ATH conversation with Robin S's Sammi-in spirit

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[Martha Breeding]

Hi Robin,
I’m connecting with Sammi as I write this. I sensed a glow around him. I asked him how he is. He said he’s great or fabulous. Then, I got that he’s furvulous. That made me smile. I told him he’s a funny guy. He thanked me and said he knows- but not concededly.

As I was in the process of asking ( I hadn’t gotten the thinking in words fully said in my head, but I guess the energy had been processed), I asked/was asking what else he could tell me about his life as your cat. He said that Maggie was bossy. I also got that Pip was bossy. I’m not sure if he meant instead of Maggie or if my ego brain was stepping in. I also got that he meant both cats.

I also got that he had a routine he liked. Then I got that it was a breakfast routine he liked.

I asked him how he liked it when people talked to him when he was the FAT. I got that he was happier (even more than usual as he was happy in general) and was even more loving and cuddly than usual. I also got that us talking to him made his passing on/transition easier and even more peaceful. He said he loved having you there with him at home when he passed on.

He said that he is around you a lot and that you can feel him and talk to him. He said Fiona has adjusted and that they also hang out together and they both enjoy that.

I got that he’s going to come back to you as another cat in this lifetime and in future lifetimes.

He said he liked being large and in charge, the head cat, but that he was not bossy. He liked being able to help keep peace in the house and guide the other kitties and Cookie. He said, “After all I was the wisest” “But I wasn’t overly proud, cocky, or conceded about it.” It was just something he knew and he wanted to help others.

He said one of his favorite things to do was get in bed with you and curl up or stretch out by your chest and purr and, if you were awake, rub/pet him.

I thanked him for talking with me. He said, “You’re welcome.” I told him I’d love to talk to him again. We wished each other a wonderful rest of our weekend. I told Sammi I love him.

[Robin Skov]

Hi Martha,
Oh – thank you for connecting with Sammi! I miss him, but it’s good to hear that he is doing well. 🙂 He is a funny cat, wise and funny.

Maggie can totally be bossy. She likes things the way she likes them. Pip is bratty, but bossy probably covers that too. Pip used to chase Sammi and that wasn’t a good thing… it would scare Sammi, Pip’s big and kind of tackles the other cats and plays too rough for Sammi.

Sammi did like his breakfast routine… for awhile he wasn’t eating so we started a routine just for him. I’d feed everyone else and then bring his into the bedroom (where he mostly stayed), shut the door, and syringe feed him his breakfast. We kept that routine long after he was back to eating on his own. I think we both liked it. 🙂

He was super happy when people would talk with him. I could always tell when someone had spoken with him by his demeanor. I was glad he passed on his own (if you can be glad when that happens). It was peaceful and all the other cats came and sat around him saying their goodbyes. He was the top cat… not because he was bossy or put the other cats in their place, but because he was wise and happy… he was a benevolent leader. He slept by my side every night for the 5 years we were together. I couldn’t sleep for weeks after he passed, I was so used to him being there. He’d lay his head on my arm and go to sleep. I miss that cat more than I can say. 🙂 He was a special special being.

Thank you so much for connecting with him!

[Martha Breeding]

Hi Robin,
What you said about Sammi and the feeding routine is so sweet. I love it when humans really, really pamper their animals.
I think when it’s an animal’s time to pass on that it’s most of the time best when they do it on their own. I suppose there are some instances where perhaps it’s not, but Sammi liked how his passing on happened I think. It’s really great that the animals were together and all said their goodbyes. It all gets me teary eyed!

It gets me teary eyed, too, when you said about missing Sammi and how you two were sleeping buddies and couldn’t sleep without him for a while. I don’t love that you couldn’t sleep, but I love that you two slept together every night!

Thank you for the feedback! Give my love to your kitties!

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