"Ghost"-- Cat Edition

My 12 year old ginger cat Tiger had crossed the rainbow bridge a few weeks ago.  I had buried him in my backyard under a small tree.  This tree becomes his memorial.

I took out garbage at midnight yesterday because I forgot the follow morning is our weekly garbage collection day.  While I had pushed the garbage container to the curb side, I heard some faint meow noises from the backyard.

The meow sounds became louder and louder.  I had looked toward the sound source with a little apprehension.  Suddenly I saw a ginger cat showing up from darkness.  

My heart had almost stopped and felt chills in my spine.  My first thought was "Tiger comes back?  Cat ghost?"   

This cat had stared at me and followed me into my garage.

He looks like Tiger in terms of fur color and physical size.  He had walked around and "inspected" the garage.  I got some cat food for him to eat.

He did not eat much.  Unlike a homeless or stray cat, this is a clean and well-fed cat.

I had read stories about heart-broken pet owners getting a replacement pet out of the blue after their pets had passed.  They attribute it as a "gift" or reincarnation of the deceased pet.  Is this my turn?

While I was pondering should I let this cat meet my resident cat in the house, I had discovered that he has a red collar around his neck with a tiny pendant.

I took out the collar and read the pendant.  "*PUMPKIN*  Outdoor Cat  123-456-7890"

The area code of the phone number is my district.  This is a neighborhood cat named Pumpkin!

Pumpkin had rolled on the floor for tummy rubs and petting.  It had played with me for a few minutes.

Then Pumpkin had stared at the garage door.

I opened the garage door to let Pumpkin go.  He had looked at me for a few seconds and disappeared in the darkness.

I guess my cat Tiger had taken over Pumpkin's body to see me one last time before moving on.  He had passed while I was sleeping. 

RIP Tiger

Ken

UPDATE:  May 11, 2025

My son returned home around mid-night today.  A ginger cat had followed him into our garage.  It was Pumpkin again-- almost at the same time 1 year and 1 days ago.  He seems to recognize me.  I had played and petted him for around 10 minutes and let him go.  Is this another sign from Tiger?

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This cat can wait

A few evenings ago, Jerry Wang of Taiwan had filmed and posted a 24 seconds video of a cat waiting for her "mom"-- an old lady with signs of osteoarthritis, who picks recyclables like bottles and paper on the streets.  This video generates over 100K views within 48 hours.  Here is the video link:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=4536493626355

In the video, a cat with black and white hair was meowing eagerly while waiting for someone at a cross-junction with traffic.  The cat's tail was waving at "full mast", signaling her happiness of seeing "mom" approaching her in a few seconds.

The cat's owner, an old lady, was staggering across the junction while pushing a cart with recyclables.

"This feline had been there for a long time, waiting for someone." Wrote Jerry.

"Their interactions-- had stopped the activities of all the people in the junction, gazed at the old woman and her cat."

When the cart was moving near the cat, the cat had turned around and walking elegantly with her "mom" into the alley.

A reader wrote:

阿嬤與貓   (Old woman and cat)

牠在馬路的另一頭，喵喵的叫著，
She is meowing on other side of the street.
迎接主人阿嬤的到來。
Welcoming back her old mom
感情是一種很直接沒有修飾的流露，
Love is a direct manifestation without elaboration
它超越了語言和種類，
It transcends language and species
人如此，動物也是如此，
It is same for human and animals
二者是一樣的，身異而情感不異。
The two are identical; experiencing the same feeling and love regardless of body forms
只要善待牠們，你就可以感受到那簡單且滿滿的愛。
Treating them well and you will experience this simple but fullest love

This short video could have elicited heated arguments on social injustice and poverty.  Instead, people see beyond the negative and appreciate the bonding and  simple love between two species.

Go adopt a homeless cat in your local animal shelter.


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