05. Sickness, Death, Dying and the Afterlife

This is Leon. He is ten years old. His person had a human baby a month ago. This is what Leon had to say, “My mom is the best mom ever. She once told me I am her favorite baby. I am not jealous at all. My mom has love for all of us. She […]

This is Gertie. She passed at twelve years old.   She says from Heaven, “I want them to know that when I died, I could feel my legs trembling. They just kept trembling, but then, when I reached Heaven, I just started to run. I was running all over the place. I just ran and ran

This is Jet. He died when he was eight years old. He went missing for a couple of days. He was found dead under the dining room table. On the day he went missing, his person heard him meow but didn’t think much of it. She was overwhelmed with guilt and sadness when she reached

This is JamUp. He is six years old. He is recovering from an injury, so he can’t go out to pasture with his friends. He has some ideas to help pass the time. JamUp says, “What would really help me is a wooded walk. I would love that. I also would love apple dunking. I

This is Lily. She is a survivor! Something attacked her. She needed surgery to amputate her tail and had several other bite wounds. When I asked her what happened, she said, “Do you know that animal that is like a beaver but different? It was crazy. It wasn’t a coyote or a bobcat. It looked

This is Jazz. She is having some problems getting acclimated to her new situation. She is pacing, and she had to be separated from one of the horses because they were not getting along. She says, “Where I am is nice. I get to see the ponies, and they make me happy.” She goes on

This is Heroe. He is ten years old. His person contacted me because he spooks when bay-colored horses are in the arena. Heroe explains, “When I see them, I see myself falling underneath them. I am feeling myself getting stuck underneath the other horse and then stomped on. When it happened, it was slippery out,