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Originally Posted by Tobi
I am sorry for your loss in one respect, Still Waters.
But what you wrote is simply amazing and it is good to post it! What an interesting tale after your dear cat's passing.
It sounds "too good to be true", but from what I learned when my dog passed, I know it IS true. They are indeed, well and happy and don't forget loved ones still living on Earth. Now they are Souls, as they always were and always will be, not just cats and dogs. It is a world of difference.
I know your story will bring great comfort and hope to those who are bereaved of dear animal companions.
Thank you!
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I want to thank you all here for the kind words and I'm glad that this story is bringing "comfort and hope to those who are bereaved of dear animal companions".
I forgot to mention that my cat's name was Frances and she was named after Francis of Assisi, whose love for animals is legendary.
Frances was a street cat who walked into a Roman Catholic Church a couple of blocks from my house over 5 years ago. Some of the churchgoers kept her in the church for about a week before the priest said that they would have to find another "home" for her. They named her Frances after St. Francis of Assisi without realizing that she was a female. My friend, Margie, offered to take her but asked me to take Frances for a week while she had her apartment painted. Frances bonded so well with both me and my other cats that she stayed with me for over 5 years until her passing. She was dearly loved. I "spoiled" her and showered her with love as I did with the other cats and continue to do with the remaining three cats. (Although I obviously didn't know Frances' age, the vet indicated that she had lived on the street for at least 5 years dependent on the kindness and grace of others. The vet had mentioned that it's hard to place older street cats, but that was not an obstacle to "adopting" Frances. I am so glad that I did, as she was a wonderful loving addition to my cat family.)
Although Frances was a bit aggressive and definitely territorial (especially with me being part of her "territory") when she moved in, she quickly bonded very well with the cat family here. She was the cat who was most attached to me and would follow me around like a dog. She would wait for me at the window at night whenever I left the house. When I went to bed, she would romp up the stairs to cuddle next to me. When I sat at the computer, she would "speak" and "tell me" in her own inimitable way to pick me up and put her on my lap or, if I didn't respond quickly enough, she would jump on my lap herself without waiting to be picked up. She would PURR continuously when she was with me.
Frances transformed from a territorial street cat into a PURR-FECT angelic cat who was sensitive to the other cats and whom I dearly miss. However, I realize that she was ready to move on to the angelic realms and would be held back by my grieving. She spent her last night in bed beside me (as usual) and there was no indication that anything was amiss before she went downstairs to pass away as cats usually do not pass away in front of their human companion(s). When she didn't respond to the call to "breakfast" in the kitchen (she never missed a meal), I started to look for her. I found her on her back with her legs up in the air, a position that she often assumed when she wanted her tummy to be rubbed. Her eyes were open and she had a beatific smile on her face as if she had just seen something truly wonderful. I then started to pet her tummy as I usually did in exactly the manner that she loved. However, she didn't move and I then realized that she had crossed over. I immediately called car service and rushed her to the emergency animal clinic in our neighborhood that serves as a backup to our regular daytime vet. The vet told me immediately that she was "gone", as I had suspected, and said that Frances had passed away instantly from cardiac arrest and that she had experienced no pain or suffering whatsoever. Frances crossed over in a manner that many of us, including myself, would like to go. The beatific smile on her face confirmed that she had seen something truly wonderful as she was crossing over.
It was shortly thereafter that I got her "message", as noted in my original post, that she was fine and happy.
Frances was absolutely wonderful and is sorely missed. However, even now I can feel her presence as it is said that souls linger a little after crossing over to bid a final farewell to their loved ones and favorite spots. "Seeing" her happy face everywhere --- even when I am walking outdoors --- provides some consolation as I reiterate how much I love her and wish her a fond farewell as she continues her spiritual journey. Her unconditionally loving nature leaves me confident, as per her "message", that she will attract wondrous energies similar to her own and that she is PURR-FECTLY fine wherever she is now.
Thanks again for all the kind words here. I appreciate them and am glad that they provide comfort and hope to others as well.
P.S. As I write these words, it is also providing comfort to me as I recall my fond memories with this PURR-FECT angelic feline companion. Frances, whose physical form is no longer here but whose spiritual presence will always be with me.