Paw in Hand Musings: letting go and do our animals in spirit come back?

Today I received the sad news from an animal communicator colleague in India that her very recently rescued kitten Pippin had passed away. This was particularly sad because Pippin had put up a truly heroic fight and had his person constantly communicating with him, offering all the traditional and holistic veterinary treatments she could find; as a group of animal communicators, we were touching base with Pippin and knew he did not want to give up. So why did he pass? Were we wrong? Did he not realize that his condition was so serious?

It turns out that Pippin really wanted to live on because he was finally home. Despite his very young age and still being a kitten, he had found his person. There came a point when he knew and accepted that he was not going to survive this disease, but he needed his person to be ok with that. When she realized this and brought him back from the vet clinic, he passed peacefully, curled up in her arms. Whilst this brings tears to my eyes, I know deep down that those two beings were truly connected and will always remain connected.

Pippin is already telling me that he is coming back- in a strong and beautiful body. He is coming back to live with his person and all her animals.

This is not a message I receive very often just after an animal has left his physical body but this one was loud and clear.

Our animals do return to us; sometimes they have important things to do in the spirit world too… I still dream of my beloved Lab Tosca returning to us but right now she is telling me she is very busy in spirit; she is taking care of different people, guiding them, nudging them along their paths, helping me write these lines… When I start writing, I have no plan; I ask for her guidance and the words just flow.

Tosca however has sent many animals my way and I know that she will return one day, when the time is just right and when she has accomplished what she has set out to do in spirit.

Nine years ago, a horse literally walked into my life and stole my heart. It was like being hit by this incredible certainty that we were meant to be together. I had never had a horse in my life; I always dreamed it would happen but only half seriously. The day I met Lingaro and heard that he would not be allowed to live more than another couple of weeks because he was “lame” and could not be used as a school horse, I just could not let it go… I had to help him and with the support of my amazing family, he is here with us in California. My heart and deep sense of knowing took over any rational thoughts and that was the beginning of a new life following my intuition. He is what I would call my soul horse.

Years later, as I started to learn more about animal communication and further developed those intuitive skills, I needed to know: why him? Why did he just walk into my life? The answer was simple: my childhood dog Tessa who was like a sister to me had decided it was time to come back. She saw me as a young girl dreaming of horses. She was a chestnut Boxer with white socks; Lingaro is a chestnut gelding with white socks. This was just one little sign, there were so many others.  

We are all connected through our hearts and souls and yes – our animals do return to us and we can ask them to.