Thank you so much for this. With years of taking in abandoned animals in a Transylvanian village, which includes many trips to the vets and not being able to save them all, I have started to veer towards hyper vigilance. I’ve lost pups to Parvo when I found them too late. Had to quarantine the last litter I found and had them tested multiple times. My Stella had anaplasma, my Moggie was in hospital three times before she was even three months old. I am over focused. I need to breathe and be. Let the pack breathe and be. 🙏
I was not hypervigilant before I experienced two rather devastating losses of my dogs. One of them was due to a vet overdosing him. A simple paw infection turned to a catastrophic organ cascade and death. Then there was my Labby girl. Earlier in the day, she had a weird coughing spell. I called her vet. She said bring her in if it returns. It returned that night— and she was dead in 15 minutes. She died while I was trying to find help for her. She had seen her vet the day before and we had talked about how she looked and acted half her age. Then she was gone. I haven’t been able to get over the hypervigilance around my animals since then. I know she had the death that she needed, painless and surrounded by familiar smells and safety. I would’ve chosen to go through that pain first her to have that peaceful death had I been given a choice. But it was devastating. The vet thinks it was a heart defect, the same as our first Labrador. Only he showed symptoms leading to diagnosis and she did not. It has been so much harder to relax my vigilance since.
This is so very true. I was completely there with my girl Polly. I didn't know how not to be a step ahead of, scanning for fixes. I was wrecked.
I thought that's what I was supposed to be doing for her, when each day she weakened and I was missing the moment. She taught me love and courage and bravery. You, my dear, have completed that circle. Thank you to both of you. ❤️ my Pawpaw forever in my soul. .
Thank you for this article, with this crazy world we live in, we must stay present in the moment and not get caught up in the fear. Our animals do feel our emotions and stresses so it’s important to be calm. ❤️
Such a great piece. Thank you for highlighting an iften overlooked issue. I try to look at my animals and indeed every Soul through 'Reiki eyes' not pity or sorrow but still recognising them as whole beings with a Light in them that never wavers.
Thank you. You perfectly put into words everything around awareness and worrying about health that I have experienced. Such important information to remember.
the change from attunement into constant scanning is easy to miss until you’re already in it. At that point you’re not really responding anymore, reacting to every small change. Also liked the point that panic doesn’t actually help in those moments, it just makes everything tighter.
My old dog had grand mal seizures. Rescue Remedy and CBD oil lessen the effects. I did not know about DMSO use for strokes, or I would have tried that too. Itis frightening to watch
Yes! Petey was healed more by love, reiki, intuitive ok ness than all the meds and whack a mole symptoms we chased. He’s feeling better than the past two years.
This is a great piece. So much easier said than done - but noticing is the first step forward.
Thank you for reading. So true… it starts with noticing, and then it becomes a practice over time, not something we get perfect.
For sure!
This works with humans, as well 🫂
Absolutely💯
Thank you so much for this. With years of taking in abandoned animals in a Transylvanian village, which includes many trips to the vets and not being able to save them all, I have started to veer towards hyper vigilance. I’ve lost pups to Parvo when I found them too late. Had to quarantine the last litter I found and had them tested multiple times. My Stella had anaplasma, my Moggie was in hospital three times before she was even three months old. I am over focused. I need to breathe and be. Let the pack breathe and be. 🙏
Thank you for reading and for sharing this. After everything you’ve carried, of course your body would stay vigilant.
Yet your awareness and naming the need for breathing and being creates space. There’s so much beauty in that space. 🤍
I was not hypervigilant before I experienced two rather devastating losses of my dogs. One of them was due to a vet overdosing him. A simple paw infection turned to a catastrophic organ cascade and death. Then there was my Labby girl. Earlier in the day, she had a weird coughing spell. I called her vet. She said bring her in if it returns. It returned that night— and she was dead in 15 minutes. She died while I was trying to find help for her. She had seen her vet the day before and we had talked about how she looked and acted half her age. Then she was gone. I haven’t been able to get over the hypervigilance around my animals since then. I know she had the death that she needed, painless and surrounded by familiar smells and safety. I would’ve chosen to go through that pain first her to have that peaceful death had I been given a choice. But it was devastating. The vet thinks it was a heart defect, the same as our first Labrador. Only he showed symptoms leading to diagnosis and she did not. It has been so much harder to relax my vigilance since.
This is so very true. I was completely there with my girl Polly. I didn't know how not to be a step ahead of, scanning for fixes. I was wrecked.
I thought that's what I was supposed to be doing for her, when each day she weakened and I was missing the moment. She taught me love and courage and bravery. You, my dear, have completed that circle. Thank you to both of you. ❤️ my Pawpaw forever in my soul. .
Thank you for this article, with this crazy world we live in, we must stay present in the moment and not get caught up in the fear. Our animals do feel our emotions and stresses so it’s important to be calm. ❤️
Such a great piece. Thank you for highlighting an iften overlooked issue. I try to look at my animals and indeed every Soul through 'Reiki eyes' not pity or sorrow but still recognising them as whole beings with a Light in them that never wavers.
Thank you. You perfectly put into words everything around awareness and worrying about health that I have experienced. Such important information to remember.
the change from attunement into constant scanning is easy to miss until you’re already in it. At that point you’re not really responding anymore, reacting to every small change. Also liked the point that panic doesn’t actually help in those moments, it just makes everything tighter.
Thank you ❤️
My old dog had grand mal seizures. Rescue Remedy and CBD oil lessen the effects. I did not know about DMSO use for strokes, or I would have tried that too. Itis frightening to watch
I would love to ask you for advice if you don't mind? I have a 2 year old GSD we nicknamed Crackhead 🙄
Yes! Petey was healed more by love, reiki, intuitive ok ness than all the meds and whack a mole symptoms we chased. He’s feeling better than the past two years.