FIRST AID
For
Domestic Pets Using the Flower Essences of
Doctor Edward Bach
By Sally Hamilton Dip. V. Med ITEC


AGRIMONY
Restlessness and Excitability
ASPEN
Unknown fears
BEECH
Intolerant behaviour
CENTAURY
Over submissiveness
CERATO
Distraction
CHERRY PLUM
For cruelty cases (use as a strengthener)
CHESTNUT RED
Animals that keep making the same mistakes
Refusal to learn correct procedures
CHICORY
For clinging pets
CLEMATIS
Sluggishness; sensitivity to noise
CRAB APPLE
A general cleanser
ELM
For work animals, to increase stamina and endurance
GENTIAN
Lack of confidence (due to doubt or despair)
GORSE
Apathy and misery
HEATHER
Greedy for attention (e.g. excessive barking)
HOLLY
For bad temper
HONEYSUCKLE
For homesickness and animals in kennels etc.
HORNBEAM
For lack of energy and enthusiasm
Convalescents
IMPATIENS
Impatience, impulsiveness and hyperactivity
LARCH
Lack of confidence (due to inferiority and hesitation)
MIMULUS
For known fears
MUSTARD
Depression
OAK
Exhaustion from overwork or exertion
OLIVE
For total mental and physical burnout
(use after prolonged illness for example)
PINE
For nervousness and nervous behaviour
(excessive preening - feather pulling for example)
RED CHESTNUT
For parents being separated from siblings
ROCK ROSE
Panic, terror and trembling with fear
ROCK WATER
Joint problems (e.g. arthritis)
SCLERANTHUS
Mood swings, lack of concentration,
Restlessness and travel sickness
STAR OF BETHLEHEM
Birthing, for releasing both sudden or long-term effects of shock
SWEET CHESTNUT
Fear of the dark, being left alone in a dark house resulting in
Anguished activity
VERVAIN
For highly strung and strong willed animals
VINE
For animals that are intimidating
(use when training them)
WALNUT
For times of change
(moving house, environment)
WATER VIOLET
For loners, shyness
WHITE CHESTNUT
For confusion and nervous tension
WILD OAT
For those animals who have experienced many changes
In their lives and need to establish a place and purpose
WILD ROSE
Lack of interest or effort, lifelessness and fatigue
WILLOW
For snapping and anti-social animals often linked to
Arthritic complaints
FIVE FLOWERS
The essence for emergencies

Dosages
For large animals (such as a horse, cow or large dog) use the adult dosage
as suggested on the bottle.
For small pets (cats, guinea pigs, rabbits) use half the adult dosage
For birds, fowl and rodents - place 2 drops in their drinking water and
replace with fresh water dosed again daily.

Some Preventative Measures
Check pet regularly for fleas and worms. Fleas can cause anaemia in your
pet, and worms bring about weight loss and a staring coat. There are no
flower essences that treat these last two complaints although an excellent
cure for fleas in cats and dogs is brewer's yeast (obtainable from a
chemist) - the fleas do not like the taste! Can be used all year round:
Dosages: Adult dosage for large animals, half dosage for small dogs, and for
cats.
Excessive thirst may indicate either diabetes or kidney trouble. Seek
veterinary advice.
Use warm salt water to dress small cuts and abrasions - an excellent
disinfectant. The homeopathic preparation - HYPERCAL - can be topically
applied for pain relief and wound healing. Available from most chemists.
Keep your pet's food as organic as possible - pets are susceptible to junk
food ailments too!
Check your pet's teeth regularly - lack of desire to eat can often indicate
gum or tooth disease.
Bad breath can indicate the presence of worms - seek the vets advice.
Do not overfeed lettuce to rabbits - they cannot digest the cellulose.
Any change in habits, moods or behaviour may indicate that the animal is
unwell. Monitor closely and seek the vets advice if concern increases.

Copyright (1997) : Sally Hamilton
Shamanka : Spirit of the Kingdoms