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.

They come from a book entitled "Practical Uses and Applications of the Bach Flower Remedies" by Jessica Bear.

Bach Flower Remedies for Pets Listed Below


Clematis:

• 1. Increases attention span and ability to focus on the training lesson at hand:
  • Guard dogs.
  • Hunting dogs.
  • Seeing eye dogs.
• 2. When the animal is comatose or unconscious for any reason; returning the animal to consciousness.
• 3. After any surgery to reduce the recovery time.
• 4. To return life to plants that are seemingly dead.
• 5. Stimulate growth after being dormant during the cold winter.

• 1. Increases attention span and ability to focus on the training lesson at hand:
  • Guard dogs.
  • Hunting dogs.
  • Seeing eye dogs.
• 2.For the overly anxious animal:
  • At feeding times.
  • Before a race.
  • For animals that have epileptic-type fits especially when agitated by being overly excited or upset.
  • Impatiens is for any form of pain.

• 1. For any form of terror and panic:
  • After an accident, injury, fire or any terrifying event.
  • 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:
  • 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.

• 1. For the animal that loses control, becoming crazed and wild:
  • For vicious animals that become dangerous when provoked.
  • For the high strung animal, including horses, that lose control easily.
  • For the animal that is destructive, losing control, tearing up the house or yard.
  • Losing control when seeing another animal enter into their territory.
  • To help retain control during mating season for both sexes.
• 2. To remain in control when:
  • In competition when stressed by strange people, noises, animals.
  • Training animals not to react to gun fire.
• 3. For the animal that becomes frantic when travelling:
  • Cats travelling in the car.
  • Horses that spook when being placed in trailers.
  • Flying in general for all animals.
• 4. For the animal that suffers from:
  • Seizures or anxiety attacks
  • 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:
  • With allergies to grasses.
  • Staying away from stiches after surgery.

• 1. Star of Bethlehem is for all forms of trauma:
  • For the emotional trauma from the loss of a loved master or mate, especially those animals that mate for life.
  • Physical trauma after an injury of any kind.
  • Birthing trauma.
  • Traumatized from extreme cold or heat.
• 2. Star of Bethlehem is needed anytime comfort is indicated:
  • To give comfort to animals who were left alone or are in a kennel feeling unloved.
  • 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.

• 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.

• 1. For animals that "spook" easily including horses and birds.
• 2. When animals sense impending harm:
  • give before and during intense storms; thunder, tornado, flooding etc.
  • Earthquakes.
  • 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.

• 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.
  • Cats who will spray on the belongings of their owner's new mate.
  • Dogs who attack or growl at their owner's new mate.
  • Birds who peck a new intruder.
  • Horses who act-up when being mounted by a new person.

• 1. For animals who do not stand up for themselves allowing other animals to push them around.
  • horses in corrals.
  • birds in cages.
  • 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.

• 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.

• 1. To break bad habits:
  • Chewing shoes, getting in the trash, etc.
  • Dog chasing horses, the fence, cars, etc.
  • Dogs that eat eggs or chickens.
  • Horses that won't leave the corral.
  • 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:
  • For training police dogs.
  • For hunting dogs.
  • For watch dogs.

• 1. For the animal who thinks they own you and the house:
  • The dog or cat who demands to be fed.
    
  • The animal who demands all of the attention.
• 2. For the overly possessive animal:
  
  • Whit her litter, especially when it is time for them to be weaned.
  • Being overly possessive with a family member, especially the children, on guard against anyone harming them.
  • 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:
  • 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.

• 1. The cleansing remedy.
• 2. Spray mist your animal to rid it of animal odour:
  • Basset Hounds.
  • Ferrets.
  • Caught by a skunk.
  • 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:
  • Insect spray poisoning.
  • Contaminated food or water.
  • 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:
  • The owners abandoning the animal and left to die.
  • Being abused.
• 7. To detoxify after a cold or viral or bacterial infection.
• 8. For the animal who has a poor self image:
  • Not holding their head high during competition.
  • Cowering; hiding themselves.
  • After they have had their coats cut or shaved.
  • If the animal has been subjected to abuse.

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