Varda Wilensky

Varda Wilensky

Varda Wilensky had been practicing Classical Homeopathy in San Francisco for the past 17 years. As a Certified Classical Homeopath, Varda specialized in working with cancer patients, in addition to helping clients with varying acute and chronic health conditions. 

In addition to her private practice, Varda provided homeopathic care to women with cancer at the Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic — a facility utilizing a multi-discipline approach in conjunction with conventional treatment of cancer.

Varda also has a deep interest in treating animals with homeopathy

Case:

Mossy the horsey:

When treating animals, we are dependent on the care taker to communicate to us what is going on beyond what maybe visually obvious.

In this case, credit is given to the owner who was connected with the horse, knowing what he needed, what he thought and his attitude.
Mossy was obviously smiling when the owner approached the paddock, or just hearing her voice.
 

This is what I was told:

 Mossy, a 26 years old horse suffered from diarrhea and had propensity for itching. He recently lost weight and his hair on mane and tail were thinning.
In his glorious past, Mossy was a show horse; well trained, cooperative and very proud. Presently he had retired, living on a ranch where parents bring their children for riding lessons. As a retired horse, it was assumed that Mossy was suitable for the task.
Soon it became clear that he was of a different opinion: he had zero tolerance for low energy riders -with no expectations for top notch performance, running or galloping.
Losing interest, he occasionally would brake into a trot and happily return home. But with a trainer on site this was controlled and he couldn't get away with it.

The owner noticed that as soon as they put a child in the saddle he would raise his tail and release green, stinky diarrhea.

By doing that he got what he wanted, becoming less popular to carry children around.

When he was left to roam freely around with no responsibilities, he became bored and was seen cribbing often (rubbing front teeth on the fence while sucking air. This is normal for horses to do when bored). He did work occasionally carrying children in their riding lessons.

I treated him for chronic diarrhea and itchy skin, hoping to see weight gain and change in attitude.
Suitable remedy for the conditions, coupled with the proud (arrogant) personality, was Sulphur.
Sulphur at 30c potency diluted in water was delivered via spray to the front of his face and rubbing on the gums.

Within 6 months he gained weight, tail and mane got thicker and the diarrhea subsided.
As far as attitude, When a child was placed on the saddle he had no diarrhea but did release flatus. This way he got to express himself without grossing out the entire community

Mossy lived comfortably for five more years, suitable for an old, well accomplished horse.

Homeopathic over the Counter for Dogs

Homeopathic over the Counter for Dogs

Following are the four most commonly used remedies for mild issues with dogs.  For more persistent or extreme conditions please work with a professional homeopath.

Physical Symptoms	Remedy
Dandruff: dryness of the skin and hair, coat s full of whitish scales or sometimes brown scales resembling bran	Sulphur
Gastritis: Frequent and sometimes violent vomiting may be accompanied by diarrhea and great thirst for cold water which is vomited, tongue dry	Phosphorus
Homesickness: When left in kennels or parted from their owners, fret and refuse food despite kind treatment	Ignatia
Diarrhea: Stool green, watery like chopped eggs and spinach, soreness of anus mainly in teething puppies	Chamomilla

Remedies selected based on these symptoms only may relieve symptoms temporarily. For a more permanent relief consider meeting a Homeopathic Practitioner.  He or she will select a remedy based on your health and family health history, which may provide long term relief.

Please use common sense and judgement and seek medical attention if need be

Henry Kostecki

Dr Henry Kostecki

964 Rubicon Tr

South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150

530-541-3551

hkostecki@gmail.com

homeopathicveterinarian.net

I graduated from Texas A&M veterinary school in 1971, instinctively knowing that there must be much more to healing than I had been taught. I had an overpowering curiosity to find out. I tried several healing systems over the years but found them all to be eclectic, without much scientific basis and minimally effective. Then came Homeopathy in the early 90’s, and it was love at first sight. My search had ended with this truly holistic, powerful and gentle system of medicine.  I was impressed with its long track record, dating from the early 1800’s, of documented cures that were and still are unparalleled today.

My study of homeopathy has been completely absorbing and fascinating since it speaks of the truth about the nature of reality as applied to medicine. Its legacy of literature, its medical schools, and hospitals all but vanished by the early 1900’s – a medical Atlantis with only artifacts remaining.  Here was a medicine that was deeply emotional to me as I saw my patients improve and heard the astonishment in their (or their mother’s) voices. Yet, homeopathy doesn’t give you a thing, in the sense that every case is a new riddle – a puzzle to be solved – and I now had to actually think and leave the ease of routine behind. I found that evidence had to be gathered and cases solved inductively, as a detective does at the crime scene. In fact, I may have prescribed a certain remedy hundreds of times yet I find that I have never seen it presented quite like the case standing before me now. Every day is new and fresh to me because homeopathy is always new and fresh, despite, and because of, its invariant principles.

• Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy, member
• Canadian Academy of Homeopathy, member

Case

A kitty named Oliver in a multi cat household who just won't eat. He is 6 yr old tiger tabby neutered male who has always been lean, active and finicky. He has been treated by a human homeopath with Staphysagria 30c twice daily for about one year and it seemed to help until recently when he stopped eating entirely and was taken to another vet on 7/18/2016 who found no abnormalities in lab work or physical exam, other than being quite thin. A feeding tube was installed on 8/2/2016 and Oliver was sent home to his human. Voluntary appetite increased gradually and the tube was removed on 8/13/16 and his appetite gradually waned thereafter. His human called me and I received his case by phone on 9/6/16:

His human has given no further vaccinations since adopting him as a kitten from a shelter. Oliver has never liked being touched and has always seemed very suspicious and wary in general and highly reactive to noises and changes in the household. He will eat fabric, plastic and paper and just looks at his home prepared organic food and walks away, likes the sun, used to make swallowing motions but not so much anymore, has catching, tremulous breathing during sleep, is irritable around the other cats, vomits green bile at random without a pattern, "grinds" his jaw when chewing, has greasy fur, poultry and fish make him itch, has had a clear eye discharge bilaterally for years that does not seem to concern him. His other homeopath has given many remedies without effect including Phosphorous, probably the most commonly Rx'd remedy for cats, (Arsenicum being same for horses). Owing to the long term palliation from Staph and all the other remedies tried, I thought I'd open with Nux vomica to see what might happen. Well, nothing much happened and the stomach tube was soon re-installed (unknown to me) then I was called again and updated on 10/2/16. At that point I moved in with the antipsoric Silicea 30c for one test dose. He went to sleep almost immediately thereafter and it was unusual for him to drop his guard like that during the day. He gradually began eating the next day and has never stopped and the stomach tube was soon removed and to date he has not needed another dose of Silicea. 

Deborah Landowne

Deborah Landowne

San Rafael, CA

415-419-3522

info@marinhomeopathy.com

marinhomeopathy.com

Deborah Landowne, CCH, RSHom(NA), C.HP has a Family Practice in San Rafael. She  studied Classical Homeopathy in San Francisco, at the Pacific Academy of Homeopathy, from 2003 - 2006.  In 2014 Ms. Landowne became a Certified CEASE Therapist, completing the Advanced Level Training. She has also studied Gemmotherapy, including coursework for animals with Dr. Stephen Blake, “The Pet Whisperer.”

Deborah enjoys working with family members of all ages and phases of life, especially with women for pre-conception preparation, through pregnancy, birth, and post partum.  She enjoys working with companion animals immensely, and is available to work in collaboration with Veterinarians.  More information about Deborah’s training and practice can be found on her website at: www.marinhomeopathy.com

Case:

Relieving Vaccine Side Effects in an Elderly Dog

Francisco is a 13+ year old black lab, who was adopted at age 2, having become a “Career Change” from Guide Dogs for the Blind.  They said he didn’t want to work, he just wanted to love everyone!

Upon arrival at his forever home, he was smelly, and so itchy he scratched himself raw. He would also leak urine when his people came home; he was so excited and wiggly he didn’t realize that he was incontinent.  He received homeopathic remedies for both these issues, Sulphur for the itching and excessive scratching and then Calcarea carbonica for the incontinence. He was also switched to a “BARF” diet of raw foods. This helped improve his coat and breath and he didn’t smell bad any longer.

For years he suffered from allergies, however, including a “reverse sneeze,” inflamed, watery and itchy eyes, itchy face, sneezing, etc. Various homeopathic remedies would relieve these issues, but they’d never completely resolve.

As he grew older Francisco developed a raisin-sized growth over his right eye, the one that had been the most chronically inflamed. Veterinarians said this was either a chalazion or an adenoma.  He would rub it and then it would bleed. We were concerned it would become cancerous or block his vision, as it was growing larger. Plus, this was not a good thing for such a handsome dog! He also had persistent issues with oily and yeasty ears. Again, various homeopathic and herbal remedies would help a bit or for a time, but not completely relieve either problem.

In studying homeopathic CEASE Therapy, I learned about symptoms associated with various vaccinations, one of which was inflammation of the eyes subsequent to the Rabies vaccine.  So, we decided to try a course of homeopathic detox using the CEASE Method for Francisco when he was about 13 years old.

CEASE Therapy is one of several methods of homeopathic detox.  It was originally developed for Autism and vaccine damage. CEASE is outlined in the book by Dr. Tinus Smits; Autism Beyond Despair: Homeopathy Has the Answers, CEASE Therapy.  This method applies the basic homeopathic principle of “Like Cures Like” in order to detox specific substances, which may have caused lingering problems. Many homeopaths are trained in this technique and can use it for a number of conditions. CEASE Therapy can be especially useful when well chosen homeopathic remedies do not work as expected or work for a time and then stop being effective.

In Francisco’s case we were able to determine the exact type of rabies vaccine he had received, as it was stated on the certificate furnished by Guide Dogs for his adoption.  (He had been exempted from any further shots, due to his allergies.) He was then given a course of a remedy made specifically to detox that brand of  the vaccine, over a course of several months, in a series of potencies. He also received a constitutional remedy to bolster his overall energy and help him detox. Other supportive measures included activated charcoal in his food to help adsorb any toxins that were released during the process, plus some herbs and homeopathic cell salts to drain and support specific tissues.

The first signs of his detox came out on his skin.  This was a good sign, because in spite of some improvement over the years, thanks to homeopathy and a diet of fresh foods, he had continued to have itchy, greasy and flaky skin.

We managed the detox process to prevent hot spots with the appropriate amount of charcoal and his old friend Sulphur 30c. He also needed a few weeks of Mezerium 30c, when he started having spasmodic itching, possibly related to the neurological affects of the vaccination. His coat is now much better, and the itchy spasms have gone. Other support at this phase included select herbal extracts called “gemmos” for the nervous system: Holly and Linden Tree buds, plus an additional combination of 3 gemmos, called Skin-gen, to drain the skin.

Next, his eye started draining and the tumor reduced in size. In about 2 months the growth had completely dried up and is now barely visible.  Also during the detox his hind legs became weak, which is common in older dogs.  He was given another of his old favorite remedies, Calcarea carbonica, and the weakness subsided quite a bit.  His legs are becoming stronger and stronger now, again with the help of gemmos to strengthen his adrenals and hind end, including Giant Redwood.

But the most interesting thing that happened was quite a surprise.  Francisco has always been a very mellow guy. He had a history of hanging his head, like it was too heavy to hold up or perhaps he had a headache. He wouldn’t look his people in the eyes and it was assumed that this was just part of his personality. However, midway through the detox, suddenly he was holding his head up and engaging eye contact, looking more interested in what his people were up to!  His guardian said that it was almost as if he had been autistic and no one realized it before, it was just accepted as part of his demeanor. We are thrilled that he is now communicating better, and so alert!

Other symptoms that have greatly improved over the course of this detox include a retching “old doggy” cough that he had developed with age, and his reverse sneeze. Again – these are other issues that would not improve as we had hoped with constitutional or acute homeopathic remedies or gemmotherapy. His ears have been drying up and are less yeasty now. They do not need to be cleaned as often.  His coat is no longer greasy or flaky, but beautifully shiny, so he can go longer without a bath, for which he is very grateful!

Now, at almost 14 years old, the rabies detox is finished and he is doing very well for his age.  Several friends, including his chiropractor and an animal nutrition expert, have commented that he is “aging in reverse.”  While he is definitely sleeping more than when he was younger, and not jumping around or playing as much as he used to, he has hardly any gray hair, his joints move very well (with a little help from Calc fluor Cell Salt) and he has even started playing tug again!  Francisco and his people are very pleased with the outcome.  He still loves taking long hikes in Tahoe – after which he makes sure to take some Arnica and a nap. He can’t wait to go sliding in the snow very soon!

Thank you, Francisco, for teaching us about CEASE Therapy and proving that old dogs CAN learn new tricks!