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Starter Home Set
Dogs, cats, horses & more
The five formulas most households reach for first. A gentle place to begin with flower essences for dogs, cats, horses and more.
Great for
- A first order
- Keeping a cupboard stocked
- Multi-pet households
- A gift for a new pet owner
Not sure this is the right set for your animal? Take the 1-minute quiz
- In the box
- 5 x 1 fl oz bottles
- Blended & bottled
- New Mexico, since 1998
5 formulas in this set
What's in the set
Five bottles that cover most of what comes up in an ordinary year: a thunderstorm, a sore hip, a flat week, a sudden fright. It is the set we put together for people who do not yet know which formula they need.
Nothing here is seasonal or specific, so the bottle you do not reach for in March is the one you are glad to have in November.
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Anxiety and Fear
nerves · fearfulness · panic · jumpiness · dread
For the anxious dog or cat: storms, separation, strangers, the vet. Calm without sedation.
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Pain Relief
soreness · aches · discomfort · stiffness · tenderness
Comfort support for dogs and cats sore from injury, surgery, or simply getting older.
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Life Force Zest
vitality · energy · spark · get-up-and-go · enthusiasm
For the dog or cat who has lost their spark: flat, uninterested, not playing.
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Meridians
whole-body balance · general support · energy pathways · an overall tune-up
Whole-system support for dogs and cats at a general low ebb, often used under a more specific formula.
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Emergency
shock · sudden fright · accidents · first aid · the rescue bottle
The one to keep on hand. For shock, sudden fright, accidents and acute distress.
Why buy the set
Five 1 fl oz bottles. $90 bought one at a time, $81 together - and over the $80 line, so it ships free Priority.
How to give them
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Four drops in the water bowl
Or rub a drop into the fur behind the ears. Four drops is the dose for every animal, so there is nothing to work out by weight.
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Two to four times a day
Top up the bowl as you refill it. Formulas from the same set can be given together if your animal needs more than one.
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You do not have to use all five at once
Most people start with the one or two that match what they are seeing, and keep the rest for when they are needed. Nothing in the box expires quickly.
There is nothing to overdose on and nothing to taper off. Essences are gentle enough to give alongside food, medication and each other. They support emotional balance and are not a substitute for veterinary care. If your animal is unwell, please speak to your vet.
New to this? Read about flower essences for dogs and cats, what they are and how they are made.
What to expect
Flower essences work gradually. Knowing roughly when to judge the result is the difference between giving a formula a fair trial and giving up on the third day.
- Days 1 to 3
Pick one or two and start
You do not need to open all five. Choose the ones that match what you are seeing today, add the drops to the water bowl, and change nothing else.
- Week 1 to 2
The wondering stage
This is where most people ask whether it is doing anything. Keep the dosing steady rather than increasing it. With essences, consistency matters more than quantity.
- Week 3 to 4
Give it until here before you judge it
If nothing has shifted at all by now, try one of the others in the set - that is the advantage of having them on the shelf. Tell us what you are seeing and we will help you choose between them.
- Over the months
The rest of the box earns its place
A set is bought for the year rather than the week. The bottle you did not need in March is the one you are glad to have in November.
Every animal is different, and none of this is a promise. It is a guide to when to make up your mind. Essences support emotional balance alongside good food, routine and training. They are not a substitute for veterinary care: if something is wrong, please speak to your vet.
Shipping
We ship every day. Orders placed before 1pm Mountain Time go out the same day, and anything later goes out the next day. You will get a tracking number by email when the parcel leaves us.
Standard shipping is free to US addresses and takes 3 to 5 business days once it ships. Orders over $80 upgrade to free Priority, 2 to 4 business days. Canada is $18 and most other countries are $25, calculated at checkout. Delivery times are carrier estimates, not guarantees.
Returns
You have 60 days from the day it arrives. If a formula turns out not to be right for your animal, email help@petessences.com for a return authorization number, then send it back unused and in its original packaging. We issue store credit for the amount you paid for the product, not counting shipping, and it is applied to your next order. Return postage is yours to cover.
If something arrives broken, or we sent the wrong thing, that one is on us. Send a photo and your order number and we will make it right.
Before you send anything back, it is worth writing to us anyway. Most of the time the answer is a different formula rather than no formula, and that conversation costs you nothing.
Not sure which set?
Four questions about your animal: species, age, what changed, what you see. Then we will name the one or two essences worth starting with.