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Animal Reiki Soul Connections Animal Reiki relieves pain, reduces stress, releases anxiety and promotes healing in all animals. I have worked with animals all my life.
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I was 16 when I started working for the R.S.P.C.A. and rose up through the ranks to the Inspectorate. I decided to look at the holistic side to healing animals in 2004 and became a Reiki Practitioner soon after. I am passionate about my work and feel so blessed to be doing what I love.

First walk outside the house. So proud of him he was so good❤️🐾
09/06/2024

First walk outside the house. So proud of him he was so good❤️🐾

A new addition to our Family. Welcome Waffle Craig
15/05/2024

A new addition to our Family. Welcome Waffle Craig

18/01/2024

Who would be interested in learning Animal Reiki this year?

Beautiful morning 💖
29/11/2023

Beautiful morning 💖

23/11/2023

Before ripping open door number one on your advent calendars, it’s important to remember to always keep them out of reach of snooping snouts and prying paws 🐾

Chocolate contains a substance called theobromine, which is perfectly safe for humans, but toxic for dogs, cats and rabbits ⚠️ The seriousness of chocolate poisoning depends on how much chocolate your pet has eaten, how big they are, and the cocoa content of the chocolate 🍫

In severe cases, chocolate toxicity can cause:
• Fast breathing or panting
• Shaking, trembling and tremors
• High temperature (fever)
• Seizures
• A fast heart rate
• High blood pressure

As much as you do to avoid it, we understand that accidents can happen 😟 So if you suspect your pet has eaten chocolate, keep the packaging and call your vet immediately 🧑‍⚕️ Each year our Pet Hospital teams see chocolate poisoning cases, mainly from pets sneakily finding their way to the goods 🍫

Will you help this Christmas? 👉 http://pdsa.me/PRQu

16/06/2023
This is such an interesting study
13/01/2023

This is such an interesting study

INDIVIDUAL STABLING FOUND TO ALTER IMMUNE RESPONSE

A recent study has found that horses moved from group housing to individual stabling showed changes in their white blood cell counts and plasma cortisol levels. These changes could mean they are at a higher risk of infectious disease.

Equine scientist Sonja Schmucker and her colleagues at the University of Hohenheim in Germany studied 12 warmblood geldings aged 2-3 years old during several management changes, monitoring their behaviour and immune response.

The horses used were all living in a group, turned out at pasture. For the first part of the study the group was then split into two, each kept in a separate paddock so that the horses in one group could not see the others. After a trial period of eight days all the horses were returned to their original group, living together. They were then were left out at pasture for eight weeks.

For the second part of the study the horses were all moved into individual stables, where they could see and touch their neighbours through bars. During the first week of being stabled, the horses were given 30 minutes of turnout in an indoor area. From the second week onwards, the horses were lunged.

Throughout the study the research team collected blood samples from the horses to analyse their immune cell numbers and cortisol concentrations.

The results showed that moving the horses to individual stabling led to acute stress-induced immune changes. However, dividing the larger group into two smaller groups at pasture did not.

“The number of eosinophils, monocytes and T cells declined, whereas the number of neutrophils increased resulting in an increased N:L ratio. This pattern of change resembles the well-known picture of an immunomodulation induced by acute social stress.”

The plasma cortisol concentrations didn’t change after dividing the group into the two smaller groups at pasture, but there was an increase in cortisol concentrations one day after stabling which then returned to the previous levels eight days later. However, the researchers said “Although cortisol concentrations returned to baseline level after 8 days, the alterations in most immune cell numbers persisted, pointing to a longer-lasting effect on the immune system of the horses."

The team also found, unsurprisingly, that some of the horses started to perform stereotypical behaviours as soon as one week after stabling.

The team reported that the results “strongly indicate that social isolation is a chronic stressor with negative impact on welfare and health of horses and highlight the advantage of group housing systems in view of immunocompetence."

The researchers concluded that “relocation to individual stabling represented an intense stressor for the horses of the present study, leading to acute and lasting alterations in blood counts of various leukocyte types. In contrast, fission of the stable group did not result in behavioural, endocrine or immunological stress responses by the horses."

This sudden change from group turnout to individual stabling with training being introduced is a very common scenario for horses being started for the first time. Again this study gives us yet more evidence that stabling horses individually is stressful and detrimental to their physical and psychological wellbeing. The majority of the horses I see are stabled for the bulk of the day. I do wonder how much evidence is needed before horse owners and professionals act on this information and change their management to increase turnout and group living...

The research is free to access and is a very interesting read: Schmucker S, Preisler V, Marr I, Krüger K, Stefanski V (2022) Single housing but not changes in group composition causes stress-related immunomodulations in horses. PLoS ONE 17(8): e0272445.

Merry Christmas to you all and hope to see you in the new year 🐴🐾💕💕
24/12/2022

Merry Christmas to you all and hope to see you in the new year 🐴🐾💕💕

Be kind everyday ❤️🙏🐾🐎
19/10/2022

Be kind everyday ❤️🙏🐾🐎

✨ Reiki Principle 3 ✨

Be kind to all living things.

I know it’s hard to be kind to all living things at times, for example some of our fellow human beings make it really challenging for us!

But, if we realise that people are often unkind because they are in pain or suffering, it might help us to be a little kinder. We never really know what someone else has been through or is going through. Also you never know how being kind can help, not only them but you too.

As for animals, it’s always a little easier to be kind to them. But for some people they pick and choose which animals they want to be kind too. For example they may be kind to their dog or horse, but then set traps to kill mice, or squash a spider.

It really is about being kind to all animals, all humans and our plants and trees too.

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