A rabbit came in to the local clinic I've been at for a castrate (a surprisingly common occurrence). He came with a bag of goodies that included his hay to eat during recovery, and a little bottle of stuff to give him. The stuff was called Arnica 30, and the label very informatively said something to the effect of "Apply as required. Use to help reduce symptoms."
I think it's supposed to help their recovery and maybe provide pain relief or reduce inflammation or something. But it doesn't. I can promise you that. Why? Because it's homeopathy, which means it's water. It does absolutely nothing because it literally is just water.
The vet was all "We said we'd give it, so whatever," with a bit of eye rolling. She grabbed the spray bottle, puzzled over how you even use it, and squirted two or three puffs into the rabbits mouth--who, by the way, was rather "WTF?" about the whole ordeal. The vet wasn't sure if you actually give it in the mouth, but it was one of those "Shrug, it doesn't really matter" moments. The nurses kept laughing about the whole situation, but that rabbit got his Arnica just like he was promised, even if the only thing it accomplished was startling him a little bit.
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