ADMINISTERING THE FLOWER REMEDIES TO ANIMALS

Direct and Indirect Application, and How to Prepare Concentrate Formulas

Another method of direct application is to use a needleless syringe to take in the equivalent of 4 drops of the personalized combination and administer it directly into the animal’s mouth, usually through the side of the mouth, in the interdental space situated between the canine and the first premolar. This application is useful when you want to simultaneously treat animals living together in the same house with the same problems, or in a shelter, or in the case of some very nervous cats. The needleless syringe does not need to be refilled for each application and is quicker and safer to use than glass if cats react badly. Remember that plastic dropper bottles can also be purchased.

The daily number of doses will depend on each case. The usual way is to administer 4 drops four times a day. It is advisable to administer 4 drops six to eight times per day to animals that have been mistreated (for example greyhounds or former hunting dogs that have been adopted or are in shelters or temporary homes awaiting their adoption). In cases of serious mistreatment and torture, the duration of the treatment must not be less than six months.

There may be situations where administering the four minimum doses, spread out throughout the day, would be complicated for the owner. In these cases, we recommend combining direct application with indirect application, or that the owner administers the first dose on waking up, the second before leaving for work, the third on returning home, and the fourth before going to bed. It is better that the animal receives all four daily doses, even if the intervals between them are not equal, than it is to eliminate any of them.

For several years my working procedure involved adding 15 to 20 drops of the personalized remedy combination to the water dish where the animal usually drinks. Despite seeing some encouraging results, I have found that indirect application is less effective than direct application. One hypothesis that would explain indirect application being less effective is the dilution effect. I therefore only recommend this method when the water dish the animal usually drinks from doesn’t exceed 200 ml (7 fl oz).

When a Flower treatment needs to be administered to a large group of animals (in shelters, farms, zoos, etc.) which share a common pathology or behaviour, the formula is prepared in a different way. This formula will be called concentrate formula.

To prepare this formula, add 10 drops of each of the selected remedies to a 60 ml (2 fl oz) amber-coloured glass dropper bottle and fill the rest of the bottle with cognac. From this new formula, add 2 drops per litre of water in the animals’ trough, up to a maximum of 25 drops.