Jilly and a neurological disorder

She is so much happier and confident, her guardian reports

Jilly made the trip up to Sligo from Galway to see if herbs and essential oils could help Jilly with a veterinary diagnosed neurological issue which was resulting in regular seizures. After blood tests ruled out Epilepsy, Jilly's vet suggested the possibility of a parasitic infection called Neospora which attacks the nervous system.

The treatment is a strong series of antibiotics and a course of wormers as a possible resolution by working on the basis of a process of elimination.

Jilly's guardian, having attended our AZ Eqine Foundation Course, decided she would rather see if the AZ method and herbal extracts could help so brought Jilly to see us. During the session Jilly selected a wide range of herbal extracts that are known to be nervines which she responded well to. After nervines we offered extracts that are often selected by animals that are known to have a parasitic burden.

We then offered anti parasitic herbal extracts (including Garlic essential oil and Neem fixed oil) which she selected with gusto! Both are very strong smelling extracts and would not be tolerated unless they were needed!

A very relaxed Jilly as she makes her way home.

 A week later after the initial session, Jilly continued to select Neem and Garlic. Whilst Jilly's seizures have not been fully eradicated, notably they have changed in the way that she responds to them and they dont seem so severe. Another noticable change reported by her guardian and those than know her, is her new sense of confidence and calm.

​" She is much more happier in herself and there's a real change in her sense of confidence" her guardian reports 7 days after the initial session at our catch-up call.
Bearing in mind this is a long term chronic condition, it is early days but this is encouraging and as she continues to select the extracts we shall keep you up dated with her improvements.

Could Gluten be the cause?
A study from 2018 suggests that this could be the case. Paroxysmal Gluten-Sensitive Dyskinesia (PGSD) has been linked to gluten intake. Some of the symptoms for this disorder is similar to Epilepsy. Jilly has already been put on a grain free diet so if this is the cause it will also help. Just another reason to feed either raw or grain free!
You can see the study here