My cat client, Jimmy, had been
attacking his brother.
“He is obnoxious,” is the essence
of what Jimmy was saying about the other cat in his home, Mr. Stinks.
My job as a animal communicator is to
find solutions, so I asked Jimmy what could be done to improve the
situation?
Jimmy told me, “first of all, I need
“Stinky” to get the message that I am the dominant one here. I am
older than him and was here first. I also need to go outside. I need
to be in connection with the earth and feel the grass and soil under
my paws. I need to breathe in the fresh air.”
The Human Factor
Jimmy and Mr. Stinks human was
determined to make things better so we asked Jimmy for some ideas
about what could be done indoors, as well as finding a way to let him
outside in way that his human was comfortable with.
Jimmy felt that it would help if he had
some focused petting time, just for him. No interruptions allowed by
Mr. Stinks. He did also want to be fed on the counter but that one
was, at least for now, vetoed.
Jimmy's outside time!
I checked back after a few weeks with Jimmy's human who reported that he was doing much better. She felt that the outside time was really a big part of this and commented, “I really believe that Jimmy has calmed down and gotten more centered since I started taking him outside.”
I have found that it really depends
upon the human influence, as well as the animals involved, the extent
that they feel for each other as family members
I asked my cat, TirNa (9 yrs) for her
perspective. She explained to me that she does not really see the
other animals in our home, Gracie (5 yr old cat) and Cheyenne (2 yr
old canine) as siblings, but rather as her children. In fact, TirNa
has, in a sense, “raised” both Gracie and Cheyenne. They were
still babies when I adopted them and she was always grooming Gracie
and often would put Cheyenne in her place.
“They know the heirarchy here,”
states TirNa, “generally speaking, it's fun. I especially like
watching Gracie play.”
Especially in homes where there are
several animals (and I use the word animals for simplicity but I
include all non-humans in the home-fish, reptiles, etc) I have seen
where there is a natural “pack” order and less of a larger
sibling kind of relationship system going on. Sometimes there are one
or two that share this kind of bond but it might not extend to the
larger group of animals in the home.
“It's up to the people, too,”
adds TirNa.
I am aware of what TirNa is talking
about. To some degree, it makes a difference how the humans in the
home view animals. If animals are just possessions and not family
members, it can effect the relationship dynamics between the animals
in the home. Animals are certainly not dependent upon humans to have
their own inter-animal (new word) relationships. But generally
speaking, the more people are invested in their animals, the more I
see animals personalities emerge and effect those around them. Herein
lies the value of acknowledging animals as sentient beings. Otherwise
we all miss out on their wisdom and love.
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