I think the public is grossly misinformed on pet care from "no kill" shelters, to the corporate monopoly of disease causing, unhealthy petfood industry, to the archaic principles of veterinary medicine. This is not a criticism of the many caring, loving veterinarians that adore animals and do their best, but rather the
aspect of the blog is rather a commentary on the medical paradigm that is so unbelievably frustrating and futile for overall health care.
Our traditional veterinary model is based on this allopathic model mimicking our Cartesian health care system which is a monopoly giant of corporate greed and seeks its validation from torturing innocent lives in laboratory research. Hmmm, go figure...
"Clearly a medicine based on the torture of innocent lives is clearly a medicine that does not heal." my quote...
The United States medical model ranks #1 in emergency care, and a lousy #37 for chronic disease. ABYSMAL! Good news if your animal is in an accident, (not really) dreadful news if you are dealing with the common ailments of canines and felines of which I truly believe is brought on my another gross monopoly of greed - the commercial pet food business. This blogspot will address the commercial pet food industry as well. PARADIGMS OF NEGLECT, CORPORATE GREED AND DOMINION.
I have had the pleasure of working for/with/under or in affiliation with some GIANTS in the vet field. Pioneers of medicine with the traditional training but with the brilliance to fit the whole picture of each individual case and treat on a case by case basis with an arsenal of skills from homeopathy, natural diet to Chinese Medicine.
Not the classic steroid and antibiotic route for 'diseases of the epidermis' approach (yawn and outlandish!) Let's just suppress the immune system (yes makes sense to a certain degree if allergic response) to subject your animal to greater health risks to alleviate some bumps for six weeks. Blasphemy!
I have spent two decades in animal employment from private business to working vet hospitals to internships in holistic medicine for animals to animal rights to graduate studies in holistic medicine and psychology. I trained in Shamanic studies, monastic and ashram studies. I have traveled to the Himalayas on pilgrimage to seek advice from Tibetan refugees and Lamas on how to console animals inevitably slated for euthansia that I cannot save (although i never stop trying) to tattooing Tibetan and Sanskrit scripts resurrected and reorganized as prayers to LIBERATE ALL ANIMALS FROM SUFFERING. I have lived a life of endless self cultivation and this helps me communicate with the animals ever more succinctly and to tune into their deeper inner selves often missed by the untrained eye.
I volunteered 10 years of my life at the local San Francisco Animal Care and Control of which many of these stories will come.
There are thousands of unique, heartwrenching, unforgettable stories that come from there. Some have a happy ending, others not so happy. There is a pool of UNSUNG HEROES of which you will hear about, both volunteers and employees.
The volunteers are many of the Unsung Heroes. Without the efforts of the dedicated volunteers many animals would be put to death. I am an unsung hero, i always have been, i have always been anti-establishment but I learn my facts, i empathize with all parties, mindsets and truly seek to understand all sides, and then I continue my vision and sole purpose for being on this planet of joys and sorrows.
I dedicate countless hours seven days a week, via at home with email and calls to three days weekly at the animal with no compensation, no acknowledgment, not much gratitude, but with the deep seated satisfaction that comes from knowing I saved the life of a feline or I comforted them in their tremendous anxiety and in their final hours, I was one of the last persons to cuddle them, kiss them, cry in their fur and offer them a
tasty meal.
I will share stories such as :
After busting my ass on a little neurological, behavior dog with raging itching and miliary dermatitis I conclude after countless hours, and hundreds if not thousands of dollars saved from veterinary bills, I solve the problem. I have the overall vision of a hawk, the aggressive determination of a badger and the gentleness of a deer when I work with a client's pet. I assess medical history, current environment, constitution, vaccine history, diet, capabilities of guardian, propensities of the breed, exercise allowance, and every single clue of minutia in that animal's life to come up with a health plan specifically tailored to all the idiosyncratic issues of that animal's life.
And yes, I will solve that skin problem or that behavior issue. I am tactful to a point, but also blatantly and sometimes brutally honest enough to alert owner to their part in exacerbating, if not creating the problem.
The suffering at the animal shelters endured by sensitive souls feels such as myself does feel inconsolable at times, but I know that is self centered to be absorbed in what the Buddha would say is my own "mind stuff," because the suffering of these animals is greater than mine. So I push through, because every waking breath is to help them as best as I can. I weep for the sorrows of the world, get overwhelmed, fall down then pick myself up to live to help another day.
At times, I feel like Sisyphus, with each step fighting bureaucracy, ignorance and endless obstacles, and I do lose hope yet I must push through with DOGged determination so not one life has been forgotten or lived in vain.
The purpose of this blogpsot is to :
1)educate you on your options about pet care
2) inform you of the monumental, unceasing efforts to save the lives of many animals callously discarded by society and how this must be navigated in a world of bureaucracy.
3) educate on the evils of monopoly from pet food to medicine and how it seeks to become the downfall of our beloved pets
My website is: www.thenatureofthebeast.org
I consult for www.allexperts.com for feline behavior and holistic medicine for animals
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