Animals and the Afterlife Part 1 of 10: Honoring Murphy on her birthday On October 9, 1998, I met my soul mate. Again. At the time I knew nothing about reincarnation, past lives, or even intuition. All I knew was that I’d driven three hours to meet the eleven-week-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel puppy I’d […]
Human-Animal Bond
My Beloved Boy
Alki Fritz, Dec. 25, 2001 – Nov. 17, 2014. His true soul name was Heartsong, but he thought it too froo-froo for his daily name, especially when his favorite puppy thing was to tuck his head, somersault on top of gull poop, and wiggle it in. So I chose a daily name, and it didn’t […]
When Love Matters: Embracing Darkness
In loving memory: Alki Fritz, Dec. 25, 2001 – Nov. 17, 2014 Do you ever wonder why you bother? Not just to get up, but to stay up when you know that mostly what you’ll get is hurt? I’ve wondered that lately. Not because I doubt my work, although it’s hard sometimes. Not because I […]
When Your Cat Is Lost … ACT + Animal Communication = Hope
Animal communicators can help you find your lost animals, but you have to do your share as well. Don’t hesitate! Get your support team up and running. Here’s how. The minute you know your cat is missing, start looking, indoors or out, depending upon what you know about the circumstances involved. Explore the nooks and […]
When the Dead Insist …Animal Communication and Mediumship
This spring I was privileged to attend the death of a dear friend’s beloved cat, Sachi, who had terminal cancer and had reached the end of what she could tolerate. My friend, Reiki master and massage therapist Mary Van de Ven, had done everything possible to help Sachi, but the cancer was relentless. Sachi was […]
Don’t Stop Believing that Spaying and Neutering Your Animals Early (or at all ) Is Wrong
Nearly every week for the last two years I’ve received emails thanking me for the article I wrote about taking my beloved Murphy to the veterinary surgeon to discuss treating the cancer that would inevitably kill her. Most of these emails are private; many are also here on the blog site. Today I am remembering Murphy, […]
What To Do When Your Vet Is Haunted
Even though I talk with the dead, both people and animals, I never once thought about my vet being haunted. I guess because I’m usually there on personal business, meaning one of my animals is ill, and practicality rules: I’m interested in dealing with the illness, not in looking for dead things. So I was […]
Profiling Ted Kerasote’s Book Pukka’s Promise
Sept. 20, 2013 I am re-posting this review of Kerasote’s book largely because it covers the complex issue of early spay-neuter, which is beginning to be discussed on forums and, thankfully, between families and their veterinarians. I will continue to post on this topic: if you live with animals, you have a moral responsibility to […]
Getting Well with a Little Help from My Friends
Our animal families matter, and so do our kids. Here is Alki, recovering from a severe illness, if you ever recover from inflammatory bowel disease and pancreatitis, let alone long-term kidney disease. We remember that age doesn’t always bring illness, but when it does it also reminds us that we have lived a long life, […]
Animal Communication, Sick Animals, Vets, and Doing Your Job
Yes, we can all tell when one of our animal companions is unwell. They act ‘off’ just like we do, from exhibiting actual pain to being depressed. As an animal communicator, I can also look at animals intuitively and see health issues. When I do this I explain to the people involved exactly what I […]