A Feline Phantom

I'm not sure how to start this, because I think it's not really the expected norm. My house, I believe, is haunted. Not by a previous owner or an indian burial ground, but by my cat.
Elijah died last fall, while I was here at school. When I went home for Thanksgiving, I didn't feel the empty void I thought I would. I figured it was just that I hadn't really accepted it yet, but then I went down to my basement room to go to bed…
Now, Eli had always followed me halfway down the stairs and then stood on the little landing and watched me. When I was there in November, he still did. I heard him go down about 3 or 4 steps behind me, then it sort of faded out.

Sure, I thought I had imagined it, until I told my mom about it. She too had heard him around, making his little squeaky meows and what-not. So, at least I'm not crazy.

I've heard that animals can linger and haunt things, but they tend to be very young, and had unfulfilled lives. Eli was 3 years old, which in cat-years is kind of teenaged, I think. I'm not really sure what keeps him there, but it's sort of nice still feeling his presence when I go home.

Re: A Feline Phantom

I have encountered feline phantoms also, Mel. I feel comforted by them mostly. I've had some sweet kittens in the past, and when I saw the shadows of them, I thought they just wanted to be there. Lynda