Counterintuitive.
The dog did a nice big poop this morning, so that was good.
But, you can see he is still backed up from what my sister fed him, plus two recent walks, etc. I am definitely putting him to sleep. But, today I am giving him three meals, instead of two. Same larger amount, but in three installments. Hopefully, this doesn't disrupt his schedule too much. He is lying down, and will be finding yet more sleep. I invited an old friend to come over and see him today, if she'd like. I have several doggie things to give away, including about 45 cans of pretty high-quality dog food, non-chicken, various.
I am thinking of writing a post on how different might be CFS-type illnesses experienced by pets, as opposed to other illnesses. How the management of these would be very counterintuitive to many people. Since they are agitated by exertion, stress, too many calories, certain foods, not enough rest or sleep, a lack of a schedule, etc., these illnesses - if they are confirmed - demand the same sorts of counterintuitive treatments that CFS demands. Almost "backwards" approaches, in some people's minds...
For example, in CFS, what is needed is not so many trips to a doctor, (who has no answers or treatments), but more rest. Not more exercise, but more sleep. Not more activity and people, but more escape into silence. Not more judgment and agendas, but more compassion and freedom. Freedom to act in a way, a time, and a place, where the body feels ready to act, without too much danger of serious relapse, in consequence, a day or two later.
A lot of people mistake CFS as being mere fatigue. But, relapses include all sorts of disabling possibilities - depending on what parts of the body had been stressed, a day or two earlier... Such as, muscle cramps. Migraines. Muscle pains. Stomach/digestion problems. Heart issues. Brain fog, wooziness or disequilibrium. Increased reactivity to stress, light, or noise. Emotional lability. Blurred vision. Forgetfulness or disorientation. Alzheimers gait. And so on. And, of course, deep fatigue, beyond anything regular people can comprehend(!)
So, to simply say that dogs, "don't get chronic fatigue," (especially if they might have a CFS-type illness), is just nuts. In general, the symptoms displayed by various animals with paradoxical, CFS-type illness, will present differently than they do in humans. As I said, dogs display more gastric distress, and possibly increased bloat or heat-stroke propensities. But, my CFS causes me bad thermoregulation, too, you see! It certainly also causes digestion and gastric problems, more or less, at particular times.
Whereas the most commonly known CFS symptom for humans is fatigue - since that is in the name, CFS, there are many other manifestations for humans. And, whereas there would be other manifestations for animals, this does not mean that they might not also experience chronic fatigue, as well, as a paradoxical consequence off too much activity.
Whatever the symptoms are for any species - as for any individual human - the one thing that ties all of these illnesses* together is the paradox that more exertion, more activity, more excitement, more stress, more thought, etc., all result in LESS activity, or in MORE BAD SYMPTOMS, whatever those particular symptoms may be. And, so, solutions for pets would not be more walks, more food, more play - but the opposite. And all exercise would have to be carefully managed, somewhat graded, and much less than for a healthy pet, or for a pet with some less paradoxical of an illness.
(In humans, also: FMS, PPFS, EI/MCS, GWS, "long-COVID", etc).
The Sisyphan paradox comes from one, or probably both, of these two biological phenomena: Microclotting - which blocks cell activity, and/or, hyper-immune activation, which also stunts cell activity, as well as proper brain (and so body) functions.
"Like threading an entire camel through a needle..."
So, this is a heads up to people with pets who might have illnesses which keep contradicting more conventional treatments or management: Go counterintuitive! Find some compassion and imagination, and try to actually SEE what is going on in front of your very eyes. I know it sounds bizarre, but sometimes the best way to deal with nature is to leave it alone. Give it the most peace you possibly can and, in some cases, only then will it be able to muster the spirit, the will, and the energy, to rise up and flourish again. Right. Does anybody out there get what I am trying to say? Or is it all so hard to understand?
Maybe this has already become that post I was talking about. Now it looks like this: Move into a new place... Start turning these posts into fuller articles. Make money. Move into a condo. Eat sushi. Ge interviewed by Rolling Stone. Fly a Sesna. Save the world from global warming. And force people to inject themselves with bioweapons.
And, in these ways, escape all blame - finally!
Sound like a plan?
Counterintuitive, I know, lol...
But, you can see he is still backed up from what my sister fed him, plus two recent walks, etc. I am definitely putting him to sleep. But, today I am giving him three meals, instead of two. Same larger amount, but in three installments. Hopefully, this doesn't disrupt his schedule too much. He is lying down, and will be finding yet more sleep. I invited an old friend to come over and see him today, if she'd like. I have several doggie things to give away, including about 45 cans of pretty high-quality dog food, non-chicken, various.
I am thinking of writing a post on how different might be CFS-type illnesses experienced by pets, as opposed to other illnesses. How the management of these would be very counterintuitive to many people. Since they are agitated by exertion, stress, too many calories, certain foods, not enough rest or sleep, a lack of a schedule, etc., these illnesses - if they are confirmed - demand the same sorts of counterintuitive treatments that CFS demands. Almost "backwards" approaches, in some people's minds...
For example, in CFS, what is needed is not so many trips to a doctor, (who has no answers or treatments), but more rest. Not more exercise, but more sleep. Not more activity and people, but more escape into silence. Not more judgment and agendas, but more compassion and freedom. Freedom to act in a way, a time, and a place, where the body feels ready to act, without too much danger of serious relapse, in consequence, a day or two later.
A lot of people mistake CFS as being mere fatigue. But, relapses include all sorts of disabling possibilities - depending on what parts of the body had been stressed, a day or two earlier... Such as, muscle cramps. Migraines. Muscle pains. Stomach/digestion problems. Heart issues. Brain fog, wooziness or disequilibrium. Increased reactivity to stress, light, or noise. Emotional lability. Blurred vision. Forgetfulness or disorientation. Alzheimers gait. And so on. And, of course, deep fatigue, beyond anything regular people can comprehend(!)
So, to simply say that dogs, "don't get chronic fatigue," (especially if they might have a CFS-type illness), is just nuts. In general, the symptoms displayed by various animals with paradoxical, CFS-type illness, will present differently than they do in humans. As I said, dogs display more gastric distress, and possibly increased bloat or heat-stroke propensities. But, my CFS causes me bad thermoregulation, too, you see! It certainly also causes digestion and gastric problems, more or less, at particular times.
Whereas the most commonly known CFS symptom for humans is fatigue - since that is in the name, CFS, there are many other manifestations for humans. And, whereas there would be other manifestations for animals, this does not mean that they might not also experience chronic fatigue, as well, as a paradoxical consequence off too much activity.
Whatever the symptoms are for any species - as for any individual human - the one thing that ties all of these illnesses* together is the paradox that more exertion, more activity, more excitement, more stress, more thought, etc., all result in LESS activity, or in MORE BAD SYMPTOMS, whatever those particular symptoms may be. And, so, solutions for pets would not be more walks, more food, more play - but the opposite. And all exercise would have to be carefully managed, somewhat graded, and much less than for a healthy pet, or for a pet with some less paradoxical of an illness.
(In humans, also: FMS, PPFS, EI/MCS, GWS, "long-COVID", etc).
The Sisyphan paradox comes from one, or probably both, of these two biological phenomena: Microclotting - which blocks cell activity, and/or, hyper-immune activation, which also stunts cell activity, as well as proper brain (and so body) functions.
"Like threading an entire camel through a needle..."
So, this is a heads up to people with pets who might have illnesses which keep contradicting more conventional treatments or management: Go counterintuitive! Find some compassion and imagination, and try to actually SEE what is going on in front of your very eyes. I know it sounds bizarre, but sometimes the best way to deal with nature is to leave it alone. Give it the most peace you possibly can and, in some cases, only then will it be able to muster the spirit, the will, and the energy, to rise up and flourish again. Right. Does anybody out there get what I am trying to say? Or is it all so hard to understand?
Maybe this has already become that post I was talking about. Now it looks like this: Move into a new place... Start turning these posts into fuller articles. Make money. Move into a condo. Eat sushi. Ge interviewed by Rolling Stone. Fly a Sesna. Save the world from global warming. And force people to inject themselves with bioweapons.
And, in these ways, escape all blame - finally!
Sound like a plan?
Counterintuitive, I know, lol...