ANIMALS BODY MIND SPIRIT

Healing Journey | Eye Dampness

ANIMAL'S NAME: Yantha

SPECIES: Dog

BREED: Flat-Coat Retriever

AGE: 10 Years

MEDICATIONS: None

HISTORY: None

Toxic Load in Body

How Young When Vaccinated Initially, Cocktail: 2009-2012, chart below

Neutered / Spayed, when: Yes, unknown

Microchipped: Yes

Medications, Current: None, since adopting her June 2014

Flea / Tick: Unknown; none, since adopting her June 2014

Chemical Dewormers: Unknown; none, since adopting her June 2014 Yantha came to us via adoption from another family, and I did not have her vet records to reference, I only had her Vx papers, so I did not know everything that went into her body.

Healing Journey

When we see mucous in the eye, we think infection. What we may not understand and I did not at the time, is an eye producing mucous, means too much dampness is in the body. Yantha’ s RIGHT eye was mainly affected, expressing white / yellowish goo, with LEFT eye tearing a little.

Process, How to Address

When what appears to be an infection is present, one MUST LOOK to the WHOLE BODY. Canines are exposed to dirty water, bacteria etc. all the time. Their systems, if running optimally, are designed to deal with nature. So, when I see an eye infection, I look to the LIVER, and THE WHOLE BODY as well as supporting the eye to rid itself of the invaders. Again, at this time, I did not know about dampness, one of the four environmental imbalances one might have in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Other Symptom Issues

Joint creaking when rising. Hips sore. (Dampness)
Moves very fast.
Eats dirt, and chews wood. (Stagnation in liver due to dampness)
Tricky – as looks good, fabulous weight, and happy. BUT system is saying something very different, and has now produced the EYE symptom.

Liver & Other Organs

Remedies supporting the eyes, and liver are offered. First, I check what minerals the animal may be short on. For Yantha, it was BARLEY GRASS, loaded with minerals, high in magnesium, FLAX OIL, high in Omegas, and some NETTLE, a known liver cleaner, and nourisher of the body. LIQUORICE ROOT, a major eye healer was not selected which was interesting information.

She had been choosing a lot of Barley Grass, and Rose hips (collagen repair + Vitamin C)

Then I moved into SMELL. I offered her essential oils focusing on anti-bacterials, her system as a whole, with the focus on the LIVER.

OREGANO Oil was a strong focus with Yarrow, and German Chamomile supporting her. The CITRUS oils were also hugely selected as they focus on cleaning the liver, and other organs such as LIME, and ORANGE SWEET.

Eye

German chamomile, and calendula flowers were both used to help the eyes heal. German Chamomile flowers, organic, images below, were placed in a measuring cup, and boiling water added, with a plate placed on top. This was allowed to ferment/steep to create a deep golden tonic.

The golden tonic was then strained into another vessel, which would hold the golden mixture for the day. Note: A new mixture made at least once daily. Fresh is best! Always apply once cooled, never hot.

Calendula flowers, images below, were also prepared in the same manner.

This mixture is then strained, so no little bits were left in the brew. Once cooled, I then transferred the amount I wanted to use for a SINGLE application into a small glass bowl. Then I soaked a clean cloth, in this small bowl and then applied around her eyes, careful not to contaminate each eye with the other’s residue.

Before doing this though, I:

Cleaned her eyes separately with a moist tissue to remove any residue, gunk, making sure I did not use the same tissue on both eyes. Dabbing not wiping is best as this is a very sensitive area.
Made sure she was lying down in a comfortable space, where she was relaxed
Explained to her what I was going to do
Let her smell the liquid, before applying
Sat down with her, so she was even more relaxed
Gently applied the soaked cloth over both eyes, and sat with her in a calm state
I allowed her to tell me when it was enough, there was never any force

Please know – covering an animal’s eyes is a big deal to them. TRUST must be instilled so they feel comfortable with the process, and know they can always say “no”. This is very important. We must always HONOUR them.

Body

Diet Adjusted: Animal protein was decreased to 25%, a few broth days were introduced to allow the system to clean. When a system is compromised, food is limited so the body’s resources can go to cleaning. This is vital. As we want the body to clean, and it cannot be very effective if the body is constantly having to allocate its energy resources to digestion, and processing out the waste. I always test the animal’s system to see what is best for them individually though.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, damp foods must be eliminated, and protein limited so the liver is not under so much pressure. For more information, I suggest reading Four Paws, Five Directions by Dr. Cheryl Schwartz, a fabulous investment for the animal library.

Sambucus: 5ml given daily in a clean bowl – she chooses to take it or not; high in Vitamin C

Cod Liver Oil: 5ml given daily in a clean bowl – she chooses to take it or not; high in OMEGAS and immune supporting properties

Chiropractor: As Yantha, moves fast and furious, I wanted to check her skeletal system to see if anything was out of alignment which might be compromising her system. If the skeletal system is not in alignment, it can then be pressuring parts of the body, weakening the structure. So, my goal is to always, strengthen the whole body. She required adjustments all along her back.

Energy Healings: These were given to her to help all her bodies repair, and clean.

Time Frame

Every animal is different. This is why Applied Zoopharmacognosey is so wonderful, because they are given the option to tell you where their imbalances are. They know, and they are very clear. This process then allows us the opportunity to work with them, and support them back to health, on their terms, and through their direction.

In memory of our beloved Yantha. You are remembered, and loved to the moon and back daily! Namaste’ beautiful soul.