Flashes of Insight

ANIMAL FAMILIES OF MOONHAVEN

Its so wonderful to see how animals in a family actually behave like family. My crew shows me their devotion to each other time and time again.
As I am writing this story,my mare Chinamoon is looking in the window at me working,and my dog Apple is asleep behind me on the floor and my two boy cats Star and Red are fast asleep next to me on chairs,while if I look out the other window on the opposite side, my most witchly black cat Jasmine is asleep on the hot tub cover. I am totally surrounded and totally loved too. Tucky is elsewhere being mystical no doubt.
I thought that I would have to put my 14 yr. old dog down on New years Eve, 2007. He’s half shepherd and half catahoula leopard hound, a leopard shepherd. He by the way, has had nothing but skin problems since his first rabies shot, never had them before.
Those shots are in many cases a veterinary hustle and the honest ones will tell you that they can sometimes cause more harm than good and certainly needn’t be done yearly. The vaccines are good for usually 3 yrs so the yearly shot is just a scam.
Back to the animal family stuff. My dog Apple’s back leg became dysfunctional and he couldn’t keep himself up for a while.
Thankfully through homeopathy and a very brave woman cutting his long nails, he is better today over a year later. During his crisis which lasted nearly a week, my youngest cat Star who is a sweet little mush ball and the baby of the family started sleeping next to Apple [short for Appaloosa]. You could see that the two of them were traveling on some other plane as they both looked absolutely dead.
I am quite sure that my little Star was helping energize and heal his big bro. I have seen the younger and healthier in my family lay down and literally share energy with the elders or sick ones sometimes lying back to back.
Star has been tending to Apple by running to the door whenever Apple wants to come in from the outside. It is the cutest thing to see him sit and meow frantically until I come and let Apple inside. I discovered as I watched them more closely that Star is totally devoted to checking up on Apple in many ways and letting me know if something is not right. Also, since Apple became deaf it seems that Star understands that he has special needs and really looks after him.
Apple is a big boy and is surely on the last part of his life but he is up and around now and acting like a happy dog again.
Several years ago when his best friend Bear passed, I thought that I would lose him too as he was really Bear’s dog. There were a few months that were touch and go but he finally became my dog and the only dog of four left in the house hold.
This was quite a transformation for him but I feel like he really blossomed and has taken his job of top and only dog quite seriously. Because Apple is a herder from both sides of his gene pool, he has modified his job to be counting, clients, animals, and visitors.
Now Apple frets and fusses looking outside for Star since I am letting Star out a bit. its really sweet.
Apple and China have their own funny way of relating. I think they both actually love each other but they have a pretend antagonism which looks like,”I see you I run, you see me, you run.” Neither of them has ever so much as lifted a tooth or hoof to the other and Apple patrols China’s paddock daily with much dedication while I hay her. Its like they have unspoken agreements, all of them actually.
I have seen some of my furry friends who don’t crave each other throw themselves between one from their family and an intruder.
Years ago, my white cat Jade had a nearly tragic accident and needed to be in a cage for a month or 2 while she recuperated. Her brother Crystal would sit on top of her cage to protect her most of the time and we would actually have to move both of them when we needed to carry Jade somewhere to treat her injuries. A few years later, Jasmine who regularly hissed at Jade had an accident and needed to be in the cage for a week or two and that Jade sat beside her in the cage the whole time as if to sa,”I know all about being in a cage sister, I am here in solidarity with you.”
It is very important when a family member passes, be it human or animal, or if a lover leaves, etc., that you treat the whole family for Grief as they all feel it.
There are a few possibilities and they all work. GreenHope farms has some of the best flower essences on the market and in fact has an animal line which are fine for humans too. There is a Grief and Loss remedy which works well as does Abandonment and Abuse and they have an Animal Emergency that puts ordinary Rescue Remedy to shame.
If you go to my website below you can read more about my animal work as well as get the link to Greenhope Farms Flower essences. I treat my own with these as well as working as an Animal Communicator in sanctuaries w/ Big Cats, monkeys, horses and of course dogs and cats. I was part of the emotional triage team that treated many Katrina Dogs so these are tried and true suggestions. I also use homeopathy for mine and have used Ignatia Amara very successfully for grief when it is hysterical and emotional and Nat Mur when the being is sort of walled up and self reliant.
Right now, I am writing a book about my experiences with the animals called Lifetime Companions, Love Never Dies which particularly focuses on reincarnation and your pets. I truly know that they do come back and want to be back with their families again and again. Most of my furry family are repeaters.
I write this book for my own healing of animal losses as well as to help other people with the heartbreak of losing a beloved animal friend.[this piece will probably be part of the book]
I have an excerpt in one of the latest Beltane Papers about my healing rescue work with my favorite tiger Duke and a piece about my horse Chinamoon in the new anthology Angel Horses,Divine Messengers of Hope.
If you love horses, this is a great one with so many heartwarming stories. My piece is called “Living With the Mare Goddess,Chinamoon”
Blessings Flash
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