I’ve come across this forum on an internet search, as something has been on my mind for a little while, and it’s something I can’t speak about in my daily life with the people around me, as I think they will consider me a bit silly.
Hopefully, you will not.
I’m not a particularly spiritual person, but in recent years, two separate incidents revolving around pet cat’s have occurred, that have forced me to think a lot about this,
Can there be a spiritual connection between human beings, and animals.
About 9 years ago, I started to get very depressed about my life.
I kind of convinced myself that there was something wrong with me, and that my time was short.
Although I had no symptoms, and was in physically good health, in my mind, I was convinced I was going to die soon.
I thought about going to the doctor, but the thought of being proven right was too scary, and even worse than the suspicion of something being seriously wrong with me.
Then, after some weeks of this, my beloved cat became seriously ill, and died.
It happened quite quickly.
He became very sick, and we decided to have him put to sleep as the vet said due to his old age, any treatment would just prolong his suffering.
Anyway,
About a year later, we got another cat.
About 2 months ago, I started to have the same feelings of death and dying all over again.
It was the first time since my last cat died.
Yet again, I convinced myself that I must have some sort of illness or disease and that my time was short.
The depression started all over again, and nothing could stop me having these negative thoughts night and day.
Then, shortly afterwards, Lucy our cat stopped eating, and started hiding away.
After a few days, we started taking her to the vet, where she underwent treatment and tests, but she was deteriorating fast.
One night she was in the vets for an overnight stay, and the following morning, I got a call to say she had died.
She was also an old cat, about the same age as our last, give or take a few years.
So you can see what I’m trying to understand.
Once was maybe a coincidence, but twice ?
I’m an animal lover, particularly cats, but I’ve never thought of them as being spiritual beings in the same way we are, but these events have convinced me otherwise.
I’d be interested in your thoughts.
Hopefully, you will not.
I’m not a particularly spiritual person, but in recent years, two separate incidents revolving around pet cat’s have occurred, that have forced me to think a lot about this,
Can there be a spiritual connection between human beings, and animals.
About 9 years ago, I started to get very depressed about my life.
I kind of convinced myself that there was something wrong with me, and that my time was short.
Although I had no symptoms, and was in physically good health, in my mind, I was convinced I was going to die soon.
I thought about going to the doctor, but the thought of being proven right was too scary, and even worse than the suspicion of something being seriously wrong with me.
Then, after some weeks of this, my beloved cat became seriously ill, and died.
It happened quite quickly.
He became very sick, and we decided to have him put to sleep as the vet said due to his old age, any treatment would just prolong his suffering.
Anyway,
About a year later, we got another cat.
About 2 months ago, I started to have the same feelings of death and dying all over again.
It was the first time since my last cat died.
Yet again, I convinced myself that I must have some sort of illness or disease and that my time was short.
The depression started all over again, and nothing could stop me having these negative thoughts night and day.
Then, shortly afterwards, Lucy our cat stopped eating, and started hiding away.
After a few days, we started taking her to the vet, where she underwent treatment and tests, but she was deteriorating fast.
One night she was in the vets for an overnight stay, and the following morning, I got a call to say she had died.
She was also an old cat, about the same age as our last, give or take a few years.
So you can see what I’m trying to understand.
Once was maybe a coincidence, but twice ?
I’m an animal lover, particularly cats, but I’ve never thought of them as being spiritual beings in the same way we are, but these events have convinced me otherwise.
I’d be interested in your thoughts.
