UNEX Tales from the rainbow bridge – evidence of our pets in the afterlife

[vessie]

Exe, thank you for sharing this experience with Baby Boo.

You gave him one of the most precious gifts in life and that was that he was not alone when he passed, he had you, his daddy holding him.

He is just precious (aren't they all?) and looks exactly like my sister's cat Steve. V

 

[Raggedyman]

Bumping this too Raggedyman, I will have more to share soon, I've been working too much and with too many distractions to type out my experiences.

But I have not forgotten!

In fact, just yesterday I was thinking about this thread and wanting to add more stories. V

thank you Vessie - and I wasn't trying to bug you for those. I think there are many of us here that really appreciate hearing about these experiences. when and as they occur for others in the future I hope this thread will not be forgotten . . . that those new experiences will be added to this thread. I believe there are going to be those in the future who will take a great deal of comfort in what has been shared here

 

[Raggedyman]

thank you for sharing that eXe . . . I think it's just as important to be with our fur kids as they pass as it is to be with any other family member at that time.

 

[vessie]

thank you Vessie - and I wasn't trying to bug you for those. I think there are many of us here that really appreciate hearing about these experiences. when and as they occur for others in the future I hope this thread will not be forgotten . . . that those new experiences will be added to this thread. I believe there are going to be those in the future who will take a great deal of comfort in what has been shared here

You weren't bugging me at all Raggedyman!

I have been so busy and I thought about this thread yesterday morning and have been wanting to share my experiences because so many who read this, have had them but may be around people who will 'poo-poo' them quite 'poo-poo'edly' and I just want people who may have others shut them down for sharing their experiences or people who think they may be going nuts, to know that they aren't and that they're not alone and that there are so many of us who *see* life for what it is without having to worry about someone else's fear of the unknown.

I've known too many people who will shut you down out of their own fear and ignorance and I'm not afraid of what people think, so I will share my experiences when time permits me. Hopefully this weekend!

Life is so extraordinary and I really do think that since we humans have been sharing our lives so closely with dogs and cats over the millenia, that They share the same 'collective unconscious' with us humans.

Our spirits travel the same time stream/group. That they have their own 'soul groups' but we all travel through time together just like we do here in this life.

That is why we all have such a strong unbreakable bond with dogs and cats (except for the sociopaths and psychopaths, they are really not wired like us humans, they just share the same skin suits).

And I totally agree with you that there will be so many who read these experiences who will take a great deal of comfort in what we all share here.

I have seen some incredible things and even photographed these 'light anomalies' and I'm trying to get the hang of being able to post the pics here.

My husband did not grow up in the same environment as I did so he thought I was full of crap until He witnessed what I see so much in life and then he was a believer.

But I had to explain to him that when you are near someone with certain *gifts*, there is a sort of 'field effect' and they too become able to see the same things and experiences.

It's like a come to Jesus meeting for them when they finally 'get' what others can see and do.

I hope I make sense here. V

 

[momma_soapmaker]

Many thanks to all who have shared on this thread. It is a huge comfort.

 

[evenso]

I wasn't going to go into this story but it's one I'd really like opinions on.

Six months into our marriage, a friend begged us to take his 6 week old puppy because his landlord was threatening him. Even though my DH was terrified of dogs due to a traumatic experience as a child, we took him and named him Chippy. Needless to say, this 35 lb. mutt won us both over and when he left us 14+ years later, we grieved like we didn't know we could.

Chippy had two distinctive characteristics: When you'd get him to stop wiggling and hold him in your arms, he'd raise an arm and lay it on your cheek. Also, when he got near sheets or pillowcases, he would nibble them. (This will mean something as the story continues, I promise.)

Six weeks after we lost Chippy, we rescued a 7 week old Golden Lab mix from a shelter. We named him Ruffy and he turned out to be the best dog that ever lived! Ruffy got up to 75 lbs. and also had 2 distinctives: He would lean against a wall, sit up like a prairie dog and cross both paws over our arms. Also, any time we sat on the sofa or bed, he snuggled us in the most amazing contortions. He had none of Chippy's characteristics and we lost him 13+ years later.

It took us many months to get another puppy but we finally rescued a Lab mix, KC who eventually got up to 60 lbs. His funny distinctives were backing into a room, not looking back and parking his behind on a footstool. He also would run around the house in a frenzy and when he did, he'd "tuck" his bottom under his tummy. We lost him when he was 9 years old and he had no traits of Chippy or Ruffy.

When we recovered from that loss, we got a Lab/Dobey mix we named Riley who got up to 75 lbs. Riley was the 2nd best dog that ever lived. His distinctives were that he was very, very verbal and also had a funny habit of slowly slinking off a bed or sofa with his hind legs straight out. When we lost him last May, he had just turned 13 and shared none of the characteristics of Chippy, Ruffy or KC.

Through a miraculous (seriously) set of circumstances, we got a 10 week old Lab mix last month that we named Ziggy (his pic is my avatar)

The whole reason for this post is to tell you how shocked we have been to see him spontaneously lay his paw against our cheek when we hold him and also nibble sheets...just like Chippy! Then he began to "prairie dog" just like Ruffy and has turned into the biggest snuggle bunny ever...just like Ruffy! Next thing we know, Ziggy is backing into rooms and as he runs around the house, he "tucks"...just like KC! Believe it or not, Zig is even more verbal than Riley and slinks off the bed with stiff back legs!...just like Riley!

WE ARE IN SHOCK watching all this but knowing this will be our last dog, we are convinced that God specially made this little guy for us!

I do not believe in reincarnation especially since Scripture tells us it's appointed unto man once to die and then the judgment. But is it possible that animals can come back? This is too much like the movie "A Dog's Purpose."

Thoughts??

 

[juco]

I have enjoyed most of the posts in this thread it gives me hope that we will be reunited with our beloved fur babies when God takes us home.

I’ll be 60 in a few months, if the Lord lets me live, and have only had one heart dog in all that time. I loved all of the fur kids, but this little girl was literally my heart. She was supposed to be our youngest DD’s dog because she wanted a Jack Russell Terrier for a rabbit dog. But Kiko picked me as her person and we belonged to each other for 8 years.

In 2014 she was attacked by a coyote. The attack and surgery to repair the damage took a lot out of her and she never truly recovered fully although she still had a good quality of life. I believe the thing that bothered her most was that she no longer had free range in her beloved woods. But for the majority of the time, as long as she was with me, she was a happy girl.

She left me on June 14th, 2016. I can honestly say that losing both parents and numerous friends over the years wasn’t nearly as painful as losing her. I was devastated. About two weeks after her death I dreamed of her. It was one of those dreams where you’re in your house but it doesn’t look like your house. I was sitting at the kitchen table and she was there, hanging around my chair, but like a faded version. Like she was on a different plain of existence. She had what we used to call her Eeyor face on, all mopey and sad looking. No one could see her but me. My uncle - also deceased - came in and said “ what’s that dog doing here? You told me she died!” I was all excited going, you can see her? And he replied, of course I can she’s standing right there!

That’s the only time I’ve dreamed of her. I wish I could say it was comforting, but in the dream she looked so sad ... And I miss her so badly. To be such a little thing, she surely left a huge hole in my heart.

 

[Raggedyman]

I have enjoyed most of the posts in this thread it gives me hope that we will be reunited with our beloved fur babies when God takes us home.

I’ll be 60 in a few months, if the Lord lets me live, and have only had one heart dog in all that time. I loved all of the fur kids, but this little girl was literally my heart. She was supposed to be our youngest DD’s dog because she wanted a Jack Russell Terrier for a rabbit dog. But Kiko picked me as her person and we belonged to each other for 8 years.

In 2014 she was attacked by a coyote. The attack and surgery to repair the damage took a lot out of her and she never truly recovered fully although she still had a good quality of life. I believe the thing that bothered her most was that she no longer had free range in her beloved woods. But for the majority of the time, as long as she was with me, she was a happy girl.

She left me on June 14th, 2016. I can honestly say that losing both parents and numerous friends over the years wasn’t nearly as painful as losing her. I was devastated. About two weeks after her death I dreamed of her. It was one of those dreams where you’re in your house but it doesn’t look like your house. I was sitting at the kitchen table and she was there, hanging around my chair, but like a faded version. Like she was on a different plain of existence. She had what we used to call her Eeyor face on, all mopey and sad looking. No one could see her but me. My uncle - also deceased - came in and said “ what’s that dog doing here? You told me she died!” I was all excited going, you can see her? And he replied, of course I can she’s standing right there!

That’s the only time I’ve dreamed of her. I wish I could say it was comforting, but in the dream she looked so sad ... And I miss her so badly. To be such a little thing, she surely left a huge hole in my heart.

juco
thanks for sharing that with us. I certainly understand how "such little things can leave such huge holes" . I'm sure Kiko was sad because she missed you; Chance has said that based on her experiences they leave us but they remember and wait for us. that you couldn't see her well but that your deceased uncle could suggests that she IS on another plane. . . I've read that people have had experiences where they've dreamed of deceased relatives and their animals have been with the relative - or the relative told them the animal was with them. either way I'm convinced that we'll see them again

 

[Raggedyman]

evenso
interesting indeed . . . could it be that Ziggy has the ability to somehow "tap in telepathically" and see the "mind pictures" of the previous dogs activities - somehow know/recognize that you found those things very special - and then mimic them back to you as he knows they would be pleasing in your eyes? it seems to me that someone here - and I'm thinking specifically of either Vessie or Mel or Chance - has talked about them coming back to us and mentioned that they may OCCASIONALLY share small nuances of TWO personalities - the deceased animal intermittently manifesting over the personality of the new one . . . but here we're talking MULTIPLE idiosyncrasies. hopefully one of them will chime in and speak to this.

BTW - I loved that movie - and in terms of scripture you're correct - the books says:

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment HEB 9:27

I hope others here will speak to Ziggy's behaviors -

 

[vessie]

You are sooo right Raggedyman about deceased relatives and their animals!

Ok, this reminded me of what happened to me back in the 90's.

There used to be a very well known psychic in the PNW named Elizabeth Jenkins.

She was a frequent guest on the old local show Northwest Afternoon.

She also had very famous movie stars and celebs who were her clients.

She was my dad's cousin and I spent a lot of time with her as she not only was my best friend but also, she had a heart condition so I was able to be with her a lot.

Anyway, she had a home in Startup, Wa. but also kept an apt. in Mercer Island so she could be near her clients.

Well, she and her daughter Chickie went on a cruise that took them through the Panama canal. She was doing shows for this cruise.

And she was good!

So anyway, she and Chick get back home to her Mercer Island apt. and she calls me up saying to come over!

I get there and her son Wayne answers the door and they all say, "We have something important to tell you!!!".

I said, "Wait WAIT!!! I have something to tell You and I have to tell you it first!!!"

Her husband had passed away and I had the most vivid dream of him.

He was really old by then, had had an accident years ago where he fell into a vet of chrome, burns all over his body but he was a very tall half breed Indian from Wyoming. An honest to God real cowboy born and raised on the Swan Land and Cattle Co. and tough as nails.

So in this very lucid dream (my dreams are all lucid, every night and I remember all of them), Everett is standing there in his jeans, long sleeved cowboy shirt and looking as he did when he was around 35, holding both of Elizabeth's Shih tzu's, Tricky and Baby.

One balanced on each arm and held close to his chest. He said to me, "Sis, Tell Ma that the Girls are Just Fine!". He was beaming and so happy!

I get chills just typing this right now, I think they're both in the room with me.

So back to when Wayne opens the door, in order to beat them to who's going to say what first, I blurted out, "Everett came to me last night and I don't understand it but he was holding both Tricky and Baby and he was Adamant that I tell you that the girls are just fine!"

They All burst into tears and Elizabeth said to me, "That is what I wanted to tell you!!! Before we left for the cruise, I had to put both Tricky and Baby down because they were so sick!".

They were old and were not well, but I had no idea that she had to do that. This was before cellphones and I think I had just gotten back from Nashville when she had to take off for the cruise.

So thank you Raggedyman for reminding me tell you all of this experience!

Just to let people know up in western Wa. who may have remembered Elizabeth, when she did readings, she would charge because for a very good reason.

First off, people don't appreciate things that come free and her time was valuable but the most important thing was that she and the whole family Loved their dogs and cats.

She did rescue work and would take in old or injured dogs and cats who had no one and nowhere to go. She and the family would shower those throw away pets with love and devotion.

The money from those readings went to much needed veterinary care, surgeries, food and special types of lodging for the needs of these dogs and cats.

I miss her so much! V

 

[mzkitty]

That story is awesome, Vessie.

 

[vessie]

That story is awesome, Vessie.

Thank you Mzkitty!

I think Elizabeth and Everett came here and made me tell it to you all.

It's like them to want others to know that yes, animals go to Heaven and our cats and dogs wait for us.

I can *feel* them still here and my hair is standing on end with a lot of electro static in the air. I love them and miss them sooo much.

May God bless their souls. V

 

[mzkitty]

Thank you Mzkitty!

I think Elizabeth and Everett came here and made me tell it to you all.

It's like them to want others to know that yes, animals go to Heaven and our cats and dogs wait for us.

I can *feel* them still here and my hair is standing on end with a lot of electro static in the air. I love them and miss them sooo much.

May God bless their souls. V

I know. I miss all my guys too.

 

[Raggedyman]

WOW Vessie! what an incredible story! thank you for sharing it with us. I lost my sister Denise to ovarian cancer on 2.3.16. what you've shared reminds me of something she and I discussed before she passed.

toward the end, we would spend a lot of time talking about the animals we had "over in the meadow" waiting for us. she would often say there were going to be more of them there waiting on her than people. I asked her to be sure to tell all of mine when she got there that I loved them and couldn't wait to see them again - but there were a two of them I wanted to say specific things to - Noah and Schweepe. now that you've shared what you did about "the girls" I have a great deal more confidence those messages were in fact sent and received

 

[Chance]

I wasn't going to go into this story but it's one I'd really like opinions on.

Six months into our marriage, a friend begged us to take his 6 week old puppy because his landlord was threatening him. Even though my DH was terrified of dogs due to a traumatic experience as a child, we took him and named him Chippy. Needless to say, this 35 lb. mutt won us both over and when he left us 14+ years later, we grieved like we didn't know we could.

Chippy had two distinctive characteristics: When you'd get him to stop wiggling and hold him in your arms, he'd raise an arm and lay it on your cheek. Also, when he got near sheets or pillowcases, he would nibble them. (This will mean something as the story continues, I promise.)

Six weeks after we lost Chippy, we rescued a 7 week old Golden Lab mix from a shelter. We named him Ruffy and he turned out to be the best dog that ever lived! Ruffy got up to 75 lbs. and also had 2 distinctives: He would lean against a wall, sit up like a prairie dog and cross both paws over our arms. Also, any time we sat on the sofa or bed, he snuggled us in the most amazing contortions. He had none of Chippy's characteristics and we lost him 13+ years later.

It took us many months to get another puppy but we finally rescued a Lab mix, KC who eventually got up to 60 lbs. His funny distinctives were backing into a room, not looking back and parking his behind on a footstool. He also would run around the house in a frenzy and when he did, he'd "tuck" his bottom under his tummy. We lost him when he was 9 years old and he had no traits of Chippy or Ruffy.

When we recovered from that loss, we got a Lab/Dobey mix we named Riley who got up to 75 lbs. Riley was the 2nd best dog that ever lived. His distinctives were that he was very, very verbal and also had a funny habit of slowly slinking off a bed or sofa with his hind legs straight out. When we lost him last May, he had just turned 13 and shared none of the characteristics of Chippy, Ruffy or KC.

Through a miraculous (seriously) set of circumstances, we got a 10 week old Lab mix last month that we named Ziggy (his pic is my avatar)

The whole reason for this post is to tell you how shocked we have been to see him spontaneously lay his paw against our cheek when we hold him and also nibble sheets...just like Chippy! Then he began to "prairie dog" just like Ruffy and has turned into the biggest snuggle bunny ever...just like Ruffy! Next thing we know, Ziggy is backing into rooms and as he runs around the house, he "tucks"...just like KC! Believe it or not, Zig is even more verbal than Riley and slinks off the bed with stiff back legs!...just like Riley!

WE ARE IN SHOCK watching all this but knowing this will be our last dog, we are convinced that God specially made this little guy for us!

I do not believe in reincarnation especially since Scripture tells us it's appointed unto man once to die and then the judgment. But is it possible that animals can come back? This is too much like the movie "A Dog's Purpose."

Thoughts??

Hi evenso....check out my post about my vet's dogs - #51.

Along the same lines as your experience, except my vets second dog KNEW the first dog; they lived together. Your dogs didn't know each other. But it may well have been the same 'connection' from living to dead that resulted in the copy cat behavior!

I believe that 'living' animals have some sort of connection to 'deceased' animals. And we can see that, like in your case and my vet's, it involves those that love them. Your story shows that very clearly.

I don't believe in reincarnation either...I believe there is a connection in a 'family' of the dogs. I haven't seen that in any of my dogs over my lifetime, but it obviously happens. And I don't know why to some and not others.

Raggedyman has a pretty good explanation on what could possibly be happening between living/dead. The 'telepathic' connection.

Or, maybe, OK - I"ll go ahead and say it - the 'dead' animals come back for visits and show the other dog/cat their personality/behavior and the living dog/cat copies it. Just a thought...maybe that's why cats can act so weird and chase 'things' around the room and act like there is 'something' there they are playing with. I don't know - I've never had an indoor cat to watch do this. I've just heard about it. Cats are quite 'sensitive', I think.)

Chance

 

[Garryowen]

I wasn't going to go into this story but it's one I'd really like opinions on.

Six months into our marriage, a friend begged us to take his 6 week old puppy because his landlord was threatening him. Even though my DH was terrified of dogs due to a traumatic experience as a child, we took him and named him Chippy. Needless to say, this 35 lb. mutt won us both over and when he left us 14+ years later, we grieved like we didn't know we could.

Chippy had two distinctive characteristics: When you'd get him to stop wiggling and hold him in your arms, he'd raise an arm and lay it on your cheek. Also, when he got near sheets or pillowcases, he would nibble them. (This will mean something as the story continues, I promise.)

Six weeks after we lost Chippy, we rescued a 7 week old Golden Lab mix from a shelter. We named him Ruffy and he turned out to be the best dog that ever lived! Ruffy got up to 75 lbs. and also had 2 distinctives: He would lean against a wall, sit up like a prairie dog and cross both paws over our arms. Also, any time we sat on the sofa or bed, he snuggled us in the most amazing contortions. He had none of Chippy's characteristics and we lost him 13+ years later.

It took us many months to get another puppy but we finally rescued a Lab mix, KC who eventually got up to 60 lbs. His funny distinctives were backing into a room, not looking back and parking his behind on a footstool. He also would run around the house in a frenzy and when he did, he'd "tuck" his bottom under his tummy. We lost him when he was 9 years old and he had no traits of Chippy or Ruffy.

When we recovered from that loss, we got a Lab/Dobey mix we named Riley who got up to 75 lbs. Riley was the 2nd best dog that ever lived. His distinctives were that he was very, very verbal and also had a funny habit of slowly slinking off a bed or sofa with his hind legs straight out. When we lost him last May, he had just turned 13 and shared none of the characteristics of Chippy, Ruffy or KC.

Through a miraculous (seriously) set of circumstances, we got a 10 week old Lab mix last month that we named Ziggy (his pic is my avatar)

The whole reason for this post is to tell you how shocked we have been to see him spontaneously lay his paw against our cheek when we hold him and also nibble sheets...just like Chippy! Then he began to "prairie dog" just like Ruffy and has turned into the biggest snuggle bunny ever...just like Ruffy! Next thing we know, Ziggy is backing into rooms and as he runs around the house, he "tucks"...just like KC! Believe it or not, Zig is even more verbal than Riley and slinks off the bed with stiff back legs!...just like Riley!

WE ARE IN SHOCK watching all this but knowing this will be our last dog, we are convinced that God specially made this little guy for us!

I do not believe in reincarnation especially since Scripture tells us it's appointed unto man once to die and then the judgment. But is it possible that animals can come back? This is too much like the movie "A Dog's Purpose."

Thoughts??

I've had dogs who do all those things.

 

[evenso]

Or, maybe, OK - I"ll go ahead and say it - the 'dead' animals come back for visits and show the other dog/cat their personality/behavior and the living dog/cat copies it. Just a thought...

Get ready to have me fitted for my straight jacket but we have concluded that since Ziggy came from God as a special gift, he talked with Chippy, Ruffy, KC and Riley and each instructed him on what would touch us and make us happy.

Oh and by the way, this little guy will regularly sit down and point his chin to the ceiling and just stare. Sometimes for over 5-6 seconds!

 

[Chance]

Get ready to have me fitted for my straight jacket but we have concluded that since Ziggy came from God as a special gift, he talked with Chippy, Ruffy, KC and Riley and each instructed him on what would touch us and make us happy.

Oh and by the way, this little guy will regularly sit down and point his chin to the ceiling and just stare. Sometimes for over 5-6 seconds!

Hi evenso,

That's as good an explanation as anything else I've read!

 

[Raggedyman]

we had good friends on the other side of the mountain loose a beloved dog a few days ago to canine lymphoma. I was able to share several of your posts here with them and gave them a tremendous amount of comfort.

for that reason and the fact that there are always folks here who have never seen this, I'm bumping this thread again, hoping to hear more of our wonderful

TAILS FROM THE RAINBOW BRIDGE​

 

[SAR01]

I have so much to share on this thread... but I have not even read but 2 posts! I think this thread started when I had no time at all with Dan being in his last days, so this weel I plan to read this thread then share... alot!

thanks to all that have already posted, I KNOW there is a special place the Lord made for our furkins, and I have had so many visits for those we took to the Rainbow bridge....not all of them have come, but almost all have in some way let us know they made it, they were made whole and happy, and we here on this side weep, and feel the loss... but they , as my horse told me, for them, it is a blink of an eye...and they ALL know they will see us, they "know" when our time is near.

so much I will share, but it is too late tonight and my fingers are stiff, and I am tired.. guess I am old! lol got to send myself this thread so I do not lose track of it!

 

[duchess47]

Looking forward to your experiences.

 

[Raggedyman]

thank you Sue - looking forward to it - take all the time you need

 

[Melodi]

When I read the story of the several dog behaviors and the new puppy doing all of them, I had a "glimpse" of several doggies (sort of fuzzy but there) teaching the new pup "the ropes" and how to "entertain your human."

I do think they hang around waiting for us (not always, sometimes they come back) I'm not sure they don't also have a wonderful place where they are most of the time but they do come back and they care about their old households.

Dogs especially are pack animals so I can really see them "instructing" the new pack member on "the rules" (lol) but I have seen cats also interact with kitties who were not "there;" when our seeming health breeding tom died suddenly, his severely ill best buddy spent hours in the the bedroom window staring out at his grave - I tear up now even thinking about it.

I think he could see his best friend waiting for him when he passed he was trying to get to that window; he couldn't make it but he purred and made starpaws for me; he died peacefully before the vet could get there; we buried him next to his friend.

His friend Hagan has almost certainly come back to us as "Hedge" (I've written about that before, I even accidentally gave him the same name!) I figure at some point a little round, orange kitten is likely to show up ...I'm keeping my eye out ...

 

[L.A.B.]

I told This before but I’ll put it out there again tonight. In 2013 my girl-cat passed, at home. I found her life long partner male cat beside her. She had a bad heart, and she made it to about age 14.

The next night at work I had the most vocal encounter from another young cat very similar to her long black hair look. It was after work 0’dark-30, and she was brushed up against my vehicle tire just meowing up a conversation. My female Abby was just like that. She didn’t like my ex-wife, and one day she saw me in the garage getting sick on the floor, and she ran up to me, put her face right next to me and began meowing in extreme concern. You don’t expect that from a cat, but it happened.

I was tempted to pick up the kitty at work the day after Abby passed. I didn’t. Instead another female co-worker did. It just didn’t feel right with that empty place in your heart where the last one lived. Funny thing... She didn’t go away. I can still feel that type of energy of presence that was her trademark of cat spirit. The same as the conduit of passing of humans. Just with cat energy instead.

A friend brought a cat into his home as a tiny store bought kitten in 1993. He would allow it even as a kitten to watch us train in our three hour nightly MMA work-outs. For 10 years of the cat’s life he would witness five different students training under my friend. Sometimes my friend... LOL... would demonstrate a new arm-bar, or ground choke on the mat’s. His cat was his practice dummy. He would actually lay flat on his back and hold that pose while the friend would show us. LOL... I am LOL now just thinking about it.

That same cat would run the bases at the local ball park. One night the Security MP’s from Los Alamitos Airstrip near Long Beach CA rolled up on my friend in the unlit dark park. “What are you doing out here they asked” as the park borders the airstrip. “My cat’s running the base’s, 1st-2nd-3rd-& Homeplate in that order. As they put their flashlights on his cat, it was rounding the bases.

When his cat was sick the last week of its life, the animal hospital attempted six days of medical heroics at my friends request. $5,000 for his buddy. On the day before his last day on earth, Ninja was in a pet cage, more tubes than fingers on one hand were put inside his body. Ninja was alerted to my friends presence during the visit. The cat did not notice me as I was around the corner. I watch my friends cat laying there overwhelmed with medical tubes into his body. He did not move as my friend called out his name...

A second later, my friend said to his cat “ Ninja, look who’s here to see you” as I turned the corner now visible. The cat stood up and stretched as if to imply, hey I’m ok, let’s get the hell out of here and get some fish tacos.

Ninja, passed the next day... my friend needed a day of composure before he told me. That same night at my home as I walked out of a hot shower, I felt three slight taps on my shoulder, a few hours unknown to me near the time of his passing...?

It’s hard to say. In all my precog’s and other PSI stuff, I’ve never experienced ‘seen’ ghost or spirits...?

 

[Milk-maid]

#1 --- After my beloved cocker spaniel 'Honey' died of a sudden stroke, several things happened. My white spitz 'Missy' watched as someone or something walked around the house. She was fascinated by this and even went around the corner to watch it walk over to Honey's food bowl which I hadn't picked up yet and then walk to the back door. This was a habit that Honey did (she was a pacer and paced this same path all during the day.)

Later that night, I actually saw Honey with my own two eyes as she walked past my coffee table. I could only see to the top part of her back, but when she came out from behind the table, she was invisible again. But for a second there, she was solid. I'd never had anything like that happened to me before.

#2 ---- Several years later, after our Spitz 'Missy' died of old age, both my husband and I were grieving pretty bad. On the 3rd day we decided to go out for breakfast instead of moping around the house crying. At breakfast we started talking about the strange dreams we had that night. Both of us had profound dreams where Missy came to us to show us she was OK now and that she loved us. There the 2 of us sat, in a crowded restaurant, holding each other's hands and crying our eyes out.

Lastly, story # 3.

After 2 dogs, we adopted a stray cat that we called Miss Kitty. She took to us right away and I had a strange call I'd make that carried through-out the neighborhood when it was time for her to eat...no matter how far away, she'd come running. One day she didn't come. I called and called. Hubby and I walked the neighborhood and looked for her.
He even made up flyers and handed them out to all the people for blocks around.

Several days later I got the impression of where she was... I kept hearing her tell me to come get her. I got in the car and made it 1 + 1/2 blocks, stopped the car suddenly and got out, I walked across the street and directly into the woods a few feet where she was telling me that she was. There she was, dead, laying on her side. It appeared she'd been dead for several days. I called my husband to come home and we went back to get her together. We buried her in the pet cemetery with all our other pets...... She was home now.

 

[Profit of Doom]

Touching stories, all of them.
Was eating breakfast.
Eggs seem a little saltier today.

 

[vessie]

Bumping this up because I need to tell you all about,

"Blondie and the Ball of Light"

I just have too many distractions with my husband right now, interruptions, whistling (I Hate hearing whistling) and pretty much feeling like I'm running an Adult Daycare right now. V

 

[Raggedyman]

thanks vessie!

there are LOTS more out here -

just to refresh everyone and hopefully stimulate some contributions of worthy experiences here are the "ground rules for discussion" from the OP:

The intent here is share experiences which may provide comfort to those who have lost a companion animal and are grieving because of it. I respectfully request that the above thoughts provide a baseline for governing discussion in this thread; specifically:

• This thread is for people to share experiences they have had with visitations from pets that have passed.
  
• If you have been at the bedside with loved ones/friends who are passing and who have experienced an animal returning for them, that constitutes clear evidence of an animal after life and WE ARE interested in hearing about it.
  
• This thread is STRICTLY LIMITED to COMPANION ANIMAL PETS. Horses, dogs, cats, gerbils – they are ALL welcome - but uncle John and grandma need to get their own threads.
  
• In the interest of accuracy, FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE is preferred; although directly related third party discussion from credible sources such as vets and vet techs are welcome.
  
• This is NOT the place to debate religious view points or doctrine. That's why it's in UNEXPLAINED and not RELIGION. PLEASE RESPECT THAT.

 

[Raggedyman]

another member posted an incredible story regarding a horse that came to take her uncle home on another thread earlier today. reading what she wrote prompted me to invite her to cross post it here as well.

we have a multitude of new members that may have something to contribute here, as well as old members who may have something new to share and either forgot the thread, hadn't been aware of it, or just didn't have the time earlier. I invite those to share your experience with us as well.

I had intended to bump this thread shortly after the first of the year but never got too it. please feel free to share your experience - and - in doing so realize that your post may very well bring a great deal of comfort to another who is visiting here with an incredibly heavy heart.

remember the ORIGINAL INTENT of this thread is to share visits from COMPANION ANIMALS who have left us. PLEASE READ THE OP (below) BEFORE POSTING and confine your posts to experiences with COMPANION ANIMALS ONLY

While there are a great many things about the TB2K family that are appealing, one thing particularly striking about us is that we LOVE our fur kids. This year has been hard for many of us; lots of pet illness and unfortunately, a great many lost companions.

For a great many months I've wanted to start this thread – a thread dedicated to discussing their loss – and the evidence that they are NOT gone for ever from us, but in fact exist in another place – a place where they wait for us to join them.

But it's not an easy subject to discuss is it? perhaps that's because many of us have been conditioned to believe there is no afterlife for animals. when we ask "will we see our pets in heaven" we've most often been told unequivocally "NO". Generally that answer has come from a religious figure we respect and consider to be an "authority" on the subject; a priest or rabbi, or perhaps our preacher or the head deacon at church. That "NO" has been based on the logic that because the "animal has no soul" it's impossible for it to be in heaven.

However as a Christian believer, I would submit that the animal has no concept of SIN and therefore no need for REDEMPTION. The animal has not fallen, it's not GOING TO FALL in the future and therefore it doesn't require a SAVIOR. The concept/argument of "heaven being reserved for the SAVED" - as far as the animal is concerned - is therefore ridiculous on its face and whether the animal possess a "soul" or not - becomes a moot point in the discussion.

The intent here is share experiences which may provide comfort to those who have lost a companion animal and are grieving because of it. I respectfully request that the above thoughts provide a baseline for governing discussion in this thread; specifically:

• This thread is for people to share experiences they have had with visitations from pets that have passed.

• If you have been at the bedside with loved ones/friends who are passing and who have experienced an animal returning for them, that constitutes clear evidence of an animal after life and WE ARE interested in hearing about it.

• This thread is STRICTLY LIMITED to COMPANION ANIMAL PETS. Horses, dogs, cats, gerbils – they are ALL welcome - but uncle John and grandma need to get their own threads.

• In the interest of accuracy, FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE is preferred; although directly related third party discussion from credible sources such as vets and vet techs are welcome.

• This is NOT the place to debate religious view points or doctrine. That's why it's in UNEXPLAINED and not RELIGION. PLEASE RESPECT THAT.

Last but not least - whenever I listen to Coast 2 Coast or similar programs and the topic has ANYTHING to do with the after life - NDE's in particular - I listen very carefully for remarks about pets being there. I do the same when I am reading on those topics. unfortunately there isn't much said about it. I've given that a lot of thought. My personal belief is that's because those being interviewed are in large part authors who have just finished books. the purpose of BEING INTERVIEWED is to SELL those books – and this subject is somewhat "untouchable". It's my opinion that's because the vast majority of organized religious thought on the subject is along the lines of what we discussed earlier.

I KNOW for fact there are several here with incredible stories to share, and I know that there are also many who NEED to hear what we have to share. I would encourage you to contribute if you have something to share.

I will share my own as soon as I can get it written up – hopefully within the next 24 hours. Thanks for contributing.

blessings
RM

 

[Garryowen]

Daylilys are that deadly to cats!

I've eaten daylily blossoms in the past. Never knew that the leaves were toxic to cats. Thanks for passing that on.

 

[Garryowen]

Speaking of animals seeing into the other world....

Many years ago, late at night, I left two dogs out into our fenced yard and they went ballistic. Barking, running, growling. Insane energy. There was nothing at all visible to me. Eventually to settle them down, I shook the Milkbone box to bribe them back into the house. This was literally the only time in their lives that they ignored that offer! I was perplexed. After a few more minutes they finally settled down. "That was so weird," I thought.
Found out the following day that the neighbor who lived in the house on the other side of the fence died suddenly and unexpectedly the previous night. It is my belief that the dogs saw the Reaper that night.

Or perhaps they saw angels.

 

[minkykat]

My Great Uncle J. passed twenty years ago on a cool September night. He was in his late eighties. In the nights leading up to his passing, he'd been having dreams of his boyhood horse, Rex. At first, he'd see Rex at a distance, watching him. Every night, Rex was getting closer.

The night he died, J. insisted that the bathroom window be left open because that's where he was seeing Rex come up to in the dreams. My cousin found him going in there many times, looking, waiting. After having hustled him back to bed for the umpteenth time, J. fell into a fitful sleep. Cousin woke him up much to J's dismay.

"I was almost on him! I'd just taken hold the bridle...now I love you very much, boy, but for the love of God, doncha ever go waking me up again!"

So he didn't and J. didn't. Rex must have come back and J. went riding off on him just before dawn.

A post script:
a few weeks later, my cousin had a dream in which he was in his Father's house. The phone rang, so he picked it up. His Father's voice came crackling thru:
"Well, boy, I guess I left you!"

"You sure did, Dad!" my cousin replied. Then the line was dead and he woke up.

Should also mention that to my Great Uncle and to his Brother, my Grandpa, their childhood horses were everything. Grandpa still, 80 years later, bemoaned the loss of his "Russian Circus Pony" after the old man, his no good "Pa", sold it to a horse trader while the boys were in school!

It is interesting to note that on the night he died, Grandpa was also for opening the windows. He died in March of 1989, still a bit cold out and not very comfy for his nursing home room mate. The nurses finally got him settled down when he opened his eyes and said, "Be seeing you, kid!" He died five minutes later. No mention of his horse, "Dandy Dick" but I am willing to bet, he rode out of town on him the same way his Brother took off with Rex.

 

[Raggedyman]

Minky
what an incredible post! thank you so very much for sharing this with us.
RM

 

[Chance]

I have absolutely NO doubt that animals can come back to 'our world'.

Thanks minky.

Glad to see this thread revived.

 

[zeker]

there's another I'll be keeping -
thanks zeeker

and from.. little house on the prairie

remember me with joy and laugfhter

cuz that's how I will remember you all

if you can only remember me with tears and sadness

then don't remember me at all

 

[NoDandy]

The best Twilight Zone ever, for dog lovers... The Hunt..

Quote.. "even the Devil can't fool a dog!"

Much more at link...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunt_(The_Twilight_Zone)

Absolutely my favorite episode !!!!

:

 

[mzkitty]

Absolutely my favorite episode !!!!

:

Closing narration

“ Travelers to unknown regions would be well advised to take along the family dog. He could just save you from entering the wrong gate. At least, it happened that way once—in a mountainous area of the Twilight Zone.

 

[Raggedyman]

unfortunately there have been a large number of furry family members lost among us as of late . . . we also have a multitude of new members that may have something to contribute here, as well as old members who may have something new to share and either forgot this thread, hadn't been aware of it, or just didn't have the time earlier. I invite those to share your experience with us as well.

remember the ORIGINAL INTENT of this thread is to share visits from COMPANION ANIMALS who have left us. PLEASE READ THE OP (below) BEFORE POSTING and confine your posts to experiences with COMPANION ANIMALS ONLY

While there are a great many things about the TB2K family that are appealing, one thing particularly striking about us is that we LOVE our fur kids. This year has been hard for many of us; lots of pet illness and unfortunately, a great many lost companions.

For a great many months I've wanted to start this thread – a thread dedicated to discussing their loss – and the evidence that they are NOT gone for ever from us, but in fact exist in another place – a place where they wait for us to join them.

But it's not an easy subject to discuss is it? perhaps that's because many of us have been conditioned to believe there is no afterlife for animals. when we ask "will we see our pets in heaven" we've most often been told unequivocally "NO". Generally that answer has come from a religious figure we respect and consider to be an "authority" on the subject; a priest or rabbi, or perhaps our preacher or the head deacon at church. That "NO" has been based on the logic that because the "animal has no soul" it's impossible for it to be in heaven.

However as a Christian believer, I would submit that the animal has no concept of SIN and therefore no need for REDEMPTION. The animal has not fallen, it's not GOING TO FALL in the future and therefore it doesn't require a SAVIOR. The concept/argument of "heaven being reserved for the SAVED" - as far as the animal is concerned - is therefore ridiculous on its face and whether the animal possess a "soul" or not - becomes a moot point in the discussion.

The intent here is share experiences which may provide comfort to those who have lost a companion animal and are grieving because of it. I respectfully request that the above thoughts provide a baseline for governing discussion in this thread; specifically:

• This thread is for people to share experiences they have had with visitations from pets that have passed.

• If you have been at the bedside with loved ones/friends who are passing and who have experienced an animal returning for them, that constitutes clear evidence of an animal after life and WE ARE interested in hearing about it.

• This thread is STRICTLY LIMITED to COMPANION ANIMAL PETS. Horses, dogs, cats, gerbils – they are ALL welcome - but uncle John and grandma need to get their own threads.

• In the interest of accuracy, FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE is preferred; although directly related third party discussion from credible sources such as vets and vet techs are welcome.

• This is NOT the place to debate religious view points or doctrine. That's why it's in UNEXPLAINED and not RELIGION. PLEASE RESPECT THAT.

Last but not least - whenever I listen to Coast 2 Coast or similar programs and the topic has ANYTHING to do with the after life - NDE's in particular - I listen very carefully for remarks about pets being there. I do the same when I am reading on those topics. unfortunately there isn't much said about it. I've given that a lot of thought. My personal belief is that's because those being interviewed are in large part authors who have just finished books. the purpose of BEING INTERVIEWED is to SELL those books – and this subject is somewhat "untouchable". It's my opinion that's because the vast majority of organized religious thought on the subject is along the lines of what we discussed earlier.

I KNOW for fact there are several here with incredible stories to share, and I know that there are also many who NEED to hear what we have to share. I would encourage you to contribute if you have something to share.

I will share my own as soon as I can get it written up – hopefully within the next 24 hours. Thanks for contributing.

blessings
RM

 

[Chance]

Thanks, Raggedyman, for popping this back on to the front page!

I wanted to add this story about my two GSDs - Banshee and Phantom.

Well, it's actually MY story. Or so I thought....

I always wanted to take them to the beach...don't know why. Logistically it was not feasible - not enough vacation time and I was not well. Living in Colorado and driving to an ocean beach with two GSDs was just not possible.

For some reason, years after they were both gone, this was just eating me up - I wanted to take them to the beach and now they were gone and I missed my chance. Don't know why I felt so sad and guilty about this - it was ridiculous - I did lots of other things with them. Banshee went with me to Kentucky one summer when she was one. Both Phantom and Banshee got to do lots of things outdoors - lots of short trips. But it always went back to 'the beach'. My thoughts always returned to them at the beach.

I pictured Banshee, my saddleback GSD, the daring one who was adventurous and loved to swim - in the waves, running through the waves as they splashed up on the shore. I picture Phantom, my black GSD - less adventuresome, walking in the sand just a bit away from the rushing waves. That was my picture of them. That was always my picture of them years after they died. Them on the beach. Even though we'd never been.

Long after they'd died, a friend of mine gave me two paintings. One was of a saddleback GSD running in the waves on a sandy beach. There other of a black GSD walking on the sand of a beach. They looked just like Banshee and Phantom. Exactly as I pictured them.

I couldn't believe it! I never told anyone about my beach wish or how I pictured my two dogs.

And there they were - just like I imagined them! Oh, how those paintings did my heart good!

To me - this is a message from them/G-d telling me all is well. They know I'm thinking of them and I know they are thinking of me.

Every time I look at those pictures, I'm just amazed....

 

[Raggedyman]

I haven't posted it here just yet, but Moses is in need of prayer - he's gone down hill rather slowly but steadily since his surgery at UT first of July. that down hill slide profoundly accelerated over the last 2 weeks. I will be a bit more descriptive with all of that and open a new thread later this evening or tomorrow - but for now suffice it to say that when I left home with him yesterday morning I told him he most likely wouldn't be coming back with us. I wrote what's below after a long YESTERDAY at Upstate Veterinary Specialists in Asheville - so "this morning" and "today" where written below - actually refers to YESTERDAY

Evidence that "grandpa Bob" passed by today​

this is the story of an amazing string of incredibly intertwined "coincidences" . . . I believe they were intended to let us know that Moses was going to be in good hands – regardless of what happened. see what you think.

this morning we took our nearly 10yr old Rottweiler Moses for an internal medicine consult at Upstate Veterinary Specialists, Asheville location. since his surgery at UT first of July, he's been slowly but steadily declining. Truth be told, with out going into specifics, his clinical picture and physical findings suggest an extremely unhappy outcome – and that very quickly. To be quite frank I told him when we left the house this morning that he may very well not be coming back home with us, that he may have to go to the meadow today and wait there for us to come for him. If that were to happen, when he got there I told him to look for aunt Denise and his kitty Mr Biddles; that he should remember us and wait with aunt Denise, because we'd be along soon enough - and she'd let him know when we were coming for him.

In Asheville we went through his extensive history, reviewed records of his immediate past vet care and carefully detailing his recent precipitous decline. following a brief physical exam, they took him back for sedation and an extensive work up. We returned to the front and settled in for a long (7.5 hr) wait. It was then that things got "interesting".

In the waiting room was a little yellow lab with her mom. The dog watched me intently as I walked by and wagged aggressively. I asked her mom if I could approach and pet the dog. I was given permission to do so and the following conversation occurred:

"You're welcome to come and pet her but she's very fearful of strangers so don't be surprised if she doesn't cower and run away" (perhaps because she could sense the profound sadness in me the little dog bounded right over began to lick my hand.)

"What's her name?" "LILLY - but if she were a male I'd rename her DENNIS - as in 'Dennis the Menace' - because of ALL THE MEDICAL PROBLEMS she's had in her short life, BUT SHE ALWAYS SEEMS TO PULL THROUGH IN THE END".

"How old is she? What's wrong and why are you here with her today?" "SHE'S ALMOST 10 MONTHS old; she'd been seen by an ER vet Sunday for POSSIBLE OBSTRUCTED BOWEL and got somewhat better initially but regressed and the ER vet sent us here for further workup - SHE MAY NEED SURGERY." I told her about our other Rottweiler Bo who'd had an obstruction 10 years earlier requiring extensive surgery to resolve, and that she'd fully recovered.

I told her that we'd once had a yellow lab named Sam; that he'd ultimately ended up with my in laws eventually becoming very attached to my NOW DECEASED FATHER-IN-LAW BOB. When Sam ultimately passed it had been hard on Bob - but not nearly as hard as it had been when BOB'S ROTTWEILER BUBBA PASSED from osteosarcoma; and that I'D GONE TO BE WITH BOB in order to provide moral support the day he put Bubba down. I witnessed a tuff as nails crusty old CWO4, retired 24 years mechanized infantry, Korean war veteran with 2 tours in Vietnam at the absolute height of the war turn into a sobbing shell of himself over the loss of his dog. I HADN'T THOUGHT ABOUT THAT DAY 25 YEARS EARLIER WITH BOB AND BUBBA - UNTIL THIS MORNING when as I was getting ready to leave with Moses for the trip to Asheville, the memory of the profound sorrow he felt that day came pouring back to me out of the blue - and I realized I was more than likely going to be facing it myself later today.

The entire conversation passed between Lilly's mom and I in under 3 minutes, yet it was full of "coincidences" that were immediately apparent to me as rapidly as they occurred.

More specifically – they are as follows:

post #83 in this thread (here) http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showt...02#post6721102 details a visit from my cat "schweepe" the day we put her down. "schweepe" was her nickname – BUT HER REAL NAME WAS LILLY

MY name IS DENNIS - as in 'Dennis the Mennace'

our nickname for Moses is "BOO BOO PUPPY" - because he's been plagued with serious MEDICAL PROBLEMS throughout the bulk of his life, but like Lilly the little yellow lab in the waiting room this morning - HE ALWAYS SEEMED TO PULL THROUGH IN THE END

Lilly the little lab is ALMOST 10 MONTHS old; Moses is ALMOST 10 YEARS old

Bob's dog "Sam" was a yellow lab - so the little yellow lab Lillie TIES HER TO BOB

Our other Rottie "Bo" had a very serious BOWEL OBSTRUCTION 10 years earlier but recovered WITH SURGERY ON MY BIRTHDAY – Bo was also born on my birthday - one week and two years AFTER BOB HAD PASSED

Bo's OBSTRUCTED BOWEL is a tie in by virtue not only the "condition" itself and the fact that Bo was born on my birthday but SURGERY for the obstruction was done at midnight ON MY BIRTHDAY a week and two years to the day after Bob's death. my sister Denise was with us as we sat and waited for Bo to come out of surgery - "AUNT DENISE" who had known Moses is who I told Moses to find and where I told him to wait for us. the night before we went for Moses consult I "felt" very strongly that I should tell him to go and find Aunt Denise - simply because Denise and I shared a common belief that animals are with us on the other side and we'd often spoken of it together.

Over the course of a great many years, in all the times I've discussed "doggie ills" with complete strangers I HAVE NEVER MET ANOTHER DOG OWNER WHO'S DOG HAD A BOWEL OBSTRUCTION


consider now that each and every one of those "coincidences" occurred in rapid succession - and in the space of a 3 minute conversation - BUT - THERE'S MORE . . .

Lilly's owner and I parted with well wishes and I told Raggedyann about our conversation; Raggedyann and I acknowledged the string of "coincidences" and pondered their meaning and significance. It was then that I shared with Raggedyann what I'd said to Moses this morning about going to the meadow where he should find "Aunt Denise" and wait for us . . . Raggedyann immediately realized that it was HER FATHER BOB who had passed by and that it was BOB because I had been present for him when he put Bubba down. It was only then that I told her that I HADN'T THOUGHT ABOUT THAT DAY WITH BOB AND BUBBA 25 YEARS EARLIER UNTIL THIS MORNING when it came to me out of the blue as I was getting ready to leave with Moses earlier this morning. Denise knew Moses - but Bob had never met him. I believe my being with Bob when he put Bubba down is the stronger karmic connection.

STILL not enough to convince you?

Well try this on . . . we left shortly there after for lunch. While we're sitting out side waiting for our food and discussing the above "coincidences" . . . Raggedyann noticed that someone had left an Asheville news paper on the table next to us. Raggedyann picks it up - and the paper is turned to the OBITUARIES section. At the bottom of that obituary page is an 8 X 10 picture of footprints in the sand – the words written next to it are these:

those we love don't go away.
they walk beside us everyday.
author unknown

​

THAT is no "coincidence" – THAT is CONFIRMATION that Moses will be waiting to welcome us home in the meadow - and he'll be there with "Grandpa Bob"

so - - - NOW how to interpret all of this? yesterday when I was all set mentally and emotionally to say good bye to him I interpreted it all to mean that Moses was going to be with Bob and that we were being sent a message of loving compassion and reassurance; that what we prayed it WAS over there IS in fact the case; that it WAS going to be all that it could be for him when we let him go, that he'd be waiting and we be with him again. today I am wondering if it means not only that - but if it also means he's going to pull through this mess ONCE AGAIN - just as he always has in the past - just like BO DID with her OBSTRUCTION and SURGERY - and just like the little yellow lab LILLY has always done . . .

that remains to be seen - because yesterday afternoon I'd made the decision he was going to be put down - he was literally minutes from it when Raggedyann stopped me asking that we bring him home and let our own integrative vet start him on a different regimen - if it failed we could always put him down in a few days . . . I agreed - and - today he's improving literally for the first time in weeks. I've never wanted to be SO COMPLETELY WRONG about a decision that I ALMOST made - in my entire life . . .

we deeply appreciate your prayers for him

Moses