Another Ghost Cat Update

Another Ghost Cat Update by Sarah Raplee

It's nearly Halloween, an appropriate time for a Ghost Cat Update!

2013
The Ghost Cat visited our house again last night.

We've lived with this possible pussycat for five years. Doors on cupboards full of nice soft towels and blankets--exactly the sorts of places a kitty might choose to curl up in--seem to open when we're not looking, even when our alive-and-kicking cat, Freckles, is shut in 'his' room in the basement. When we're in bed for the night, sometimes what seems to be Freckles jumps on the bed and lies down--but when one of us reaches to pet him, poof--he's not there.

That's just freaky.

Would Ghost Hunters Jason and Steve from TAPS
( http://the-atlantic-paranormal-society.com/ ) suggest that vibrations we don't notice affect the cupboard doors? Maybe we dream the cat-on-the-bed incidents--but why would two people dream the same dream, sometimes at the same time?

Tonight, we had a new experience. Freckles jumped onto the couch beside me, eyes dilated, tail swishing, and spent ten minutes playing with something that wasn't there. He acted exactly as though he were playing with another cat. He's never, ever done that since he moved in with us seven years ago.

At least whatever-it-is, is friendly.

And playful.

That's good, right?

2016 
After moving to an acreage, we had no visits from the Ghost Cat for a year and a half. Then he started dropping by now and then - why, we have no idea. Still friendly and cuddly, thank goodness!

2017
Since we adopted two small rescue dogs the Ghost Cat has not visited, although he/she may have tried. There have been nights when Mac and Marcus have seemed to chase something through the house, barking like crazy.

When it comes to cats, they only like Freckles. Well, Mac likes him. They play together. Marcus mostly avoids him - except when Freckles takes a swipe at him.

2023

Sadly, both Marcus and Freckles have crossed the Rainbow Bridge in the years since the last Ghost Cat update.. We have adopted a puppy named Petey and a kitten named Neko in the years since. Mac is fourteen and still going strong.

A couple years ago a Ghost Cat began appearing frequently in the dining room. My husband sees it as a white cat-sized blur that darts across the rug. 

The dogs see it, too, and go into a barking frenzy. They aren’t allowed in the dining room but can see through the baby gate that keeps them out. Neko’s toys and climber are in that room, but he’s mostly black.

 Sometimes I wonder if it’s our white-with-orange-splotches Freckles stopping by for a visit.