Animals and Baby Separation

Q.  In thinking of animals like dogs, cats and horses whose babies are adopted and leave with another family,  how does this affect the mother? Do they suffer emotionally because their babies have been taken away from them?

Very curious about this. Thanks Lynn 

A.  As I think about animals, I get their memory works differently than humans. They know things and have memories of events and actions, but they don't have long standing feels of vengeance or anger.  They can be angry, and even act out, but it is usually due to something from there past that is being repeated in the current times. Things in the past stay in the past unless they are triggered by a current event.

For example, if a dog is left alone for periods of time and rescued from a neglectful situation, the dog may be perfectly fine until the new owner leaves for a few hours to go to the store.  That alone time may trigger a old event/emotion, but it is because of the current situation.

If a dog has puppies I get the instinct to care (most times) kicks in and the mama cares for the pups.  She will even protect and keep them all corralled in an area.  As time passes and they are weaned, she still has the instinct to care for them, but once fully independent the mom is ok to let them be.  

I then wanted to explore why... I get the reason for this is the hormone changes.  When born there is instinct, and then nursing creates oxytocin.  This hormone kicks in the protective instinct.  Once they are fully weaned and the oxytocin reduces, her hormones start to restabilize.  She may have a slight feeling of sadness, but after the oxytocin and hormones  normalize, she starts to be in a state of being that is pre-birth.

Very interesting question!  Thanks so much for the suggestion!

Love and light, Lynn 

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