breakfast or just a spoonful of dried oats on whatever else you are having for breakfast. Â Then I make up a herbal conditioning mix, which actually works to support all the members of the body's metabolism. The Pancreas works in harmony with the support of the thyroid, liver, kidneys, adrenals, heart, bone marrow and spleen....

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Can you help me to understand Glandular Fever and how I can treat it herbally? - Herbal Treatments

The Epstein Barr Virus is blamed for Glandular Fever and if you read the article on glandular fever, you will find that the preconditions are very similar to the Chronic Fatigue ones. You will find also that the virus is not to blame it is merely a parasite living in a system that is severely depleted in its Vitamin B metabolism. See; Understanding Glandular Fever...

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Is there a Herbal Treatment for infertility in women? - Herbal Treatments

I certainly do make up supportive mixes for those with difficulties falling pregnant. Indeed throughout the whole of mankind's history, fertility has been a major concern for herbalists and there are literally dozens of herbs, which have been used in each of the major cultures for this purpose. Â I make up a standard fertility mix as a first approach. This is taken as a dose three times per day in water for 6 to 12 cycles and it will improve the whole process of ovulation and the rece...

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Can depression be treated with herbs? - Herbal Treatments

Depression can be treated herbally and I do it all the time. However depression is a very personal disease and it is really the person you must treat. There are dozens of herbs which I think about when sitting down before a depressed person in a one hour face to face consultation and at the end I hope to be down to those 5 or 6 herbs that would suit this particular individual with all his/her history, background, symptoms, physical health, personality,...

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Is there a Herbal Treatment for ADD? - Herbal Treatments

Attention Deficit Disorder - Understanding and Treatment: Three or four years ago I begun to treat so called ADHD and ADD in boys with a combination of Maritime Pine Extract and a herb called Phytolacca. I get great results. It caused me some effort to make the connection in my own head as to why a super anti-oxidant Like Maritime Pine, should have any effect whatsoever in the treatment of ADD, However after I found that it did help in almost all cases, I came up with the...

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Do you have a Herbal Treatment for UTIs`? - Herbal Treatments

Firstly, I would like to refer you to the article on my website on Urinary Tract Infections which can be found on the following link;http://herbal-treatment. net/article_paraplegic_urinary_tract_infection. html Although this refers specifically to the problems faced by paraplegics, everything described covers everyone. The article gives you practical home help advice as well as recommending a specific treatment program. In severe cases I can offer a personal online consultation se...

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Is there a Herbal Treatment for Kidney Stones? - Herbal Treatments

I have two treatment programs for kidney stones. ## The first being my Calcium Stone Mix which is found on the website atAnd this one does ease the symptoms to some extent but is more to reverse the processes of stone formation and to break down steadily any existing stones into fine Gravel, which is easily passed. The second treatment is an Acute Attack Mix; this contains antispasmodic he...

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A Healthy Horse - Herbal Treatments

Hello, I am looking for a natural way to supplements my horse with vitamins and minerals. I saw your recommendations of the grains, green food, wheat germ, molasses and so on. Could you tell me how much of each he should get? Thank you  Robert Replied: I suggest you keep your horse primarily on hay and pasture 24/7 day and night. Don't lock him up in a stable and if you need to give extra dry grass try to get meadow hay rather than something pasteurised. Soak 2 or 3 c...

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Degenerative Joint Disease - Herbal Treatments

Angela wrote -I have been adding 1 tablespoon of Rosehips daily to my horse's feed (without making it into a tea) is this safe to do? and is it safe to give Rosehips to horses long term? I have just discovered my 6yr old Thoroughbred has degenerative joint disease in her hock and I am looking for a herbal treatment that will help her in conjunction with other treatments I'm pursuing. I'm also wondering what are the best herbal sources of Zinc and Copper?...

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