Can cats see ghosts?

[Medusa]

According to Hans Holzer, a psychical researcher, he differentiates between ghosts and spirits. Ghosts, he says, are continuous replays of events, such as the ghosts that people see at places like Gettysburg, where they can see reenactments of battles. The ghosts aren't aware of the presence of humans because they have no real "life" of their own; it's merely a replay, such as watching a movie over and over again. We can observe them but we can't interact in any way. Spirits, however, according to Holzer, are souls who have pierced the veil, crossed over to the other side and can and do make contact w/those of us still here on earth. As someone who has been involved w/the spirit realm my entire life, I subscribe to this belief as well. So. Can cats see ghosts? Yes. Can they see spirits? Yes. Animals, children, the elderly and those who are ready to make their transition can see and communicate w/them because they are more sensitive as they are closest to the the thinning veil between the worlds. As we enter into the dark of the year, people and animals will have more experiences w/spirits, Samhain (Halloween) being the night when the veil between the worlds is at its thinnest. My black Halloween cat, Boo, sometimes stares at something and watches intently and I know that he's making contact. All of my cats do it but especially Boo.

[boricuajenny5]

My cat and dog would both perk up their ears and stare at a spot next to me on the couch from time to time. I thought I was just imagining things because I watch alot of scary tv but now i'm wondering if it was my boyfriend's dad sitting there. My boyfriend brought his dad's urn to the house and my animals never did anything weird like that before it showed up. They didnt seem to be scared. My dog loved my boyfriend's dad so maybe thats why they just both stared.

...weird

[catmandu]

I Just Saw A Story Sent To Me By My Sisiter In Law Catharine
That Tells Of A Ghostly Cat Angel Who Resides At A Pub , The Winking Judge In A Very Nice Part Of The City.
People Often Tell Of How This Spirit Rubs Against Thier Legs,
And Older Customers Think It May Be The Spirit Of An Older Stray Female Tabby, Augusta Who Used To Visit For Snacks And Who Was Left Food In An Outdoor Shelter.
Is It Suprising That After Her One Fine Day, That Her Spirit Would Return To The Place Where She Was Treated So Kindly All Those Years Ago?

[Jackson Aka Missy]

Me and my girlfriend were sitting eating dinner when our 10 week old kitten came running through from the hall startled. His heart was beating like mad and his hair was on end! We checked the hall nothing was there as expected! We shut the door frightened there was something there. could it have been a ghost???

[catmandu]

A PHOTO OF TUBSTER PANTHER, AND I THINK THE SPIRIT OF HIS DAD TUBBY 2 ANGEL.
I GUESS HE HERAD THAT WE WERE HAVING PORK CHOPS TONIGHT AS THEY BOTH LOVVVVVVVVVVVVVE THEMSELVES SOME PORK CHOPS!!!
ITS NICE TO HAVE BOTH ELEGANT EBONIES HERE!!!

[paranormalpets]

Hey guys! I'm actually working on a television show right now about this very thing! We are investigating animals and their experience with the paranormal. It definitely exists! If you or someone you know is experiencing this with their pet or if they are being haunted by an animal spirit please e-mail me at [email protected] - We are working with world renowned paranormal investigators and animal communicators to help pets and their owners!

Hope to hear from you guys soon! Thanks

[kittykisser]

Hi, one of my cats did exactly the same last year, crawled round the house like a commando, terrified me. I hardly slept and was planning on contacting the priest to bless the house. Next morning heard there had been an earthquake at the same time puss went berserk. Check USGS website, may have happened in your area.

[happylabs]

I believe my cat Kit-Kat or maybe some other ghost cat came to visit me one evening. My cat Moose had gotten outside by accident (I never let them outside). It was late at night and I was on the porch calling him. All of a sudden I felt the sense of a cat around my legs and almost a feeling of a small wind. I looked down. There was no cat there. Also there was no wind that evening. It was not spooky or scary at all. It was sort of a calming feeling. Moose came back a short while after that. Maybe Kit-Kat was helping him find his way back.

[SharkL8y]

I am so glad to read about these experiences.

My old kitty (R.I.P. 2007), ChenMao, was a rescued kitty. She had been abandoned by her previous family and had delivered a litter of kittens in the garage of a neighbor who subsequently caught and killed them (I never knew or wanted to know how...he's evil). The day that she came to me he was setting a trap for her. She was so sad, nearly starved and obviously terrified looking for her kittens. I took her in and she became such a sweet companion for 17 years. At the time I was staying with my mom in the house where I grew up and many kitties had come and gone before (doggies too). After about 6 months I was getting ready for work and ChenMao came to me and was crying a different meow than I was used to. It was demanding. It got my attention. When she saw she had my attention she started running to my old bedroom. When I didn't get up to follow she came back and did the same thing again. I told my mom I thought she wanted me to follow her. I did...she had found a large paper bag (storage for some old towels and sheets) in the closet and was lying on top of it on her side purring and behaving much like a mom kitty nursing her babies. I stood there and wept. It was so touching. She wanted to show me her babies. Mom told me that we had never had a cat that delivered kittens in that closet so I'm thinking it was her babies.

I had an experience in that same room when I was younger. We had a a Siamese named Melvin. When my oldest sister got married and moved out of the house she took Melvin to live with her. Melvin and I were buddies and he used to sleep with me at night. I cried when I heard that Melvin had passed on but a few days later I was in bed and had just turned out the reading light and settled in. I felt Melvin jump up on the foot of the bed and start walking towards my face (he slept on my chest). I was so happy to have him with me but then I realized that he couldn't be there. I turned on the light and there was no cat but there were indentations in the bedspread where his little feet had walked.

When I took ChenMao to the vet for the last time I told her that her little spirit could come and visit me anytime she wanted to. I wouldn't be afraid. She had a jingle ball toy in the sliding door that rattled everytime she went behind the vertical blinds to catch a sunbeam. I told her if she came to visit to rattle that toy. I never heard her. My niece brought her dog over and he went to smell the ball but didn't touch it, he avoided it as a matter of fact. After a year and half after ChenMao's passing I adopted Brie. She didn't bother the jingle bell toy. After 2 weeks I adopted Scutter, a most challenging little kitty on so many levels. On his initial investigation of the apartment I was wondering if I was doing the right thing and he entered the living room and made a beeline to the sliding door where he promptly knocked the jingle ball to the other end of the window. I knew that ChenMao was telling me that Scutter belonged with me and I WAS doing the right thing.

Thanks for letting me tell these stories. People usually laugh at me. My mom witnessed the nursing behavior and she said it made the hair on the back of her neck stand out. I was just very intrigued.

Love to you all,
Dj, Brie and Scutter

Someday on the Rainbow Bridge I'll find Shana, Melvin, Tiki and ChenMao and maybe even Simon and Charmin and Alan.

[SANDY FROST]

Hi Everyone! I had a crazy experience with my little girl kitty last night and wanted to know if anyone has similar experiences.
We had a regular Monday-I came home from work, fed them, played with them, then went to the gym. I came home and all was well. After my shower, I noticed my little girl was acting very odd. She was hiding and running away from me-she's usually at my side like my little shadow-so this was very very odd.
After a while, I inched up next to her, trying not to spook her with any loud noises but she still ran away. When i was finally able to get about arms length away from her she was so focused on something over my shoulder. There was nothing there... but whatever she was 'seeing' clearly had her very very spooked. She spent most of the night under the dining room table and then later that night (at around 2am) I woke up and realized she was under the bed awake. She usually sleeps with me on the bed and is out like a light.

Any thoughts? Similar stories??

This morning she was still acting a little off and wouldn't really let me hold her or be near her....

I had just lost a cat and then got a new kitten and I was wandering if my deceased cat Gus would approve of my kitten Tigger. Will one day Tigger was on my lap. He turned his head toward the porch door as his hair and my hair raised up on our backs. There was my deceased cat Gus appearing like a photo negative smiling at us and then walked through the porch door. My sister thought I was crazy but 2 weeks later she saw Gus at the porch door with Tigger. There are ghosts. It WAS VERY cool.