Connected Incidents?

There were two events that happened recently that makes one stop and think. First was the terrible tragedy with Sea World trainer Dawn Brancheau being dragged to death by one of her charges, Tilikum, a 5 ton Orca whale. Just as a side note the Orca is actually from the dolphin family and is not a whale.

Spectators that were there stated at the performance noted that Tili the Orca and the other whales all seemed to be agitated even in holding tanks before the incident happened. Tili was having a hard time focusing and seemed stressed about something. He wasn't performing the tricks he was trained to do without a lot of redirection back to what was required of him. All of them were not responding to the trainers.

 A day or two later after that incident the second event occurred, there was a massive earthquake in Chile. It has been reported that the animals in the area responded the same way they did with the Tsunami in 2004. They were agitated and tried to get away from what was coming, the massive earthquake. This earthquake is in the top 5 of major earthquakes of all time.

The connection to me is quite clear between the Sea World incident and the earthquake. The agitation of the whales was due to the impending earthquake. They are still connected to Mother Earth and still feel when things are going to happen with her. Wanting to get out of the confines with no where to go.

For most of us we are very disconnected from our surroundings. Given the opportunity to just "be" would allow us the same space as the animals on the planet. We have so much still to learn from the animals. Take some time to be in nature and reconnect to all that is around you. Plug back into life again.

Second Opinions
I am all about second opinions when it comes to our animal companions. Many of us have had the same vet for years and trust what advice they have to offer. There are times though we just have a gut feeling the diagnoses of an issue isn't quite right. What I say to that is that you are the one person who knows your animal better than anyone else does. Trust your gut and get a second opinion.
Many times I have been called in to see if the animal will give better insight into the issue whether it is medical or behavioral. I am not a vet so I don't diagnose but often times I get feelings or messages from the animal that point to an area of concern. From that information a vet may be able to better identify what is going on.

Even if you don't use an animal communicator please trust your gut and go to another vet for a second opinion. It is always better to err on the side having more information than less. Your animal companion will be glad you did.