Cats, the purrs of Wings and Purrs

Today I am going to talk a little bit about cats – the purrs of Wings and Purrs.

Cats are soulful animals. I have had 7 so far, and only 1 came to me as a kitten. The others were 10 years old or older when they came to live with me. I say they came to me, because I hadn’t been actively looking for a cat at the time, especially when Sophie, my first cat, was found as a 4 month old kitten with her brother living in the woods (her brother went to live with my brother-in-law and wife next door). So I believe they came into my life when they did for a reason.

In fact, my last cat, Bogey, told me in a meditation I did after he passed over that he came to me when we both needed each other. When Bogey arrived, he was 13 and a bit of a bully to my other cat George, who was 15. He didn’t seem to want any other cat around, whereas George had been with other cats his whole life and was very patient with Bogey. After George died at the ripe old age of 19, Bogey and I got closer. He slept on my pillow more and sat next to me on the couch or my favorite chair more often. He was 17 when George died, so he was starting to get old. He developed a thyroid condition, his hearing started to go, his back legs got stiff and he didn’t eat as much. I put footstools at my bed and couch so he could get up to be with me. I learned Reiki and he seemed to enjoy me putting my hands on him. He’d turn around so his behind faced me and I gave Reiki to his hips and back legs. He liked being held more and he slowed down. He got thinner and thinner, even with using an appetite stimulant. He saw the vet regularly. At age 19 ½, on the day after Thanksgiving, he got worse quickly. The vet was closed, so I prepared myself to call the vet in the morning to have him put to sleep. But Bogey had other plans. I sat with him and held him for hours, giving him Reiki, and then about 11:30 that night, he stopped breathing while in my arms. I was very sad, but also very grateful to have been able to be with him during his transition and to help him go peacefully. I feel him near me at times, even now. During a distant Reiki attunement in February, which for some reason I did while lying down on my bed, I felt him come and lay down next to my head, as he used to do at night.


Thank-you, my beloved Bogey, for the 6 1/2 years we had together.