Gandalf was a senior citizen cat. When Don and Carla bonded on a serious level, Gandy was a kitten. He lived a long time and both Don and Carla, later with Jim, seriously adored that wonderful animal. That's why they reached to Ra for an answer. If Ra said take him out of his misery they probably would, because they didn't want him to be in agony. So when Ra said his discomfort wasn't so bad, they were glad to know that.
I speculate that Don and Carla perceived a lot more about Gandalf than they were consciously aware of, and Ra tapped into that data. I wouldn't be surprised though, if Ra really had a certain presence in their household, especially if/when they asked for it.
When Don and Carla traveled to the Philippines to investigate psychic surgery and years before the Ra contact, I house-sat in order to look after Gandalf and his mate Gerry.
This topic is pulling up some old and tender memories. For example, they bore a litter of kittens and Gerry turned out not to be a good mother. The vet recommended to have her fixed, so Carla agreed to that procedure. Before this, the female had a particular trait: she was in heat a lot of time. This meant that Gandy had it real good as a male cat. Unfortunately after the vet fixed Gerry, she no longer had interest in sex and Gandy was seriously confused and frustrated. The vet said that now she should also fix Gandalf. Carla had a real hard time agreeing to that but didn't know why. I said, "It's because you're female and you don't want to see any male lose his balls, even your cat." She thought that could be it. I don't know what made me say that, by the way.
When all alone, she sat in the living room crying and said, "Gandalf, I don't know what to do. I hate to have you altered, but I don't know any other choice." He jumped up from the floor, put his paws on her chest and licked the tears off her cheeks. She took that as a message from him that it'll be all right, and she went ahead with the procedure. He lived a long and contented life after that. My eyes are moist right now.
I speculate that Don and Carla perceived a lot more about Gandalf than they were consciously aware of, and Ra tapped into that data. I wouldn't be surprised though, if Ra really had a certain presence in their household, especially if/when they asked for it.
When Don and Carla traveled to the Philippines to investigate psychic surgery and years before the Ra contact, I house-sat in order to look after Gandalf and his mate Gerry.
This topic is pulling up some old and tender memories. For example, they bore a litter of kittens and Gerry turned out not to be a good mother. The vet recommended to have her fixed, so Carla agreed to that procedure. Before this, the female had a particular trait: she was in heat a lot of time. This meant that Gandy had it real good as a male cat. Unfortunately after the vet fixed Gerry, she no longer had interest in sex and Gandy was seriously confused and frustrated. The vet said that now she should also fix Gandalf. Carla had a real hard time agreeing to that but didn't know why. I said, "It's because you're female and you don't want to see any male lose his balls, even your cat." She thought that could be it. I don't know what made me say that, by the way.
When all alone, she sat in the living room crying and said, "Gandalf, I don't know what to do. I hate to have you altered, but I don't know any other choice." He jumped up from the floor, put his paws on her chest and licked the tears off her cheeks. She took that as a message from him that it'll be all right, and she went ahead with the procedure. He lived a long and contented life after that. My eyes are moist right now.