Homeopathy was used by the Greeks, long ago, and was formalized by a German physician, Samuel Hahnemann in the late 1700's. An energy imbalance exists prior to the development of physical symptoms. To produce healing, all symptoms and the individual animal must be taken ito account.
Homeopathic remedies cause symptoms similar to the symptoms the animal is showing.
For instance, an animal that has vomiting and diarrhea would be treated with a plant, mineral or animal substance which causes similar symptoms. The remedy would be stronger and similar to the imbalance observed in the animal, and would replace the illness, causing a cure. The goal of homeopathy is to cure not only the symptoms of disease, but all changes in the energy balance of the animal. The type of remedy is determined by first identifying the severity of the symptoms, and subsequently identifying which will be treated first. Then, the study of a number of reference books explaining the many properties of the various remedies will help determine which remedy to choose.