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I can't even describe the feeling that went through me when I read Return If Possible.
More things are possible than we will ever know ... and I'm starting to believe that cats already know most of those things.
Saber and I had a nightly ritual and part of it was me telling him [distilled] that we would always be together, even I know this sounds crazy ... but... sometimes I wonder if I/we somehow set the ground work for his return.
About 20 years ago, a stray cat walked into our house and that was the beginning of our long beautiful life changing sometimes heartbreaking journey with cats. There might have been 25 or 30 we never count but mostly strays, a few adopted. Five years into caring for cats, I realized I had lost all of the cats that I had photographed, so I stopped taking pictures and things got much better. Before then we had buried 7-8 kittens in a single yard. Have two cats now and have a single picture of each of them taken when one was seriously ill and feared losing her and other cat goes on really long walks so to trace her if she ever gets lost. So far so good
I often feel a cat jumping on the bed shortly after I tuck in for the night....but there is no cat there...
I've had this happen, too, but not on a regular basis.
I've felt a small body walk on the bed at times. The night after we had one of our fur babies put to sleep, I felt her. I heard a breathing, and a gentle purr, then, she walked to the edge of the bed, and jumped off....I didn't feel a corresponding thump on the floor, whatever it was, jumped off into another world. I felt she was saying Goodbye
About 20 years ago, a stray cat walked into our house and that was the beginning of our long beautiful life changing sometimes heartbreaking journey with cats. There might have been 25 or 30 we never count but mostly strays, a few adopted. Five years into caring for cats, I realized I had lost all of the cats that I had photographed, so I stopped taking pictures and things got much better. Before then we had buried 7-8 kittens in a single yard. Have two cats now and have a single picture of each of them taken when one was seriously ill and feared losing her and other cat goes on really long walks so to trace her if she ever gets lost. So far so good
Here's a little tip my Grandmother taught me---
the first time or two a cat goes outside, butter their paws. rub melted butter on all four paws. they like the butter and lick it, leaving a saliva trail they can follow back. It always worked, except the one time we used margarine
Thanks MaryleeII for your tip. We no longer have strays only two adopted cats and a feral which visits us most days. We have a few cats with a caretaker in another country. The feral doesn't let us touch her. I'll keep in mind though.
I realized a few weeks ago, that it's been over 9 months since Saber left, I feel cheated (and that I let him down) on so many levels ... and while I'm supposed to be feeling "better" as time passes ... I find I just feel more anger than relief.
Originally posted 2/24/12 Video posted at the time has been removed from Youtube ... finally found a version that captured(s) my despair grief and ANGER
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