FELINE TESTIMONIALS
The story of Phichai - 8 week old Korat kitten
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Phichai, an 8 week old Korat kitten acquired an unusual fracture of the tibia after some playful romps with litter mates. Her breeder contacted me after discussions with her vet , about homeopathic support to “fast track” the healing process and to help support Phichai emotionally in adjusting to her leg in a cast. The challenge with Phichai was that she was still growing and whilst the healing of the fracture was critical , we still needed to promote normal bone growth and development. A tailored flower essence remedy was made up using Bach and Australian Bush Flowers to help with the adjustment to the new arrangement. This helped greatly. Homeopathically we used Symphytum in varying potencies, 30C and 6c. Calc Phos both homeopathically and in Mineral Tissue salts was also used. Her breeder was shown some bodywork techniques to also support the muscles and connective tissues. The fracture healed in remarkable time with the cast being removed at 3 weeks. I am pleased to say that Phichai is doing well and has made a full recovery and upon x-ray , the fractured leg is hardly detectable and she has full function in her leg.
(Thanks to Eva Krynda, Phichai’s breeder for sharing Phichai’s story) |
The story of Pearl
and her fear of thunderstorms & spraying behaviour |
Laura writes :
Hi Helen - Just an update, I have started using a blend of peace and calming and valor diluted with olive oil (grown by our neighbours, organic and extra virgin). I put 8 drops along her spine making sure 2 were on her hip area , she then licks some of it so I guess she is getting it both orally and on the coat. She is calmer, more confident (went out in the rain), not meowing as much, and so far no urinating in the house. I will keep you posted as to how we are going. |
Joy Marshall breeder of Korat cats approached me in Nov 2013 regarding homeopathic support for her cat during pregnancy and birthing, as there were potentially some concerns. Here is what she has to say:
Sorry its taken this long to get back to you but kittens sure take up time. I used the Arnica, Sepia 30, Uritica Urens 30C, and Ferr Phos 12X along with some Raspberry Leaf and some Calcium syrup I already had. All where easy to give. Your tablets ground and mixed well and I gave Mekhi a compound mixed with milk via a dropper or syringe. She delivered easily and recovered so well so I’d say all were efficacious. Thanks for your help. |
Bella's Story
Bella was around 6 months old when she became part of the Rankin family. A couple of months prior our Brown Burmese cat, Demi, passed away from lymphatic cancer leaving her 7 year old companion behind ( Damascus , also Brown Burmese). After Demi passed away Damascus pined for her. He became clingy, pummelling our clothes when we picked him up and cried for hours on end. We finally decided to get him another companion to help with his grief. Bella had been dumped on the street as a kitten and a breeder had taken her in and was looking for a home for her. We were told that she had runny eyes and this may have been why she was dumped. When we met Bella we were surprised at her sunny personality and playful ways. It seemed she had never been mistreated as she was so trusting. We gave her L-lysine supplements for her eyes but they continued to run and before long she was sneezing with green mucus coming out of her nose.
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We were advised by our local vet to put Cortisone drops in her eyes as they were inflamed but after our experiences with Demi and her cat flu, we decided to try homeopathic medicine. Helen advised us to try Euphrasia and Allicum Cepa drops for Bella. After we worked out the correct dosage Bella's eyes improved with the redness reducing significantly and her nose was no longer infected. Every few days we still need to clean her eyes (they run) but we redose her if they become inflamed again and they continue to improve. Helen has also helped us with changing the cats' diet (eg at times we add parsley to their food as this helps the eyes and adds vitamin C to assist the immune system). She has also explained the meaning of key ingredients that manufacturers use in pet food so we are more vigilent with the food we feed our cats.
We are grateful for all her help.
Sheree Rankin, Pennant Hills NSW
We are grateful for all her help.
Sheree Rankin, Pennant Hills NSW
Doklao Cattery
We have been breeding and showing the beautiful and rare Korats cats under the Doklao prefix since 1994.
Our Korat household comprises of three breeding queens (Lilyput, BB and Tia) a stud male (Yindee) a retired spay (Bella) and a vesectomised British Blue boy Micky. We sought Helen’s help in particular to improve show behaviour, the management of reproductive problems and in maintaining a more harmonious multi cat household. BB is outgoing and playful but in a cat show situation she tends to be very shy and timid. In a show situation Lilyput would hide and grumble and would refuse to show herself when placed on the judging table where as Tia would lap up all the accolades and attention but would quickly get bored and become fidgety and more vocal. Helen used Bowen, Kinesiology and specific individual essences that she made up for each of the girls. We noticed that there was a marked improvement in their show behaviour and we had some excellent successes in the show ring including a Best in Show for Lilyput at the “No Frills Show” in September 2008. We also approached Helen to seek advice on supporting remedies to treat Lilyput’s pyometra and BB’s aversion to mating. BB is now a confident mother of five healthy kittens born November 2008 and is happily sharing the mothering role with Tia. Lilyput has made a good recovery from the pyometra and we are hopeful that she will also soon also be a mother again. Eva Krynda & Jose Escoriza , Dulwich Hill NSW |
Bella's Cat Flu
Bella had over the weekend developed Cat Flu and was under the care of her veterinarian. Joan was looking for some additional support to help with Bella's mouth ulcers, watery eyes and general lethargy and with her vet's approval gave Helen a call. Helen recommended colloidal silver and manuka honey with the mouth ulcers, along with merc sol homeopathically and alium cepa for the eyes. In addition crab apple, genetian and oak, Bach Flower remedies were given to help with lethargy and overrall recuperation.Joan emailed the following comments “Thank you for helping our Bella, within days of using the remedies we say a hugh improvement and she has continued to improve. She is back to her normal self and have not needed to continue with the vet medication.
Joan Gosford NSW Meet Mitzi a client of Animal Equilibrium who does not like to be touched. Mitzi suffers from arthritis and has problems in moving around given past injury and age. Bowen and laser therapy would be ideal for Mitzi, but Mitzi has other ideas! Helen uses vibrational modalities including reiki, homeopathy and in this picture Light Life Tools, developed by researcher Slim Spurling, based on the principles of quantum physics. Rings, coils and feedback loops are strategically placed around the animal to work on the animals energy fields and help with overrall healing, injury recovery and pain management. Mitzi’s mum says “ I really was not sure that this would work with our cat, but I cannot explain the difference in her mobility since receiving the three treatments using these coils, she is quite accepting of the treatment and seems very content afterwards, this has made a big difference as we don’t have to give her medications as frequently.
Barbara Canterbury NSW |
Queenie was adopted from the Yagoona RSPCA and initially very timid and spent the first week hiding wherever she could in the house. Queenie would very rarely venture out, only with much coaxing and with the temptation of food. A tailored flower essence remedy with 6 individual essences was prepared and given daily in her food and water.
Helen visited Queenie and Michelle. Michelle says: “She is much more outgoing, freely comes out from her hiding spaces and interacts with Sally. She is a much more confident and content kitten. The difference in Queenie is amazing and we are really pleased she has adjusted to her new home”. Michelle Bradley - Hurstville NSW |
Mary MacFarlane of Oatley NSW writes:
Helen has been advising me on how to transition the kittens from a processed diet to a raw natural diet. Here is one of the kittens she is enjoying her chicken neck! Mary says “the kittens just love the new diet and they look much healthier, eyes are bright and their fur and skin in great condition. Thanks for the advice and support along the way , you are amazing”Taurine, an essential amino acid found in meat protein is essential for cats as they cannot synthesise it themselves. The best source of taurine is fresh raw meat. Deficiencies of taurine can result in blindness and heart failure. Cats require 200-300gms of taurine a day which is easily supplied by a diet that is more than half raw meat. |