Do you remember Mr. Sunuffleupagus from Sesame Street?  He was the brown mammoth type creature with a long trunk that only Big Bird would see.  Any time Big Bird saw him and would tell the rest of the Sesame Street gang, they would never believe him because he would never be there when they would look to see him.  Mr. Snuffleupagus was never able to be seen by them until the 17th season, where finally the gang saw him and believed Big Bird.

I often refer to Kitty’s talking to be of the same.  Any time someone was around, there would be no talking.  If there was no one around, he would talk and as soon as I would get someone to hear him, he would stop as if to say “Who me? I didn’t say anything.”  It was quite comical actually how it would all work.  And the lesson for me was that I should be just listening and hearing his message instead of trying to show everyone that my cat could talk.

As Kitty grew older, he began ‘talking’ more and more.  I listened to him on a daily basis and had such joy and gratitude for his gift.  My husband Troy and I were blessed with his love for more than 11 years.

At the age of 20, Kitty was called home to the spiritual plan and was able to pass in peace and with us by his side.  Before he died, my husband Troy asked him if there was any way he could tell us he was okay in the afterlife, that we would really like that.

When we drove home from the emergency clinic, we sat in the car crying.  I put my head on Troy's shoulder and we cried together.  As soon as I closed my eyes, all of a sudden I saw such vibrant glowing eyes and beautiful silky black fur… Kitty was there!  I remember the vividness of his image.  I immediately shouted out to Troy that I could see him and to my surprise, he gasped and said "I see him too!”  

We both described the same things we saw and how happy Kitty was.  It was such a peaceful message and it was our sweet boy telling us he was okay.  That brought us much comfort.

Up until this point, Troy had never had anything like this happen to him and this was his first experience.  It was a bonding and heart-touching moment and we both will hold that in our hearts forever...a message received from our little boy.

Two days later as Troy was sleeping, Kitty came to him and was purring loudly, yet calmly and gently in his ear.  He woke up feeling such peace and said the sound was so real...he had never had that happened to him before either.

To us, the message was clear…Kitty heard our plea before he died asking if he could let us know he was okay and he came through with that message. We have since felt Kitty’s guidance and he is my inspiration for writing my first published book entitled