But you don't want to leave it to die. Once across, it'll be ok. But to get it there, you've got to apply leverage and pain that would make an animal rights person wince and weep. Such terrible violence. But you don't have a lot of time.
Treats mean nothing.
This is a fear beyond treats. And so, perhaps, I have lead this list to the brink of change, and there you balk, unwilling to step in. The silence is evidence. I can tie you across the way with logic, you cannot move away from the brink without breaking the chain of logic, but my exhortations will not convince you to step further, you equally fear to break the chains of instinct. I must find a heavier staff, or a winch.