I am always pleased when veterinary surgeons express an interest in the herbs and approach we use. This is an opportunity to bridge the gap between the orthodox and holistic medical viewpoints, and I am always happy to share with vets the rationale behind my treatment formulations...
A traditional or holistic therapist always operates by seeking to understand and treat the processes, which led to a condition of ill health manifesting itself within the body.
Contra-indications
Often veterinary surgeons are worried that the herbs I am prescribing can be contra-indicated when given with chemical medicines or other protocols. While it is true that there are a small number of herbs which can be poisonous or dangerous, there are however so many others with similar actions from which to choose, that there is absolutely no need to use dangerous ones.
In the particular Osteosarcoma Mix I am describing below, the herb Golden Seal was included as 2% of the mix because the bone cancer being treated was affecting the sinus cavities in this particular case. The contra indications for Golden Seal mostly revolve around its enormously high Vitamin A content, which can upset the liver in large doses.
Chemotherapy/Radiotherapy
If your dog is to be treated with chemotherapy or radiotherapy, I recommend that the specific herbal support mixtures to minimize the detrimental side effects of these protocols be included in the total program.
Worming and flea treatments