In order for the placebo response to work, one needs to be aware that one is taking something. Therefore if homeopathy is no more than placebo, it would follow that it would not be effective in animals and babies. Yet homeopathy has shown extremely good results in treating both animals and babies, who, one could reasonably say, do not even know that they are being treated with a homeopathic medicine.
I refer you to one stunning animal trial in particular where a diary farmer instigated a trial with homeopathy in his herd of cows that were suffering ongoing problems with mastitis. The herd was separated into two equal sized groups (41 cows in each). One group was given the homeopathic remedy, and the control group was given a placebo medicine. The farmer who administered the homeopathic medicine and the placebo did not know which was which - i.e. the trial was 'blind'. The results were very strongly in favour of homeopathy with only one recorded case of mastitis in the group treated with homeopathy, whilst there were 19 cases in the placebo group.
You can click here if you want to know more about this trial.
There are many other homeopathic trials with animals that indicate homeopathy is much superior to placebo effect - here are a few:
Still birth in pigs - click here
Kennel cough in dogs - click here
Birth difficulty in cattle - click here
If you want to read more about all the evidence and clinical trails of homeopathy (done on humans!)I refer you to my website - click on the 'evidence' tab.
Be well, Nick
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