Assist or Attack?

When you are hurting, a rescue or offer of help, may look like an attack.

When an animal is injured, it will often try to bite or scratch those who come over to help it. Knowing this, a wise rescuer will work with patience. 

There comes a time when an animal (or person) is so resistant to rescue that the helper decides to give up so as not to risk personal injury.

The poor creature may feel a small victory, having fended off an "attack," but in the end, its wounds get worse. It may die from infection or forever limping along when it has wings to fly.

Learn to recognize when you are in pain, then you will be able to distinguish between help and attack.

The helper may cause you pain in an effort to heal you, while the wolf may come along and lick your wounds.

One is trying to assist you and the other is simply tasting you to see if you would make a good meal.

Choose wisely.~Silas