Flower Essences for Animals

Our pets also have emotions and the Bach Flower Essences are a very helpful to aid pets to overcome difficult times. The Bach Flower Essences has been very successful in calming hyperactive dogs, fearful cats, newly arrived puppies and many other pet emotions.  

Often, specific personality traits, attitudes or conditions may be observed in pets and farm animals. The identification of fear, jealousy, possessiveness, exhaustion, anguish and trauma may be followed by administering the appropriate remedy.

Rescue Remedy acts as an excellent all-purpose remedy for animals. This is the most fundamental flower remedy for you or your companion animal. It is a mix of five different remedies (Cherry Plum, Clematis, Impatiens, Rock Rose and Star of Bethlehem) which together help deal with any emergency or stressful event.

Dose: 4 drops of Rescue Remedy concentrate plus 2 drops of any other remedy in the animal's drink. A dilution may be sprinkled over food. For larger animals add 10 drops/gallon or 4 drops on a sugar cube. You may use this same dosage with the other essences.

Conditions in animals which can be treated by flower essences.

Abuse, neglect, or abandonment

Pre- and post-surgical treatment

Grief (loss of a human or companion animal)

Fear (of loud noises, visiting the vet, people, etc.)

Hyperactivity

Aggressiveness

Jealousy

Possessiveness

Inappropriate use of litter box (or nonuse)

Changes in household

Excessive Grooming

Here is a list of the 38 remedies and their indications.

Agrimony - mental torture behind a cheerful face

Aspen - fear of unknown things

Beech - intolerance

Centaury - the inability to say 'no'

Cerato - lack of trust in one's own decisions

Cherry Plum - fear of the mind giving way

Chestnut Bud - failure to learn from mistakes

Chicory - selfish, possessive love

Clematis - dreaming of the future without working in the present

Crab Apple - the cleansing remedy, also for self-hatred

Elm - overwhelmed by responsibility

Gentian - discouragement after a setback

Gorse - hopelessness and despair

Heather - self-centredness and self-concern

Holly - hatred, envy and jealousy

Honeysuckle - living in the past

Hornbeam - procrastination, tiredness at the thought of doing something

Impatiens - impatience

Larch - lack of confidence

Mimulus - fear of known things

Mustard - deep gloom for no reason

Oak - the plodder who keeps going past the point of exhaustion

Olive - exhaustion following mental or physical effort

Pine - guilt

Red Chestnut - over-concern for the welfare of loved ones

Rock Rose - terror and fright

Rock Water - self-denial, rigidity and self-repression

Scleranthus - inability to choose between alternatives

Star of Bethlehem - shock

Sweet Chestnut - Extreme mental anguish, when everything has been tried and there is no light left

Vervain - over-enthusiasm

Vine - dominance and inflexibility

Walnut - protection from change and unwanted influences

Water Violet - pride and aloofness

White Chestnut - unwanted thoughts and mental arguments

Wild Oat - uncertainty over one's direction in life

Wild Rose - drifting, resignation, apathy

Willow - self-pity and resentment