Pet Reincarnation

[Benimal]

Late last December I lost one of the best friends I will ever know, my family's beloved dog Boomer. We got him as a puppy when I was just 9 years old. Over the years we developed an extremely close bond. When we lost him in December, we were all devastated. A couple months later, while speaking with my mom over the phone, she told me that she had already put a deposit down on a new puppy. This came as a surprise because it was way sooner than we had originally planned. I personally was not completely through my grieving process yet. My mom explained that my youngest brother Declan missed having a dog and that our home seemed empty without Boomer. Also, she had made the decision to get another male of the same breed, a Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier. With all this happening so fast, a thought occurred to me; Perhaps this was all happening so fast for a very special reason. Perhaps Boomer was coming home. So for the next couple months I meditated on this idea and did my best to "call" Boomer home. I even discussed it with my mom who I rarely share this kind of stuff with. Come April 24th this year, it was time to pick up the puppy, who we decided to name Finnegan, and I was lucky enough to be back home on this date. When I first looked into Finnegan's eyes I could feel Boomer's energy coming through. This did not completely convince me though because, since I was anticipating Boomer's reincarnation, of course it could all just be in my head. Once we got home though, we noticed he likes to nap in the same spot on the kitchen floor as Boomer did. Not only that he seemed to act like Boomer, with few exceptions. The biggest kicker of them all though, was that when the vet came for a check up, he noted that Finnegan's left knee had some weak ligament tissue, not from an injury or anything, but his genetics. This was confirmation for me because, when Boomer was a puppy, he tore a ligament in the very same knee and had bad arthritis in it for his entire life. Finnegan even sits the same way Boomer used to with his left leg kicked out to the side to relieve the pressure on it. It makes me tear up just thinking about how profound and real this is.

Has anyone else on here experienced anything similar to this with their pets?

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[Rich]

I think I recall reading a whole thread on avalon about pets reincarnating don't remember the name of it thou.

[Billy]

Perhaps Boomer was coming home. So for the next couple months I meditated on this idea and did my best to "call" Boomer home. It makes me tear up just thinking about how profound and real this is.

Has anyone else on here experienced anything similar to this with their pets?

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As far as i have learned, If pets experience love and care they will reincarnate within that family unit. People who have experienced NDE have often said that their pets were on the other side with family members.

For the simple reason that you asked, I have no reason to doubt you received.

Enjoy your friends company.

[onawah]

I think you would enjoy reading this:
http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?59381-Sacred-Animal-Kingdom-Healing-Divine-Love.-via-James-Tyberonn
That message addresses pet incarnation and the special bonds that develop between humans and their feline and canine pets.
more here:
http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?40955-Sacred-Animal-Kingdom-Healing-Divine-Love-The-Sirian-Nature-of-Cats-Dogs&p=430933&highlight=metatron%2C+cats+dogs#post430933

[Mercedes]

Well I don't have any experience on the matter of pet reincarnation, but I have a Chihuahua mix female, Lilu; and she is crazy obssesed with being arround me: From time to time she seems to be "pushed" by some invisible hand, one time it even knocked her of the sofa. Another time she was flipped very slowly while assleep from one side to the other. She is very nervous most of the time and she behaves like she absolutely has to be at my side like my shadow, sometimes it's kind of annoying because she can trip me. Love her so. My little bodyguard I call her.

By the way, congratulations for such a beautiful puppy, you are lucky to have Finnegan in your life.

[RunningDeer]

I read where some pets large and small meet up with their love one and carry on. I found comfort in that knowledge. I’ve included the link below. Shortly after, I experienced it first hand in this repost:



My neighbor, Barbara had a dog named, Mikie. As part of his training, she’d walk him around the circle driveway, and also he’d accompanied her with the chores like empty trash and care for the horses. Always the same trot from both of them, and same hand positions with the leash.

One morning, Barbara emptied the trash and came around the circle. Only this time, she walked with an invisible leash, the same hand positions as always. And Mikie? He was trotting right by her side only in his light-body. I blinked a couple of times, still in doubt.

That afternoon, Barbara dug a deep hole with the farm equipment next to the horse fence. Then she walked the circle alone with a wrapped up bundle. She lowered herself into the knee deep hole, and gently laid her Mikie to rest.


Circle Driveway
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Children of the New Millennium: Lynn's Near-Death Experience
(http://near-death.com/experiences/animals02.html)
“From the light came two dogs of mine. One was a collie named Mimi who had died three years previously from an infection, and the other was a box named Sam who had died two years before after being hit by a car. The dogs came running and jumped on me and kissed my face with their tongues. Their tongues weren't wet, and I felt no weight when they jumped on me.  The dogs seemed to glow from a light that was inside them.”

[soleil]

I think you would enjoy reading this:
http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?59381-Sacred-Animal-Kingdom-Healing-Divine-Love.-via-James-Tyberonn
That message addresses pet incarnation and the special bonds that develop between humans and their feline and canine pets.
more here:
http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?40955-Sacred-Animal-Kingdom-Healing-Divine-Love-The-Sirian-Nature-of-Cats-Dogs&p=430933&highlight=metatron%2C+cats+dogs#post430933

i was going to recommend your posts on this too :)

[Observer1964]

I had a dog, she died in december 2007, but I still miss her. Strange how strong a bond we can have with our pets.
I still hope her reincarnation will come back to me, but i wouldn't know how to find her. :(

I dont have a digital foto of her but this one comes very close.

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[Benimal]

Observer, all you have to do is believe really and the universe will take care of the rest. You might want to check out the links Onawah posted. They've really helped me to understand the human/pet bond a lot better. It really is quite beautiful.

PS. I hope you do get to experience the joy of being reunited with your furry friend.

[Nanoo Nanoo]

Yes ! Yes ! Yes ! i get a big yes !

Wow you are a rare one my friend ! enjoy this beautiful souls life all over again .. you must have been the very best of friends for this to happen.. and perhaps Finnegan needs to teach you something Boomer didnt get through last time ; 0 )

My dog was my best friend , i would have married her but the family would not have approved ( lol ) her family that is ... my family would not be the least bothered or shocked by this ( even more lol )

But seriously , Dogs and animals in general i believe are higher up the evolutionary scale than us ... look at them , they are honest , telepathic , only ever work on instinct , have no fear ( unless abused ) and are bottomless pits of love and affection. This to me is a very advance being .. more so than us. We have lots to learn from them.

I learned from my Dog the following


unconditional love
richeousness
instinct
playfullness and exersise
toilet training ( my dog went to our toilet when the back door was closed lol )
LOYALTY ! ! !
patience
caring

I miss my puppy . . . you are blessed to have another life together , make every day count .. and heal that knee with love from YOUR heart ; 0 )

Naniu

[Ellisa]

Over Easter I lost my little dog. He had been very ill and I would not have had him suffer any more than he did. I always felt that he had found me, and I adopted him when he needed a home. He was the sweetest little dog and I miss him dreadfully. When people ask me if I will have another dog I reply that I am not planning to, but if one finds me and needs a home, who knows, I'll probably have another one after all. So, if you cannot decide just wait and see, maybe he/she will find you.


PS Finnegan is adorable!

[Ron Mauer Sr]

Been about 6 years now since Bubba and Fuzzy left this reality. Incredible emotional connection. I shed at least a tear or two whenever I think of them, which happens almost every day. I had a dream that Fuzzy was back and I woke up in tears. Wish I could find him, or he could find me.

But maybe they are waiting for me in their reality.21543

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[Fred Steeves]

We started a new tradition on a cold drizzly January morning back in 2000, when I awoke to find my old dog friend Murphy of 15 years stiff and cold in her bed. After burying her in a hole wet with rain and tears, and informing close family members, we headed down to the nearest SPCA dog pound, because it turned out Monkey had been waiting for us. She was the only dog not mindlessly barking, just sat there looking at us like: "Please take me home now". Turned out it was just in time too, as she was at the end of her adoption window, and was scheduled to be put down in just a couple of days.

Since then we've said goodbye to another, and come right back home with another who also needed to be taken home. Both of our newer ones came from abusive homes.

Now at 14, it's very close to the time to say goodbye to Monkey. We're likely going to have to put her to sleep soon because her cancerous tumors are becoming so out of control she's actually starting to gag and choke on them. Hopefully that can wait until we move into our new house out in the country next month, so she can be buried at home. After that, it's going to be time to find out who our next family member is, patiently waiting for us to come and take them home.

I don't doubt that dogs reincarnate any more than I do humans, and if the same one needs to come back to the same family then that's what needs to happen. That's also really cool!!! Then again, if we are all truly one spirit in the larger sense of things, then a new dog all together is simply another aspect of that one continuous spirit. Either way is absolutely perfect, as the Universe has a way of giving us ALL, man and animal alike, exactly what is needed.

Have fun with Boomer/Finnegan ShamanicShredder. :)

Cheers,
Fred

[GrnEggsNHam]

Over Easter I lost my little dog. He had been very ill and I would not have had him suffer any more than he did. I always felt that he had found me, and I adopted him when he needed a home. He was the sweetest little dog and I miss him dreadfully. When people ask me if I will have another dog I reply that I am not planning to, but if one finds me and needs a home, who knows, I'll probably have another one after all. So, if you cannot decide just wait and see, maybe he/she will find you.


PS Finnegan is adorable!

Your best friends in life are the ones you don't plan for.

On another note, does anyone think a cat soul can be incarnated in a dog? I swear my little beagle pup acts like a kitty! He swats with his paws and tosses his prey into the air and just plays with it before eating(recently the cicadas). It's adorable and quite humorous at the same time.

[Black Panther]

Copy from a post in the thread http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?59381-Sacred-Animal-Kingdom-Healing-Divine-Love.-via-James-Tyberonn&p=679801&viewfull=1#post679801 started by onawah:

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Question to Metatron: Pets often become family members, like children to their caretakers. And when they pass over, the caretakers are quite devastated. Can the same soul essence of the pet reincarnate immediately, if the owner obtains a new pet?

AA-Metatron: The 'personality meld' of the pet is in essence a unique part of the human caretaker, a personality fragment. When a pet physically dies the meld-fragment consciousness will absolutely remain close-by in etheric planes to continue in connection to the human.

The human is often able to sense, even see or feel the essence of the pet after it passes over, or even if it runs away or is lost. The owner can communicate with the meld personality essence, and it will indeed 'reincarnate', re-enter the body of a new pet. This is best if the new pet is obtained within 2-3 weeks of the passing, and is the same breed as the previous pet. In a short time the distinct personality traits & characteristics of the previous pet will clearly re-emerge in the new body, and the relationship and support will continue.

In the event the new pet is a different breed and or a different astrological pattern, the similarities may not be as immediately apparent, but the meld-essence and support will be the same source. This is important to understand.

That's where i was looking for :)

Someone with experience or more information ?

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Brownie left us two years ago. Time to reconnect!

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[Rich]

Been about 6 years now since Bubba and Fuzzy left this reality. Incredible emotional connection. I shed at least a tear or two whenever I think of them, which happens almost every day. I had a dream that Fuzzy was back and I woke up in tears. Wish I could find him, or he could find me.

But maybe they are waiting for me in their reality.

Sounds a lot like I feel about my dog, rmauersr. I haven't dreamed as much about anyone as my dog (that I remember).

I felt like I betrayed the one who loved me unconditionally, it was a long time ago and I was ignorant and selfish. :cry:
I wasn't there when my dad brought him to the shelter and he told 'Wolfie' to go with the Kennel assistant. They might have put him to sleep.

I hope that I can meet him again someday (whatever form he may be in) and make up for my mistakes.

[Benimal]

Over Easter I lost my little dog. He had been very ill and I would not have had him suffer any more than he did. I always felt that he had found me, and I adopted him when he needed a home. He was the sweetest little dog and I miss him dreadfully. When people ask me if I will have another dog I reply that I am not planning to, but if one finds me and needs a home, who knows, I'll probably have another one after all. So, if you cannot decide just wait and see, maybe he/she will find you.


PS Finnegan is adorable!

Your best friends in life are the ones you don't plan for.

On another note, does anyone think a cat soul can be incarnated in a dog? I swear my little beagle pup acts like a kitty! He swats with his paws and tosses his prey into the air and just plays with it before eating(recently the cicadas). It's adorable and quite humorous at the same time.

From what I've been reading online I think it could definitely be possible. Your Beagle sounds very cute. Does he by any chance act differently around cats than other dogs?

[GrnEggsNHam]

Was searching for one of my other posts but found this instead. He is curious about felines but they are scared of him :)

[onevoice]

Late last December I lost one of the best friends I will ever know, my family's beloved dog Boomer. We got him as a puppy when I was just 9 years old. Over the years we developed an extremely close bond. When we lost him in December, we were all devastated. A couple months later, while speaking with my mom over the phone, she told me that she had already put a deposit down on a new puppy. This came as a surprise because it was way sooner than we had originally planned. I personally was not completely through my grieving process yet. My mom explained that my youngest brother Declan missed having a dog and that our home seemed empty without Boomer. Also, she had made the decision to get another male of the same breed, a Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier. With all this happening so fast, a thought occurred to me; Perhaps this was all happening so fast for a very special reason. Perhaps Boomer was coming home. So for the next couple months I meditated on this idea and did my best to "call" Boomer home. I even discussed it with my mom who I rarely share this kind of stuff with. Come April 24th this year, it was time to pick up the puppy, who we decided to name Finnegan, and I was lucky enough to be back home on this date. When I first looked into Finnegan's eyes I could feel Boomer's energy coming through. This did not completely convince me though because, since I was anticipating Boomer's reincarnation, of course it could all just be in my head. Once we got home though, we noticed he likes to nap in the same spot on the kitchen floor as Boomer did. Not only that he seemed to act like Boomer, with few exceptions. The biggest kicker of them all though, was that when the vet came for a check up, he noted that Finnegan's left knee had some weak ligament tissue, not from an injury or anything, but his genetics. This was confirmation for me because, when Boomer was a puppy, he tore a ligament in the very same knee and had bad arthritis in it for his entire life. Finnegan even sits the same way Boomer used to with his left leg kicked out to the side to relieve the pressure on it. It makes me tear up just thinking about how profound and real this is.

Has anyone else on here experienced anything similar to this with their pets?

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Benimal, it was very uplifting to read about your experience with your dog. In June of 2018, I posted about the awful experience (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?102699-Can-your-dog-or-cat-that-has-passed-away-make-contact-with-you-from-the-hereafter&p=1228518&viewfull=1#post1228518) of losing our beloved cat, Fluke.

Now, I'd like to tell a happy tale of what I believe is being reunited with Fluke. Yesterday morning, our daughter brought home a 3 months old kitty that a friend of a friend was moving away and wanted to give to the Humane Society. Our daughter agreed to bring the kitty home. The kitty initially hid in one of our bedroom. After about 30 minutes our daughter found him hiding in a room and brought him out, I started petting him and we bonded instantly. He exhibited all the behaviors that Fluke had. These are all the behaviors that Fluke used to do that the new kitty repeated:

Lay down by my feet - Fluke is the only cat I've known who did this
Lay in front of the refrigerator (the original refrigerator push out warm air whenever the compressor ran, which Fluke enjoyed. Our new fridge doesn't push out warm air anymore)
Lay on top of the couch backrest in the family room
Play catch my finger through the bottom of a door
Play catch my hand through the bottom corner of a bedspread
Really vigorously scooping up the litter, often spilling it onto the floor
Sprint fast across the floor
Run for cover and hide under the bed when a doorbell rings
Loves to sleep next to me, wherever I happened to be
Often follows me around the house, much like a dog would do
Obeys verbal commands from me to get off the table
His gait is the same as Fluke's (sort of like what a lion would do)
He moves his tail constantly, I've never seen other cat do this

All of the above behaviors were exhibited within 24 hours of the kitty arriving at our house. I've heard that initially new kitty is stressed upon entering a new residence and often hides the first day. My wife rescued Fluke in the middle of September of 2007. Yesterday was middle of September. Whenever I look into the kitty's eyes, I feel the old energy/spirit of Fluke. Fluke always had the intelligent, inquisitive look in his eyes.
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[Rosemarie]

I loveeeee this thread. Gives me hope when i loose my pets they might come back to me.

[Patient]

I have had a lot of pets. Each one creates a special bond for sure.

Last year our Great Perinese passed away - she was 17 years old. She was amazing.

Since yesterday I have had a major urge to find a German Shepherd pup. I can not stop thinking about it. :)

Then I come upon this thread - maybe I am being moved into the right position to bring a new dog into our family.

[onevoice]

I have had a lot of pets. Each one creates a special bond for sure.

Last year our Great Perinese passed away - she was 17 years old. She was amazing.

Since yesterday I have had a major urge to find a German Shepherd pup. I can not stop thinking about it. :)

Then I come upon this thread - maybe I am being moved into the right position to bring a new dog into our family.
My intuition tells me perhaps it is right time for you as well.

Incidentally, I ordered a crystal dowsing pendulum (https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07L6C1RF1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) that is helpful to get simple yes/no type of answer to simple questions. So after cleaning the crystal and calibrating it to myself, I asked the pendulum if a bottle of lemon water in my left hand is good for me. It swung front to back to indicate a yes. Then I held an active smartphone in my left hand and asked if this is good for me. The pendulum swung left to right to indicate no. Finally, I put the pendulum above our new kitty and asked if Fluke is here now. The pendulum clearly swung front to back to indicate yes.

The new kitty is so happy running around doing all the things Fluke used to do, and has brought joy to our house again. And Fluke was a yellow Tabby, the new kitty is also a yellow Tabby with face that looked exactly like Fluke did, except that the new kitty has a longer tail and has an area of white under the chin and into the chest. No doubt the new kitty feels right at home.

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I added an old picture of Fluke and a one new one. The picture of him sitting on the carpet is the old picture. The picture of him sitting on the black cushion is the new picture of Fluke. Notice the similarities of the facial stripe patterns on one of the old pictures and the new picture on the bottom.

[petra]

I haven't dreamed as much about anyone as my dog (that I remember).

That's fascinating! I've had several cats, but never dreamed of them.

The only pet I ever dreamed of was my pet gecko, and the dreams were really weird and creepy. He died.... it was partially my fault too. I left him home alone for days at a time, and the heater broke in the winter time (probably because I touched it), so he died from the cold :(




I felt like I betrayed the one who loved me unconditionally, it was a long time ago and I was ignorant and selfish. :cry:
I wasn't there when my dad brought him to the shelter and he told 'Wolfie' to go with the Kennel assistant. They might have put him to sleep.

I hope that I can meet him again someday (whatever form he may be in) and make up for my mistakes.

I feel like that about my previous cat, but it's really complicated. The guilt I feel is for not putting her out of her misery sooner. She had cancer and it was getting really bad.... horrifying to look at too. Eventually we got her euthanized, and as hard as that was, it was a relief.

Sometimes I wonder to myself, if I was the cat, would I forgive me?

I don't feel like I would... and that makes me feel worse. But at the same time, I feel like SHE probably DOES forgive me. Maybe she's wiser than I am.

I've got a new cat now, he's an old brute about 10 years old, my friend game him to me. He reminds me of her sometimes, and I've had times it feels like this new cat is a combination of my three previous cats! I've heard of group souls too, and so maybe it's possible there's three cat-souls in one body.

[TomKat]

I know of 4 cat reincarnations. One irrefutably proved, another proved to my satisfaction, and 2 more just recognition. They all came back as the same sex, about the same size, but different color. Personalities were not much changed either. If you lose a cat, look for it to reincarnate in 5 or 6 years, and to come looking for you when it's able. A stray cat who hangs around your home, even if you changed homes, even if it showed up before you moved there, is probably your baby.

[Brigantia]

This thread came my way when I was looking for something else... I have been thinking about this topic a lot recently!

My beloved Sammy died last February, and I still well up when I think of him. I believe that all cats are special, but some really stand out... he did, he had such a fun and expansive personality. I think that before he was Sammy, he was my childhood cat Tuppence.

Tuppence stayed with Mum for a while after I left home and they had a very close bond, but after a year came to live with me. She was so sweet and playful, just like Sammy, and lived to the age of 18. Sammy was a rescue kitten in the country where my mum lived, she was adamant that she wasn't going to have any more cats but had to have Sammy when she saw him. After Mum died, we arranged for Sammy to get a pet passport and had him flown here.

So... if Sammy was Tuppence, he came back to both Mum and me.

I also have Freya, she turned up on our doorstep 5 years ago, starving and abandoned. I didn't want two cats, but after we had fed her up to a normal weight, we couldn't bear to part with her. She has turned into such a diva and doesn't like other cats - just like one of my old cats Abby, who died suddenly when she was 5 years old.

The time span between Tuppence and Sammy was 16 years; between Abby and Freya it was 19 years.

Edit - something has occurred to me, as I've been thinking about the cats since posting. Both Tuppence and Sammy were excellent mousers but never killed birds, and that's quite unusual.

Further edit!
I've since realised that Freya has not come back to me again once, but twice. Looking through old photos I remembered Harvey, a sweet little kitten who only lived for one year; Abby was then born 5 years later. Freya has his gutsy personality to a T, as did Abby.

[DeDukshyn]

Well I now have a story to add to this thread.

I lost my cat last August. I was visiting my mom's place in BC from Calgary, and had to bring my cat, Ming. Ming was a weird cat. His behaviour and quirks definitely made him stand out. He had this high pitched squeaky, scratchy meow, that had qualities of a baby crying, and could really be irritating as it forced a sense of urgency in the listener. He was persistent, needy, and a bit high maintenance and had a bit of a troubled past. His breed was Ragdoll, but he was a shorthair version - so had some genetic drift, which isn't that unusual as Ragdoll is a newer breed and still hasn't fully stabilized and sometimes get the qualities of Birman or Persian, of which the Ragdoll has been bred from. Ming was also a bit small for a Ragdoll which a usually larger, well muscled cats. They are also known as "dog-like" cats, and Ming seemed to me a lot like a small yippy annoying dog - but less annoying (to me anyway).

I basically rescued Ming. His original owners didn't want him anymore, and so he was given to one of their kids, but was given back after a couple months as being "incompatible". So he was given to one of the other kids (both adult, on their own) and that also only lasted a few months and he was given back again. The owner, my sisters ex (common-law wife at the time), told us we could try to find him a home or else he'd be surrendered to the SPCA - likely to be put down. We asked around, and finally I told my ex, "Let's just take him for now and keep trying to find him a home", so we took him in.

He was definitely an oddball. Got along well enough with our existing cat Theo, but only because Theo is incredible tolerant and easy going. Me and my ex then separated shortly after and I took Ming. His behaviour improved, he just needed some love and stability and freedom, and I was able to give him that. He was still weird though, but became quite an enjoyable pet to have, again quite "dog-like" in loyalty and behaviour.

So, last summer I was in BC (where I live now) and Ming, generally an indoor cat, escaped and ran off. He always got a thrill from adventure, and I had wanted to try to turn him into an "adventure cat" - a cat that could go everywhere with me to help quench that thrill seeking nature of his. He never came back, and a few nights later I heard a cat being killed - probably by coyotes or a cougar. I knew it was Ming. I ran outside toward where the sound was coming from in my underwear hoping maybe I could save him, but couldn't get far in the woods in the nigh in my underwear.

I accepted it. Its always sad losing a pet. I'd had him for about 4-5 years, but have lost many pets and knew this is par for the course sometimes. But I missed him, of course.

Four months later I moved out to BC, and am living in the basement suite at my mom's house - the place where I lost Ming. My mom kept asking if I was going to get another cat, and I told yeah I definitely need to get one, but I'm thinking the Universe will just provide me one and it will come to me somehow ... in the last few months I've been thinking about it more and more ...



Last week, my mom noticed a cat in the driveway. Not too weird, but I haven't seen a cat in the area here since I move here - not one. I opened the door and called to it, but I don't think it heard me and eventually wandered off into the neighbors yard and out of site. Two nights later, we are eating supper and noticed the same cat at the door to the back deck. The door that Ming had escaped out of.

I quickly got up and opened the door, and the cat ran off. I had a bag of cat treats (Ming's from when I had visited the previous summer) and grabbed that and went out onto the deck. It was dark so I called "here kitty!" and I heard the cat call back, so I threw some treats in that direction, and the cat ran off at my throwing movement.

I went downstairs to my suite and saw the cat at my door, which is just below the deck. I opened the door and gave it some treats, and coaxed it inside. It was starving, looked like it hadn't eaten in weeks, so I opened a can of salmon and let it eat. The cat stayed the night, and wouldn't leave me alone, slept with me right by my pillow; would not stop purring and cuddling with me all night, poking my face, etc, and the next day just followed me around everywhere, and wouldn't be more than 5 feet from me anywhere I went ... like a small dog, which was exactly what Ming used to do, but I brushed it off as just a reaction to me feeding it and bring it in from the cold.

So I put out some posters and tried to find an owner, but there's no collar or anything, and I still have this cat a week later. Now that "survival behaviour" has subsided, I can say that this cat is like a cookie cutter of Ming, the only difference is that this cat is black, and slightly larger, but behaviour, personality and quirkiness wise is 100% Ming, like a spitting image copy ... which is only eye opening because Ming was a very unique cat in personality and behaviour - I have owned many, and its not typical, that is for sure.

It feels like this cat IS Ming ... if one of my kids or my ex were to visit, and I blindfolded them, they would 100% believe that this cat was Ming. Especially his squeaky, scratchy, "irritating" unique meow - its exact, how he responds vocally, the way he follows me around, everything. Its actually spooky.

I think Ming was re-incarnated into this cat, and came back. This cat seems to be about 1.5 years old, which could pretty much make it born the time Ming became deceased.

[Bill Ryan]

:bump: :heart:

[Brigantia]

Thanks for the bump Bill!

I'll just add a further 'coincidence' to my post about Sammy above, who was my mum's cat, and then came to live with me. Mum had called him after her childhood cat, so her first and last cats were both called Sammy.

I've since wondered whether my childhood cat Tuppence was her first cat Sammy; she had not had any other cats between them. As Tuppence was 'my' kitten I chose the name which was Scampi (hey, I was only 6, don't ask me why, I don't really know myself!). Mum must have thought that was a really daft name and renamed her as Tuppence.

I've since realised that if you take the letters c and p out of Scampi, you get Sami... Sammy. Whoah. Was my intuition working in overdrive here?

[Bill Ryan]

Copying this lovely post by Ravenlocke on the Animals are Magical thread. (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?106567-Animals-are-Magical&p=1639676&viewfull=1#post1639676)

We might never be able to 'prove' this, but I'd be very confident this is a typical case of a reincarnated dog joyfully recognizing his former owner. :heart:


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