By Mary Wulff-Tilford, Jane Mckay and unknown authors

These are most likely the most misunderstood remedies that we talk about. Here is a bit about them:
Originally developed by Dr. Edward Bach earlier this century, these liquid essences are prepared from non-poisonous flowers, with the purpose of achieving a balance between mind, body and spirit, and gently correcting the emotional upsets that may cause physical symptoms or delay recovery from an illness. Dr. Bach believed that disease is "entirely the result of a conflict between our spiritual and mortal selves." He became intuitively sensitive and found that by holding a certain type of flower, or tasting the petal, he could immediately sense what its healing effects on the emotions would be.

For those of you who are interested in finding out more about this fascinating subject, here are some of my favorite links.

Australian Bush Flowers Essences
Fleurs de Vie--The Flower Essence Company
The Flower Essence Society
The World Wide Essence Society Homepage
International Flower Essence Centre
Blue Turtle Natural Essences by Dr. Eileen Nauman
Flower Essences for Animal

I would suggest obtaining a book on the essences.

Traditional Flower Remedies
Customer Service Center
302 East Winona Ave.
Warsaw, IN 46580
Phone: 574 267-7040
Fax: 574 267-2614

Pegasus Products, Inc.
PO Box 228
Boulder CO 80306
Phone: (800)527-6104

Flower Essence Society
PO Box 1769
Nevada City CA 95959
Phone: (800)548-0075

Perelandra Center for Natural Research, Ltd
PO Box 3603
Warrenton VA 22186
(703)937-2153

Hi,

Yes, you can use flower essences in cats. The accepted way of dispensing flower essences is to buy the stock bottle (of whatever essence you're going to use, such as Rescue Remedy), and then place 3-5 drops from that bottle into a clean, empty, one-ounce dropper bottle. Fill it to almost full with filtered water (or distilled), then add a teaspoon or so of brandy (as a preservative), and dispense from that new bottle. We also place a few drops in a plant mister and use it in the car on trips if the dogs are rambunctious. Or it can be misted onto houseplants, or used for wild animals that you can't get close enough to administer the essence. (I use Rescue Remedy in the water when I transplant flowers, herbs or veggies, and it works amazingly well!)

The flower essence's energy is still imparted to the water and is just as "potent". If you shake the dispensing bottle *up and down* (for some reason, back and forth isn't acceptable! :<), then this helps to "potentise" the essence, similar to potentising homeopathic remedies....... oh, and here is a new book, don't know if anyone has mentioned it,but it is VERY good"

"Bach Flower Remedies for Animals"
Helen Graham and Gregory Vlamis
Findhorn Press, 1999
The Park, Findhorn, Forres IV36 3TY
Scotland.

Findhorn Press
PO BOX 13939
Tallahassee Florida 32317-3939
info@findhornpress.com

Mary Wulff-Tilford, DIHom;Professional Herbalist,AHG
Holistic Animal Care Consultant
ANIMALS' APAWTHECARY

The following was submitted by Jane McKay:

According to the literature I have from Equilite with regard to the Flower Essences:
"Rhythmic use of these remedies aids in the strength of their catalytic action. The potency is increased, not by using more drops at a time, but by using them on a more frequent, consistent basis."
"Use the essences until you see behavioral changes, unless otherwise specified in the individual blend..."

Usages are as follows:
-in the animal's drinking water
-orally: under or on the tongue, inside the cheeks or gums (orally being the most effective)
-spray essence and water mixture on the animal's body
-in their food (this being the least effective method)
-place a few drops on you finger and rub into the animal's ear, nose or muzzle
If you have ordered the Lighten Up/Tone Down essence, I'm sure they will send you the full copy of this information.

Kindest Regards,
Jane MacKay

CAR SICKNESS
Author Unknown

This post was submitted and I confess I do not have the name of the author any longer……should she see herself, perhaps she will let me know to whom I should credit this post…..this is one of the more common uses
of flower essences, the second being thunder…..<g> Bonnie

Here are the Pet Remedies that I found that are for travelling and mention specifically nausea and motion sickness Tasha's Herbs - Traveler "formulated to help settle the stomach and reduce the anxiety of the animal affected by motion illness. Symptoms are nausea and vomiting. Use before (possibly the day before) and during travel. Give no food for 12 hours before."

Cat Ingredients: Vegetable glycerin, distilled water, ginger, black horehound, chamomile, peppermint, flower essences, cod liver oil, vitamin E oil, and lecithin.

Dog Ingredients: Vegetable glycerin, distilled water, ginger, black horehound, chamomile, meadowsweet, peppermint, and flower essences. Healing Herbs For Pets (Chinese Herbal Formulas) - Travel Sickness . . .

"This remedy prevents diarrhea and vomiting due to motion sickness. For howling or hyperactivity use Healing Herbs for Pets' RELAX formula.

Servings per container: 12 days supply
Use as needed - We suggest a Pet take his 1st dose of Travel Sickness product the night before the trip."

Cat Ingredients: Cardamom, Angelica root, Black atractylodes rhizome, White atractylodes, Licorice root (dry fried), Tangerine peel, Szechuan lovage root, Magnolia bark, Codonopsis root, Katsumada's galangal seeds, Dried ginger rhizome Dog Ingredients: Cardamom, Yinchenhao shoots, White atractylodes, Thorowax root, Tangerine peel, Pinellia rhizome, Job's tears (seeds), China-root, Dried ginger rhizome Dr. Goodpet Calm Stress (Homeopathic) . . . "Is your pet an unhappy traveler who suffers from motion sickness? Is your pet hyper? Stressed out? Forget tranquilizers and all their side effects. Help is available in the form of Calm Stress, a popular natural medicine from Dr. Goodpet Laboratories. Calm Stress is a homeopathic remedy formulated to help relieve stress and aid in the prevention and treatment of nausea and vomiting associated with motion sickness. "

Cat and Dog Ingredients: Ignatia amara 8x, Stramonium 8x, Chamomilla 8x, Cuprum metallicum 10x, Belladona 10x, Theridion 10x. (Chamomille is the No. 1 calming herb in Europe. It brings relief for a variety of symptoms involving the nervous system.) Equilite Pet Essences Enroute (flower essence)

"For use while traveling in cars, vans, boats and airplanes.

Addresses issues of nervousness, hysteria, anxiety, motion sickness."