Case Studies - Cats

Buzzard, a kittie with early kidney failure

Emily and Bagheera

Pete - A cat with serious "unknown" illness

Smokey and Shadie: A Spirit Teacher Appears

Old Sam Puts His Foot in the Water Dish

Pas Gets the Full Shamanic Healing Treatment

Bonkers Meets the Salmon Spirit and Regains Her Appetite

Cinnamon and Magic Move Happily On To Another World

Java and Loki Make Friends

Buzzard, a kittie with early kidney failure

Hello Carla,
I received your beautiful card at Christmas, and realized I haven't updated you lately on Buzzard. You did a healing on him . . . . must have been a over a year ago? He had beginning stage kidney failure, and was showing physical symptoms, as well as lab result confirmation. You told me after the healing that you felt confident he was completely healed, and you were right :-) Here we are, over a year later, and he is so healthy. His urinalysis and blood work still show no signs at all of kidney problems, and he is strong and (too) fat again. He did develop chronic diarrhea after he was cured of his kidney problems, which I suspect to be IBD. Recently, however, I have been adding a raw diet meal once or twice a week, and that is cleared up now, as well.
So, I just wanted you to know that you have a real success story with my
Buzzard. We are both so grateful for the wonderful work you do!

Allison

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Emily and Bagheera

Hi Carla: I should also tell you about Bagheera. At the same time you did the healing for Buzzard, you also did a communication with my cat Emily . Emily had died the previous year from chronic renal failure, so you spoke to her spirit. Emily was my love, my soulmate, and I missed her terribly. Emily appeared to you as a winged cat, then as a hawk, and she told you that she would send a cat for me. The cat would be "smokey gray with dark stripes".
Several weeks later, another reader told me that Emily would send me a
"smokey gray cat with dark stripes". Several months later, Bagheera came to live with me. Bagheera is an oriental black smoke cat. Each hair shaft is 1/2 white (next to the skin) and 1/2 black (top part of the hair). So, she appears at first to be an all black cat, but in certain light she is smokey gray with dark stripes. I didn't realize the significance until she had been with me for several days, then I realized that she is the cat Emily sent to me, as you and the other reader both told me. And she is the
perfect cat for me, she reminds me so much of Emily. I had been worried that I would adopt a gray tabby cat because I would be looking for the one you had told me about. So what a wonderful way for Bagheera to come to me. I adopted her because I liked HER, not her color. Then to realize that she is actually the color I was expecting after all!

Allision

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Pete - A cat with serious "unknown" illness

I don't know if all of you remember, but a couple of months ago I had asked Carla to do a healing on our cat, Pete, for an "unknown" illness. He had been pretty sick in Jan. of this year. Diarrhea, not eating, fevered, significant weight loss. His blood work then showed a glucose (sugar) imbalance, along with a few other abnormalities. He was put on antibiotics and some kind of "diabetes pill" (for lack of a better term/explanation). It was thought that he might be in the beginning stages of feline diabetes.
The prescribed treatment worked, for a while. A couple of months back, Pete started showing signs of illness again. There was diarrhea and his coat look totally AWFUL - very dry, matted and *massive* shedding. He appeared to be losing weight again. I made another appt. w/ the vet, then I called on Carla. As it happens, the vet appt. and Carla's healing journey were on the same day! Carla's healing journey came first though and it was AMAZING the things she and the spirits saw and found about our Petey!
At the vet's (that same day) he was tested for parasites/worms. Negative.
Seems he was "ingesting" quite a bit of fur. It was in his vomit & feces (Pete doesn't ride in a vehicle, in a carrier, well *at all*). He also had actually *gained* weight since the last visit, about 3 mos. prior.
Vet prescribed a vitamin/mineral supplement to help w/ the shedding & overall coat appearance. Now, in my own experience w/ taking vitamins, I know that they don't start working right away. About 2 days after the healing & vet visit, I was scheduled to leave for a 10-day vacation. I was very hesitant about leaving Pete, although I knew my husband could handle anything that could/would happen. I'm a worrywart"mom," what can I say.
To my surprise, amazement & pure joy when I returned home, Pete looked MARVELOUS!! Such a BEAUTIFUL, SHINY COAT!! I really don't recall him *ever* looking that good! He was back to his "old" self!! No diarrhea, everything was "normal" again.
Well, he was due for his annual exam and follow-up visit w/ the vet the other evening. Vet drew more blood, gave him his vaccines. His blood results came back NORMAL!!! YIPPEEEEE!!!!
:::happy feet - happy dance:::
Pete & I thank you, again, Carla & the loving, caring, amazing healing
spirits!!!
Happy tails to all :-)
Kelly & "kids" in Ohio

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Smokey and Shadie: A Spirit Teacher Appears

CM has difficulties with her cats Smokey and Shadie. (problems not specified in emails - there were 2 cats, but info only talks about one) Carla's journey took her to an East Indian spirit teacher who was waiting to make contact with CM through her cat, Smokey. "Smokey came to you as a messenger from a spirit teacher who wants to work with you." With Carla's help, this connection was made and healing work was done for both of the cats.

CM responds:

"Just wanted to thank you again for the animal reading you did on Smokey and Shadie a couple of weeks ago. When I received your taped session, I was amazed of the things they communicated to you. It was very interesting. I listen to it at least twice a week. What's even more amazing were the changes in Shadie's behavor. As you know, I felt so disconnected from her. She wouldn't allow me to pick her up without squirming to get down, I couldn't get her to come to me, she was distant, etc. After her healing, I not only saw the change in her but felt the change in her. She follows me everywhere, she allows me to pick her up without squirming to get down and I really feel she's trying to connect to me (now). It's a good feeling!"

Old Sam Puts His Foot in the Water Dish

H. writes of her concern for her old cat, Sam, a large, white/tiger male who is 19 years old. "I would like to know how he is feeling……" H. is puzzled by some of Sam's new behaviors: Whenever he has a drink of water, he puts his foot in the bowl while he drinks. Also, he has begun to stare at H. and follow her around more than usual and Sam will not eat unless H. is in the room.

Here is an excerpt from Carla's journey to speak with Sam:

"Sam is a very sweet cat who is terribly concerned about you. He sees his role as a helper to you. When he stares at you and clings to you he says he is trying to help you. It is much more about his trying to help you than his needing help from you - or so he thinks! When I asked why he needed you to be near him when he eats it became clear that he leans on you emotionally pretty strongly too.

He told me there is a tear in the fabric of your household from when (another pet)
died and that tear hasn't been healed. He is sad and he believes you are too. He feels you two need each other more now. My spirit filled him with lots of healing power to help him feel whole again. I asked why he puts his foot in the water and the answer is because his eyesight isn't as good as it was and he uses his foot to "see" where the water level is. He showed me what his vision is like, and it appears that there is a shadow in the right eye that keeps him from getting clear perspective. The spirit recommended mackerel and flax seed oil for him to give him some nutrients that will help his eyes.
"
H. responds:

"It's interesting what you learned about Sam's eyesight! I thought the foot in the water had something to do with his eyes, too, because the veterinarian said he has cataracts and during his checkup last week, she was suspicious that his right eye was worse than the left."

Pas Gets the Full Shamanic Healing Treatment

H. requests "……a soul retrieval for our cat, Pasikola, who was traumatized as a small kitten, and has always been fearful of being grabbed and of strangers. He was born to a mother who belonged to a homeless man."
When the kittens were born, they were put "…in a paper sack, abandoned in a
park, and rescued by the Humane Society. The found the sack and Pas'
brother right away, but it took them a week to catch Pas. He is six years old. About a year or two ago, he started stalking & chasing one of our other cats. Both the fighting and the spraying have intensified GREATLY over time."

Carla's healing work with Pasikola is very interesting and powerful and is a good example of different shamanic healing techniques:

"We worked with Pas in the upperworld and he agreed to healing…..

Pas showed me his angry side and he started to spray me. It is indeed a fear based thing, and a frustration thing. It is about the other cats, and his insecurity about being loved. Then the spirit interviewed Pas about what he loves the most in the world, and he said the loving he gets from you guys. She worked with him on this and wanted to get him to integrate that feeling into his life.

Then he got a dismemberment experience, half of him merged with a powerful cat and the other part was eaten by raven, then the spirits reformed/sculpted the eaten side from clay, and the two halves were reintegrated into one.

Pas was given a sacred song, and he was told two stories that are important for his perspective. One was about a raven who tried to catch a butterfly. The raven was just being spiteful because the beauty of the butterfly annoyed him; he couldn't accept it. The butterfly out-tricked him and lit on the base of his tail. Thus the raven began to incorporate beauty rather than destroy it. The raven became very happy."

During the Soul Retrieval part of the healing, Carla and her spirits "… brought back a very young kitten and two older kittens, all very frightened. Before returning them they went to the upper world and were healed themselves, and turned from frightened little cats to happy playful and restful cats. Then I blew them into Pas…"Carla also sought out advice from a respected animal dietician on how to make calming changes in Pas' diet.

After the healing work, H. writes back:
"Carla! Just a quick note to tell you how well Pas is doing! He's much more relaxed, and doesn't seem to be spraying!

Bonkers Meets the Salmon Spirit and Regains Her Appetite

M. requests healing for Bonkers, an 8 year old female kitty, suddenly taken ill with kidney problems. Bonkers has suffered and struggled through a long bout of serious illness with heavy drugs and procedures. Now she seems to be recuperating, but will not eat anything.

M. asks what she can do to help her friend be comfortable and regain her appetite. M. is also concerned about what toll the illness has taken on Bonkers, emotionally and physically.

Carla's journey was long and complex. Here are some excerpts:

"…….The council of cats, who provides healing power and diagnostic help, gave me a healing powder to put in her, and gave me the instructions to do an extraction and a soul retrieval. So we did the extraction, removing an entity that didn't belong in her. We used the powder to restore her balance and power, and to help her heal.
Then I did the soul retrieval She really suffered when she was sick and was sure she had died. But she didn't die! Her soul left and split - a part went to the upper world to her mother and bunch of kittens- and another went to herself as a baby.
….. I also found a soul part that was broken off during the peak of the illness, when she thought she had died. That part was crouched in a room, hiding from everyone, with her stomach in pain. So we healed her and brought her back.

Then I retrieved a power animal for her to help restore her appetite. It was a spawning salmon. She now would like to have some salmon to eat please!

She didn't want to eat because her nervous system got way out of whack and her appetite was disengaged. Also, she had an intrusion in her belly that I removed. She said she just didn't feel hungry - but now she would like to eat some salmon please!

She likes your bed. and she showed me playing in the kitchen with some rolling thing on the floor (A toy or something). She is very beautiful, and I am pleased to be her newest friend!

M. responds:

"I gotta tell you, on Friday night she really started eating. I mean she TORE the food up in her dish. She's eaten more this weekend than I can beleive. It's funny - I was in Walgreens on friday night getting some tuna and for some reason I picked up salmon - something I've never done before. She meowed for it when I got home. I just opened the can and put it on the floor …and she licked it off the top… Another really funny thing is that she never liked canned food before, but I decided to pick some up (one of each flavor) and she is DEVOURING them!!!! She ate a whole can at one sitting yesterday and then went and sat on my bed. …….. About the rolling something in the kitchen - well that would be a carrot!! I don't know why. She just does. She rolls around on top of it and around it like it's catnip.

Thank you so much for your help. I didn't even know that you had done this on friday and I remarked to john that I couldn't beleive how much she was eatin. I listened to the tape and I couldn't beleive it. It's amazing how much you knew! At one point you said she started to act superior after you told her she was special. You, know what - as of Friday, she started walking around like she owned the place, DEMANDING to be let in rooms, that type of thing.

I can't thank you enough!"

Cinnamon and Magic Move Happily On To Another World

P. agonizes over her lost friends: her two beloved, elderly cats, Magic and Cinnamon. She writes: "……(Recently), I had my cat Magic put to sleep. He was 19 years old and had been an insulin dependent diabetic for the last 4 1/2 years. I don't think I've ever loved an animal as much as I did Magic which is why I did not want him to suffer, but not only do I miss him terribly, I keep agonizing over my decision.

P. tells about the day she lost her other friend, Cinnamon: "..I could have sworn that Magic was with her that evening in the garden, but then again that could have been my overactive imagination. At the emergency clinic, I had told her (Cinnamon) to go find him when she crossed over. Her crossing was so easy, so quick, I've always wondered whether she couldn't wait to leave. Are they together? How are they doing? Are they happy?"

Excerpts from Carla remarkable journey to find Magic and Cinnamon:

"Magic and Cinnamon live a wonderful place in the upper world with a giant elm tree. They play and play and play. They were chasing each other and tumbling like kittens when I met them there. They are very happy.

We discussed the issues about Cinnamon's passing. She was not in her body for much of the time between Magic's death and her death. Magic's spirit never left, and she would check out of her body and go be with him…… She knew you were doing everything out of love, and she wanted to stay with you as long as she could. But there came a point where she just couldn't hold on. "Everyone has to die sometime" she said. Finally when she did die they were escorted to the place they live in by a wonderful angel spirit, a cat with white wings.

…..Magic said he wanted to reincarnate and Cinnamon said she did to, as long as it was with Magic. My helping spirit laughed and told them they can do whatever they like. We left it at that.

Cinnamon is in no way upset with you, nor is Magic. Their love for you is very deep. Magic expressed that you are healer, that your hands and touch heal, and that the animals in your life (and people) are honored and blessed to be with you.

When I asked Cinnamon if she had anything else to share with you she said that she never really left you, that she knows your thoughts and feelings and in always connected with you."

A grateful P. writes:

"Thank you very much for journeying for me…….when I read your message, the tears just started to flow. I am still sorting out the information… in my heart, but let's just say a weight has been lifted off me. I had felt so certain that they were together, had wanted to be together, and I needed to be sure that this was the case.. Again, thank you. You are a blessing. Your involvement has brought me a degree of peace I would otherwise not have been able to experience. I am very grateful to have had this opportunity. Carla, thank you for your help, and continued inspiration…"

Java and Loki Make Friends

S. loves her 2 year old cat Java and decides to get her a younger playmate. She says…." I brought home the now 5 month old gray male kitten, named Loki. Java seems to enjoy Loki, but she has become distant towards myself, and especially towards my boyfriend. I question if I did the right thing by bringing Loki into our home…?"

Carla's journey facilitates a healing ceremony between the two cats!
From her notes on the journey:
"Java is a beautiful kitty, but she is one tough cat! She is really resentful of Loki, she was lonely when you left (the house), but she wanted you to be there more, not to have some competitor there when you were home. Spit, piss and moan!

My spirit talked to her, petted her and gave her a lot of loving, until Java opened her heart a little……a sacred space was created around the two cats and healing work was done.

……..Then my spirit helper asked me to go to the upper world and retrieve a bowl of milk blessed by the…..compassion of the stars, Loki drank most of it…(but when) it was offered to Java, she refused it. So we mixed it with the (star) water I had gotten earlier, and sprinkled it over Javas coat and rubbed it in. When Loki was finished he left a little bit in the bottom of the dish. We offered that to Java and she drank it. Then she transformed. He whole nature softened. It was really lovely. (My spirits) recommend that you hang a crystal in the window to remind the kitties of their experiences. And that you make a strong effort to give each of them gobs of love. They will come around."

S. responds with this note:

"Thanks so much for journeying on my cats' behalf. I feel a little better about the whole situation. You are right about Java "spitting, pissing, and moaning" all the time lately; Loki does rush in and take whatever he wants--especially when it comes to food. I will follow your advice, open my heart up to my cats, and keep reminding them of my love."

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