Will Falconer, DVM Moderator
Sure, Shari, it's just that both work on the same level. A homeopath's aim is to nudge the patient towards cure with the best fitting remedy, most similar to the state of illness. As we often have an incomplete picture of that state, not being able to interview our patient (talking of animals here), we are likely to be close at times, but not completely on the mark. As such, we always need to see the full response of the patient to what we've given.
In that response, we'll learn more about the patient's state of illness, and our next prescriptions are closer, more similar. The goal is high similarity between remedy and disease, and that results in cure: whole animal better, not just bereft of symptoms.
So, imagine trying to interpret a response when another modality comes along and also moves things at the level of the vital force. It makes interpretation muddy. Say the needles caused a symptom to disappear. Did it disappear because the whole animal was headed towards cure, or was it gone because of palliation, or worse, suppression?
So, best to keep one of the two modalities to itself, and so be able to clearly gauge what's working best for the patient to move towards cure.
Thanks for asking.