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Communicating With Our Animals

The relationships that we form in our lives can be a great source of strength and healing for us. When out of harmony, they can also become a source of stress. The relationships that we form with our animals are really no different. Our animals bring us joy and comfort, unconditional love and acceptance, they ground us and enrich our lives. For many people, the connection with their pets constitutes their primary and sometimes most enduring relationship. Yet the ease and joy of this relationship can become disrupted when the pet begins to exhibit behavior issues, health concerns, or conflicts with family members. Communication can be a key to resolving these conflicts. Accurate communication can be difficult even when both parties speak the same language. Therefore nurturing a healthy relationship is a challenge when your partner shares no common language. 

What is Animal Communication?

While it may defy belief systems for some, there is a communication means available to bridge the gap: Telepathy,  Animal communication, or inter-species telepathic communication, which is the process of transferring thoughts, images, and feelings from one party to another using extrasensory perception. Animals are able to relay a surprising depth and variety of information about themselves and their environment including physical sensations, emotions, and events. 

Researchers, like Rupert Sheldrake, biochemist, and physiologist, believe there is a background fabric of the Universe made up of energy that is called the “Morphic Field” that links beings and acts as a channel for telepathic communication. Others may call this field the “Universal Mind”. Deepak Chopra refers to it as “the Field of all Possibilities.” 

How Does Animal Communication Work?

Accessing this telepathic field is a skill that comes naturally to all animals, including the human animal. We as humans, with thousands of years of verbal language orientation, have largely lost this skill. Animals, however, remain strongly connected and are skilled telepathic communicators. As humans have come to rely on verbal communication, we have become less aware of our telepathic abilities. But as we think and speak, we are continually producing energetic broadcasts that contain visual images and emotions, though consciously we are virtually unaware of their content. We tend to tune back in only during creative endeavors such as design, art, meditation, or creative visualization. As we have tuned out our own broadcasts, we have also tuned out these messages from our animals that contain their thoughts, needs, feelings, and perceptions. 

Misunderstanding frequently arises between humans and animals because we do not “hear” one another accurately. Our animals are broadcasting their needs and we are not tuned in to their channel. They go unheard. 

Why Is It Hard To Communicate With My Pet?

Our animals are continually scanning our telepathic channel to discern our needs and expectations. What they encounter is often a confusing, contradictory, overlapping jumble of images and emotions to which they cannot relate. In one brief training session, we might jump to dozens of topics; “I’m teaching the dog to sit”, “I am sad about Aunt Mary”, “did I pay that bill”, “my shoulder feels sore”, “I need to go to the grocery store”. None of these thoughts are relevant to our dog and he would perceive it as broadcast static and have no choice but to tune it out. 

Communication between humans and their animals improves when we learn to think more like them. Animals create their thought forms from the present moment without regard to the past and future. They tend to keep it simple, without the demands of ego. They perceive themselves as spiritual beings connected to all things and eternal in nature. They lack a perception of polarities, no right, and wrong, things are just as they are. Animals are generally free of guilt and judgment for themselves and others. 

We can learn to clarify our telepathic static to improve communication with our animals and also increase our own self-awareness. Starting requires quieting your chattering mind. Breathe into a calm and alert state. Observe your mental imagery and notice how often worry about the past and future intrude. Bring your focus to the present moment and think of what you DO want, not what you DO NOT want. 

Author and Speaker Mike Dooley teaches that “thoughts are things”. From the perspective of our animals, this could not be more true. When you worry about a possible disaster in the future your mind creates an image of that event. As your animal observes this image he can not distinguish it from an actual occurrence. It is the same when we worry about a trip to the vet or a dying pet. Your thought form is purely an illusion but to the animal, it is very real. 

In our attempt to train our pets, we continually think of the behavior we do not want to experience. We teach them, “Don’t jump on the couch”, “Don’t chase cars”, and “Don’t chew on the furniture”. Yet with each verbal statement, we create a telepathic image of jumping on the couch, chasing cars, and chewing furniture. Because there is no visual concept for “Don’t”, we are unintentionally communicating the exact opposite of our desire. 

As we become more aware of our telepathic imagery, we can retrain ourselves to match them to our intent. Accurate mental imagery can become a powerful training tool with our animals and can enhance the overall quality of our communications and our relationships. 

How Can A Professional Animal Communicator Help?

Professional animal communicators can help bridge the gap with animals, from pets to performance horses, in a variety of everyday circumstances. Professional animal communicators can help bridge the gap with animals, from pets to performance horses, in a variety of everyday circumstances. But with some understanding of this process and a little practice, you can become a better listener with your pets and learn how to broadcast your intentions more clearly, too. And better communication will help you both live happier, healthier, and more fulfilling lives.

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Animal Health

Tips for Preventing Animal Dehydration

Has anyone ever told you that you should drink half of your body weight in water to stay hydrated? Did you know that there is a similar methodology for animals, too? According to PetSafe, your pet should have a minimum of 1 ounce of water per pound of body weight each day. Sadly, many of us don’t know exactly how much our pets weigh and hydration is an afterthought. Many pet owners only think about it when their pet is showing signs of dehydration.

What is considered dehydration?

Technically, a pet is dehydrated when more fluid is used or lost than what is taken in, making the body unable to carry out normal functions. For cats and dogs, 80% of their body is made up of water which is essential for circulation, electrolyte balance, digestion, metabolism, organ function, and waste removal. 

Signs of Dehydration

The quickest way to tell if an animal is dehydrated is to pinch loose skin; between its shoulder blades for a dog and on the side of the neck for a horse. If the skin stays put or slowly returns to normal, then the animal is most likely dehydrated. Other signs of dehydration include:

  • Dry Mouth
  • Excessive panting
  • Appetite loss
  • Confusion
  • Depression
  • Lack of coordination
  • Lethargy
  • Red, inflamed gums
  • Respiratory trouble
  • Seizures or collapsing
  • Sunken eyes

What increases dehydration?

No matter what type of animal you have, there are going to be certain things that will increase the chances of dehydration or even make their current state of dehydration more severe. 

  1. Temperature – the hotter the animal is, the more water its body will use.
  2. Activity – increased activity equates to more water being used by the body.
  3. Diarrhea and vomiting – when there are periods of this, an animal is most likely excreting more than they are taking in.
  4. Diabetes – when an animal has diabetes, the kidneys work overtime to filter out the excess sugar. The excess sugar is filtered out, taking along tissue fluid with it which is what causes dehydration.
  5. Fever – this causes water to burn off more quickly.

Tips for Keeping Your Animals Hydrated

Each animal is different. They all have different activity levels and requirements based on their diet and health. 

Cats

Cat’s have a low thirst drive. Senior cats actually live mostly in dehydration. To help keep your cat hydrated:

  • Provide a water fountain with moving water.
  • Use wet food instead of dry.

Dogs 

To help keep your dog hydrated:

  • Make sure your dog always has a bowl, even on walks. Take a look at this portable dog bowl.
  • Put toys in the water bowl.

Horses

To help keep your horse hydrated:

  • Be sure to have a clean water source.
  • Balance electrolytes based on their workload.
  • Put a treat like apple juice in the water.
  • Use their favorite bucket (for example, shallow vs deep).
  • After exercise, put a small serving of grain in a shallow tub with water to encourage drinking.
  • Provide salt in their diet to make them thirsty.

If you find that your animal is still not drinking enough, there could be an underlying issue. Using an animal communicator is a great way to get to the root of the problem. An animal communicator will interpret what your animal is saying so that you can have a better understanding of how they currently feel and can take proper action. 

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Pet Resources

11 Ways to Prevent Having a Lost Pet

If you’ve ever lost a pet, you know how it feels to have your heart drop to your stomach when you realize they’re gone. It’s a feeling that we never forget no matter how much time passes. If you’ve never experienced this feeling before, I hope you don’t! In fact, I’ve put together some tips for you so that if you haven’t, you won’t, and if you have, you won’t ever have to feel that gut-wrenching feeling again. 

Typical Tips for Preventing a Lost Pet

There are several things you can do that are more common. For instance:

  1. Make sure your pet can’t go under, over, or through your fence. A fully secure physical fence is key. You can even get an electric fence so you don’t have to worry about securing your yard.
  2. Get your dog microchipped. Thanks to technology, we can use a microchip to locate our lost pets.
  3. Get a collar tag with your contact information on it. In the event your pet is lost, chances are much greater that they will be returned when your information is easily accessible. They even make collars that allow GPS tracking.
  4. Spay or neuter your pet. This will reduce the urge to run off and find a mate.
  5. Teach basic commands like “stay”. This way, when you walk out the door they don’t run through it and if they are outside, they don’t run off. 
  6. Keep them on a leash around other animals. Your pet may not be the dominant one so if they are outside, around other animals, they could get scared and run away if not kept on a leash. 
  7. Get proper training. Teaching the dog an off-leash recall will help you keep them near in the event they aren’t on a leash.

Atypical Tips for Preventing a Lost Pet

While the tips mentioned above are all great, there are some other tips that I’d like to share that many people don’t think about.

  1. Get a harness professionally fitted. So many people just order a harness based on their animal’s weight. If you get a professionally fitted one, they can’t turn into Houdini and escape. 
  2. Use positive reinforcement. When a pet is misbehaving, many owners turn to punishment as a way to correct their behavior. If you use positive reinforcement instead, your pet is more likely to stay around. 
  3. Install an automatic door closer. This gadget ensures that your door shuts tightly so the pet can’t push it open.
  4. Ask them what they want so they don’t run away. Animal communication is a great way to make sure they are happy and enjoying their environment.

How to Recover a Lost Pet

Using an animal communicator is best for prevention as you can’t “talk the pet home”. Many people believe that an animal communicator is psychic and can tell where the pet is going next. This is not the case. You can learn more about what an animal communicator is in our recent blog. 

If your pet is lost, some things you can do are:

  1. Canvas the neighborhood and let your neighbors know.
  2. Post lost pet flyers.
  3. Post on social media, especially on local community pages. Also, ask your friends to share your post.