I asked Makia to say something to my new facebook friends and she said, “If you like cats you should listen to my mom” On another note a client wrote to me today, “Its been so invaluable to discover animals largely do understand what we say around them even if I imperfectly grasp what they […]
I have had the same veterinarian for 13 years. When Lala, my first dog as an adult, was in the emergency room getting blood transfusions with vets that admittedly did not know what to do I called my Montecito dog walking clients to ask, “Who is the best vet in Santa Barbara” The answer was
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Makia, my 14-year-old pure white cat, has recently been diagnosed with Diabetes. She is now on insulin injections twice daily 12 hours apart. Here is my interview with her. Laura: “How did you feel before you got diagnosed?” Makia: “I felt sick but I didn’t know it. I had a little bit of anxiety. I
I have been pondering lately, “What does it mean to be present in our lives and how do we choose what deserves our attention at each moment?” During a consultation, I am completely consumed and aware of each animal’s flick of an eye, twitch of a lip, or passing thought or image. I ride my
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Serafina just asked me, “mom, how’d you get to be you?” I asked her the same question and she replied, “everyday I think of myself & wonder what’s the best of me?” Comments from Facebook posting: Lisa: that is one smart kitty. Yesterday at 6:36pm · Claudia: Her gaze is so wise, too, Laura. 🙂
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Stormy says about a woman that takes care of him, “mom she is trying to hear me so I send it in different ways. I send it in spirals to her”. I say, “Stormy that sounds confusing try sending it straight”. Storm answers, “Her mind is all twirly & I need to get in there”
When I was younger I fell out of a tree and hurt my knee. Ever since then I would bite or scratch people if they touched me behind my shoulders. Then my mom told me that it hurt to bite and scratch and she told me to hiss instead. Then I learned how to hiss.
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This is Beanie the bunny. I found her hopping close to a busy street early one morning close to the center of town. She was right in front of a store called the Hair Company. There were wild bunnies pleading to me to save Bean from running into traffic. She is very well-traveled. She has
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I found Serafina at an old walnut orchard I use to caretake. I was driving by one morning and was looking for a bobcat that would hunt in the orchard. I spotted Serafina instead. She was very thin and hunteing a squirrel twice her size. She told me a man had thrown her out of
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The Stinchfield Pets’ New Year Resolutions: Makia (white cat): I want to become more peaceful within myself when I get angry with others. It is a hard one because I want to place the blame on another cat, but really I am responsible for my feelings. I also want to learn to tell the petsitter
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