Medicine Cat Guide

[La Belleza]

* Aching joints

Symptoms~aching joints, stiffness
Treatments~daisy leaves, NOT poppyseeds, ragwort leaves + juniper

* Anxiety, Shock, Distress

Symptoms~
Treatments~chamomile, dandelion leaves, ivy juices, thyme, poppy seeds

* Asthma

Symptoms~wheezy breathing, difficulty running for a long time
Treatments~ginger

* Bellyache

Symptoms~an ache in the belly
Treatments~chickweed, grass, juniper berries, watermint, chervil root, mallow

* Blackcough

Symptoms~a fatal sickness that spells certain death for any cat who catches it; symptoms are unknown, but the "black" might be blood
Treatments~none

* Bleeding

Symptoms~bleeding, anywhere on the body
Treatments~cobwebs pressed onto the wound

* Blocked lungs

Symptoms~usually something caught in the throat, or even in the lungs, causes difficult or no breathing
Treatments~coltsfoot, juniper berries

* Poor Blood Circulation

Symptoms~fatigue, cold extremities
Treatments~blessed thistle

* Broken Bones

Symptoms~broken bone somewhere in the body
Treatments~broom, comfrey root, rushes [to bind them]

* Burns, Skin Problems

Symptoms~burns
Treatments~aloe vera

* Chill

Symptoms~cold chills
Treatments~catmint, feverfew, lavender

* Cough

Symptoms~coughing
Treatments~tansy, ginger, juniper berries

* Depression

Symptoms~sad, morose, may be suicidal
Treatments~chamomile, dandelion leaves, ivy juices, thyme

* Eye Ailments

Symptoms~bad eyesight or even blindness
Treatments~celandine

* Fatigue

Symptoms~tiredness, exhaustion, weakness
Treatments~bramble twig syrup, chamomile, juniper berries, lamb’s ear + ragwort, rest

* Fever

Symptoms~fever
Treatments~borage leaves, feverfew, nettle leaves

* Fleas and ticks

Symptoms~itchy or painful sores where the bite wounds are
Treatments~mouse bile(applied with moss), wild garlic

* Freezing

Symptoms~cat is too cold
Treatments~grooming fur the wrong way to get blood flowing

* Greencough

Symptoms~similar to pneumonia, wheezing, coughing, pus excreted from the eyes, sneezing, fever, and green phlegm streaming from the nose
Treatments~catmint, feverfew, lavender, chickweed

* Headaches

Symptoms~achy head
Treatments~feverfew

* Indigestion

Symptoms~bellyache
Treatments~hawthorne berries

* Infections

Symptoms~varies widely
Treatments~burdock root, cobwebs, horsetail, marigold, chervil juice, dried oak leaf, honey

* Muscle tension, soreness

Symptoms~sore muscles
Treatments~huckleberry + goldenrod

* Irritated throats

Symptoms~scratchy and painful throat, may hurt to breath or speak
Treatments~honey

* Pain

Symptoms~varies widely, achy, sharp, stabbing
Treatments~goldenrod, poppy seeds

* Paw Problems; Dry, Cracked Pads

Symptoms~dry pads, cracked pads
Treatments~general~basil; dry pads~ointment of yarrow; cracked pads~marigold, poison ivy leaves, poppyseed if pain

* Poison

Symptoms~vomiting, death
Treatments~yarrow, nettle seeds, snakeroot

* Rashes

Symptoms~scratchy rash
Treatments~nettle leaves

* Rat bites

Symptoms~may cause infection
Treatments~burdock root, wild garlic

* Scratches

Symptoms~a painful…scratch
Treatments~wild garlic, dock leaves

* Shortness of Breath

Symptoms~
Treatments~coltsfoot, juniper berries

* Smoke Inhalation

Symptoms~coughing, wheezing, difficulty breathing, irritated throat
Treatments~honey

* Sores

Symptoms~rash, pain
Treatments~marigold

* Starvation

Symptoms~thin, weakness
Treatments~fresh-kill, queen’s milk

* Swelling

Symptoms~swelling
Treatments~

* Tooth decay

Symptoms~tooth is rotting
Treatments~alfalfa

* Toothaches

Symptoms~tooth is achy and hurts, possibly caused by tooth decay
Treatments~adder barrack

* Whitecough

Symptoms~like a cold, sneezing, coughing, white phlegm streaming from the nose, mild fever
Treatments~catmint

* Wounds

Symptoms~varies greatly
Treatments~broom, ferns clean out wounds, goldenrod, marigold, chervil juice, comfrey root, horsetail