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asthma

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Description: A chronic disease which makes breathing difficult, like trying to breath through a straw. Symptoms range from mild (wheezing) to severe (life threatening). Asthma causes breathing passages to become hyper sensitive to whatever is triggering the event. Breathing passages become inflamed, fill with mucus and makes the airway narrow, thus making breathing more difficult. Asthma is more common in cats compared to dogs.

Contributing factors: Like with people, there are various triggers for an asthma attack, such as: air pollution, tree and plant pollens exercise, environmental allergies. An asthma attack is like running the 100 yard dash then trying to breath through a straw.

Herbal Treatment: Some herbs that may form part of a formula are: Alfalfa is not just for horses. It is rich in minerals and vitamins and stimulates the immune system. It is also a blood purifier and helps to detoxify the body. Coleus helps to reduce the amount of histamine released in the lungs. Elderberry is used for respiratory infections and asthma. Licorice helps to controls harmful free radicals that complicate asthma.



Homeopathic Treatment: Homeopathics are medical formulas based on a theory of like cures like and highly diluted quantities of medicinal substances are given to cure symptoms.

Flower Essence: Holly helps with fast acting illness. Beech is for tolerance. Olive targets exhaustion. Rescue Remedy for fear and anxiety.

Essential Oils: Every essential oil has a unique and distinctive fragrance which stimulates the immune system, body and emotions in a precise way. The essential oils are diluted with a carrier for delivery because they should not be used in concentrate form. Carriers range from sweet almond oil to watermelon seed oil, each possessing individual healing traits. Essential oils are purposefully matched with individual carries to achieve a specific result. Some essential oil formulas may contain the following essential oils for this disorder:

Other: Reiki or other types of therapeutic touch is beneficial. It has been our experience dogs respond positively to the healing human touch. Winnebago and Dakota tribes used skunk cabbage to dislodge phlegm in asthma. Native Americans used wormwood leaves to treat respiratory distress.