Will Falconer, DVM Moderator
Hi Cindy,
Holistic only for healthy dogs likely means they haven't retooled and learned a new modality. I started that way (you have to start somewhere…). I studied Dr. Pitcairn's book first, and recommended natural diets and a smattering of remedies without really having had training. Still got some nice responses, which told me how significant the usual food being fed was in sickness.
Homeopathic vets are still way too few, though we are slowly growing as more take the training. If you ask a prospective vet how they would use homeopathy, an honest one would admit he hadn't trained in it, and so couldn't comment, and certainly wouldn't use it without proper knowledge. But, as you say, if they get defensive or say it couldn't possibly work, you'd at least know you were in the wrong clinic.
Love your dog's response to the remedy you chose for the anal gland problem. Whole lot better, cheaper, and more satisfying than surgery, wasn't it?