Maya and Ginge

This post about caring for a dying pet, is prompted by my dog, who is reaching the last stages of her life. She has been getting very arthritic over the last few months, her sight dimming and the last two cold snaps have left her weak and hardly eating.

I was privileged, a few years ago, to watch the dignified exit form this physical world, of a 20 year old outdoor cat. He had spent several months staring into space and it looked to me as though he was looking into the next world (Then I’m a mystic so I would see it like that).  His owner wouldn’t let him into the house, but I used to let him into mine and as he approached the end, he spent more and more time inside, until he was sleeping on the dirt tray when he hadn’t the strength to make it outside. At this point his ‘owner’ went away and I felt sure that if she had been around, she would have had him ‘put to sleep’.  I knew in my heart of hearts that he wanted to go at his own pace and time and this he did, while she was away that weekend.  Slipping away with grace and dignity.

I have the privilege now, of knowing Pea Horsley, an Animal Communicator who has helped me before with a cat’s passing and now is helping me with my dog.  I felt sure that Maya, my dog, wanted to die quietly at home, but a friend of mine put doubt into my mind and so I asked Pea to communicate with Maya, to ask her what she wanted, so I would know for sure.

(I’m organizing an Animal Communication course with Pea, here in April and hopefully after that, I will be able to do this myself) Goodness knows humans are bad enough at listening to the wants and needs of other humans, let alone listening to a cat or dog who doesn’t speak in words. 

Pea’s communication comforted both me and my dog; Maya seemed so much more at ease knowing that I knew what she wanted. Having had my feelings confirmed by Pea, I felt more sure of my intuition and that I was doing what Maya wanted. Pea also told me some very practical things, like feeding Maya slivers of chicken by hand.  She hadn’t eaten for days, but ate the chicken with relish. 

Caring for a dying pet, is both a very sad and an incredibly wonderful thing to do, for the creature whose who has shared their life with us.  To be able to listen to a beloved pet’s needs and concerns and be there for them at their transition from this world to the next, is in my opionion a great privilege and a sacred act.

If you want to know about how to communicate with your companion animal, visit Pea’s site at: http://www.animalthoughts.com

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