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I think giving reiki to a pet while at the vet’s office, even if it’s for routine treatments (as Tigger’s visit was last week) helps on a couple of levels. First, reiki is first and foremost a modality for relaxation and stress relief. Even though Tigger is a laidback cat, I’m sure he felt some stress at being at the vet’s office. He knows when he goes there usually he gets poked. Tigger is diabetic so if he is at the vet’s office it is either for yearly shots, to have his blood work drawn, or because he’s gone off his food and just getting checked out. (I find it interesting that when he comes back from the vet his appetite always picks up as if to say, “I’m fine! I’m fine!”)Secondly, I think the closeness of giving reiki does tell the pet that you’re there. Plus, if your energy is calm, which is something reiki helps with, then the animal doesn’t pick up on any stress from you. If “mom” isn’t worried, then the pet doesn’t need to be worried either.

Finally, yes, reiki is also considered to help facilitate healing. So, if the animal is at the vet’s office and in need of actual healing, then the reiki can certainly help. Even if it’s by helping the pet to relax enough so the medicine can do its work.

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