Sunday, May 13, 2018

Just adopted! Where do you start?

Meet Kestrel. I just adopted her yesterday. 

She's about 11 months old. She seems to be in good health and spirits, but she was recently vaccinated (2 DHLPP and Rabies) and spayed, and has been fed processed foods as far as I know. Her temperament seems so far to be very good: sociable and relaxed, but she does on occasion exhibit some mild fear issues.

So where do I start?





Food


The first couple meals are super-premium dry food with digestive enzymes because I have no idea what condition her digestion is in. 

Then I'll start feeding her some prepared raw food and goats milk, and unless there's some problem she'll be eating raw for all of her meals within a week.

Healing and Balancing the Body On All Levels


I've learned that it's important to start right away clearing not just toxins from the body, but also the energetic and functional results of those toxins and surgeries. That's what can hide deep in the body and come back later contributing to greater health concerns.  These can also contribute to imbalances like fear behaviors. 

First up on the agenda - her first Reiki, acupressure, and crystal healing session. She took to it like a duck to water and quickly relaxed into a deep rest. I even introduced some very soft sound by very lightly tapping one of my Himalayan bowls, and she was fine with that while she was "in the zone." Once she was up and had shaken off the treatment she was more suspicious of this sound-making object, but I'm confident that will dissipate.

Her first energetic essence formula is starting with the most obvious needs.

Oregon Grape and Mimulus to help her with the slight fears she's shown. She's highly sociable in groups of dogs but when walked alone she was apprehensive of other dogs. 

Rhodolite Garnet and Comfrey for helping to repair her physical and energetic body after the spay surgery. 

Black Tourmaline and Portage Glacier to help with detoxification; leaving behind toxic energy and ideas, and replacing it with clean fresh energy. 



There will be more to come as we begin to learn from each other - a new adventure with a new dog.

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