| by Vicki Mathison, author of the popular cartoon book about animals |
The little mare was in the midst of a severe crisis. Sometime during the night she had managed to make her way under a fence onto the lush pasture and was now suffering from terrible intestinal colic. Her belly was distended like a drum. She stretched herself in a vain attempt to relieve the pressure - alternating between lying on her back and stiffly extending her legs into the air, while an almost panicked expression appeared in her eyes. She had been in this state for roughly 6 hours. Brie is an especially small horse - even by miniature pony standards - with an ENORMOUS sense of her place on this planet and a passion for drama. She lives in a herd of four miniature ponies, in which she is both the smallest and the only one who does not form a bond with the other horses. From time to time she distances herself from the herd and their spots, stares into space and apparently exists entirely in her own world. Brie's belief in the saying "the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence" is unshakeable. This philosophy had already had adverse consequences for her on several other occasions, but this episode was by far the worst. A veterinarian had been called; diagnosis and prognosis were not good. It was likely that her intestines had become entangled during her attempts to find relief, which often results in part of the intestine becoming necrotic. It was clear to me that the only solution would be to transport her to the nearest equine hospital - 7 hours away - for extensive surgery. However, it was unlikely that she would survive such a journey and the subsequent operation. While these discussions were taking place, Brie lay again on her back, legs in the air, neck and head stretched out on the ground. This time, however, her eyes were glassy and fixed, as if she were looking into another world. She was completely unresponsive to everything happening around her. |
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Considering her condition (collapse, distended, rumbling belly, cold legs and the impression that she was outside her body) Brie received 2 doses of Carbo vegetabilis C 200 at 10-minute intervals. Within 60 seconds of the 2nd dose she sprang to her feet, made her way into the group of horses that were taking their breakfast, and began chewing hay with great appetite. Within a further 5 minutes Brie's belly was completely soft and supple, and she showed no sign of pain or discomfort any more. She also no longer stared into space as if she were from another planet. Carbo vegetabilis appears under the rubric; MIND AND EMOTIONS; DELUSIONS, sees ghosts, and MIND AND EMOTIONS: FEAR, of ghosts. |
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Illustration by the author: Vicki Mathison, diploma homeopath, B.A. Psychologist. |
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