How can Bach flower essences help pets?

Due to their incredible effectiveness, holistic practitioners have used flower essences on animals for years. There are entire books dedicated to the usage of Bach flower essences with animals. These essences can help animals deal with change, travel and surgery as well as recover from abuse and neglect. They are a powerful yet gentle tool to assist with healing fear, shyness and other problem behaviors.

They are easy to give to pets—put several drops in the water dish or on their food. Putting the drops directly in their mouth can be difficult as they may lick the dropper and contaminate it. You can also give the remedy externally by putting the drops on your hands, rubbing your hands together briefly and then petting your animal or rubbing it on the pads of their paws. In this way, you are also exposed to the remedy and can benefit from it.

Some common uses of Bach flower essences in animals include the following:

• Crab Apple—to clear out emotional or physical toxins, for animals that tend to “pick up” stuff

•  Gentian—for restoring hope, coping with long illness. I used this in my cat with chronic kidney disease

•  Heather—to treat animals that are needy and clingy

•  Holly—to treat jealousy and encourage ability to share

•  Scleranthus—to treat hormonal imbalances or motion sickness

•  Wild Oat—to treat animals that have lost their sense of  purpose, are bored

Flower essences are totally non-toxic so if the wrong one is used, it will just fail to do anything, rather than cause problems. Feel free to experiment with them yourself if you like. If your animal doesn’t experience benefit from essences, the reasons could include:

•  selection of the wrong remedy

•  not using the remedy long enough or frequently enough

•  the cause includes a physical imbalance that also requires treatment, such as poor nutrition

If you desire expert help, consult an experienced Bach flower remedy practitioner who is skilled in determining which essences are needed.

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