For four days, I nursed all three babies around the clock with syringed food, sub fluids and slippery elm for their digestive disorders. On Teddy's fourth night of battling desperately for his life, his body began to exhibit the last stage of distemper, ataxia. Knowing what was to come, I carried Teddy to his mother and siblings for one last chance to see him and to say goodbye. I then sat with Teddy under a most beautiful starry summer night and coaxed him to let his spirit guides take him. It didn't take long. I was shattered. I'd spent four desperate days and nights trying to save his life and in the end, here I was coaxing him to let go. But being a lifetime animal rescuer, I knew too well the messages his body was showing me. Teddy was my favorite of the group. It was hard to see a kitten who'd just arrived on planet, suddenly have to leave.

I spent the following two weeks nursing Sahara and Sufi through two bouts with the virus. Miraculously, both survived the ataxia stage. Sabrina sailed through without succumbing except for a very mild touch of fever and 'runnies'. For a couple of days, Sufi and Sahara stumbled around like a pair of drunken sailors until the ataxia finally lessened in severity. 

In consequent channelings I questioned Sahara more and asked about Teddy. He came through immediately and stated that he took on the illness in order to energetically draw it away from his siblings, so that they could stay. Though he thought himself that he would make it while in his body, his guides stated that his time intended on Earth would indeed be short and they therefore helped to orchestrate his return. Teddy stated that he was now with his elders and very happy to watch over his siblings from this ethereal place. He stated that he would remain on as their guardian sibling and would act as the Starkitty Rescue Adoption Program Guide.

As Sahara and Sufi got better, I was able to reintegrate the kittens with their Mother, Sabrina and surrogate father, Thunder (another friendly stray who had befriended Thumbelina and her babies). At this time I began to discuss with them potential homes for them. Sahara stated again that she belonged to the Starkitty Temple. She insisted she was to stay. She also stated that she was Scooter's mate. (Scooter was my reincarnated squirrel who had arrived back at the Starkitty Temple a year prior).

Sahara also stated that she was a special gift to me and that I had asked for her to come. She said that she had tried several times to get down to me but other missions to be delivered had failed. The original mother who was to deliver her succumbed, and a sister was utilized then to be the birth mother that would deliver her to me. I quickly learned that lone and tiny Thumbelina was spiritually led to me, on mission, simply to deliver Sahara. Thumbelina could provide the necessary DNA for Sahara.

Thumbelina, my untouchable feral came through and stated that she indeed was chosen and that many feline spirits like her exist in a sort of ethereal 'way station', awaiting assignments to come to Earth on a mission. Thumbelina said she was called when other attempts via her sister failed. Those failed missions I later learned were deaths to incarnated felines due to the simple harsh conditions of living on the streets.

I couldn't really remember 'asking' for another cat. Later I realized that a year prior, I had made a simple outloud statement while standing in my kitchen one day, that the only kitty I was missing was a little orange one! I am much more careful about spoken word these days!

Sahara, now a full grown young feminine kitty, has since offered other information regarding who she is. For now we shall simply state that one of her missions for being here is to reawaken the lost knowledge of 'compassion'. She says her spirit carries Mother Theresa-like energy and that humanity needs to experience an opening of the heart chakra, so the the energies of 'compassionate understanding' are able to move through the human body and therefore, be 'enacted' on the planet.

Sahara's body carries many unsual markings. On each side of her body she carries a full ying / yang symbol. On her back she carries a cross and an arrow. On her nose (see image below) she bears a heart... and just for fun, she sports a mustache.

Stay tuned for more messages from Sahara and the Starkittys of
The Starkitty Interspecies Communication Project.