皮膚問題跟消化問題的邊境牧羊犬Angus

Angus，在12月將滿10歲。大約5年前，他因為對心絲蟲注射劑產生不良反應後開始出現皮膚問題。他主要的症狀是腳和腿部癢，但兩年前一次跳蚤大爆發使他全身都產生反應，在幾天內抓掉了大塊的毛髮。我們消除了跳蚤，但癢感仍持續，所以他開始使用皮質醇(註)。這緩解了癢感，但導致了5公斤的體重增加，毛髮還是一直掉和持續的消化系統問題。

接受了兩年的中醫治療後，他的皮膚和免疫系統終於恢復正常，但他的毛髮恢復得較慢，消化問題仍然持續。由於摔倒而導致的背部疼痛，再加上體重增加，他幾乎只能走路。今年2月，我開始讓他服用RHCV(Rose-Hip Vital Canine)，幾天後最明顯的效果是他的消化系統恢復正常。

隨著時間的推移，他長出了華麗的毛髮，並且活躍到足以終於減掉那些多餘的體重。他現在再次變得快樂、活躍和健康。

Angus
AGE: 10
CONDITION: Skin Condition
LOCATION: Miller, NSW

"As time has gone on he has grown a magnificent coat and become active"

Angus, who will be 10 in December, developed skin problems after a bad reaction to a heartworm injection about 5 years ago. He mainly had itchy feet and legs but two years ago a flea plague caused him to react all over and scratch out great chunks of his coat in a matter of days. We got rid of the fleas but the itch continued so he was put on cortisone. This eased the itch but caused a 5 kg weight gain, further coat loss and ongoing digestive problems.
Two years of treatment with Traditional Chinese Medicine has seen his skin and immune system return to normal at last but his coat was slow to come back and the digestive problems persisted. He was also suffering some back pain from a fall and combined with the weight gain was not moving much faster than a walk. I started him on RHCV in Feb this year and the first obvious benefit within days, was a normal digestive system.
As time has gone on he has grown a magnificent coat and become active enough to finally she'd the extra weight. He is now happy, active and healthy again.

註:

皮質醇（Cortisone）是一種類似於體內天然荷爾蒙皮質醇的合成藥物，屬於類固醇的一種。它主要用於抗炎和免疫調節的治療，可用於各種疾病和情況，包括炎症性疾病、過敏反應、自體免疫性疾病等，以緩解相關症狀。

皮質醇通常用於控制炎症和免疫系統的過度反應，有助於減少發炎和抑制免疫系統的活性。是治療許多不同種類的疾病的重要藥物，但同時也可能伴隨一些副作用，特別是在長期使用或高劑量使用的情況下，所以使用必須由醫生指示監督。