Random Information Lists
All information for Training Apprentices of Warriors or Medicine Cats are located here. This will be the references to use while training or during healing. Do not use a different list.
Herb's and Ailment's
Under no circumstance should you treat your real cat with these herbs. Always take your cat to a veterinarian if it becomes ill.
Addar Barrack - Used for toothache.
Alder Tree Bark - Treats toothache, swelling, pain, and prevents complications. Prevents infection and swelling if chewed and applied to a wound.
Alfalfa - If chewed, prevents tooth decay.
Aloe Vera - The gel inside of the leaves helps cure skin problems and burns. Leaves can be chewed and spit on skin problems and burns.
Ash Tree Seeds - May be consumed to fight pain.
Ash Tree - New shoots should be chewed and then applied to an adder or viper wound to resist the effects of the poison.
Aspen Tree Bark - Relieves stress and soothes restlessness and distraughtness.
Birthwort - When chewed, induces contractions.
Blessed Thistle - Increases circulation of blood if swallowed.
Borage - Leaves and roots may be consumed to stave off fevers. Any type of borage should be fresh, never dried. To be chewed and eaten. The plant can be distinguished by its small blue or pink star-shaped flowers and hairy leaves. Great for nursing queens as it helps increase their supply of milk.
Borage Seeds - Should be given to a queen to help her provide more available milk. Any type of borage should be fresh, never dried.
Bramble Twig - Helps to sleep if chewed into a fine syrup and consumed.
Broken Rosemary Blooms - Heals wounds near the eyes or eyelids; also helps for eye infections.
Broom - Its poultice is used for broken limbs.
Broom Malice Poultice - Heals open wounds.
Burdock Leaves - If chewed, should be applied to a NON-INFECTED wound to speed up healing.
Burdock Root - The sap is used for rat bites (usually infected ones). Also cures infection. A tall-stemmed, sharp-smelling thistle with dark leaves. A medicine cat must dig up the roots, wash off the dirt, and chew them into a pulp, which can be applied to rat bites.
Buttonbush Down - If digested, helps with constipation and urinal problems.
Catmint - Treats whitecough and greencough; may also help relax a cat. Also treats congestion. A delicious-smelling, leafy plant that's hard to find in the wild; often found growing in Twoleg gardens. The best remedy for greencough.
Celandine - Useful for cats with weak eyesight. Rub it on the eye.
Chamomile - Calms a cat. May also add to physical strength. Soothes depression, fatigue, and the heart.
Chaparral - Helps clean the face.
Chervil - The juice of the leaves is used for infected wounds. The root, if manually chewed, is good for bellyaches. A sweet-smelling plant with large, spreading, fernlike leaves and small white flowers. The juice of the leaves can be used for infected wounds, and chewing the roots helps with bellyache.
Chewed Gumweed - Helps to seal wounds from infection. It slightly stings but collects the skin together and makes it close faster, therefore preventing infection.
Chickweed - Helps treat greencough and blackcough.
Coltsfoot - Good for shortness of breath and kitten cough. A flowering plant, a bit like a dandelion, with yellow or white flowers. The leaves can be chewed into a pulp, which is to be eaten to help shortness of breath.
Comfrey - Treats broken bones. Identifiable by its large leaves and small bell-shaped flowers, which can be pink, white or purple. The fat black roots of this plant can be chewed into a poultice to mend broken bones or soothe wounds.
Comfrey Root - If chewed and rubbed on a wound, it cleans it.
Crushed Pawpaw Roots - If digested, useful for healing kitten cough.
Crushed Iris Petals - Stimulates breathing during the birthing process; also useful for a kit's sore throat. Only useful if digested.
Crushed Marigold Petals - Prevents infection of serious wounds. Avoid using around eyes; can result in serious irritation.
Crushed Rose Thorns - Helps seal the wound.
Culver's Root - Use with Feverfew, when a cat takes a dip in some sort of water.
Daisy Leaves - If chewed into a paste, can be a useful remedy for aching joints.
Deathberry Roots - Roots and leaves can be chewed together and applied to sore places, but never to an open wound.
Dock Leaves - A plant similar to sorrel.When chewed, forms a slippery substance. If rubbed on a cat's fur, it can be useful for releasing the cat from entrapment. May also be used for bellyaches. Van be chewed up and applied to soothe scratches. Can be used as a surface for vomiting upon.
Dried Oak Leaves - Collected in the autumn and stored in a dry place. Stops infections.
Echinacia - Eases infection.
Ferns - Cleans a wound.
Feverfew - Leaves are used to cool fevers and treat head pains. May also be consumed for stomach ailment and to cure colds. A small bush with flowers like daisies. The leaves can be eaten to cool down body temperature, particularly for cats with fever or chills.
Foxglove Cloves - Purges toxins from the body by making a cat vomit them.
Foxglove Leaves - Used on deep wounds to stop bleeding quickly.
Garlic - Used for fleas.
Garlic Juice - Dripped into wounds to prevent infection. Sets off a slight stinging sensation.
Ginger - Used for asthma and coughs if consumed.
Goldenrod - Used to treat aching joints and stiffness; also a good remedy for healing wounds. A tall plant with bright yellow flowers. A poultice of this is terrific for healing wounds.
Goldenrod Juice - Dripped into wounds to numb pain; basically a painkiller. It does no actual healing.
Grass - Used for upset stomachs if consumed.
Hawthorne Berries - Treats indigestion. Very similar to deathberries; watch out.
Heather Nectar - Improves the taste of bitter herbs, suck as dock and yarrow. Does no harm to the poultice, herb, or otherwise cure in the process.
Hollyhock - Semi-round wildflower, usually red, violet, or blue in color. Only blooms in leafbare and is the only cure for deathcough; however, only the blue flowers may be used to treat deathcough; the others have no medicinal value.
Hops - Calms or soothes scattered nerves, anxiety, etc.
Hornbeam - If chewed, good for depression.
Horsetail - Used to treat infected wounds. If chewed, stops infection. A tall plant with bristly stems that grows in marshy areas. The leaves can be used to treat infected wounds. Usually chewed up and applied as a poultice.
Ivy Juices - Calms a cat if consumed.
Juniper Berries - Used for bellyaches as well as soothing pain. It also helps cats regain their strength. A bush with spiky dark green leaves and purple berries. The berries soothe bellyaches and help cats who are having trouble breathing.
Lady's Mantle - Stops bleeding.
Lamb's Ear - Good for strength.
Lavender - Treats chills. Leaves and flowers are particularly good for head and throat pains. Inhaling the scent of fresh flowers may calm a cat. A small purple flowering plant. Cures fever.
Lavender Stem - Calms a cat in shock.
Lotus Roots - Keeps a cat awake.
Marigold - Used to stop and soothe infections in wounds as well as healing wounds and sores. If swallowed, may relieve chills. A bright orange or yellow flower that grows low to the ground. The petals or leaves can be chewed into a pulp and applied as a poultice to wounds.
Marigold Petals - Heals burns.
Marigold Leaves - Dresses wounds.
Milkweed Juice - Used for sores and burns. Poisonous if ingested; do not use around the ears or eyes.
Narcissus Flower Petals - Used when a she-cat has contractions. Helps soothe their mind.
Nettle Leaves - Used to treat swelling.
Parsley - Used to stop a queen’s milk if her kits perish.
Peathingy Flower Petals - Helps kittencough by clearing clogged throats and nasal passages. (Note: Does not have to be used just for kits, although it is especially effective against kittencough.)
Poppy Seeds - Used to soothe distress and pain; useful for making a sick cat sleep. Small black seeds shaken from a dried poppy flower, these are fed to cats to help them sleep. Soothes cats suffering from shock and distress. Not recommended for nursing queens, but can be given if necessary.
Poppy Flower - Flower heads may be consumed together to stop coughing.
Ragwort - Used for strength.
Rosemary & Thyme - If mixed together and applied to a cat's fur, makes a fantastic flea repellent. Fleas hate the smell.
Rosinweed - Cleans out the system when poison(s) have been digested. Takes effect upon relieving yourself.
Rush Stalks - Used to bind broken bones.
Sacred Root - Used for upset stomachs if digested.
Sage Root - Heals cracked pads. Use with poppy seeds.
Shock Root - Stimulates the nerve system. Use after a cat has been knocked out, poisoned, or head trauma.
Skullcap Seeds - Gives a cat extra strength.
Smut Rye - Stimulates uterine contractions.
Snakeroot - Counters poison.
Snapdragon Seeds - Clears up ringworm; also helps rid the cat of fleas.
Stinging Nettle - Used to lower swelling. The spiny green seeds can be administered to a cat that’s swallowed poison, while the leaves can be applied to a wound to bring down swelling.
Tansy Flower - Consumed to stop coughing. Leaves, flowers, and stems are consumed to remove worms. Do not give to a pregnant queen; it will make her miscarry. Administer all tansy in small doses.
Tansy Leaves - May be chewed to relieve joint pains. Do not give to a pregnant queen; it will make her miscarry. May also keep a cat's hunger at bay.
Thinned Heather Down - Helps the indigestion of a kit by lining the kit's stomach and absorbing the uncomfortable juices. Only useful if digested.
Thyme Leaves - Used to treat shock. May calm a cat and aid in restful sleep as well as frayed nerves.
Traveling Herbs - Herbs given to cats going on long adventures, such as to the Moonpool. Includes: Poppy Seeds - Dulls hunger & pain in paws, Tansy Leaves - Keeps hunger at bay, Crushed Lotus Roots - An energizer to keep you awake, Skullcap Seeds - Gives you extra strength; acts like a steroid.
Watermint - Best cure for bellyache. A leafy green plant found in streams or damp earth. Usually chewed into a pulp and then fed to a cat suffering bellyache.
Wild Garlic - Prevents infection. Rolling in a patch of wild garlic can help prevent infection, especially for dangerous wounds like rat bites.
Willow - Water from beneath the bark may be dropped into a cat's eye to cure blurriness of vision. May be applied to dry patches of skin to relieve itches.
Willow Bark - Small amounts may ease pain, inflammation, and to ease diarrhea or fevers.
Windflower Shoots - Useful for cramps, especially if those of a pregnant she-cat's.
Witch Hazel - An energizer.
Wormwood - Relieves pain when chewed.
Yarrow - Makes cats vomit. Useful for expelling poison. However, if used on an extremely ill cat, it could make them sicker. A flowering plant whose leaves can be made into a poultice and applied to wounds or scratches to expel poison.
Yew - Makes a cat vomit up poisons.
Miscellaneous Items
Catchweed - Burrs can be used to help hold treatment onto a cat.
Cobwebs - Placed on wounds to stop bleeding.
Honey - Soothes infection and, if swallowed, will sooth sore throats. Particularly good for smoke inhalation. A sweet, golden liquid created by bees. Difficult to collect without getting stung, but great for soothing infections or the throats of cats who have breathed smoke.
Mouse Bile - A bad-smelling liquid that is the only remedy for removing ticks from a cat's coat. Dab a little moss soaked in bile on a tick and it'll fall right off. Wash paws thoroughly afterward.
Poisonous Plants
Deathberries (yew) - Of no medicinal value; bright scarlet berries that can kill a cat if they are not expelled quickly enough.
Holly (berries) - Of no medicinal value; poisonous like deathberries.
Nightshade - Of no medicinal value; is poisonous. Also known as Belladonna.
Addar Barrack - Used for toothache.
Alder Tree Bark - Treats toothache, swelling, pain, and prevents complications. Prevents infection and swelling if chewed and applied to a wound.
Alfalfa - If chewed, prevents tooth decay.
Aloe Vera - The gel inside of the leaves helps cure skin problems and burns. Leaves can be chewed and spit on skin problems and burns.
Ash Tree Seeds - May be consumed to fight pain.
Ash Tree - New shoots should be chewed and then applied to an adder or viper wound to resist the effects of the poison.
Aspen Tree Bark - Relieves stress and soothes restlessness and distraughtness.
Birthwort - When chewed, induces contractions.
Blessed Thistle - Increases circulation of blood if swallowed.
Borage - Leaves and roots may be consumed to stave off fevers. Any type of borage should be fresh, never dried. To be chewed and eaten. The plant can be distinguished by its small blue or pink star-shaped flowers and hairy leaves. Great for nursing queens as it helps increase their supply of milk.
Borage Seeds - Should be given to a queen to help her provide more available milk. Any type of borage should be fresh, never dried.
Bramble Twig - Helps to sleep if chewed into a fine syrup and consumed.
Broken Rosemary Blooms - Heals wounds near the eyes or eyelids; also helps for eye infections.
Broom - Its poultice is used for broken limbs.
Broom Malice Poultice - Heals open wounds.
Burdock Leaves - If chewed, should be applied to a NON-INFECTED wound to speed up healing.
Burdock Root - The sap is used for rat bites (usually infected ones). Also cures infection. A tall-stemmed, sharp-smelling thistle with dark leaves. A medicine cat must dig up the roots, wash off the dirt, and chew them into a pulp, which can be applied to rat bites.
Buttonbush Down - If digested, helps with constipation and urinal problems.
Catmint - Treats whitecough and greencough; may also help relax a cat. Also treats congestion. A delicious-smelling, leafy plant that's hard to find in the wild; often found growing in Twoleg gardens. The best remedy for greencough.
Celandine - Useful for cats with weak eyesight. Rub it on the eye.
Chamomile - Calms a cat. May also add to physical strength. Soothes depression, fatigue, and the heart.
Chaparral - Helps clean the face.
Chervil - The juice of the leaves is used for infected wounds. The root, if manually chewed, is good for bellyaches. A sweet-smelling plant with large, spreading, fernlike leaves and small white flowers. The juice of the leaves can be used for infected wounds, and chewing the roots helps with bellyache.
Chewed Gumweed - Helps to seal wounds from infection. It slightly stings but collects the skin together and makes it close faster, therefore preventing infection.
Chickweed - Helps treat greencough and blackcough.
Coltsfoot - Good for shortness of breath and kitten cough. A flowering plant, a bit like a dandelion, with yellow or white flowers. The leaves can be chewed into a pulp, which is to be eaten to help shortness of breath.
Comfrey - Treats broken bones. Identifiable by its large leaves and small bell-shaped flowers, which can be pink, white or purple. The fat black roots of this plant can be chewed into a poultice to mend broken bones or soothe wounds.
Comfrey Root - If chewed and rubbed on a wound, it cleans it.
Crushed Pawpaw Roots - If digested, useful for healing kitten cough.
Crushed Iris Petals - Stimulates breathing during the birthing process; also useful for a kit's sore throat. Only useful if digested.
Crushed Marigold Petals - Prevents infection of serious wounds. Avoid using around eyes; can result in serious irritation.
Crushed Rose Thorns - Helps seal the wound.
Culver's Root - Use with Feverfew, when a cat takes a dip in some sort of water.
Daisy Leaves - If chewed into a paste, can be a useful remedy for aching joints.
Deathberry Roots - Roots and leaves can be chewed together and applied to sore places, but never to an open wound.
Dock Leaves - A plant similar to sorrel.When chewed, forms a slippery substance. If rubbed on a cat's fur, it can be useful for releasing the cat from entrapment. May also be used for bellyaches. Van be chewed up and applied to soothe scratches. Can be used as a surface for vomiting upon.
Dried Oak Leaves - Collected in the autumn and stored in a dry place. Stops infections.
Echinacia - Eases infection.
Ferns - Cleans a wound.
Feverfew - Leaves are used to cool fevers and treat head pains. May also be consumed for stomach ailment and to cure colds. A small bush with flowers like daisies. The leaves can be eaten to cool down body temperature, particularly for cats with fever or chills.
Foxglove Cloves - Purges toxins from the body by making a cat vomit them.
Foxglove Leaves - Used on deep wounds to stop bleeding quickly.
Garlic - Used for fleas.
Garlic Juice - Dripped into wounds to prevent infection. Sets off a slight stinging sensation.
Ginger - Used for asthma and coughs if consumed.
Goldenrod - Used to treat aching joints and stiffness; also a good remedy for healing wounds. A tall plant with bright yellow flowers. A poultice of this is terrific for healing wounds.
Goldenrod Juice - Dripped into wounds to numb pain; basically a painkiller. It does no actual healing.
Grass - Used for upset stomachs if consumed.
Hawthorne Berries - Treats indigestion. Very similar to deathberries; watch out.
Heather Nectar - Improves the taste of bitter herbs, suck as dock and yarrow. Does no harm to the poultice, herb, or otherwise cure in the process.
Hollyhock - Semi-round wildflower, usually red, violet, or blue in color. Only blooms in leafbare and is the only cure for deathcough; however, only the blue flowers may be used to treat deathcough; the others have no medicinal value.
Hops - Calms or soothes scattered nerves, anxiety, etc.
Hornbeam - If chewed, good for depression.
Horsetail - Used to treat infected wounds. If chewed, stops infection. A tall plant with bristly stems that grows in marshy areas. The leaves can be used to treat infected wounds. Usually chewed up and applied as a poultice.
Ivy Juices - Calms a cat if consumed.
Juniper Berries - Used for bellyaches as well as soothing pain. It also helps cats regain their strength. A bush with spiky dark green leaves and purple berries. The berries soothe bellyaches and help cats who are having trouble breathing.
Lady's Mantle - Stops bleeding.
Lamb's Ear - Good for strength.
Lavender - Treats chills. Leaves and flowers are particularly good for head and throat pains. Inhaling the scent of fresh flowers may calm a cat. A small purple flowering plant. Cures fever.
Lavender Stem - Calms a cat in shock.
Lotus Roots - Keeps a cat awake.
Marigold - Used to stop and soothe infections in wounds as well as healing wounds and sores. If swallowed, may relieve chills. A bright orange or yellow flower that grows low to the ground. The petals or leaves can be chewed into a pulp and applied as a poultice to wounds.
Marigold Petals - Heals burns.
Marigold Leaves - Dresses wounds.
Milkweed Juice - Used for sores and burns. Poisonous if ingested; do not use around the ears or eyes.
Narcissus Flower Petals - Used when a she-cat has contractions. Helps soothe their mind.
Nettle Leaves - Used to treat swelling.
Parsley - Used to stop a queen’s milk if her kits perish.
Peathingy Flower Petals - Helps kittencough by clearing clogged throats and nasal passages. (Note: Does not have to be used just for kits, although it is especially effective against kittencough.)
Poppy Seeds - Used to soothe distress and pain; useful for making a sick cat sleep. Small black seeds shaken from a dried poppy flower, these are fed to cats to help them sleep. Soothes cats suffering from shock and distress. Not recommended for nursing queens, but can be given if necessary.
Poppy Flower - Flower heads may be consumed together to stop coughing.
Ragwort - Used for strength.
Rosemary & Thyme - If mixed together and applied to a cat's fur, makes a fantastic flea repellent. Fleas hate the smell.
Rosinweed - Cleans out the system when poison(s) have been digested. Takes effect upon relieving yourself.
Rush Stalks - Used to bind broken bones.
Sacred Root - Used for upset stomachs if digested.
Sage Root - Heals cracked pads. Use with poppy seeds.
Shock Root - Stimulates the nerve system. Use after a cat has been knocked out, poisoned, or head trauma.
Skullcap Seeds - Gives a cat extra strength.
Smut Rye - Stimulates uterine contractions.
Snakeroot - Counters poison.
Snapdragon Seeds - Clears up ringworm; also helps rid the cat of fleas.
Stinging Nettle - Used to lower swelling. The spiny green seeds can be administered to a cat that’s swallowed poison, while the leaves can be applied to a wound to bring down swelling.
Tansy Flower - Consumed to stop coughing. Leaves, flowers, and stems are consumed to remove worms. Do not give to a pregnant queen; it will make her miscarry. Administer all tansy in small doses.
Tansy Leaves - May be chewed to relieve joint pains. Do not give to a pregnant queen; it will make her miscarry. May also keep a cat's hunger at bay.
Thinned Heather Down - Helps the indigestion of a kit by lining the kit's stomach and absorbing the uncomfortable juices. Only useful if digested.
Thyme Leaves - Used to treat shock. May calm a cat and aid in restful sleep as well as frayed nerves.
Traveling Herbs - Herbs given to cats going on long adventures, such as to the Moonpool. Includes: Poppy Seeds - Dulls hunger & pain in paws, Tansy Leaves - Keeps hunger at bay, Crushed Lotus Roots - An energizer to keep you awake, Skullcap Seeds - Gives you extra strength; acts like a steroid.
Watermint - Best cure for bellyache. A leafy green plant found in streams or damp earth. Usually chewed into a pulp and then fed to a cat suffering bellyache.
Wild Garlic - Prevents infection. Rolling in a patch of wild garlic can help prevent infection, especially for dangerous wounds like rat bites.
Willow - Water from beneath the bark may be dropped into a cat's eye to cure blurriness of vision. May be applied to dry patches of skin to relieve itches.
Willow Bark - Small amounts may ease pain, inflammation, and to ease diarrhea or fevers.
Windflower Shoots - Useful for cramps, especially if those of a pregnant she-cat's.
Witch Hazel - An energizer.
Wormwood - Relieves pain when chewed.
Yarrow - Makes cats vomit. Useful for expelling poison. However, if used on an extremely ill cat, it could make them sicker. A flowering plant whose leaves can be made into a poultice and applied to wounds or scratches to expel poison.
Yew - Makes a cat vomit up poisons.
Miscellaneous Items
Catchweed - Burrs can be used to help hold treatment onto a cat.
Cobwebs - Placed on wounds to stop bleeding.
Honey - Soothes infection and, if swallowed, will sooth sore throats. Particularly good for smoke inhalation. A sweet, golden liquid created by bees. Difficult to collect without getting stung, but great for soothing infections or the throats of cats who have breathed smoke.
Mouse Bile - A bad-smelling liquid that is the only remedy for removing ticks from a cat's coat. Dab a little moss soaked in bile on a tick and it'll fall right off. Wash paws thoroughly afterward.
Poisonous Plants
Deathberries (yew) - Of no medicinal value; bright scarlet berries that can kill a cat if they are not expelled quickly enough.
Holly (berries) - Of no medicinal value; poisonous like deathberries.
Nightshade - Of no medicinal value; is poisonous. Also known as Belladonna.
Ailments
Aching joints - Basically arthritis in cats. Caused by age or damp weather. Symptoms include pain and stiffness.
Treatments: Chamomile, daisy leaves, deathberry roots, ivy juices, poppy seeds, and tansy leaves.
Anxiety - When a cat experiences scattered nerves, often caused by a shock or traumatic experience. Can cause insomnia and other irrational behavior.
Treatments: Aspen tree bark, catmint, chamomile, hops, lavender stem, shock root, and thyme leaves.
Asthma - When a cat experiences complications due to breathing problems.
Treatments: Ginger and juniper berries.
Bellyache - When a cat experiences pain in their abdominal region.
Treatments: Grass, juniper berries, sacred root, watermint, and windflower shoots.
Blackcough - A fatal sickness that spells certain death for any cat who catches it. Symptoms are unknown, but the "black" might be blood.
Treatments: Catmint, chickweed, and feverfew; however, this illness can rarely be cured.
Bleeding - The expulsion of blood.
Treatments: Broom malice poultice, burdock leaves, cobwebs, crushed rose thorns, foxglove leaves, goldenrod, lady's mantle, and marigold.
Broken Bone - When the bone of a cat has been fractured, broken, or dislocated.
Treatments: The medicine cat will first need to set the broken bone. Then they can make a splint by setting sticks against the broken limb and binding them with rush stalks and cobwebs. A broom poultice or comfrey may also be applied.
Burn - Occurs when a cat's skin has been exposed to fire.
Treatments: Aloe vera, marigold petals, and milkweed juice.
Chill - A very mild ailment usually caused by very cold weather or falling into icy water. Much like whitecough, but with cold chills.
Treaments: Catmint, chickweed, feverfew, lavender, and marigold.
Cracked Pads - A painful ailment usually seen in elderly cats. The pawpads crack from cold or dryness, and if untreated can lead to infection. Symptoms include swelling of the paws and pain.
Treatments: Marigold and sage root.
Deathcough - Severe, often deadly disease. First reveals itself through common cold symptoms such as a sore throat, persistent cough, and runny nose. The infected cat will then experience slight fur loss through excess shedding, and semi-gradual loss of hearing. If the disease is allowed to progress for a prolonged period of time without treatment, and symptoms intensify, there is little chance of saving the infected cat. Disease may take anywhere from a few weeks to a couple of moons to kill its victims. (Note: even if the infected cat is treated in time to save their life, their mental health may decline in response to the shock of losing their hearing so quickly.)
Treatments: Hollyhock.
Depression - When a cat experiences acute and sometimes irrational sorrow.
Treatments: Hornbeam.
Eye Infection - When a cat experiences complications in their eye.
Treatments: Broken rosemary blooms, celandine, and willow.
Fever - Occurs when a cat's body temperature has risen.
Treatments: Borage, feverfew, lavender, and willow bark.
Greencough - A sickness similar to pneumonia that is often rampant among the Clans in leaf-bare. Symptoms include wheezing, pus excreted from the eyes and mouth, fever, and green phlegm streaming from the nose and mouth.
Treatments: Catmint, chickweed, and feverfew.
Headache - When a cat experiences pain in their head.
Treatments: Feverfew.
Infection - A complication that occurs when a wound has been exposed to and invaded by harmful germs.
Treatments: Alder tree bark, burdock root, chervil, chewed gumweed, crushed marigold petals, dried oak leaves, echinacia, garlic juice, horsetail, marigold, and wild garlic.
Kittencough - Mostly caught by kits. Very easily cured.
Treatments: Catmint, chickweed, coltsfoot, crushed pawpaw roots, feverfew, and peathingy flower petals.
Pain - Self explanatory.
Treatments: Chamomile, deathberry roots, goldenrod juice, juniper berries, poppy seeds, thyme leaves, willow bark, and wormwood.
Poison - Occurs when a cat ingests something harmful.
Treatments: Ash tree, foxglove cloves, rosinweed, snakeroot, stinging nettle, yarrow, and yew.
Sore throat - When a cat's throat is dry, scratchy, and painful.
Treatments: Aloe vera and honey.
Toothache - When the tooth of a cat aches.
Treatments: Adder barrack and alder tree bark.
Whitecough - A mild sickness like a cold. More common than greencough, but can become greencough or even the fatal blackcough. Symptoms include sneezing and white phlegm streaming from the nose, and a slightly high temperature. This is similar to kittencough.
Treatments: Catmint, chickweed, and feverfew.
Treatments: Chamomile, daisy leaves, deathberry roots, ivy juices, poppy seeds, and tansy leaves.
Anxiety - When a cat experiences scattered nerves, often caused by a shock or traumatic experience. Can cause insomnia and other irrational behavior.
Treatments: Aspen tree bark, catmint, chamomile, hops, lavender stem, shock root, and thyme leaves.
Asthma - When a cat experiences complications due to breathing problems.
Treatments: Ginger and juniper berries.
Bellyache - When a cat experiences pain in their abdominal region.
Treatments: Grass, juniper berries, sacred root, watermint, and windflower shoots.
Blackcough - A fatal sickness that spells certain death for any cat who catches it. Symptoms are unknown, but the "black" might be blood.
Treatments: Catmint, chickweed, and feverfew; however, this illness can rarely be cured.
Bleeding - The expulsion of blood.
Treatments: Broom malice poultice, burdock leaves, cobwebs, crushed rose thorns, foxglove leaves, goldenrod, lady's mantle, and marigold.
Broken Bone - When the bone of a cat has been fractured, broken, or dislocated.
Treatments: The medicine cat will first need to set the broken bone. Then they can make a splint by setting sticks against the broken limb and binding them with rush stalks and cobwebs. A broom poultice or comfrey may also be applied.
Burn - Occurs when a cat's skin has been exposed to fire.
Treatments: Aloe vera, marigold petals, and milkweed juice.
Chill - A very mild ailment usually caused by very cold weather or falling into icy water. Much like whitecough, but with cold chills.
Treaments: Catmint, chickweed, feverfew, lavender, and marigold.
Cracked Pads - A painful ailment usually seen in elderly cats. The pawpads crack from cold or dryness, and if untreated can lead to infection. Symptoms include swelling of the paws and pain.
Treatments: Marigold and sage root.
Deathcough - Severe, often deadly disease. First reveals itself through common cold symptoms such as a sore throat, persistent cough, and runny nose. The infected cat will then experience slight fur loss through excess shedding, and semi-gradual loss of hearing. If the disease is allowed to progress for a prolonged period of time without treatment, and symptoms intensify, there is little chance of saving the infected cat. Disease may take anywhere from a few weeks to a couple of moons to kill its victims. (Note: even if the infected cat is treated in time to save their life, their mental health may decline in response to the shock of losing their hearing so quickly.)
Treatments: Hollyhock.
Depression - When a cat experiences acute and sometimes irrational sorrow.
Treatments: Hornbeam.
Eye Infection - When a cat experiences complications in their eye.
Treatments: Broken rosemary blooms, celandine, and willow.
Fever - Occurs when a cat's body temperature has risen.
Treatments: Borage, feverfew, lavender, and willow bark.
Greencough - A sickness similar to pneumonia that is often rampant among the Clans in leaf-bare. Symptoms include wheezing, pus excreted from the eyes and mouth, fever, and green phlegm streaming from the nose and mouth.
Treatments: Catmint, chickweed, and feverfew.
Headache - When a cat experiences pain in their head.
Treatments: Feverfew.
Infection - A complication that occurs when a wound has been exposed to and invaded by harmful germs.
Treatments: Alder tree bark, burdock root, chervil, chewed gumweed, crushed marigold petals, dried oak leaves, echinacia, garlic juice, horsetail, marigold, and wild garlic.
Kittencough - Mostly caught by kits. Very easily cured.
Treatments: Catmint, chickweed, coltsfoot, crushed pawpaw roots, feverfew, and peathingy flower petals.
Pain - Self explanatory.
Treatments: Chamomile, deathberry roots, goldenrod juice, juniper berries, poppy seeds, thyme leaves, willow bark, and wormwood.
Poison - Occurs when a cat ingests something harmful.
Treatments: Ash tree, foxglove cloves, rosinweed, snakeroot, stinging nettle, yarrow, and yew.
Sore throat - When a cat's throat is dry, scratchy, and painful.
Treatments: Aloe vera and honey.
Toothache - When the tooth of a cat aches.
Treatments: Adder barrack and alder tree bark.
Whitecough - A mild sickness like a cold. More common than greencough, but can become greencough or even the fatal blackcough. Symptoms include sneezing and white phlegm streaming from the nose, and a slightly high temperature. This is similar to kittencough.
Treatments: Catmint, chickweed, and feverfew.
Battle Techniques
Whether you're fighting another cat, or simply teaching your apprentice some battle skills, It's helpful to know the good techniques. Here are some below.
Back kick - Explosive surprise move to catch opponent from behind. Judge opponent's distance from you carefully; then lash out with your back legs, taking your weight on your front paws.
Back rake - A bit like the belly rake. If fighting a cat from the front, jump over the cats head and score your claws down their back.
Belly rake - A fight-stopper. Slide with unsheathed claws across soft flesh of opponent's belly. If you're pinned down, the belly rake quickly puts you back in control.
Death bite - Death blow to the back of the neck. Quick, silent, and sometimes considered dishonorable. Used only as a last resort.
Dizzy dance - Can only be performed by a extremely small and quick cat against a larger and at least somewhat slower cat. Charge the enemy head-on, then swiftly leaps sideways, ducking under the cat. As soon as you are out from under the enemy, spin and leaps over them. Spin once, but ram the side of the enemy. Jump over or slide beneath the cat and ram their other side. Landing one final blow by leaping onto the enemy's back, grabbing the scruff with your teeth, and using your free paws to batter the enemy's head. This attack should result in a dizzy or confused enemy.
Dizzy tackle - A great move for swift young warriors facing older, larger warriors. Run in circles around them at top speed until they are too dizzy or tired to keep up. Tackle them and attack while they are down. Caution; standing directly over them makes you vulnerable to the belly rake. This is a one-on-one move and is not recommended in a place with many foes.
Double death bite - Seems dishonorable and is only used against very evil cats. A partner and you take on one cat. Once you've got a hold of your opponent, your partner helps hold down enemy cat, and you both bite hard down on enemy cat's throat. Two pairs of jaws will cut off airway and cat will choke to death.Drop-and-roll -The counter move to leap-and-hold. If your opponent is clinging to your back, tuck your head between your paws and spring forward, flipping over on top of the enemy.
Front paw blow - Frontal attack. Bring your front paw down hard on your opponent's head. Claws sheathed.
Front paw strike - Frontal attack. Slice downward with your front paw at the body or face of your opponent. Claws unsheathed.
Leap-and-cover - Ideal for making your opponent feel much pain, leap onto your opponent's back and put your paws over their eyes. For the moment the opponent is blinded, sink your claws into the soft skin around their eyes. If your opponent doesn't run away, take advantage of their temporary blindness and perform leap-and-hold move.
Leap-and-hold - Ideal for a small cat facing a large opponent. Spring onto opponent's back and grip with unsheathed claws. Now you are beyond the range of your opponent's paws and in position to inflict severe body wounds. A group of apprentices can defeat a large and dangerous warrior in this way. Watch for the drop-and-roll counter move, and try to jump free before you get squashed.
Making sure - You never know if a opponent is actually dead. When an opponent goes limp, they become vulnerable, so make sure they are really dead. Bite and slash with unsheathed claws. When you are certain they have gone to StarClan, pray and leave.
Partner fighting - Warriors who have trained and fought together will often instinctively fall into a paired defensive position, each protecting the other's back while fending off an opponent on either side. Slashing, clawing, and leaping together, battle pairs can be a whirlwind of danger for attackers.
Play dead - Effective in a tight situation, such as when you are pinned. Stop struggling and go limp. When your opponent relaxes his grip, thinking you are defeated, push yourself up explosively. This will throw off an unwary opponent and put you in an attacking position.
Scruff shake - Secure a strong teeth grip in the scruff of your opponent's neck; then shake violently until he or she is too rattled to fight back. Most effective against rats, which are small enough to throw. A strong throw will stun or kill them.
Tail trip - Trip your opponent with your tail as they pass by.
Teeth grip - Target your opponent's extremities—the legs, tail, scruff, or ears—and sink in your teeth and hold. This move is similar to the leap-and-hold except your claws remain free to fight.
(Un)balancing act - If a cat is going to bring down all its weight on you while rearing on its back legs, role towards your opponents hind legs to unbalance him.
Upright lock - Final, crushing move on already weakened opponent. Rear up on back legs and bring full weight down on opponent. If opponent does same, wrestle and flip him under you. This move makes you vulnerable to the belly rake, so requires great strength and speed.
Back kick - Explosive surprise move to catch opponent from behind. Judge opponent's distance from you carefully; then lash out with your back legs, taking your weight on your front paws.
Back rake - A bit like the belly rake. If fighting a cat from the front, jump over the cats head and score your claws down their back.
Belly rake - A fight-stopper. Slide with unsheathed claws across soft flesh of opponent's belly. If you're pinned down, the belly rake quickly puts you back in control.
Death bite - Death blow to the back of the neck. Quick, silent, and sometimes considered dishonorable. Used only as a last resort.
Dizzy dance - Can only be performed by a extremely small and quick cat against a larger and at least somewhat slower cat. Charge the enemy head-on, then swiftly leaps sideways, ducking under the cat. As soon as you are out from under the enemy, spin and leaps over them. Spin once, but ram the side of the enemy. Jump over or slide beneath the cat and ram their other side. Landing one final blow by leaping onto the enemy's back, grabbing the scruff with your teeth, and using your free paws to batter the enemy's head. This attack should result in a dizzy or confused enemy.
Dizzy tackle - A great move for swift young warriors facing older, larger warriors. Run in circles around them at top speed until they are too dizzy or tired to keep up. Tackle them and attack while they are down. Caution; standing directly over them makes you vulnerable to the belly rake. This is a one-on-one move and is not recommended in a place with many foes.
Double death bite - Seems dishonorable and is only used against very evil cats. A partner and you take on one cat. Once you've got a hold of your opponent, your partner helps hold down enemy cat, and you both bite hard down on enemy cat's throat. Two pairs of jaws will cut off airway and cat will choke to death.Drop-and-roll -The counter move to leap-and-hold. If your opponent is clinging to your back, tuck your head between your paws and spring forward, flipping over on top of the enemy.
Front paw blow - Frontal attack. Bring your front paw down hard on your opponent's head. Claws sheathed.
Front paw strike - Frontal attack. Slice downward with your front paw at the body or face of your opponent. Claws unsheathed.
Leap-and-cover - Ideal for making your opponent feel much pain, leap onto your opponent's back and put your paws over their eyes. For the moment the opponent is blinded, sink your claws into the soft skin around their eyes. If your opponent doesn't run away, take advantage of their temporary blindness and perform leap-and-hold move.
Leap-and-hold - Ideal for a small cat facing a large opponent. Spring onto opponent's back and grip with unsheathed claws. Now you are beyond the range of your opponent's paws and in position to inflict severe body wounds. A group of apprentices can defeat a large and dangerous warrior in this way. Watch for the drop-and-roll counter move, and try to jump free before you get squashed.
Making sure - You never know if a opponent is actually dead. When an opponent goes limp, they become vulnerable, so make sure they are really dead. Bite and slash with unsheathed claws. When you are certain they have gone to StarClan, pray and leave.
Partner fighting - Warriors who have trained and fought together will often instinctively fall into a paired defensive position, each protecting the other's back while fending off an opponent on either side. Slashing, clawing, and leaping together, battle pairs can be a whirlwind of danger for attackers.
Play dead - Effective in a tight situation, such as when you are pinned. Stop struggling and go limp. When your opponent relaxes his grip, thinking you are defeated, push yourself up explosively. This will throw off an unwary opponent and put you in an attacking position.
Scruff shake - Secure a strong teeth grip in the scruff of your opponent's neck; then shake violently until he or she is too rattled to fight back. Most effective against rats, which are small enough to throw. A strong throw will stun or kill them.
Tail trip - Trip your opponent with your tail as they pass by.
Teeth grip - Target your opponent's extremities—the legs, tail, scruff, or ears—and sink in your teeth and hold. This move is similar to the leap-and-hold except your claws remain free to fight.
(Un)balancing act - If a cat is going to bring down all its weight on you while rearing on its back legs, role towards your opponents hind legs to unbalance him.
Upright lock - Final, crushing move on already weakened opponent. Rear up on back legs and bring full weight down on opponent. If opponent does same, wrestle and flip him under you. This move makes you vulnerable to the belly rake, so requires great strength and speed.
The Warrior Code
The Warrior Code
The Warrior Code is a must in the training of apprentices. Any cat caught disobeying the warrior code will get a punishment from their leader.
1. Defend your Clan, even with your life. You may have friendships with cats from other Clans, but your loyalty must remain to your Clan, as one day you may meet them in battle.
2. Do not hunt or trespass on another Clan's territory.
3. Elders and kits must be fed before apprentices and warriors. Unless they have permission, apprentices may not eat until they have hunted to feed the elders.
4. Prey is killed only to be eaten. Give thanks to StarClan for its life.
5. A kit must be at least 6 moons old to become an apprentice.
6. Newly appointed warriors will keep a silent vigil for one night after receiving their warrior name.
7. A cat cannot be made deputy without having mentored at least one apprentice.
8. The deputy will become Clan leader when the leader dies or retires.
9. After the death or retirement of the deputy, the new deputy must be chosen before moonhigh.
10. A gathering of all four Clans is held at the full moon during a truce that lasts for the night. There shall be no fighting among the clans at this time.
11. Boundaries must be checked and marked daily. Challenge all trespassing cats.
12. No warrior may neglect a kit in pain or danger, even if that kit is from a different Clan.
13. The word of the Clan leader is the Warrior Code.
14. An honorable warrior does not need to kill other cats to win his battles, unless they are outside the Warrior Code or it is necessary for self-defense.
15. A warrior rejects the soft life of a kittypet.
The Warrior Code is a must in the training of apprentices. Any cat caught disobeying the warrior code will get a punishment from their leader.
1. Defend your Clan, even with your life. You may have friendships with cats from other Clans, but your loyalty must remain to your Clan, as one day you may meet them in battle.
2. Do not hunt or trespass on another Clan's territory.
3. Elders and kits must be fed before apprentices and warriors. Unless they have permission, apprentices may not eat until they have hunted to feed the elders.
4. Prey is killed only to be eaten. Give thanks to StarClan for its life.
5. A kit must be at least 6 moons old to become an apprentice.
6. Newly appointed warriors will keep a silent vigil for one night after receiving their warrior name.
7. A cat cannot be made deputy without having mentored at least one apprentice.
8. The deputy will become Clan leader when the leader dies or retires.
9. After the death or retirement of the deputy, the new deputy must be chosen before moonhigh.
10. A gathering of all four Clans is held at the full moon during a truce that lasts for the night. There shall be no fighting among the clans at this time.
11. Boundaries must be checked and marked daily. Challenge all trespassing cats.
12. No warrior may neglect a kit in pain or danger, even if that kit is from a different Clan.
13. The word of the Clan leader is the Warrior Code.
14. An honorable warrior does not need to kill other cats to win his battles, unless they are outside the Warrior Code or it is necessary for self-defense.
15. A warrior rejects the soft life of a kittypet.