Med. Cat Training
Medicine Cat's bring your apprentice's here. All the clans share this page. At the moment i only have a list of herbs and their uses not what they look like.
Click the word to the right to go to the Moonpool/Moonstone
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List of herbs. (don't use these in real life... Consult a doctor if you are feeling ill.)
Adder Bark: Best used for toothache
Borage leaves: These are chewed and eaten. They increase nursing queens' supply of milk, and also brings down a fever.
Burdock root: These are chewed into a pulp which can be applied to rat bites. It can also cure infections.
Catmint (a.k.a. catnip): Usually found growing in Twoleg gardens. It is the best remedy for greencough.
Celandine: used to heal aliments of the eyes
Chamonile: Helps cat get calm and relax and also gain physical strength
Chervil: The juice of the leaves can be used for infected wounds, and chewing the roots helps with bellyaches.
Chickweed: another good remindy for greencough
Cobweb: Used to wrap around an injury to soak up the blood, keep the wound clean, and stops bleeding.
Coltsfoot: The leaves are chewed into a pulp, which is eaten to help shortness of breath.
Comfrey: The fat black roots of this plant can be chewed into a poultice to mend broken bones and soothe wounds.
Daisy Leave: good for aching joints
Dock: This plant is similar to sorrel. The leaf can be chewed up and applied to soothe scratches.
Dried Oak leaf: Stops infection.
Feverfew: The leaves can be eaten to cool down body temperature, particularly for cats with chills or fevers.
Goldenrod: This plant is usually chewed up and put in a poultice that is terrific for healing wounds.
Honey: Very difficult to collect without getting stung. Great for soothing infections or sore throats of cats.
Horsetail: The leaves can be used to treat infected wounds, and is usually chewed up and applied as a poultice.
Juniper berries: The berries soothe bellyaches and help cats that have trouble breathing.
Lamb's Ear: used to strengthen cats (used by the tribe)
Lavender: This plant cures fever.
Marigold: The petals or leaves can be chewed up into a pulp and applied as a poultice to wounds to stop infection.
Mouse bile: Put this on a piece of moss and apply to a tick. Wash your paws really well in running water afterward.
Neetle Leaves: used to heal rashes, fever, and swelling
Parsley: Isn't used for much, but is good for stopping a queen's milk if her kits have died.
Poppy seed: These are fed to cats to help them sleep and to soothe cats suffering from shock and distress. Usage on nursing queens is not recommended.
Ragwort: Helps strengtheh cats (used by the tribe)
Stinging nettles: The spiny green seeds can be given to a cat who's swallowed poison, and the leaves can be applied to a wound to bring down swelling.
Snakeroot: Used to counter poison
Tansy: Used to cure coughs, but must be eaten in small doses.
Thyme: This plant can be eaten to calm anxiety and frayed nerves.
Watermint: Usually chewed into a pulp then fed to a cat with a bellyache.
Wild garlic: Rolling in a patch of this can help prevent infection, especially for dangerous wounds like rat bites.
Yarrow: The leaves of this plant can be made into a poultice and applied to wounds or scratches, or fed to a cat to expel poisons.
Warning:
Nightshade: This has no medicinal value; it is very poisonous.
Holly Berries: This has medicinal value; they are poisonous like deathberries.
Deathberries: Red berries that can be fatally poisonous to kits and elders. These are NOT medicine. Avoid these.
Illnesses
*Ingest means ‘eaten’ and apply means ‘don’t eat it, it goes on the skin.
Breathing- coltsfoot, juniper berries [both ingest]
Infected wounds- horsetail, burdock root, marigold, chervil leaf juice [all apply] plus rolling in wild garlic aids the healing but shouldn’t be the only treatment
Bellyache- water mint, chervil root [all are ingested]
Getting rid of ticks- mouse bile [apply]
Ingested poison- yarrow (induces vomiting), snakeroot [both are ingested]
Heals wounds/sores- marigold, burdock root [apply both]
Greencough, last resort- catnip (restores energy) [patent chews it]
Fever, headache- feverfew, nettle, borage leaves best, bark of willow [all ingest]
Chill- lavender [ingest]
Irritated throat- honey [ingest]
Pain killer- poppy seeds, chamomile [both ingest]
Wound bleeding- cobwebs [apply]
Cracked pads- yarrow ointment [apply]
Aching joints- ragweed + juniper berry poultice, daisy leaves [ingest both]
Anxiety- thyme [ingest]
Broken bones- comfrey, broom poultice (I don’t know exactly what that is) [?]
Rash- stinging nettle [apply]
Bee sting- white liquid inside dandelion stem [apply]
Cough- tansy [ingest]
Aching/restores eyes- celandine
Swelling- stinging nettle [?]
Toothache- alder bark
Strength- ragwort [ingest] wheat also, possibly
Milk- Borage Leaves [ingest]
Poisons in Clan territory- foxglove, yew berries (aka- death berries)
Note- Water mint is only available in marshy/wet areas. Catnip is only found in two-leg gardens
Treatments
Dislocation of fore/hind leg- First, the cat is given a poppy seed to ease the pain and, hopefully reaction skills. Then, one cat must restrain the patient, so the medicine cat’s face is not clawed off. The medicine cat then grips the patient’s leg in the jaws and gives quick pull. A sharp click should be heard and the injured cat should respond to this with a yowl and a struggle. Then the poppy seed should really be taking effect, causing the patient to not be able to think straight and stagger. He or she should be sent to rest immediately after. The process of relocating the leg should be done in no less than a minute.
Detecting fever- Medicine cat must press their nose to the pad of the patient’s paw. Then, if still unsure, the medicine cat can compare to another, healthy cat.
Detecting hearing disorders- Simply have a cat stand far away from the cat and call it by its name without giving any sort of visual. If the cat in question does not respond, have the calling cat near a few paw steps closer then call again, in order to know the severity.
Lesser Herbs
Alfalfa – Used to prevent tooth decay
Aloe Vera – Use the leaves; treat burns and skin problems (insect bites, etc.)
Blessed Thistle – Helps strengthen the heart & lungs; increases circulation
Bramble twigs (chewed to a fine syrup) – Helps to sleep
Broom Malice Poultices – Open wounds
Chapparal – Helps clean faces (helps with cat acne)
Echinacia - Used to ease infection.
Ferns – Helps to clean out wounds by just the inside part after “crunching” off the outer “shells”
Fever - Leaves can be used to reduce fever, in addition to being consumed to aid against colds and stomach ailments.
Ginger – Used for asthma and coughs
Hawthorne Berries – Treats heart burns and indigestion
Huckleberry – A muscle pain reliever
Ivy – Calms down
Ragweed Leaves - Relives stiff joints
Roots - Good for belly-aches
Sacred bark – Used for upset stomach
Willow (Tree) - Water from beneath the bark of the flowering willow may be dripped into the eyes to help clear blurriness of vision. It may also be applied to dry patches of skin to sooth itches.
Small amounts of Willow Bark may be consumed to ease pain, act against inflammation, and to ease diarrhea or fevers.
Healing Techniques
How to Stop Heavy Bleeding: First the area that is bleeding must be cleaned of all large objects, such as twigs and leaves. Then cobwebs must be pressed heavily against the bleeding area. Pressure must be applied and kept on the wound until it stops bleeding. Once the bleeding has stopped, ease pressure gradually and apply any herbs necessary for fighting infection or healing the wound efficiently. Then apply more cobwebs and have injured cat rest for a day or more.
Making a sick cat comfortable: Ill or Injured cats must be taken care of very carefully. Always make sure that the bedding they lay on is dry and free of sharp stones or sticks. Bedding should be moss or soft pine needles, and should be changed daily. Be sure that the cat is out of the line of harsh sunlight, rain, and snow fall. Injured and ill cats are extremely sensitive to noise, so keep the worst cases far back in the den to avoid any disturbances. Moss soaked in water should be offered twice daily to cats who can drink.
Feeding a sick cat: If a cat is only injured, they should be able to eat for themselves. Bring one piece of fresh-kill daily to all injured cats. Cats who are ill may have more trouble. Cats who cannot keep down food should not be fed. They will need to be carefully monitored for signs of malnutrition and dehydration. Cats who can eat should be given only small, easy eaten pieces of fresh-kill. This includes mice, voles, and fish. Rabbits are too large, and birds must be de-feathered carefully. Small pieces are the key to a sucessful feeding. Do not let sick cats over eat, as it will make them sicker.
Treating an unknown illness: Cats who are found to have an unknown illness must be immediantly quarentined from the population. Only the medicine cat may see them. All others must be kept away until the cat is declared safe again. The same care must be given to the cats as normal ill cats, and treatments that may promise to heal must be tried. If the case becomes severe, it may serve well to meet with other medicine cat to discuss the problem
Apprentice Ceremony
Medicine Cat: Spottedpaw, is it your wish to enter into the mysteries of StarClan as a medicine cat?
Medicine Cat Apprentice: It is.
Medicine Cat: Then come forward
*Apprentice obliges*
Medicine Cat: Warriors of StarClan, I present to you this apprentice. She has chosen the path of a medicine cat. Grant her your wisdom and insight so that she may understand your ways and heal her Clan in accordance with your will.
*Lies down before Moonstone/whatever-else-it-is*
Apprentices
Unlike normal apprentices, Medicine cat apprentices are not appointed by the clan's leader, although some agreement from the leader is essential. The current medicine cat must choose a cat who is willing to become a medicne cat and take them to Moonstone. StarClan must then approve or disapprove of the choice. Apprentices to medicine cats are expected to learn all the different herbs and their applications before they can become full medicine cats. A medicine cat apprentice does not receive his or her full name until StarClan decides it is deserved.Apprentices are usually mild mannered and relatively quiet, but this is not a requirement. They are expected to keep secret anything they learn from StarClan until otherwise instructed by their mentor.
Name Ceremony
Medicine Cat: I, Dreamcloud, medicine cat of ThunderClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. She has trained hard to understand the way of a medicine cat, and with your help she will serve your Clan for many moons. Spottedpaw, do you promise to uphold the way of a medicine cat, to stand apart from rivalry between Clan and Clan, and to protect all cats equally, even at the cost of your life?
Medicine Cat Apprentice: I do.
Medicine Cat: Then, by the powers of StarClan, I give you your true name as a medicine cat. Spottedpaw, from this moment you shall be known as Spottedleaf. StarClan honors your knowledge and certainty, and we welcome you as a full medicine cat of ThunderClan.
Medicine Cats & the Warrior Code
Medicne cats often do not have to fully obey the traditional warrior code. Because of their close connection with StarClan, these special healing cats often hold different allegiances and ideals than most normal cats. Medicine cats may freely cross Clan boundaries if they are going to or coming from the Moonstone. All clan members respect and trust medicine cats. Medicine cats accompany their leaders to the Moonstone when they recieve their 9 lives (on occasion, they may not) or need to commune with StarClan. Medicine cats are respected by all the forest cats, regardless of their clans. Medicine Cats must also ad here to different rules than normal clan cats. They cannot have kits. They cannot take a mate. Medicine cats are expected to try and resolve all conflicts peacefully before resorting to violence. They are expected never to create false dreams or lie about what messages StarClan have shared with them.
Medicine Cats and
StarClan Medicine cats share a unique bond with the cats of StarClan. They travel to the Moonstone to share dreams with the warrior ancestors and sometimes recieve prophetic dreams about the future. Medicine cats travel to the moonstone for a variety of reasons:
*Accompany a leader to recieve their 9 lives
*Initiate a new apprentice
*Intiate a new Medicine Cat
*During the half moon to share dreams
StarClan can also speak with medicne cats through regular dreams, though this usually
Helpful Hints
Storing herbs in Winter: Storing herbs in winter can often be quite difficult. Herbs will spoil quickly after being gathered unless dryed. While drying is possible in the seasons of leaf-green, green-leaf, and leaf-fall, it is rarely an option in leaf-bare. A recommended technique is pressing. This methods works only with large, leafy herbs. Take a flay roak and place it near the den. Place the herb on the rock and place another flat rock onto that. The herb will soon be flat and dry. Herbs that cannot be dryed or pressed should be stored immediantly after gathering. Dig a hole inside of your den. Line the hole with dry leaves and twigs. Then place all herbs into the hole and cover with snow. The herbs will keep for several moons.
Organizing your den: Organization is very important. An unorganized den may lead to a cat's death. All herbs should be contained in special hollows in the dirt at the den's entrence. These hollows should be scooped shaped, and lay close to the entrence and off to the side. The main den area should be covered with a layer of dry moss. The moss must be changed every three days to ensure comfort and cleanliness. A flat stone should be placed near the herb hollows for easy grinding acess. Keep the rock cleared off and do not pile herbs or prey onto the rock. Be sure to leave a clear path through the den so cats can move freely withour stepping on the injured or ill.
Dealing with multiple wounded at one time: Often, after a battle or skirmish, many cats will be wounded at once. It is important to prioritize the wounded quickly and efficiently. First, check to see if any very young or very old cats were injured. Tend to these cats first. Then go and tend to the heavily bleeding or bitten. These must be treated quickly to prevent infection. Next comes any cat whose paws or eyes were injured. Finally, all minor injuries can be dealt with as necessary. Move any seriously wounded cats to the den for observation and special care.
Click the word to the right to go to the Moonpool/Moonstone
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List of herbs. (don't use these in real life... Consult a doctor if you are feeling ill.)
Adder Bark: Best used for toothache
Borage leaves: These are chewed and eaten. They increase nursing queens' supply of milk, and also brings down a fever.
Burdock root: These are chewed into a pulp which can be applied to rat bites. It can also cure infections.
Catmint (a.k.a. catnip): Usually found growing in Twoleg gardens. It is the best remedy for greencough.
Celandine: used to heal aliments of the eyes
Chamonile: Helps cat get calm and relax and also gain physical strength
Chervil: The juice of the leaves can be used for infected wounds, and chewing the roots helps with bellyaches.
Chickweed: another good remindy for greencough
Cobweb: Used to wrap around an injury to soak up the blood, keep the wound clean, and stops bleeding.
Coltsfoot: The leaves are chewed into a pulp, which is eaten to help shortness of breath.
Comfrey: The fat black roots of this plant can be chewed into a poultice to mend broken bones and soothe wounds.
Daisy Leave: good for aching joints
Dock: This plant is similar to sorrel. The leaf can be chewed up and applied to soothe scratches.
Dried Oak leaf: Stops infection.
Feverfew: The leaves can be eaten to cool down body temperature, particularly for cats with chills or fevers.
Goldenrod: This plant is usually chewed up and put in a poultice that is terrific for healing wounds.
Honey: Very difficult to collect without getting stung. Great for soothing infections or sore throats of cats.
Horsetail: The leaves can be used to treat infected wounds, and is usually chewed up and applied as a poultice.
Juniper berries: The berries soothe bellyaches and help cats that have trouble breathing.
Lamb's Ear: used to strengthen cats (used by the tribe)
Lavender: This plant cures fever.
Marigold: The petals or leaves can be chewed up into a pulp and applied as a poultice to wounds to stop infection.
Mouse bile: Put this on a piece of moss and apply to a tick. Wash your paws really well in running water afterward.
Neetle Leaves: used to heal rashes, fever, and swelling
Parsley: Isn't used for much, but is good for stopping a queen's milk if her kits have died.
Poppy seed: These are fed to cats to help them sleep and to soothe cats suffering from shock and distress. Usage on nursing queens is not recommended.
Ragwort: Helps strengtheh cats (used by the tribe)
Stinging nettles: The spiny green seeds can be given to a cat who's swallowed poison, and the leaves can be applied to a wound to bring down swelling.
Snakeroot: Used to counter poison
Tansy: Used to cure coughs, but must be eaten in small doses.
Thyme: This plant can be eaten to calm anxiety and frayed nerves.
Watermint: Usually chewed into a pulp then fed to a cat with a bellyache.
Wild garlic: Rolling in a patch of this can help prevent infection, especially for dangerous wounds like rat bites.
Yarrow: The leaves of this plant can be made into a poultice and applied to wounds or scratches, or fed to a cat to expel poisons.
Warning:
Nightshade: This has no medicinal value; it is very poisonous.
Holly Berries: This has medicinal value; they are poisonous like deathberries.
Deathberries: Red berries that can be fatally poisonous to kits and elders. These are NOT medicine. Avoid these.
Illnesses
*Ingest means ‘eaten’ and apply means ‘don’t eat it, it goes on the skin.
Breathing- coltsfoot, juniper berries [both ingest]
Infected wounds- horsetail, burdock root, marigold, chervil leaf juice [all apply] plus rolling in wild garlic aids the healing but shouldn’t be the only treatment
Bellyache- water mint, chervil root [all are ingested]
Getting rid of ticks- mouse bile [apply]
Ingested poison- yarrow (induces vomiting), snakeroot [both are ingested]
Heals wounds/sores- marigold, burdock root [apply both]
Greencough, last resort- catnip (restores energy) [patent chews it]
Fever, headache- feverfew, nettle, borage leaves best, bark of willow [all ingest]
Chill- lavender [ingest]
Irritated throat- honey [ingest]
Pain killer- poppy seeds, chamomile [both ingest]
Wound bleeding- cobwebs [apply]
Cracked pads- yarrow ointment [apply]
Aching joints- ragweed + juniper berry poultice, daisy leaves [ingest both]
Anxiety- thyme [ingest]
Broken bones- comfrey, broom poultice (I don’t know exactly what that is) [?]
Rash- stinging nettle [apply]
Bee sting- white liquid inside dandelion stem [apply]
Cough- tansy [ingest]
Aching/restores eyes- celandine
Swelling- stinging nettle [?]
Toothache- alder bark
Strength- ragwort [ingest] wheat also, possibly
Milk- Borage Leaves [ingest]
Poisons in Clan territory- foxglove, yew berries (aka- death berries)
Note- Water mint is only available in marshy/wet areas. Catnip is only found in two-leg gardens
Treatments
Dislocation of fore/hind leg- First, the cat is given a poppy seed to ease the pain and, hopefully reaction skills. Then, one cat must restrain the patient, so the medicine cat’s face is not clawed off. The medicine cat then grips the patient’s leg in the jaws and gives quick pull. A sharp click should be heard and the injured cat should respond to this with a yowl and a struggle. Then the poppy seed should really be taking effect, causing the patient to not be able to think straight and stagger. He or she should be sent to rest immediately after. The process of relocating the leg should be done in no less than a minute.
Detecting fever- Medicine cat must press their nose to the pad of the patient’s paw. Then, if still unsure, the medicine cat can compare to another, healthy cat.
Detecting hearing disorders- Simply have a cat stand far away from the cat and call it by its name without giving any sort of visual. If the cat in question does not respond, have the calling cat near a few paw steps closer then call again, in order to know the severity.
Lesser Herbs
Alfalfa – Used to prevent tooth decay
Aloe Vera – Use the leaves; treat burns and skin problems (insect bites, etc.)
Blessed Thistle – Helps strengthen the heart & lungs; increases circulation
Bramble twigs (chewed to a fine syrup) – Helps to sleep
Broom Malice Poultices – Open wounds
Chapparal – Helps clean faces (helps with cat acne)
Echinacia - Used to ease infection.
Ferns – Helps to clean out wounds by just the inside part after “crunching” off the outer “shells”
Fever - Leaves can be used to reduce fever, in addition to being consumed to aid against colds and stomach ailments.
Ginger – Used for asthma and coughs
Hawthorne Berries – Treats heart burns and indigestion
Huckleberry – A muscle pain reliever
Ivy – Calms down
Ragweed Leaves - Relives stiff joints
Roots - Good for belly-aches
Sacred bark – Used for upset stomach
Willow (Tree) - Water from beneath the bark of the flowering willow may be dripped into the eyes to help clear blurriness of vision. It may also be applied to dry patches of skin to sooth itches.
Small amounts of Willow Bark may be consumed to ease pain, act against inflammation, and to ease diarrhea or fevers.
Healing Techniques
How to Stop Heavy Bleeding: First the area that is bleeding must be cleaned of all large objects, such as twigs and leaves. Then cobwebs must be pressed heavily against the bleeding area. Pressure must be applied and kept on the wound until it stops bleeding. Once the bleeding has stopped, ease pressure gradually and apply any herbs necessary for fighting infection or healing the wound efficiently. Then apply more cobwebs and have injured cat rest for a day or more.
Making a sick cat comfortable: Ill or Injured cats must be taken care of very carefully. Always make sure that the bedding they lay on is dry and free of sharp stones or sticks. Bedding should be moss or soft pine needles, and should be changed daily. Be sure that the cat is out of the line of harsh sunlight, rain, and snow fall. Injured and ill cats are extremely sensitive to noise, so keep the worst cases far back in the den to avoid any disturbances. Moss soaked in water should be offered twice daily to cats who can drink.
Feeding a sick cat: If a cat is only injured, they should be able to eat for themselves. Bring one piece of fresh-kill daily to all injured cats. Cats who are ill may have more trouble. Cats who cannot keep down food should not be fed. They will need to be carefully monitored for signs of malnutrition and dehydration. Cats who can eat should be given only small, easy eaten pieces of fresh-kill. This includes mice, voles, and fish. Rabbits are too large, and birds must be de-feathered carefully. Small pieces are the key to a sucessful feeding. Do not let sick cats over eat, as it will make them sicker.
Treating an unknown illness: Cats who are found to have an unknown illness must be immediantly quarentined from the population. Only the medicine cat may see them. All others must be kept away until the cat is declared safe again. The same care must be given to the cats as normal ill cats, and treatments that may promise to heal must be tried. If the case becomes severe, it may serve well to meet with other medicine cat to discuss the problem
Apprentice Ceremony
Medicine Cat: Spottedpaw, is it your wish to enter into the mysteries of StarClan as a medicine cat?
Medicine Cat Apprentice: It is.
Medicine Cat: Then come forward
*Apprentice obliges*
Medicine Cat: Warriors of StarClan, I present to you this apprentice. She has chosen the path of a medicine cat. Grant her your wisdom and insight so that she may understand your ways and heal her Clan in accordance with your will.
*Lies down before Moonstone/whatever-else-it-is*
Apprentices
Unlike normal apprentices, Medicine cat apprentices are not appointed by the clan's leader, although some agreement from the leader is essential. The current medicine cat must choose a cat who is willing to become a medicne cat and take them to Moonstone. StarClan must then approve or disapprove of the choice. Apprentices to medicine cats are expected to learn all the different herbs and their applications before they can become full medicine cats. A medicine cat apprentice does not receive his or her full name until StarClan decides it is deserved.Apprentices are usually mild mannered and relatively quiet, but this is not a requirement. They are expected to keep secret anything they learn from StarClan until otherwise instructed by their mentor.
Name Ceremony
Medicine Cat: I, Dreamcloud, medicine cat of ThunderClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. She has trained hard to understand the way of a medicine cat, and with your help she will serve your Clan for many moons. Spottedpaw, do you promise to uphold the way of a medicine cat, to stand apart from rivalry between Clan and Clan, and to protect all cats equally, even at the cost of your life?
Medicine Cat Apprentice: I do.
Medicine Cat: Then, by the powers of StarClan, I give you your true name as a medicine cat. Spottedpaw, from this moment you shall be known as Spottedleaf. StarClan honors your knowledge and certainty, and we welcome you as a full medicine cat of ThunderClan.
Medicine Cats & the Warrior Code
Medicne cats often do not have to fully obey the traditional warrior code. Because of their close connection with StarClan, these special healing cats often hold different allegiances and ideals than most normal cats. Medicine cats may freely cross Clan boundaries if they are going to or coming from the Moonstone. All clan members respect and trust medicine cats. Medicine cats accompany their leaders to the Moonstone when they recieve their 9 lives (on occasion, they may not) or need to commune with StarClan. Medicine cats are respected by all the forest cats, regardless of their clans. Medicine Cats must also ad here to different rules than normal clan cats. They cannot have kits. They cannot take a mate. Medicine cats are expected to try and resolve all conflicts peacefully before resorting to violence. They are expected never to create false dreams or lie about what messages StarClan have shared with them.
Medicine Cats and
StarClan Medicine cats share a unique bond with the cats of StarClan. They travel to the Moonstone to share dreams with the warrior ancestors and sometimes recieve prophetic dreams about the future. Medicine cats travel to the moonstone for a variety of reasons:
*Accompany a leader to recieve their 9 lives
*Initiate a new apprentice
*Intiate a new Medicine Cat
*During the half moon to share dreams
StarClan can also speak with medicne cats through regular dreams, though this usually
Helpful Hints
Storing herbs in Winter: Storing herbs in winter can often be quite difficult. Herbs will spoil quickly after being gathered unless dryed. While drying is possible in the seasons of leaf-green, green-leaf, and leaf-fall, it is rarely an option in leaf-bare. A recommended technique is pressing. This methods works only with large, leafy herbs. Take a flay roak and place it near the den. Place the herb on the rock and place another flat rock onto that. The herb will soon be flat and dry. Herbs that cannot be dryed or pressed should be stored immediantly after gathering. Dig a hole inside of your den. Line the hole with dry leaves and twigs. Then place all herbs into the hole and cover with snow. The herbs will keep for several moons.
Organizing your den: Organization is very important. An unorganized den may lead to a cat's death. All herbs should be contained in special hollows in the dirt at the den's entrence. These hollows should be scooped shaped, and lay close to the entrence and off to the side. The main den area should be covered with a layer of dry moss. The moss must be changed every three days to ensure comfort and cleanliness. A flat stone should be placed near the herb hollows for easy grinding acess. Keep the rock cleared off and do not pile herbs or prey onto the rock. Be sure to leave a clear path through the den so cats can move freely withour stepping on the injured or ill.
Dealing with multiple wounded at one time: Often, after a battle or skirmish, many cats will be wounded at once. It is important to prioritize the wounded quickly and efficiently. First, check to see if any very young or very old cats were injured. Tend to these cats first. Then go and tend to the heavily bleeding or bitten. These must be treated quickly to prevent infection. Next comes any cat whose paws or eyes were injured. Finally, all minor injuries can be dealt with as necessary. Move any seriously wounded cats to the den for observation and special care.
