Sparky is a 6 year old striped cat who lives with his two sister-cats, a dog, and his people family. Sparky is bigger than his sisters and sometimes thinks he’s the boss. He will gobble up his food and then push them away from their dish so he can eat more. He’s always hungry, and meows a lot when it’s supper time!
Sometimes he will try to push his sisters off the cat tree so he can have a snooze in the sun. But, Sparky is definitely not as big or as brave with the dog.
Sparky loves to go outside into his cat-run, smell the fresh air, and watch birds and bugs. His family has noticed that he can have bladder trouble if he gets too chilly outside.
Sparky is very attached to his favorite person, Justin, and is happiest when Justin stays home all day and spends a lot of time carrying him around. When Justin goes to school or out to see his friends Sparky feels left out and grumpy.
Sometimes Sparky’s right eye will get itchy and then get very irritated when he rubs it. Other times his skin gets itchy, and he can quickly develop a painful and itchy deep sore on his neck or chin.
When Sparky is feeling out of sorts, or has some bladder or skin troubles, he takes the homeopathic remedy Lycopodium which resolves his symptoms quickly and completely.
Lycopodium clavatum
Rubrics:
MIND/Forsaken feeling
MIND/Dictatorial
STOMACH/Appetite/insatiable
SKIN/Ulcers/deep
BLADDER/Urination/urging to urinate/frequent/cold, after taking
A Few Keynotes:
- < right side, symptoms move from right to left
- chilly, < chill Photo credit: Herbs2000.com
- desires fresh air
- < 4-8 pm
- canine hunger
- irritable & peevish
- affinity for urinary and digestive systems
From the Greek words “lycos” (wolf) and “pous” (foot), Lycopodium is also known as club-moss. The homeopathic remedy is prepared from the spores of this small, low growing evergreen. The spores are highly flammable and were once used in flash photography, fireworks, and stage lightning in theatres. The plant was historically used as a medicinal herb for treating kidney and bladder problems. The homeopathic remedy is prepared by trituration.
Lycopodium is a remedy that we think of when we observe a person who is dictatorial or bossy with those who are weaker or smaller, but timid and fearful with those who are larger and stronger. It is also a remedy with a strong affinity for the urinary system. When they get sick they are usually quite irritable. Often people needing Lycopodium will have symptoms worse on the right side.
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