Illnesses Flashcards
What is kitcough?
What herb(s) can treat kitcough?
An uncommon illness effecting weak kits. Usually happens to kits that had a difficult birth or did not start breathing right away. Identified by a harsh cough that weakens the kit. Usually harmless but very persistent and can lead to weak lungs.
Coltfoot can treat kitcough.
What is whitecough?
What herb(s) can treat whitecough?
Synonymous to a cold. Characterized by a running nose and eyes and a lasting slight cough. If left untreated, it can turn into Greencough.
Fennel and catmint can treat whitecough.
What is greencough?
What herb(s) can treat greencough?
Similar to the flu. Symptoms include a running nose and eyes, chest pain, slight trouble breathing, a wet and loud cough that produces mucous, and tiredness. Sometimes causes a really bad fever. Can cause death if left untreated.
Catmint, chickweed, and wild cherry bark can treat greencough. However, catmint is the best treatment, as chickweed is not as strong as catmint.
What is blackcough?
What herb(s) can ease the pain of blackcough?
A horrible but rare disease that can come from nowhere. There is no known cure, only ways to help cope with it. It almost always results in death. It is unlike Whitecough or Greencough and does not come from those illnesses. It begins with chills and a cough with a lack of appetite. Weakness, dizziness, and nausea then ensue along with a worsening cough that results in blackish blood being hacked up. Wheezing and difficulty breathing are the worst part and normally are what kills the ill. It is believed that blood that is coughed up can cause Blackcough in any that touch it. Not formally featured in the Warriors series.
Fennel can ease the pain of blackcough.
What is emotional shock?
What herb(s) can treat emotional shock?
Can sometimes happen when great trauma has just occurred to an individual. Characterized by a lack of emotion or empathy, denial, ceasing to communicate, and rocking back and forth.
Treat with poppy seeds, comfort, and, in extreme cases, valerian.
What is physical shock?
What herb(s) can treat physical shock?
Occurs due to blood loss and/or extreme pain. Characterized by chills, numbness, rapid heartbeat, low blood pressure (not that cats can really check that), and weakness. Is life-threatening because poor blood supply and breathing can lead to cardiac arrest or cellular damage (again, cats wouldn’t know the science behind it but they can know that it kills at least.)
Treat by giving water, honey, and small quantities of dry yarrow. Cover and treat any bleeding wounds or broken bones.
What is smoke inhalation?
What herb(s) can treat smoke inhalation?
Is caused by the obvious: breathing in smoke. Severity is determined based on the amount of coughing, if wheezing and nausea are present, and listening to victim’s chest.
Honey can treat smoke-inhalation damage, and water and crushed sage may be used as well, though likely less effective.
What is cloudmouth?
What herb(s) may be used to deal with cloudmouth?
(don’t worry about getting this one 100% right)
Or rabies as it’s known in real life. It is to be noted that, as of now, rabies has not been featured in the Warriors books. Credit to the name goes to Darknesque. Cloudmouth is very contagious, spread from the mere bite, scratch, or saliva contact of someone infected. Depending on what stage the infected animal is at when they come in contact with the victim, Cloudmouth can have no symptoms until two weeks to a year after the contamination. Characteristics of this disease include a distinct fear of water, inability to swallow, sleep, drink, or eat, mania, foaming at the mouth (to which the disease is named), paranoia, rage, and, three days to a week after symptoms show, always results in death.
There is no treatment as of now. Infected cats should be heavily and carefully sedated and sadly left to die outside of clan territory for the safety of the rest of the clan. If cleared by the clan leader, feeding deathberries to cats with Cloudmouth may be a dire action to take. Those suspected to be infected that still have their sanity should always be asked if they want this option.
