Homeopathic Treatment for Rabies
By Susan Beal, DVM

The recommendations not to treat non-human cases of rabies stems from the risk/benefit assessment on the part of both the human and veterinary profession. Their logic goes something like this,....

The disease is zoonotic, and those involved in the care of the animal would be exposed repeatedly to the virus. Virus shed is very high in the later parts of the illness (once clinic signs appear).

The animals are unpredictable, and the opportunity for serious harm to the handler is real (not just exposure to virus, but for instance working with animals in blind rages). The chances of recovery are minimal.

All in all, the risk/benefit equation shifts to euthanize, don't treat.
Now, you ask the homeopath.
Yes, theoretically, it would be possible to attempt to treat the imbalance of the Vital Force homeopathically.
In assessing the case, though, it would seem that the animal would have had to have serious pre-existing dis-ease to be susceptible to the rabies virus in the first place, as well as having very deep (central nervous system) pathology present once the clinical signs of the illness manifest.

Cases such as these usually do not respond well to homeopathic treatment, especially given a circumstance such as rabies where the natural course of the illness is rapid (remember, death follows 3-8 days after appearance of the symptoms,...).

The poor response is due to a severely compromised Vital Force, that has serious underlying chronic disease, and now has a rapidly acting, very deep, but relatively more acute disease added to the equation. The Vital Force would likely not have time or energy to act curatively in the space and time allowed by the circumstance.

And besides, can you imagine the furor that would be created in that situation?
The medical profession and public as a whole do not feel homeopathy is a valid modality to begin with, and spends a great deal of time and energy offering and enforcing this opinion.

Regards,
Susan Beal DVM