Mooshie is Home

by Don Krueger
(Horsham, Pennsylvania USA)

I am a 57 year old guy that loved my Himalayan every day of her life. She was not just a cat but my kid. I lost Mooshie a month ago.

Well two weeks ago I was sitting outside on my steps. It was a clear night with hundreds of stars twinkling.I was sitting there talking to Mooshie telling her how much I love her and missed her every day. I was looking up and what did I see, a shooting star. I was very much surprised because my neighbors and I sat out there hundred times before and never saw one.

Last weekend I went to the mountains with my friends. I was helping out cleaning up. It was night and I was sitting on the table by the field. Pitch black and you can see thousand of stars. It was so clear. I said Mooshie I love you and I miss you. I also said I hope you you can hear me. Well at that moment I saw another shooting star. I smiled in amazement. What is the chances of this happening? Tears started running down my face. I thought that was her way of letting me know that she heard me.

The bond that Mooshie and I shared you can not put into words. After Mooshie died I was cleaning, vacuuming and dusting. I have a sectional couch which I sit at one end and her blanket is at the other. The blanket we used in the winter and she would lay with me on top of it. I had it folded on the cushion. This is where she died that day. So everything was cleaned.

One night I sat down in my normal spot and watched TV. What made me look away I do not know. But on the cushion next to her blanket was a piece of fur in a ball. It was not there before, since I just cleaned. It was not hair. It was fur. I went over and said what is this? I couldn't believe it. I still can't.

I believe she is still there or maybe not all the time but I believe she comes to visit to see how I am doing. I can't explain it! Deep in my heart I know I will be with her again. I made it very clear that she is to be buried with me. I made her that promise when she was alive and I am sticking to it.

Mooshie I love you very much and miss you everyday. Till then be good and be happy.