A brief update Much has happened in August, since the last issue of Creature Thoughts. Kai the Saluki had a critical health issue. While I was trying to help him, I fractured a vertebra. We are both still trying to recover. Then, we lost our dear little French Fry sparrow very suddenly. There are now…
Author: Gayle Nastasi
I have spent the last two decades helping people with their animals with a whole-life approach to enhancing the relationship between the animals and the humans who love them. I use animal communication, education, training, and a life-time of experience as tools to bring people and their four-legged friends closer together. I am also a published author of children's mystery stories as well as my book "Through Their Eyes, The Nature of the Beast" which explores issues people have with their pets from the animal's point of view.
This Little Kitty
We’ve been adopted. We are held at a distance, and she is terribly afraid. Those who rescue animals often talk about the “baggage” they come with. Well, this kitty has brought the whole darned baggage compartment with her, the poor thing.
Some Temporary Adjustments
As those of you who follow me on Facebook already have heard, I’ve had a bit of a … mishap. I managed to fracture my 3rd lumbar vertebra…. I am, however, available with some minor modifications to the usual routine.
Creature Thoughts, August 2015
There are certain problems I encounter quite often in my effort to help people enrich their relationships with their animal friends. The introduction of a new cat into an established household is a frequent one. Whether kitty is coming in to a home with other cats, or dogs, the issues are similar. Cats are very territorial beings, often distressed by change. They need, on a very deep level, to “own” their space. Many of the problems people have when adopting a new cat stem from the insecurity a kitty feels when nothing in his new environment is his.
Then, there is the complication of established kitties (or, to a lesser degree, dogs) seeing the new individual as a threat to their own territory.
Another (Brand) Bites The Dust
Were you a Merrick user? Have you decided to switch, now that you know they will be a Purina product from now on? If you are switching, what brands are you considering? Are you going to stay with Merrick and see if they make good on their promises in the long-term?
2015’s Rehab Failure: Imprinting in Baby Wildlife
On my Animal Family page, I describe briefly how my pet Starlings and House Sparrows arrived in my life. In addition to the various other animal-servant hats I wear, I’m also a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. In particular, I care for baby songbirds, raising them for release back into the wild. Most of the time, this…
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