Bach Flower Remedies for Pets
HEALTH
INFORMATION SERIES
It can be considered that Bach
Flower Remedies are to the emotional body what Homeopathics are to
the physical body. The Bach Flowers resonate with the emotional body to
re-establish balance and harmony in the physical body.
While much has been written about using
Bach Flowers on humans, these remedies are presented in connection to
animal behaviour. They come from a book entitled Practical Uses and
Applications of the Bach Flower Remedies by Jessica Bear.
Here are some of the flowers starting
with the five remedies that make up Rescue Remedy which is one of the
most commonly used Bach Flower Remedies:
CLEMATIS
1. Increases attention span and ability
to focus on the training lesson at hand:
a) Guard dogs
b) Hunting dogs
c) Seeing eye dogs
2. When the animal is comatose or unconscious for any reason; returning
the animal to consciousness.
3. After any surgery to increase recovery time.
4. To return life to plants that are seemingly dead.
5. Stimulate growth after being dormant during the cold winter.
IMPATIENS
1. Increases attention span
and ability to focus on the training lesson at hand:
a) Guard dogs
b) Hunting dogs
c) Seeing eye dogs
2. For the overly anxious animal:
a) At feeding times
b) Before a race
c) For animals that have
epileptic-type fits especially when agitated by being overly excited or
upset.
d) Impatiens is for any form of
pain.
ROCK ROSE
1. For any form of terror and panic:
a) After an accident, injury, fire or
any terrifying event.
b) For the overly fearful animal that possibly was terrified sometime
in their life. Fear does not dissolve naturally.
2. Rock Rose is for dauntless courage:
a) For animals that are used in service
to mankind such as police or aquatic services.
3. For the courageous animal to accentuate
their already innate abilities.
CHERRY PLUM
1. For the animal that loses control,
becoming crazed and wild:
a) For vicious animals that become
dangerous when provoked.
b) For the high strung animal, including horses, that lose control
easily.
c) For the animal that is destructive, losing control, tearing up the
house or yard.
d) Losing control when seeing another animal enter into their
territory.
e) To help retain control during mating season for both sexes.
2. To remain in control when:
a) In competition when stressed by
strange people, noises, animals.
b) Training animals not to react to gun fire.
3. For the animal that becomes frantic
when travelling:
a) Cats travelling in the car.
b) Horses that spook when being placed in trailers.
c) Flying in general for all animals.
4. For the animal that suffers from:
a) Seizures or anxiety attacks
b) Loss of control of bodily functions such as bladder control,
possible dysplastic conditions.
5. The animal who chews himself or chases
his own tail uncontrollably:
a) With allergies to grasses.
b) Staying away from stiches after surgery.
STAR OF BETHLEHEM
1. Star of Bethlehem is for all forms
of trauma:
a) For the emotional trauma from the
loss of a loved master or mate, especially those animals that mate for
life.
b) Physical trauma after an injury of any kind.
c) Birthing trauma.
d) Traumatized from extreme cold or heat.
2. Star of Bethlehem is needed anytime
comfort is indicated:
a) To give comfort to animals who were
left alone or are in a kennel feeling unloved.
b) For an injured or ill animal who is required to remain at a
veterinary clinic, during which time their owners are not there with
them.
3. For plants that have endured a trauma
from the elements or sustaining injury.
AGRIMONY
1. For the stoic animal who never
complains even when in obvious pain.
2. Any form of skin irritations that causes the animal to chew itself
raw. Irritations from food allergies, pollens or grasses.
3. Tormented by irritating sutures causing the animal to constantly lick
the wound.
4. When being tormented by ticks, fleas, or any parasites.
5. For the restless animal searching from place to place. Unable to get
comfortable and settle in.
6. For the animal that paces back and forth. Wild animals unable to
adjust to captivity.
ASPEN
1. For animals that "spook"
easily including horses and birds.
2. When animals sense impending harm:
a) give before and during intense
storms; thunder, tornado, flooding etc.
b) Earthquakes
c) For animals in kennels when sensing that other animals have been
euthanised and they are experiencing the apprehension that they are
next.
3. Plants and trees also feel this
apprehension when their surroundings are being destroyed by the machines
of mankind.
BEECH
1. To cure those picky eaters who
usually refuse their food, especially cats.
2. For the animal that barks, squawks, whines or complains all the time.
3. For intolerance or irritation from grasses.
4. For intolerance to the heat, humidity, or cold.
5. For intolerance towards children, other animals, especially if an
older animal has to tolerate a puppy.
6. For animals who do not want to tolerate a new relationship into their
house.
a) Cats who will spray on the belongings
of their owner's new mate.
b) Dogs who attack or growl at their owner's new mate.
c) Birds who peck a new intruder
d) Horses who act-up when being mounted by a new person.
CENTAURY
1. For animals who do not stand up for
themselves allowing other animals to push them around.
a) horses in corrals
b) birds in cages
c) cats abusing dogs or vise versa
2. For the overly attentive, loyal animal
wanting to please their masters at all costs.
3. Centaury increases their will to live, especially, when fighting an
illness, after an accident or even during a very hard delivery.
4. For plants that have very feeble looking limbs and die easily,
seemingly lacking the will to live, especially when surrounding plants
easily crowd them out of their space and light.
CERATO
1. For the mentally flighty,
inattentive animal.
2. Use before training an animal especially if the animal is easily
distracted.
3. During competitive show events to assure the animal's ability to be
undistracted and to listen to his master's command.
CHESTNUT BUD
1. To break bad habits:
a) Chewing shoes, getting in the trash,
etc.
b) Dog chasing horses, the fence, cars, etc.
c) Dogs that eat eggs or chickens
d) Horses that won't leave the corral
e) Dogs that jump up on everyone
2. For the animal that has a difficult
time learning his lesson.
3. During any new training session to increase memory retention thereby,
learning quickly and remembering the lessons being taught each day.
4. Increases a keen sense of awareness:
a) For training police dogs
b) For hunting dogs
c) For watch dogs
CHICORY
1. For the animal who thinks they own
you and the house:
a) The dog or cat who demands to be fed
b) The animal who demands all of the attention
2. For the overly possessive animal:
a) Whit her litter, especially when it
is time for them to be weaned.
b) Being overly possessive with a family member, especially the
children, on guard against anyone harming them.
c) Birds can be very possessive and many times are one-owned animals.
3. For the animal that is emotionally
unable to let go of an old master or animal mate that they were very
attached to.
4. The key word for Chicory is congestion:
a) If your animal shows signs of
congestion in lungs or nasal passages, evaluated if you have been
ignoring the animal. This congestion could be a sign of a need for
more attention.
CRAB APPLE
1. The cleansing remedy
2. Spray mist your animal to rid it of animal odour:
a) Basset Hounds
b) Ferrets
c) Caught by a skunk
d) After rolling in manure or garbage.
3. To alleviate the unclean feeling with
an infestation of lice, fleas, ticks or any form of parasite including
worms.
4. If poisoned, cleanses toxins
a) insect spray poisoning
b) contaminated food or water
c) actual poisoning
5. For any infectious or open wounds or
rashes of any kind.
6. To flush out emotional toxins if the animal is extremely emotionally
distraught:
a) The owners abandoning the animal and
left to die.
b) Being abused
7. To detoxify after a cold or viral or
bacterial infection.
8. For the animal who has a poor self image:
a) Not holding their head high during
competition.
b) Cowering; hiding themselves.
c) After they have had their coats cut or shaved.
d) If the animal has been subjected to abuse.
9. For plants that have a fungus or mold.
Spray on affected areas as well as watering with a few drops of Crab
Apple added to the water. It is suggested to cleanse fruits and
vegetables with Crab Apple, cleansing away the contaminates added by
mankind.
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