Regina’s cat Tinge had been acting strangely, hiding under the sink, yowling and spitting, eating more, and not affectionate. I was provided his name and a basic description of him. Tinge was thought to be about 7 years old, a tiger striped short haired domestic neutered male. Tinge was at home and we were at a local Portland bookstore, New Renaissance. The moment I felt a connection to Tinge, my hands went to my upper jaw along the tooth line. I immediately felt pain in all my teeth, with an emphasis on the upper right molars. I was aware of the word, “plaque” and reminded of a condition in cats of the spread of tooth decay from one tooth to another. I said, “he’s in pain, it’s his teeth”. I showed her the spot on the upper right in my mouth, the second molar from the back, where there could be an abscess. This was serious and needed immediate Veterinary attention. I asked Tinge if he was happy otherwise and he showed me a picture of him curled into Regina’s lap in a ball with her arms relaxed around him, holding her hands on him and he feels a flow of healing energy from her hands and he likes this energy. She confirms this is how Tinge always lays in her lap and that she does energy work called Reiki on him. Regina is curious about where Tinge lived before she found him. He shows me a duplex or row type house with doors which slam frequently with a noisy chaotic household that often forgets to put food and water down for him. He is uncomfortable with the noise of the slamming doors and the frequent yelling that erupts without warning in the house and one day when he finds himself on the outside of the slammed door, he goes in search of something to eat and wanders away, living scared on the streets for some time. Regina confirms he is afraid of loud noises. Our session ended there. After Regina takes Tinge to the vet, it is confirmed that all his teeth are decayed and need to be removed, and there is an abscess in the upper right jaw at the second molar, which they treated with antibiotics. After Tinge’s surgery, during his recovery, we consulted one more time as Regina was worried about Tinge having possible feelings of betrayal for her having his teeth removed. I connected with Tinge. He sent me a mental picture of himself in Regina’s bedroom, under the bed on her side. I felt a sense of vulnerability and a feeling of an internal directive to withdraw into a hidden, protected area. Regina confirmed Tinge was under the bed at her side. Tinge needed his litter box and food and water brought in. I believe I was receiving the feeling of instinct from Tinge. Regina felt guilty about not knowing of Tinge’s needs earlier and thought that she had caused him pain or contributed somehow to him needing all his teeth removed. He showed me himself as a very small cat starving and being malnourished. This affected the development of his teeth. I shared, and Regina confirmed he had been a small starving cat when she first found him. He was truly happy to be free of pain even without his teeth and they moved on.