Guest guest Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 This may be slightly off topic, however I will give it a shot. I am wanting to prescribe a Chinese herbal formula for my cat who is suffering from some asthma condition (and some urinary stones -- too alkaline). I was wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction (Internet source/book/personal experience etc.) to some key points in giving herbs to a cat. For example, contraindicated herbs, typical herbal strategies etc. Thanks in advance, -Jason Acupuncture www.ChineseMedicinedoc.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Jason, There is a book called " The complete Herbal Handbook for the Dog and Cat " by Juliette de Bairacli Levy. Not sure if it's still in print, but here are her suggestions: Asthma Make strong brew of elecampane(not sure what this is), and give a tbsp BID, sweetened with honey. It also mentions using xin yi hua for asthma. Stones Blames chlorinated water for the problem, and recommends an infusion of the root of couch grass by simmering for 15 minutes, using two ounces of the root. She also recommends young birch leaves, infused. Also add finely shredded parsley and carrot to their feed, along with the addition of honey. Lots of book stores will do a book search for the book if it is out of print, or you may find it on the internet. Steve Edwards, L.Ac. ________________________________ Tue, October 27, 2009 6:06:57 PM herbs for cat This may be slightly off topic, however I will give it a shot. I am wanting to prescribe a Chinese herbal formula for my cat who is suffering from some asthma condition (and some urinary stones -- too alkaline). I was wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction (Internet source/book/ personal experience etc.) to some key points in giving herbs to a cat. For example, contraindicated herbs, typical herbal strategies etc. Thanks in advance, -Jason Acupuncture www.ChineseMedicine doc.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 HI Jason, I have never prescribed herbs for a cat before, but I have for our dog- with the support of our Vet. I treated his kennel cough, four or so years ago, with a modified version of QIng Qi Hua Tan Fen, and then later for a GI problem with a modified Bai Tou Weng Tang. He responded very well each time. For dosing I used the same as for adults- 2g for every 1kg of body weight. The tricky part in treating animals is whether they will actually respond, as many herbal constituents that work for them do not for us and vice versa. Catnip is a classic example! Good luck, Trevor , " " wrote: > > This may be slightly off topic, however I will give it a shot. I am wanting > to prescribe a Chinese herbal formula for my cat who is suffering from some > asthma condition (and some urinary stones -- too alkaline). I was wondering > if anyone can point me in the right direction (Internet source/book/personal > experience etc.) to some key points in giving herbs to a cat. For example, > contraindicated herbs, typical herbal strategies etc. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > -Jason > > > > > Acupuncture > > > > > > > www.ChineseMedicinedoc.com > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 Bairacali Levy is mostly western herbs - I believe. There are two other texts that are useful. Veterinary Herbal Medicine by Susan G. Wynn and Barbara J Fougere - also mostly western but does address Chinese Herbs. But even better is the Clinical Handbook of Chinese Veterinary Herbal Medicine by Signe Beebe et.al. You can get it through Golden Flower herbs at http://www.gfcherbs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info & products_id=130\ 10 & zenid=5543b46b8c698504c505be221e71e444. You can probably get it at other book distributors as well. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 Much of the book is western herbs, but there are many references to Chinese herbs (using the western common names or latin names). I've noticed herbs such as dang gui and huang qi and qing hao thumbing through the book. That is interesting about the water filter. Sometimes, we can't win... Steve ________________________________ Wed, October 28, 2009 7:35:17 AM RE: herbs for cat Thanks Steve, IS this book mainly a Western herb book, or does it also contain Chinese herb formulas etc. As an interesting aside, I think the formation of stones was caused by using a high-end water filter. The water was too alkaline, with a pH of about 9.0. -Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 My Mother took her cat to see a Vet that practices Acupuncture & Chinese herbal medicine. Turns out that the cat, Oliver, has allergies. He gets acupuncture and tea pills! Her second cat, Charlie, had some digestive issues and was treated with tea pills & a different, home-cooked, diet (food energetics). The Vet seemed to diagnose the cat in the same way that a TCM practitioner diagnoses a person... only my Mother was doing the talking for both cats. Much more guess work involved. The vet used physical inspection as well as x-rays and labwork to get a " western diagnosis " then translated it to TCM diagnosis and treated accordingly. Really cool stuff. ~G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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