{"id":326,"date":"2014-10-06T21:31:30","date_gmt":"2014-10-06T21:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janeganahl.com\/blog\/?p=326"},"modified":"2014-10-06T21:31:30","modified_gmt":"2014-10-06T21:31:30","slug":"small-victories-and-great-insights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/janeganahl.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/06\/small-victories-and-great-insights\/","title":{"rendered":"Small victories and great insights"},"content":{"rendered":"

For weeks I’ve been trying to rehearse Big Mike for his role as LUXURIATING HOUSE CAT – so that he can start prepping for his future, when he is healed and ready for his wonderful new home. One major thing a LHC (luxuriating house cat) needs to know is where the soft surfaces are. So every day I’ve been lifting him gently (minding his wound) and placing him on top of the bed. Almost immediately he’s gotten anxious (where’s the floor? where’s my bowl? why is it so bright up here?<\/em>) and scrambled to get down – with my assistance. (It’s a high bed and I don’t want him leaping from the parapet like Tosca.)<\/p>\n

But this morning, a tiny breakthrough. When I lifted him up there, and stayed as always to cuddle him, he relaxed and began to purr!! I had my camera and captured the happy boy here.<\/p>\n

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What a face!! So gorgeous. You can also see where his wound has seeped through the bandages. This seems to be happening more quickly lately and I’m not sure what to make of that. It’s a reminder that even as Big Mike gets more playful and self-assured, he still has a long road ahead of him before he is completely healed.<\/p>\n

Feeling frustrated at his slow progress, I sought the counsel of Suzan, the wonderful animal communicator I have used before – though not for six months now. I felt like I wanted to tune in to Mike’s needs, and let him know that he will have a wonderful home ahead of him after this one. Here were her observations about Mike, which I transcribed:<\/p>\n

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don’t feel guilty if you have to let him go – he knows you love him and he will not pine for you, he will love whoever takes him.<\/div>\n
i can see him with an older man.<\/div>\n
this cat has a huge heart!<\/div>\n
i don’t believe a human hurt his leg. i believe it was another animal. it looks like a dog or another canine type animal – maybe even a coyote. it looks like to me that the animal became momentarily distracted so he was able to escape without being killed.<\/div>\n
there were humans in his life but there was not a lot of interaction. they weren’t cruel to him but they ignored him – never petted or held him. interestingly, he is more interested in humans than in other species.<\/div>\n
he is a very evolved being.<\/div>\n
he is very grateful that you saved his life, even though he acts instinctively at times. [when he growls and thrashes during bandage changes]<\/div>\n
strangely enough i think this cat would be really okay as a 100% indoor cat now. that is surprising as he was 100% outdoors – although he was not really comfortable out there. he’s very interested now in playing it safe, in surviving. he is learning to love his comfortable surroundings.<\/div>\n
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Hence, my desire to help him learn to love luxury! Or at least, a comfy nap on a soft bed. \ud83d\ude42 It’s all the little steps that lead to the end of the journey. I will miss him so much when he goes. But go he must; I’m just a stepping stone and I’m okay with that.<\/div>\n
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