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talking with them, to no avail. They would hiss and anxiety. They also needed courage to risk again
run, and display a wild look in their eyes. We had and trust that a safe, nurturing environment really
to live trap them when we moved to our new could be available to them.
home. Even though we built a nice, warm place for During the first 2-3 weeks the cat’s behavior did
them under our house, they refused to come near not change much at all. Then they slowly
us and would never enter the house. approached my husband, sniffing his hand. By the
Although we were skeptical that the flower fourth week they allowed short pats and strokes on
essences could help, we decided to give it a try as their backs, and the hissing and swatting had most-
we had exhausted all other possibilities. We chose a ly stopped. By the sixth week we were able to pet
formula of four remedies, and we put approximate- them briefly and rub them under their chins. After
ly 10 drops in their morning meal and drinking the eighth week they no longer displayed a wild
water each day. Aspen was chosen to address the look in their eyes. By the twelfth week they rubbed
extreme fear which these cats displayed. Their mis- up against our bodies and would follow us through
trust and nervousness prevented them from seeing the garden. They both entered the house part way.
the love, nurturing and safety that was available to By the 16th week all previous changes had stabi-
them. To help with the nurturing process we lized and they would enter the house completely
included Mariposa Lily. They had never experi- and walk through it quite boldly. They are now an
enced proper bonding with their mother, and the integral part of my family. This amazing experience
trauma of these early months prevented them from helped all of us to acquire confidence in the power-
trusting the warmth and security which we were ful effects of the flower essences. We are absolutely
offering. We selected Impatiens because we certain that they were the catalyst in the positive
observed that the cats were quite agitated and ner- changes which took place.
vous. Their quick furtive movements prevented Shelley Morrison, CMT, FES Certified Flower
them from slowing down enough to realize that our Essence Counselor, Quincy, California;
family could offer warmth and love. Our final summarized from a longer report submitted to
flower essence was Mimulus, because Socks and the FES research program
Grey Cloud were filled with such irrational fear and