Sicknesses and illnesses

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Sicknesses and illnesses.

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.
Best Treatment: Catmint and feverfew.

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.
Best Treatment: Catmint.

Blackcough: a fatal sickness that spells certain death for any cat who catches it. Symptoms are unknown, but the "black" might be blood.
Best Treatment: none.

Chill: a very mild ailment usually caused by very cold weather or falling into icy water. Much like whitecough, but with cold chills.
Best Treament: Catmint.

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.
Best Treatment: Marigold and yarrow, and poppy seed if there is pain.

Aching joints: basically arthritis in cats. Caused by age or damp weather. Symptoms include pain and stiffness.
Best Treatment: anything that cures pain.

Toothache: when the tooth of a cat aches.(Obvious) Best Treatment: Alder bark.

Kittencough: Mostly caught by kits very easy to cure and is the least harmful. Best Treatment: Catmint.

Bleeding: When blood comes out of you. Best Treatment: Cobwebs.

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