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Do Animals Grieve?

4/8/2013

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“Do animals grieve?” is a question
that I hear asked quite frequently. 
And the answer is ‘yes’. 
Anyone who has ever observed an animal’s behavior at the loss of a human  or animal friend knows this to be
true.
While animals may not grieve in the  same way as humans, they feel loss nonetheless.  You might observe your furry friend  acting depressed or showing a lack of appetite.  Sometimes they show no interest in  doing previously loved activities.
But animals can also manifest  sadness in physical ways that you might not imagine.   I was recently massaging a beautiful dog who, according to his guardian,  was having some pain in his back . 
While performing a skin rolling technique to the dog, I noticed that the  skin along his spine was loose and pliable—except in the mid-back area.  I continued to work, noticing that no  matter what technique I used, that one area of skin remained tightly adhered to  the dogs musculature. 

In talking  with the dog’s guardian, I mentioned that this particular area correlates with
the solar plexus chakra, the emotional center, and asked if there had recently
been any emotional upsets in the dog’s life?  She replied that the dog’s furry best
friend had recently passed away.   As she said the words, the dog turned his soulful brown eyes my way and I  said to him, “I’m so sorry you lost your friend.  You must miss him very much.”   

In that instant, the dog’s mid-back
skin suddenly became pliable and soft in my hands. 
His guardian was amazed at the difference! 
She contacted me the next day and said it was like having a different
dog!  The spring was back in his  step and he no had back pain.

The simple act of acknowledging  this dog’s grief at losing his best friend enabled him to ‘let go’ of the  physical pain that was manifesting.

If you have an animal that is  grieving, be sure to acknowledge the loss.  Our animal friends need our love and  compassionate understanding in these times as in no
other.


2 Comments
Wendy Crick
4/8/2013 08:58:24 am

I am in complete agreement! I have cared for many animals in my life and have witnessed their grief. My horses have grieved at the loss of one of our herd members. The saddest moments were when our beautiful draft horse passed away. Our Great Dane puppy at the time laid near her grave for the entire day. He had never encountered death in his you g life and was very sad. Our lead gelding loved her and months later while we were At a horse show he was another draft that looked like our girl. He picked up his step and whinnied, only to realize it wasn't his lost love.

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Jeanna Billings
4/8/2013 10:00:07 am

Thank you for sharing Wendy. How wonderful that your furry friends had you there to help them through their loss.

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