Well to my immense surprise, my puppy instinctively knows that she needs to rest for her to heal.
She's been amazingly quiet for the past 14 days. Another observation is that she eats only half (or even a little less than that) of what she was eating before! Only increasing, by a little, her daily food intake.
She otherwise seems very happy, and doesn't seem to be in any pain anymore. I've been mixing her food with a herbal mixed infusion (horsetail, oats and nettle). I tried to skip a day, and she didn't want her food at all. So by night time, I poured some tea in and...yes, she gobbled it right up!
The observation here, is that the dog knows what she needs to get better. (Like crying to get up the stairs, waiting for her tea, not jumping and running everywhere, staying nicely quiet, even keeping her leg up! ...)All is well, Pixie will be back to herself before you know it...
This brought me to thinking another “human animal intervention”: Last summer, with a 6 year old female alpaca, about to give birth.
Most alpaca breeders will tell you, stay around, but stay out of the pen. Keep an eye out, however generally alpacas give birth all by themselves. Some will even wait until you leave during that 5 minutes, to pick up your kid at school!
This time was different. From the very first sight of the sun, Autumn (the female alpaca) was in all my view points (windows from which I can see them from the house). I went out to “inspect”. I felt today might be the day. However still early, all seemed normal. I fed everyone and went back into the house. A little later, I notice her again, staring straight into the dining room window, to where she can see me, in my kitchen. She stared me right in the eyes; one of those stares that you just have to turn to look at! Then when she was sure I was looking, she turned around...
Ouff!!! The baby's head and neck were out, with only the front part of the legs out...I ran out, and she was boobing up and down, hitting the baby's head on the ground. I was alone at home, and of course a Sunday! Phone in my pocket, the animal clinic receptionist was looking for an available veterinarian.
This is only the 3rd birth here, I was still quite new at this whole thing! The 2 previous births went great...
I ended up gently pulling her out, inch by inch, and caught her before she hit the ground.
What I noticed about this moment, was that the alpaca let me approach her, she practically came and got me, she knew what she needed. To this day she is our wildest and most unapproachable girl. She still bronks when we halter her up! However at that moment in her life she knew she needed help...
Now when I observe many around me, I start to wonder... Have we really lost that notion of listening to our bodies? Or shall I say instinct?
And we claim that humans are superior to animals...
Hum...Are we sure about that?
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