Hello All,

I am currently a Kambo practitioner. I understand that the treatment of animals with kambo is controversial given that they can't consent to the treatment and don't know why they are uncomfortable. I have a pet donkey who I have had for 15 years now. He is not doing well. His joints have gotten so stiff that he is having trouble getting up when he lays down every single day. We put him on thyroid medication and antt-iflammatories (equiox- equine version of prevacox) 3 months ago along with some chondroitin injections and he started doing great, but then the cold weather has exacerbated it. In the past week, I have tried acupuncture twice, equine massage, and even gave him a microdose of LSD hoping it would reduce the pain and inflammation. It's at the point now where if there is no improvement within the next couple of days, he will be euthanized, because he is suffering so much.

So while, I understand there is an ethical question of "is it fair to give kambo to a poor unsuspecting soul that doesnt understand whats going on" it seems like euthanasia is not that much different, except for the part that he lives. Do you think I should administer kambo to him as one last effort to reduce his joint pain and possibly save his life? Does that still make it unethical?

I googled a bit, and apparently desmorphin has already caught on as a pain blocker being synthesized and used illegally in horse racing. I don't condone that at all, but this is different. Has anyone administered Kambo to an animal, especially an equid? They cannot vomit so I'm curious what the effect would be.