Will Falconer, DVM Moderator
Hey Naomi,
In general, time is related to how long the condition has been present. We often see that it takes about half the amount of time to cure a chronic condition as the time it's been noticed in the animal (or human).
In an acute injury or inflammation, the proper remedy will work amazingly fast. In the long standing conditions, you can get a pretty good sense by charting out how long ago you first saw symptoms show up.
100% with you on the antibiotics and steroids. If I took those away from Dr. WhiteCoat, he'd have little left to practice with, and yes, largely suppressive, at best palliative in the stronger individuals.
I applaud you're holding out for cure.