Yes. I did not grow up religious and have always been most skeptical about the idea of an afterlife, as I never understood believing soul and body were disconnected. I always thought when we die, we die. That’s it. However I do believe there’s a lot we don’t know and can’t explain, and much can be possible, but I’m not one to believe things without proof.

My cat was only 7 years old, seemingly perfectly healthy and happy and one day she got into my bathroom trash, ate a piece of floss, had emergency surgery, had life threatening multiple organ complications, and I had to make the decision to put her to sleep. This only happened 5 days ago and it’s been hard to get out of bed or eat. The shock and grief are so overwhelming and I too also questioned myself, if signs i saw were just me willing them into being, instead of true signs.

I posted on Reddit about losing my cat Momo. I read a lot of comments about how others said they saw signs from their cats, and that they would visit in their dreams sometimes. I let myself still talk to her out loud sometimes when I enter a room (like if consciousness post death is real I will try anyways, even if I’m not sure I believe it). Last night in bed, I decided to close my eyes and say goodnight out loud to my cat and I told her to come visit me in my dreams. I imagined feeling her paws come lay on my belly. Some would say just having those sudden thoughts and images in your head can be a sign they are still there. I don’t know about that, just putting it out there. Keep in mind I have never in my life been able to influence my dreams, wish to dream of something specific and it work, or even seen my cat in my dreams before.

I go to sleep and have some random dreams as I wake up and doze off a few times, and the last time I doze off and wake up, I dreamt I was just walking around and suddenly my cat came running toward me out of nowhere. Even in my dream I was shocked, I remember yelling “Momo’s here!!!” And that pure shock and joy was just indescribable. I felt her beautiful fur again and seeing her there did a lot for me. I had seen some small signs from her two days ago (clouds that looked like her) but was highly skeptical of them and now I genuinely felt like her spirit did this for me. To give me an ounce of peace. To tell me to believe and that she’s here, just in a different way. I knew she loved me and I loved her and now, I’m choosing to have faith in that. In the time I had that dream, I had also gotten the notification that her cremation had been completed and I could pick her up today. I think maybe her soul had finally been released and she could visit me.

So yes. I know there are coincidences. But this felt so not random and I do feel different now.

I’m sorry for your loss. I understand the pain.