Efficacy of Homoeopathic Treatment in Canine Leptospirosis: A Case Study

Abstract

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic bacterial disease with a worldwide distribution, besides an emerging infectious disease in humans and dogs. Disease in dogs caused primarily by Leptospira interregna’s and Leptospira kirschneri which results in illness of varying severity, depending on the infecting strain, geographical location, and host immune response. Some dogs display mild or no signs of disease, whereas others develop severe illness or death, often as a result of renal injury too. In general, it is suspected in dogs with signs of renal or hepatic failure, uveitis, pulmonary haemorrhage, acute febrile illness, or abortion. A case of Tommy appears with fever, sluggishness, dullness, weakness, loss of appetite and thirst more than 2 weeks. On laboratory examination the serum creatinine level was elevated. The dog was prescribed with Eel serum 30, Vesicaria Q, Veratrum album and followed by Cinchona. The dog bared with rapid improvement with reduced creatinine levels within 2 weeks. The study concludes by highlighting the effectiveness of individualized homeopathy in treating renal injury which could have resulted from canine leptospirosis. This suggests the consumption of Eel serum 30, Vesicaria Q, Veratrum album and followed by Cinchona, steered to significant improvement and completes resolution of the symptoms.