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Jeanine Susan Deal's avatar

After one of the rescue cats died this past spring, another one, Bear, sat by his deceased companion's open casket for several days until we closed the casket. Open caskets help us all grieve and adjust to the loss. Once the casket was sealed, it seemed like Bear immediately went into a deep depression; he was sluggish and didn't want to go outside or do much of anything other than sleep in the same spot. He also lost his appetite and rarely ate, or would take a bite or two and lose interest.

I read in the mini Materia Medica that came with the Helios homeopathy kit for pets someone had gifted me, that Ignatia 30c is recommended for bereavement when the bereavement is due to the loss of a companion or offspring. So I wanted to try that on Bear.

I have found that the easiest way to dose a cat with a homeopathy remedy is to put the pill in their mouth (not down their throat, but just inside) and gently hold their mouth closed while petting them and saying sweet things to them. They usually forget there is a pill in their mouth pretty quickly and relax. So that's what I did with Bear.

Within 10 minutes of giving him the Ignatia, he jumped down from where he had been sleeping, went to the feeding table, ate some food, then asked to be let outside. It was truly amazing. He returned to his normal self, and the depression never returned. With just one dose!

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Connie Lemmincakes's avatar

So many successes when my children were young!

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