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Emergency Measures
Sometimes things we do with the best of intentions turn into a problematic situation. When the little feral cat turned up on our doorstep in the midst of torrential rain, providing her with food and shelter seemed like the right thing to do. The consequences of this decision have been far-reaching. Then she had her [...]
Where Knowledge Ends, Violence Begins
This morning I saw a scene which left me feeling sick. About a month ago a little donkey came to live nearby. He was very young and had just been taken away from his mother, possibly too soon. He was shut up in a barn in a box all by himself with minimal contact – [...]
Manuka Essential Oil
Manuka honey is the best known product derived from the manuka tree. It has been used not only as a food but also to treat wounds which did not close despite being treated in conventional ways. For this it has proved to be highly effective. Now the essential oil is available to us so my [...]
Spontaneous Zoopharmacognosy
This morning when we went out it was still dark, but Salma went straight to a particular plant which she began to chew on avidly. After a couple of minutes of dedicated chewing she stepped away and began to retch. Then she vomited up a small amount of white foam. She had shown no signs [...]
Turmeric Essential Oil
We have been using turmeric powder in zoopharmacognosy for a long time now but recently the essential oil has become more readily available. If you would like to find out more about the properties of this oil and how it may help the animals we work with, please click on the link below. TURMERIC EO [...]
Zoopharma Session with Salma
This morning I did a zoopharma session with Salma. This is the third session since she arrived three months ago. Rose Otto: Looks at bottle, licks, tail wags, moves closer, close sniff right up to bottle and then moved away to about 2m. I closed bottle. 10cm. Angelica Root. Mouth smacks. Sniffs focusing on bottle [...]
Zoopharmacognosy in Action
While digging to redirect rain water we discovered that under the top soil there was a layer of white clay. The "inspectors of works" came to do their job and it was not long before they found the clay. They immediately began to lick both the soil and the tools which had clay on them. [...]
Grapefruit & Cancer
In the Japanese prefecture of Oita, located on Kyushu the most southwesterly island of that country, for centuries they have been cultivating varieties of citrus fruits which are not widely available in the rest of the world. Among these is a fruit called kabosu. Alerted by the well-known fact that in this region cancer is [...]
Elderberry CO2 & Advanced Glaucoma
The cat’s eyes were in a bad way. The retina had detached and the cat was blind. The pressure build-up in the eyes was extreme. An operation was needed. The day before the operation, the cat was offered a selection of essential oils. When he inhaled elderflower CO2, Gabrielle had never seen anything like it: [...]