https://padlet.com/Maplelight/Silverpelt_Padlet_Maple77724 Your own personal Medicine Cat Guide en-us 2018-05-16 20:37:30 UTC 2018-05-17 16:50:13 UTC hello@padlet.com Maplelight https://padlet.com/Maplelight/Silverpelt_Padlet_Maple77724/wish/261382655 Here is a complete herb list, coming from sources such as Silverpelt and The Warriors Wiki. In alphabetical order.

• Alder Bark - If chewed and eaten, eases toothaches
• Basil Leaves - I use these to carry herbs, but you can also use these to soothe stress and anxiety
• Beech Leaves - ThunderClan medicine cats use these to carry herbs around their camp
• Bindweed - Used with sticks to mend broken bones
• Blackberry Leaves - Chewed to a pulp and used on bee stings
• Borage Leaves - Chewed and Eaten by nursing queens to produce more milk. Also brings down fever
• Bright-Eye - If mixed with lovage, can help cure coughs
• Broom - Used in poultices for broken legs and wounds
• Burdock Root - Roots are chewed into a poultice to treat scratches and bites. Very effective against rat bites.
• Burnet - Given to weak cats, such as elders and queens. Gives the cat strength and energy. Used as a travelling herb.
• Catchweed - Placed on top of poultices to keep them from rubbing off.
• Catmint or Catnip - Not generally found in the wild, but Twolegs like to keep it in their gardens, so the Clan cats can still get to it. Cures whitecough and greencough
• Celandine - Soothes damaged eyes.
• Chamomile - Not used to treat physical injuries, but is known to strengthen and soothe the mind. Used as a travelling herb.
• Chervil - Juice is used to treat infected wounds. Chewing roots can help bellyache or a queen give birth.
• Chickweed - Can be used to treat whitecough or greencough, however, Catmint is more effective.
• Cobwebs - Stops bleeding and keeps poultices in place.
• Coltsfoot - Chewed to a pulp and fed to cats with trouble breathing.
• Comfrey - Chewed to a poultice to repair broken bones or soothe wounds.
• Daisy Leaf - Chewed to a poultice to ease aching joints
• Dandelions - Roots can be used like poppy seeds, can help with shock or distress.
• Dock - Soothes scratches and sore pads. Rub leaf on spot.
• Dried Oak leaf - Applied to stop infection
• Elder Leaves - Chewed and applied as a poultice to ease sprains
• Fennel - Stalks are broken and juice is ingested to ease pain in hips, such as during a kitting.
• Feverfew - Leaves can be eaten to reduce body temperature
• Goldenrod - Chewed to a poultice and used to heal wounds. A poultice of goldenrod, horsetail, and marigold may be used on bad wounds.
• Heather Blossom - Can be used to ease aching joints. Applied with as half a pawful dipped in water.
• Honey - Soothes scratches and throats.
• Horsetail - Chewed into a poultice and used on minor wounds to stop bleeding and prevent infection. Used with marigold and goldenrod commonly.
• Ivy leaf - ShadowClan uses this leaf to store other herbs.
• Juniper Berries - Soothe bellyaches and gives strength.
• Lamb's Ear - Gives strength.
• Lavender - Cures fever and chills
• Lovage - Used with Bright-eye in a poultice to cure coughs.
• Lungwort - Only found in WindClan territory by the lake. Only cure for yellowcough.
• Mallow - Soothes bellyaches and pains. Can also be used to ease coughs like daisy.
• Marigold - Petals or leaves rubbed on minor wounds, or chewed into a poultice to stop bleeding and prevent infection. Used with horsetail and goldenrod in a poultice to bad wounds.
• Mint - Rubbed on a cat's pelt for a vigil
• Mouse Bile - Applied to ticks to kill and remove from pelts
• Nettle Seed - Used like Yarrow
• Parsley - Used to dry up a queen's milk supply, and cures bellyache.
• Pine Sap - Also used for a vigil
• Poppy Seeds - Used to make a cat sleepy, or soothe shock and distress. Also used for aches.
• Ragwort Leaves - Crushed and mixed with Juniper Berries to help aching joints. Can also give a cat strength and helps with shock. More commonly used by the Tribe of Rushing Water.
• Ragweed - Gives a cat strength.
• Raspberry Leaves - Used during kittings. It can be a painkiller, or stop bleeding during the kitting.
• Rosemary - Used in vigils
• Rush - Mends broken bones
• Sheep Sorrel - Eases fever
• Snakeroot - Helps snakebites and other poisons
• Sorrel - Leaves are used to give cats an appetite when they refuse to eat. Also used as a travelling herb.
• Stinging Nettle - Used to bring down swelling of a wound. Can also be used with comfrey to wrap on a sprain.
• Sweet-Sedge - Used to cure infections by swallowing sap. Mainly grows in RiverClan.
• Tansy Leaf - Used to cure coughs, but must be taken in small doses
• Thyme - Calms nervousness, anxiety, shock, distress, and can also ease muscle pain.
• Watermint - Fed to cats to soothe bellyaches
• Wild Garlic - Stops infection
• Willow - Soothes general pains
• Yarrow - Leaves can be made into a poultice and applied to wounds to extract poison. Can also make a cat vomit. An ointment of yarrow and be applied to help with cracked pads.

]]> 2018-05-16 20:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/Maplelight/Silverpelt_Padlet_Maple77724/wish/261382655 Maplelight https://padlet.com/Maplelight/Silverpelt_Padlet_Maple77724/wish/261655011 Traveling herbs-
 - Burnet
 - Chamomile
 - Daisy leaves
 - Sorrel
You use these herbs to strengthen and relax cats before they embark on a great journey, or to see their ancestors.

]]> 2018-05-17 16:26:13 UTC https://padlet.com/Maplelight/Silverpelt_Padlet_Maple77724/wish/261655011 Maplelight https://padlet.com/Maplelight/Silverpelt_Padlet_Maple77724/wish/261660370 Yarrow, Snakeroot, and Nettle Seeds are all herbs to help with the effects of poison and expel poison from a cat. Here are some poisons:

1. DEATHBERRIES - Deathberries, or yew berries are fatal if ingested. You need to treat the cat who ingested them right away, so they don't die. The only really poisonous part is the seed, but the rest of the plant is fataly poisonous too. Even if the cat didn't eat the seed, you still need to treat them right away, because it can stop breathing and the heart.
2. FOXGLOVE - The foxglove seeds are easily mistaken for poppy seeds, however the effects of foxglove seeds are pretty easy to spot. They can easily cause paralysis and heart failure, so do not confuse these for poppy seeds.
3. HOLLY - Not fatal, but can definitely be for kits.
4. DEADLY NIGHTSHADE - Has bell-shaped flowers that are purple, tinged with green in color. Berries are shiny when ripe. They like moist, shady places. These are very poisonous. The best way to treat a cat who has eaten these is to stop them at the exact moment when they swallow, but if it has been too long before the medicine cat gets there, they will die. Yarrow can treat this very easily, though may be undesirable, as it makes the cat vomit.
5. WATER HEMLOCK - Most poisonous plant in the Clans after deathberries. Green or white flowers with petals in umbrella-shaped clusters. They like wet, marshy areas. If ingested, causes writhing, pain, and foaming at the mouth. Mousewhisker and Cherrypaw mistake it for parsley, and yarrow is used to help them afterward.
   
   
   

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Gather fox dung around patches of herbs to keep the pests away (don't actually do this at home)

Soak wilted leaves in water. Make sure to be very gentle. Only use as a last resort.

If an herb is wet, lay it on a flat rock outside of the den to dry (not bark). Make sure to tell the kits not to mess with it!

Gather fresh herbs whenever your stock gets low.

Don't take all of the herb patch at one so it can reproduce.

Check your stock every once in a while to throw out any bad herbs.

Collect herbs at sunhigh, when the dew is gone.

Seeds are best to collect when they have freashly fallen.

Tree-Bark is good to collect in new-leaf, and make sure it's fresh.

Dry bark only in shady areas, and make sure it's not stored in a moist place.

Dig holes in the ground to put your herbs in and cover with fern fronds to keep fresh.

Throw out any poultices after 4-5 days.

Herb roots need to be firm

Sort out herbs very carefully, and sort them by their use, not their color or shape.

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Beech Leaves are used by ThunderClan medicine cats to carry herbs around camp.

Fern Fronds are used by medicine cats in all of the clans to store herbs and keep them from spoiling and protecting them.

Ivy Leaves are used by ShadowClan medicine cats to carry and store other herbs.

]]> 2018-05-17 16:43:43 UTC https://padlet.com/Maplelight/Silverpelt_Padlet_Maple77724/wish/261662154 Maplelight https://padlet.com/Maplelight/Silverpelt_Padlet_Maple77724/wish/261662445  These are herbs to sweeten herbs to help your patients swallow :

• Heather Nectar - Extract juices from flower and add to mixtures
• Honey - Mix the honey into the already made mixture
• Mouse Blood - Makes the herbs taste better
  
  

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Chest infections - Whitecough and greencough are the most common chest infections known to the Clans. Whitecough is almost like greencough, but a milder version. If untreated, it will develop into greencough. Cats usually catch this sickness during leaf-fall and leaf-bare. It is fatal for elders and kits if not treated immediately. It is highly contagious.

Redcough - Redcough is a highly severe chest infection and is worse than greencough. It is named after one of its symptom which is to cough up blood. If not treated immediately then the cat will most likely die. Catmint cannot treat redcough and the only known cure is a special sap that is only found in SkyClan territory.

Aching Joints - Damp and or cold environments cause aching joints. This is commonly seen in elders and Queens. If the ache is associated with water it can cause a chill

Chills - Chills are mostly associated with cold weather or being in cold water. Elders and kits are at more of a risk dying when they get a chill. Either lick the cats fur the wrong way to keep them warm, or make a poultice.

Poison - Being poisoned can be caused by eating or drinking unsafe substances such as deathberries. Kits are the main victim of this, as they are curious and are unaware of how dangerous they are. Eating rotten prey or tainted water is also another common way to be poisoned. Inhaling too much smoke, and being bitten by a venomous animal. If only a small amount of poison is consumed, then the cat usually just gets a stomachache, but obviously larger amounts will cause death.

Joint dislocation - This is a displacement of a bone from its normal joint. Medicine cats must force the joint back into place.

Sprains - Sprains are injuries to ligaments of a joint, and the joint is stretched beyond their normal capacity and is possibly torn. Sprains are caused when too much force is placed on the muscle. The pain will vary from mild to severe and will decrease the ability to move the joint. The cat must rest for several days.

Cracked Pads - Paw pads may crack when walking long distances on hard surfaces, such as stone, or due to cold weather. Elders commonly get this.

Sores - This is caused by rough activity, and the skin will become red and raw.

Sore Throat - A condition with pain in the throat, typically caused by inflammation due to cold weather, smoke inhalation, or a cough.

Damaged Eyes - The patients eyes will be blurry to some extent, and it depends on how severe the blurriness is. The harsher the symptoms are, the less of a chance that the cat will recover with full vision. Cats with damage on the surface of the iris will not regain vision.

Loss of appetite - This is a disappearance of the cats hankering to eat. This can either be caused by stress, or something more serious.

Kitten-cough - Kitten-cough is a very mild version of a chest infection, though it does have chances in turning into whitecough, and then greencough.

Weakness - This is a decrease of one or more muscles in the body, and this means that the patient will lack strength. The weakness only affects muscles that are irritated or a compressed nerve. This can either be caused by stress, illness, wounds, tiredness, or from too much physical activity.

Snake Bite - An injury caused by an adder or other types of snakes. Depending on the species of the snake, the victim may or may not end up being infected with venom.

Burns - A burn is damage to the skin or deeper tissues caused by flame, staying out too long in the sun, or any other physical contact with heat. Severity of the injury depends on the depth of the burn. The victim may or may not end up having their fur grow back.

Fleas - Fleas are small, wingless insects that cling onto furry animals to suck their blood. This causes irritation and can create very small wounds, which could develop into an infection, and then possibly a disease. Some cats are even allergic to fleas. Fleas are highly contagious. The legs and paws are targeted the most.

Nausea - This is when a cat feels exceedingly ill and an extreme urge to vomit. There are multiple things that can cause nausea, such as overeating, hunger, specific herbs, food poisoning, tainted water, intense fear/panic attacks, early pregnancy, migraines/headaches, and revolting smells. If a cat vomits, which is followed by diarrhea, it can cause dangerous dehydration.

Allergies - Allergies can make an appearance when the cat has a negative reaction to a particular type of herb, prey, pollen, fur or dust. This can cause the cats skin to inflame, and have itchy, watery eyes. The reaction can range from mild to severe. In some severe cases, the allergies can cause life-threatening reactions.

Anixeity/Panic Attack - Anxiety can be caused by stress conditions, uncomfortable crowds, or upsetting situations. A panic attack is a sudden, unexpected intense fear that causes severe physical reactions when there is no actual danger or cause. It is important that the medicine cat figures out what the triggers are of the anxiety, and make sure to help the patient provoke the causes.

Broken Teeth - Teeth are prone to cracking and able to fully break off the root. This can be caused by the mouth hitting a hard object, cavities, biting a hard object, such as a bone from prey, and from a battle. In mild cases, the tooth will be chipped but still in the gums. Moderate cases will have a piece of the tooth broken off but still intact. In severe cases, the tooth is completely shattered, which will leave nothing where said tooth used to be.

Broken Bones - This is when the bone of a certain part of the body is shattered in two or more pieces. The result can range from mild to severe. A mild fracture is when the bone is broken in one place, which has no separation of the bones. A moderate fracture involves the bone being broken into two pieces. A severe fracture is when the bone is shattered into two or more pieces or completely crushed, and when this happens the patient will most likely never be healed.

Shock (Physically) - Shock can occur and be a life-threatening result due to blood loss and or highly severe pain. It can also cause heavy breathing, which will have the patient faint, or can even be fatal. It is mandatory to take immediate treatment when this happens.

Shock (Emotionally) - Sometimes happens when a cat witnesses a traumatic or terrorizing event. They will seem to have "numb" emotions.

]]> 2018-05-17 16:45:03 UTC https://padlet.com/Maplelight/Silverpelt_Padlet_Maple77724/wish/261662770 Maplelight https://padlet.com/Maplelight/Silverpelt_Padlet_Maple77724/wish/261663162  Poultices are soft, moist material that is applied to a part of the cat's body to relieve pain, itching, swelling, etc.

• Aching Joints Poultice - Gather ragwort and juniper berries and crush ragwort leaves into small bits, ans smash the juniper onto the crushed ragwort. Chew and mix the herbs together until it forms a tight bond, then give to the patient. Make she he/she only chews it, swallowing the whole thing can cause a stomachache.
• Poultice for wounds - Gather horsetail, goldenrod, and marigold. Place the three herbs on top of each other and chew until it has almost a paste-like texture. Before applying, make sure to get a wet moss ball and dab it lightly on the wound and around it to clean. Once done, spit it out and put onto wherever the cat is hurt. Collect some cobweb and wrap it around the poultice and add a few catchweed burrs on top and around the edges.
• Irritated/Itchy Skin - Gather a comfrey root and chew into a thick poultice and apply wherever the cat is irritated.
• Poultice for Swelling - Have your patient wade through water, then gather some stinging nettle, chew into a poultice, and place wherever the cat hurts. Give a few poppy seeds of needed.
• Wrenched Claw Poultice - Make sure to lick the patients claw thoroughly brfore applying the poultice to get out any kind of dirt, debris, and dried blood. Get a comfrey root and chew into a smallpoultice and apply to the wrenched claw. Wrap some cobweb around the poultice and add a catchweed burr on top if needed.
• Infected Wound Poultice - Chrush some marigold petals and chew them thoroughly. Get some honey and smother it on the marigold poultice. Make sure to clean the patient's wound beforehand. Place the marigold poultice over the desired area, the honey facing the wound. Place a few catchweed burrs on the edges of the poultice.
• Broken Leg / Paw Poultice - First, trace your tail over patient's body to check for damage, and poke your claw onto the area. If they feel pain, it is broken, or if you feel a crack. Feed them poopy seeds for the pain, and give them thyme if they are in shock. Gather stinging nettle, comfrey root, and bindweed. Chew the stinging nettle and comfrey into almost a paste-like consistency, and mix them together after chewing, for a tighter bond. Plaster the poultice onto the broken bone, and wrap the bindweed around the poultice, and prop some sticks under the leg, and bundle more bindweed around the sticks. Wrap a thick layer of cobweb around the area and add a few catchweed burrs on the edges of the cast when done.
• Chills Poultice - Tear up some lavender, catmint, and feverfew. Afterwards, chew it up thoroughly, and then patch it up together to form it into a poultice. Put it onto wherever the chill is worse, and lick their fur the wrong way to warm them  up. Put a catchweed burr on top if needed. Recommended to geive them juniper berries as well.
• Backache Poultice - Gather some daisy leaves and chew into a mush. Add a tiny bit of water, then keep chewing. Once it's formed, place onto wherever the pain is worst.
  
  

]]> 2018-05-17 16:45:50 UTC https://padlet.com/Maplelight/Silverpelt_Padlet_Maple77724/wish/261663162 Maplelight https://padlet.com/Maplelight/Silverpelt_Padlet_Maple77724/wish/261663684   Pulps are wet, soft, shapeless masses that are to be eaten or plastered onto a cat's body.

• Greencough Pulp - Crush marigold petaks and knead them into a couple of juniper berries, and add the herbs into some water, and mix. Once done, sprinkle poppy seeds over the pulp, and feed to patient.
• Heavy Breathing Pulp - Shred some coltsfoot, thyme, and catmint. Once they are into little pieces chew them up until they are in a fine mush, then put them into a small amount of water, and stir. Feed to patient.
• Bee Sting Pulp - Gave patient some chamomile to let them calm down and then take the sting out with your teeth, carefully. Grab some moss and soak it in water to cleanse the area, then chew some blackberry leaves into a mush, add them to water, and stir. Once the leaves seem gooey enough, take out and place over the desired area and wrap cobwebs around the pulp. If the sting is really bad, get some dandelion and squeeze its juices onto a clump of moss and dab around the hurting area.
• Kitten-Cough Pulp - Chew on some coltsfoot, and mix it with some water, then feed to patient. Give them cold water afterwards.
• Mild Flea Bites - Gather some marigold and crush the petals until they are in very small pieces, then line some water onto them. Stir the damp herb whil kneading into it, until the petals turn into a fine mush. Once done kneading, chew on the mush until it is formed into a soft, wet pulp. Rub th epulp onto the cat's pelt or bedding. Make a comfrey poultice if your patient can't handle the itching.
• Pulp for Fevers - Chew on some dandelion, then chew on a couple of borage leaves. Mix the two herbs together and add a little bit of water to the mixture. Feed to your patient.
  
  

]]> 2018-05-17 16:46:59 UTC https://padlet.com/Maplelight/Silverpelt_Padlet_Maple77724/wish/261663684 Maplelight https://padlet.com/Maplelight/Silverpelt_Padlet_Maple77724/wish/261663787   A paste is a thick, soft moist substance, that is to be put on the body or consumed.

• Paster for burns - Chew on a comfrey root until it is formed into a thick mush, almost like pulp, but a more solid form. Put the comfrey in some water and stir, making sure it is a thick, moist consistency. Plaster the paste over wherever the cat hurts.
• Paste for anxiety, shock, distress, etc. - Scratch up some chamomile until it's in small pieces. Chew it up into a thick paste, then place into a small amount of water, and mix it around. Afterward, roll it into a ball, and feed to your patient.
  
  

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• Sores Ointment - Chew on a comfrey root and make it almost into a paste-like consistency. Put the paste into a leaf that has warm water, and mix it around for a little while. Once done, pour the extract onto a dock leaf and let it sit in a cool area for a bit. The extract should've thickened into an ointment. Rub the comfrey ointment onto the desired area.
• Cracked paw pads ointment - Lick to clean the patient's pads thoroughly, making sure that all dirt and debris is out. Place the cat's paw in water if needed. Gather some yarrow and chew on it until it is formed into a thick paste. Put the paste into some warm water and stir. Once done, place the extract onto a dock leaf and let it sit in a cool area for a while. One you've come back, the extract should be in a ointment-like consistency. Rub the ointment over the pad, and wrap with cobweb.
  
  

]]> 2018-05-17 16:47:49 UTC https://padlet.com/Maplelight/Silverpelt_Padlet_Maple77724/wish/261664036 Maplelight https://padlet.com/Maplelight/Silverpelt_Padlet_Maple77724/wish/261664244   Juice is to be made with herb extracts and is to be drunk, or drizzled on.

• Pain extract - Find a willow tree and tear at its bark. This will help release the water that is inside of it. Add the willow bark water onto a leaf. Take some thyme and tear it up into small pieces. Once thyme is crushed, add it to the willow bark water, and then sprinkle some poppy seeds over the extract and mix a little more, then feed to patient. Make a poultice for swelling if needed.
  
  

]]> 2018-05-17 16:48:19 UTC https://padlet.com/Maplelight/Silverpelt_Padlet_Maple77724/wish/261664244 Maplelight https://padlet.com/Maplelight/Silverpelt_Padlet_Maple77724/wish/261664387   Omens- A specific time or place that regards a portent of either good or evil, and shows prophetic significance

• Full moon gathering- Every Clan cat knows that when a cloud covers the moon it means that something should not be done, or is a warning sign. It is only a response to those actions taken at the gathering. It is StarClans way of saying that the gathering is over. It is a very severe omen, but it is rare. Though in truth, it doesn't actually mean that StarClan is unhappy with a decision, but it does mean that things are darker than they appearInterpreting dreams. This is a very important part of a medicine cats life, which a lot of lists seem to leave out.
  
  

]]> 2018-05-17 16:48:39 UTC https://padlet.com/Maplelight/Silverpelt_Padlet_Maple77724/wish/261664387 Maplelight https://padlet.com/Maplelight/Silverpelt_Padlet_Maple77724/wish/261664625   Interpreting Dreams - This is a very important part of a medicine cats life, which a lot of lists seem to leave out. Every medicine cat has a different way of analyzing their dream, so do it in a way that helps you out more easily.

• Record your dreams- Take notes, even a few sentences will help your analyzation
• Identify how you were feeling in the dream- Suggest to yourself "Was I nervous, angry, confused, etc? Do I still feel those feelings the morning after? How comfortable am I feeling these emotions?"
• Analyze your dreams that are in daily life- If you dreamt about a newly made apprentice catching a very specific piece of prey (i.g a magpie with no tail) and if a newly made apprentice came back from their hunt with a magpie without tail, then this is something that must be thought out
• Discern recurring thoughts in your dreams in daily life- Lets say that you are having recurring thoughts such as: “They are going outcast me” Or “I can’t do this” Next, you need to ask yourself if you were having these thoughts constantly in the dream. And if so, in what situations did you have these thoughts?
  
  

]]> 2018-05-17 16:49:17 UTC https://padlet.com/Maplelight/Silverpelt_Padlet_Maple77724/wish/261664625 Maplelight https://padlet.com/Maplelight/Silverpelt_Padlet_Maple77724/wish/261664971 Preparing for Vigils:

• Let the cats who are closest to the cat who passed away down, gently.
• There will be a silent vigil for the cat. The cats who are closest to the cat will sit vigil and mourn the whole night.
• The medicine cat uses many herbs to prepare the body and hide the scent of death. They commonly use mnit, pine sap, rosemary, and watermint.
• In the morning, the elders will carry the body to its grave and bury them. The cats who sat vigil are often given thyme and poppy seed, and the leader allows them to sleep for a day.
  
  

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