Regarding the Dachshund...you probably didn't take him in the recommended manner, Janie.... ;-D

Hey, look, just because I don't believe in taking meds, I'm not saying that belief has to apply to anyone else. We all have the right to our own belief systems.

I might have qualified it this way: I will take pharmaceuticals IF I can find no other way of dealing effectively with a health problem I have. Otherwise, I prefer other methods. I did take pharmaceuticals once, for example, to cure a mild eye infection, and I have taken aspirin on occasion to get rid of a headache.

It's just that in general...I tend to opt for other methods first rather than reaching for a drug of some kind...specially on a regular basis over a lengthy period of time. I do not in general tend to trust the overall effects of pharmaceuticals on bodily health.