Ghost/Spirit?

[marlenemaria]

Oh Bless, I cried reading your post. You are very lucky to still feel your little one close to you, our lils have such a huge impact on our lives.

My mother passed away in December, she was struck by a car and passed instantly... she had alzheimer's and was walking on the turnpike.

When we finally got home the next morning for a few hours sleep, I drifted off with both my Lils licking my forhead and arms to soothe me.

I pray you find peace that he still near your and will always be

[MishyMish]

I am sorry for your loss. I do feel that if we are close to a loved one pet or human we can still feel their energy in this world. I also think they try to communicate with us and that those 'feelings' are real.

[Nancy1999]

I believe some people are much more sensitive to this sort of thing than others, I’ve been watching the TV show Long Island Medium, a reality show about Theresa Caputo who claims she can speak with the dead. Whenever, there is a child involved in the reading, they always say they can see the deceased parent and Teresa said most of us have the gift as children, but learn to tell ourselves this isn’t real, or sometimes it just scares us too much so we block it. I’m sure dogs have “spirit” and I think your baby is comforting you and telling you that you will meet again.

[Roxi Ree]

I have an acquaintance who is a member of the Wichita Paranormal Society. My daughter went on an investigation with the group...I think it was at the old Wichita Historical Museum. In the past, the members have seen and heard the spirit of a cat walking down a hallway (I think always on the 3rd floor). My daughter has always had a very special way with animals (whether at the zoo or on the nature trail where deer will come right up to her.) While she was on the investigation, the spirit cat came to the floor where she was (which was not the 3rd floor). Scared her so bad she left right after that. I do believe the spirits of our furbabies do watch over us. I know the Paranormal Group believe in animal spirits!

[lovespandp]

So sorry for the loss of your JJ. Reading your story makes me believe he is still with you. That is wonderful. I have had experiences like that with my Dad, a month or so after he passed he came to me. I know that overwhelming and comforting feeling you are talking about- it is pure bliss.I would give anything to experience that again. I pray every night for him to come visit me. JJ might be gone, but he will forever live in your heart and soul. Cherish those wonderful memories, and believe it when he comes to visit you.

[PrinceJJ]

Thank you so much, all of you. Your stories and experiences are brilliant! I feel at ease knowing I'm not alone in this. Joining the forum has been the best thing I've done online, I've only been on this a day or two and I'm hooked already!

[brezofleur]

I've definitely had experiences.

Charlie was my first cat. When I was two, this ginger kitty kept showing up at our house and my dad would chase him with a broom. Punk. One day when my dad was at work, my mom watched this same cat walk into our house from the back patio (we were all outside playing - my mom did daycare). She followed him as he checked out every single room. By the time he came to my room in the back, he settled for this room and umped onto my bed and and fell asleep. By the time my dad came home, he was still on the bed. My mom showed my dad and he knew he was defeated. "Well...looks like we got another cat..."

Charlie got back to my dad by peeing on him TWICE! He NEVER did that to anyone except my dad, ROFL! "That's what you get for scaring me with that broom!" Typical feisty red-head.

I had him for 17 wonderful years. The last year was hard. He lost a lot of weight but he was happy. We all knew it was getting close for him when he never left my bedroom. Just before I got home from work, Charlie walked into my parents' bedroom. My dad picked him up and after a small meow, he passed away in my dad's arms. It was very peaceful and there was no sign of any physical pain from him. Even though I wasn't there, I'm glad he wasn't alone.

The hallway to my bedroom has hardwood flooring. As Charlie had aged, one of his claws couldn't retract back so you could always hear it scraping the floor as he walked to my room. It never got caught on anything (it wasn't that far out) and we kept it trimmed. It was cute because I could always here him walking to me.

Up until I moved out of my folks' home, I would frequently hear that scrape getting closer to my room. And on numerous occasions I would feel the bed dip as if he jumped on it both while I was awake (and not falling asleep) and being woken up from it. It always broke my heart because I missed him so much, but was thrilled that he was still with me.

The two cats my folks had before I was born were feral kittens that were born on the side of their house when they first moved in. Long story short, they never were fully domesticated and one took off after we got a dog 7 years later. The other one, Trouble, stuck around.

After Trouble had been put to sleep, I've actually seen her numerous times in the house. I believe in spirits and the unknown so it surprised me at first (this was before Charlie had passed) but it wasn't scary. She was always in the same spot and it would always be of her back and tail that I would see. The hallway bathroom shares a wall with the kitchen, and I would always see her in between the two rooms in the hallway.

Years later, I told my mom that I had seen Trouble on numerous occasions. She went quiet, asked if it was in the hallway between the bathroom and kitchen, which surprised me. My dad, who doesn't believe in anything supernatural or unknown, had claimed to have seen her a few times before. In the same spot. I was floored. Trouble was "his" cat.

Our first dog, Jacques, was a Bichon that we rescued. Near the end, he had really bad cushings and was never full. Our other dog Xillia would have to be fed in my room or else he would eat her food too. So, again, I could hear Jacques coming down the hallway to eat Xillia's food from my room, the stinker, lol. A few days after we had to put him to sleep, I heard him huffing down the hallway and without thinking, yelled at him to leave Xillia alone. Immediately after I had said that, I realized that it couldn't have been hime so I peaked my head out the hallway and he wasn't there. I felt horrible because he could have been coming to visit and I just yelled at him. It could have been residual though, because that was the only time I heard him.

Even though they're no longer physically with you, knowing that you are still loved even after their passing leaves me at peace. My folks say that they don't see Trouble anymore, and I don't get the feeling that Charlie is there either. I hope that they have moved on to another birth and to another family that will love them as much as we have.

[Sandysbabies]

Our pastor and his wife was taking a trip and had their little dog with them. They stopped to eat and somehow he got out of his collar when they stopped and ran out onto the highway with them running after him screaming. A truck (18 wheeler) hit him. They were so devastated and about that time a very tall, serene looking man came up to them and said he would go get his collar for them. He brought the collar back with tears streaming down his face and handed it to them and tried to comfort them. She said they turned for a second and all of a sudden he was gone just like the appeared. She said she knew beyond a doubt they had been visited and helped by an angel. She said it touched them so much to see the concern and compassion he had for this little dog.

[Lisa and Pic]

Wow, love reading about other people's experiences.

My first Yorkie, Tinkerbell, died at 3 due to kidney failure. Broke my heart. For the first few weeks I could hear her running up or down the steps, but then her sounds went away.

[PrinceJJ]

I love reading all of your experiences. I'm really intrigued! Especially after witnessing things myself, I want to do some research about it.
The funny thing is, my new pup Louie who is now 9 weeks, has similar traits to my previous dog JJ. It's as if JJ is still here showing him what to do!

I personally haven't felt JJ's presence for a few nights, which in a way is making me feel a bit deflated. I guess that's just me being selfish. I'd like to think that he has now found peace and is playing in a big field in the sky

[gracielove]

I really think God has a special place in heaven for our loyal pets. Maybe they want to visit for a while after they pass to make sure you are alright. If that ever happened to me I would tell my departed pet to go and stay with Jesus until I get there. I'm sure they love it up there.

[Prince Toby]

I have never had an experience like this for myself, but let me tell you about what happened when my daughter was little. My Nana died. We were super close. I remember crying when my daughter was born because she was not there to see her and hold her. When my daughter was old enough to talk she told me a lady would come and sit beside her on her bed at night and when she was upset over something she would hold her. I always heard children see angels so I told her she must have a guardian angel. Fast forward 3 years. My daughter and I were at my moms house and she found some pics of my nana right before she died. My daughter got excited and her eyes lit up and she looked at us and asked who it was and we said it is your great nana. She said it is her. That is the lady who takes care of me. I will never forget that day. My second daughter used to sit under the table and look up and talk and talk. We always asked her what she was doing and she would tell us she was talking to a man. After my first experience I thought well she has an angel watching over her. One day my husband brought in a picture his mom gave him of his Grandpa and my daughter said that is Papa Bray. We looked in shock at each other. My husband never spoke of his grandpa because his passing was very unexpected and painful for him. He was like a dad to him. We asked her how she knew who that was she said he told me. I am a firm believer in spirits.

[My lil friend]

When I was a senior in highschool,my very best friend was killed in a car accident 3 weeks before graduation. We had been friends for 10yrs. When I went off to college that next fall,she was there. I could smell her perfume (how many 17yr olds do you know that wear Channel #5?) and I could hear her voice. No I am not crazy.
When Bunkey passed away and I got Mina (current yorkie) he would sit on the couch next to us. Because I dont sense Bunkey as often and neither does Mina,she has decided that it is ok to now sleep in Bunkey's favorite spot. Last year our big dog (2bits) passed at the age of 15 1/2yrs. I hear his tags jingle still. I have two daughters that are also very sensative to this type of thing. They have both come to me and asked if I heard 2bits or saw Bunkey,because they did. So yes I believe that they stay with us for a time. Enjoy those moments.

[navillusc]

Awww...I know how sad and awful losing a baby like JJ is, and my heart just breaks for you, but I wouldn't want you to feel 'deflated' at all, and I'll tell you why. I had a beautiful, sweet, devoted 'heartbeat' kitty...a tiny 'chest' kitty...a kitty who literally lived on me. She would climb up me and I could/would walk around the house, even change my clothes, sit down, stand up, lie down, and she would stay on me and just move around to accommodate my movements. She 'stayed' after she left the physical.

About a year later, I had another kitty almost her age...I brought both kitties home from the Humane Society together...him to adopt and her to foster after which I knew I would be adopting her as well ...who had a urinary obstruction and almost died...he kept crashing on the ER Vet Hospital staff but they were able to bring him back and save him. Now, this is going to sound really strange, but I swear she 'came back' with him. I just know how weird that sounds, but you'd have to understand that after he'd nearly passed and was repeatedly saved, he did things after that experience that ONLY she had ever done...AND he continued doing things ONLY he had ever done, too...kind of like they were both physically 'expressing' from the same body. I know that sounds confusing, but it was like seeing two cats...him as himself at times, and her 'costumed' as him at other times...kind of a 'split personality' effect but all good......the best parts of both kitties...and specifically displaying behaviors identifiable only to each kitty. As an example, she had always slept on my chest or neck...he started sleeping on my chest or neck, which, BTW, is cool when the kitty weighs ounces and fits in the palm of your hand but when kitty gets a bit larger and heavier, there can be weird gasping noises when an airway is cut off that might wake DH if you're lucky......and fortunately she was a very small kitty even as an adult...but she never gave up sleeping on my neck.

I guess all I am trying to say is that JJ's 'presence' may well change more than once over time...it has been that way in my experience...but, I am not certain it means he has left even if you don't see it all the time. {{{Hugs}}}

[Ahis_Mama]

Originally Posted by PrinceJJ

Thanks for the welcome

I didn't mean to make you both cry, I hope you had a Kleenex at hand, haha. I was wondering whether it was my mind playing games, but the feeling of closeness and of not being alone is making me think otherwise. Me and JJ were inseperable, and a part of me insists that we still are - maybe not physically, but spiritually.

I've had paranormal experiences in the past when I was younger, I saw my aunt, both grandmothers, and a few people who I didn't recognise, but never an animal. When I saw JJ, I felt so comforted and that I wasn't really alone. I'm getting a lump in my throat just typing this!

I do believe he was there with you. And is always with you. But he shows his presence the most when you need and miss him the most.

I am also "sensitive". Have been since I was very little. I am your average, normal, "crazy" dog lady. But being "sensitive" runs in my family. So if you said you had experiences in the past I believe it happened. As we get older it doesn't go away but we tend to ignore the signs more often.

Also I'm sorry for your loss. XoXo