Messages from my Beloved Cat after Pet Loss - 5 Mysterious Experiences of an Owner

I am the type of person who doesn't believe in the spiritual world or supernatural things. However, after experiencing several strange events following the passing of my beloved cat, Gigi, I’ve come to think that there may be unscientific things triggered by an animal’s love for the owner they left behind. In this article, I’d like to share some of the mysterious events I actually experienced.

Feeling my cat's warmth the night before she passed away

My beloved cat, Gigi, passed away on May 16, 2025. The night before, I was startled by a soft sensation I felt at my feet as I was trying to fall asleep. Living together for so many years made me recognize it instantly; that softness was undeniably the feeling of Gigi’s fur touching my legs.

For some reason, Gigi had always loved snuggling up against my legs. It was a sensation I had felt dozens, no, hundreds of times, and that is exactly why I thought, "Oh, this is Gigi."

In our home, we sleep separately from our cats. Therefore, it is physically impossible for Gigi’s fur to have touched my legs.

Even so, for that brief moment, I had the sensation of Gigi snuggling up to me, and it made me happy, thinking, "Even if I can't see her, maybe Gigi's heart is still by my side."

Looking back now, that might have been a gentle message from Gigi, thinking of me so I wouldn't be too sad after the pet loss: "Even if you can't see me, I am here with you."

My husband saw our cat the day after she passed

"Who do you think will dream of Gigi first?" After Gigi passed away, my husband and I would discuss this, and for a while, it became a routine to ask each other "Did you dream of Gigi?" before reporting on our day.

As it turned out, I was the first to dream of her. But my husband saw Gigi in a form much more realistic than a dream.

It happened the day after Gigi passed away. When I asked my husband if he had dreamt of her when he returned from work, he mumbled, "I didn't have a dream, but..."

When I asked, "What happened?" he told me about a mysterious phenomenon: "When I woke up and opened the door to enter the living room, something that looked like a tortoiseshell cat dashed into the living room at incredible speed..."

My husband, like me, is not the type to believe in the supernatural. So, he couldn't believe what he had seen and tried to convince himself by saying, "I guess I must have been half-asleep."

After she passed away, we had kept Gigi in the cool hallway. Perhaps her soul had stayed there all along, and when my husband opened the living room door the day after her cremation, she thought, "Now is my chance!" and entered the living room where we all spend our time.

Seeing my cat relaxing on the cat walk after the pet loss

To be honest, after hearing from my husband that he saw a tortoiseshell cat that looked like Gigi enter the living room, my feelings were complicated. Why couldn't I see her? Why wouldn't she appear before me? It made me feel very sad.

One night, unable to sleep, I went to the living room alone. As I looked up at the cat walk where Gigi always used to relax, I saw the shadow of what looked like a cat, illuminated by the headlights of passing cars on the nearby road.

"Oh! Could it be Gigi!?" Surprised and longing to see her, I turned on the lights, and the shadow vanished.

Gigi, if you were enjoying some quiet time alone then, I’m sorry I disturbed you. I’m sorry I let my desire to see you get the better of me. Please, keep relaxing in your favorite spot whenever you want. Next time, I have confidence that I can just leave you be and think, "She's here," without getting in your way.

The surviving cat meowed with the same voice as the one who passed away

After Gigi died, the other cats lost their energy and appetite for a while, as if they were mourning their companion in their own feline way. Kotaro, a brown tabby, had not been on good terms with Gigi while she was alive, yet he was clearly depressed.

We talked about it as a family, saying, "Humans also get unexpectedly lonely when someone they used to bicker with is gone; maybe it's the same for them."

The surviving cats regained their energy about a month after Gigi’s death. Then, one day, something strange happened with Kotaro... When I spoke to Kotaro just after he woke up, he replied with the high-pitched meows, like "kyah-kyah" and "kyu-wan," that Gigi used to make when she was alive.

I knew as a matter of fact that cats can have different voices when they try to speak just after waking up, but I was shocked because the pitch and the way of meowing were clearly Gigi’s.

After meowing two or three times, Kotaro stood still, looking dazed for a while. It felt as if his body had been borrowed... I felt a chill run down my spine at that thought.

Did Gigi borrow Kotaro's body for a bit as revenge for all the fighting they did while she was alive? Part of me strangely accepts this, knowing that Gigi had a mischievous side.

Both sisters dreamt of a cat with the exact same markings

When my sister’s family came home for Obon this year, we sisters shared the cat dreams we’d had and were left speechless.

After Gigi passed away, I dreamt of her two or three times. At first, it was a tortoiseshell, and I knew "It's Gigi!" But as I kept dreaming of her, her appearance gradually changed. For some reason, her markings became those of a tuxedo cat.

Moreover, it wasn't just black and white; it was a unique coat where one side was a dark gray and the other was pure white.

Since I had praised a tuxedo cat on TV for being "cute" while she was alive, maybe Gigi, who loved my husband so much, will be reborn as a tuxedo cat with these markings next.

Thinking this, I didn't mention the markings of the cat in my dream to my sister, only telling her the fact that I had had a strange dream.

Then, my sister replied, "Oh... I also had a dream where I was holding a cat with unique markings... And for some reason, I was crying so much, which surprised even me."

When I asked her to draw what the cat looked like, it had the exact same markings as the cat from my dream... I was so shocked I had goosebumps.

"I will be reborn with these markings next, so everyone concerned, please report to my human servants as soon as you find me." Perhaps Gigi is using dreams to make the rounds and greet her family to tell us just that.

Gigi, we will definitely be a family again. As we promised before you passed, you will surely give some kind of sign to a slow person like me, and I feel like I'll know "Oh, it's Gigi" just by looking into your eyes. No matter the coat color or markings, I will make you happy, so please come back soon.

As I hold your urn and pray, loneliness and love mingle, and I still find myself crying.

Cats are much more devoted to their owners than we imagine. These strange phenomena after losing a pet might just be love calls from our beloved cats.

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