Hi everybody. I wanted to let you know that my ex-landlady is still hanging in there. Also I think everybody should send a healing light to The Pope.
Hi CC21. Some of what your daughter is dealing with is beyond my ken. Nor do I have much confidence when it comes to reading a person I've never met. I did take a few moments to think about your daughter, though, and this is what I got.
For the short-term, at least, I think she might benefit from a big, long breather, at least a week in length, where not only does she not have to worry about school or extracurriculars, but where she doesn't have much access to technology. In lieu of those distraction, being outside as much as possible is recommended, at least so that she's soaking up the lengthening sunlight of the early spring. Also, highly empathic people tend to be sensitive to the therapeutic effects of the outdoors as well. The trees, the grass, the birds: all living things care about her and want to lend their support in this confusing time (maybe there's a forest therapist/shinrin-yoku practitioner near where you live?). If your daughter has a spring break coming up in the next two months, that could be a good opportunity for this sort of breather.
Regardless, I'll be sending light to your family.
Hi, there,
Would anyone be willing to take a read of my cat Pikake? She’s an 11-year old Birman & she started limping yesterday. It was episodic and her gait seemed normal at times. Eventhough she was running during the day, tonight we noticed she can’t put any weight on her left front paw. We are wintering in Mexico so we don’t have access to her usual vets. We are hoping to take her in for a check-up/X-ray tomorrow. She did make a 7 ft jump two weeks ago & landed with a thud. Did she break something, tear something? Any insights you can share will be very much appreciated. Thank you.
Not intuition, but my sproingy cat also likes to jump up on high things and jump straight down off them. She sprained a front paw. Get her checked for a break , though. There's nothing to be done except to eliminate big jump opportunities, unfortunately.
@laura-f Thank you for sharing your story! We hope to get an appointment with the vet tomorrow. Meanwhile I reached out to an animal communicators forum and someone ran a scan on her & thought it might be her shoulder. Since we lean towards natural remedies, I read up on homeopathics for pets for bruised ligaments and broken bones, using Arnica and Ruta Graveolens. Nothing to heal the bones yet until we know for sure. Really appreciate your thoughtful input.
@pikake I’ve had a couple dogs (and cats) respond well to products with cbd in them. Also, if infection starts or a hot spot, I give my dogs fresh chopped garlic along with any vet prescribed meds. They can take it with toast/peanut-butter. It’s anti-fungal properties help somewhat. I don’t read pets but I do prey to St. Francis of Assisi for our fur family. I’ll keep your fur baby in mind when meditating/praying today.
@cc21, I'm not confident in giving spontaneous readings, but I resonate with many of @coyote's suggestions of drawing on nature to give your daughter some comfort and sustenance. I am also seeing some sort of creative endeavor, where she is free to discover and express those hidden parts of herself, would be helpful to her.
I don't have children, but I believe kids have it really hard in the times we're living in; I think about that a lot. And if you're an empathic child, it becomes even more challenging. I wonder about the chaotic energy with our politics, climate and other external threats in our world, and how that might be creating additional stress for her. As an empath, I'm sure she absorbs a lot in her surroundings. Life can become one big inhale, and you forget to exhale. That was certainly true for me growing up. Coyote's suggestion of a "breather," whatever that looks like, feels right to me.
I know there are some books on raising empathic children, which might be helpful to you. Dr. Judith Orloff is a good resource, but I'm sure there are others out there.
I will be keeping your daughter and your entire family in my prayers.
Thanks to you both for your feedback! I really appreciate it. We did get her back at school today (with much effort) and the sun is shining here so hoping the move towards spring will help. Yes, they do get a week off at the end of this month.
I will definitely do my best to get her out in nature, as you recommended. She often resists, but will keep at it! Thank you again!
Please don't give garlic to cats! It is toxic for them! Garlic is in the Lily family, and Lillies are extremely toxic for cats. I had to take my Ma's cat to the emergency Vet in the middle of the night, after it got into a Valentine's day bouquet and munched on the one Lilly flower that was in it. Very traumatic, and expensive. Never bring any into the house, if you live w cats.
Some cats like people food, and will beg for bites, but for me, pretty much everything i eat has garlic in it (lol), so it is always a no.