Natural Pet Health

British physician Edward Bach first began using flower essences (or remedies) for therapeutic purposes in 1931. Bach tested each of his remedies on himself and then offered them to other medical practitioners to use in their practices.

Bach believed that a positive, healthy state of mind could be restored by using the energy found in flowering plants, trees, and bushes. Flower essences work by affecting the mental and emotional states of an individual rather than treating their physical symptoms. The theory is that physical issues will resolve when emotional issues are resolved.

In simple terms, flower essences are used to correct emotional imbalances by replacing negative emotions with positive ones.

Flower essences are one of the more natural herbal supplements available. During the past 20 years, numerous individuals and businesses have worked to establish their own “system” or line, of flower essence products. Some of these include the Australian Bush Flower Essences by Ian White and the Alaskan Flower Essences by Steve Johnson.

However, Bach Flower Essences continue to be the best-known and most widely available system of flower essences. They are also the most popular flower essence system used in the treatment of animals.

British physician Edward Bach first began developing flower essences in 1931. There are a total of 38 Bach Flower Essences.They include agrimony, aspen, beech, centaury, cerato, cherry plum, chestnut bud, chicory, clematis, crab apple, elm, gentian,
gorse, heather, holly, honeysuckle, hornbeam, impatiens, larch, mimulus, mustard, oak, olive, pine, red chestnut, rock rose, rock water, scleranthus, star of Bethlehem, sweet chestnut, vervain, vine, walnut, water violet, white chestnut, wild oat, wild rose, and� willow.

For many pets, a behavioral problem turns into a terminal disease. Every year, millions of pets that are often otherwise healthy are euthanized to give their human owners relief from their behavior problems. These problems can include unruliness, excessive vocalization, aggression, inappropriate urination, possessiveness, and destructiveness, just to name a few.

Unfortunately, euthanasia for behavior problems is the main cause of death in young animals. The high costs associated with proper veterinary attention and animal training also results in too many animals being abandoned and neglected by their owners.

However, in many cases a pet’s behavior problem can be modified and even solved completely without the use of expensive behavior therapy and training. In fact, a problem can be solved quite simply using little money with the help of flower essences.