My Ghost Animal
My Ghost Animal turns tamed dogs and cats into spirits that stay with their owner after death, for NeoForge 1.21.1.
What it does
Tamed dogs and cats become spirits when they die. The mod only applies to these two animals, so other tamed mobs keep their normal behavior. Each spirit stays attached to its owner, and the mod adds no new mobs or blocks beyond that link. Player actions such as killing a tamed dog are part of the system, so the consequences of losing a pet are built into the mechanic.
Installation needs NeoForge for 1.21.1 and nothing else from the catalog. Client and server is the required environment, so the server and every player need it. Files are published only for NeoForge, and the single release is 1.0.0, dated 2025-08-01. The author notes that the idea for the mod is not included in the listing and asks for comments, and the code is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Tamed dogs become spirits
A tamed dog that dies is turned into a spirit that remains connected to its owner.
Tamed cats become spirits
Tamed cats follow the same path, so the spirit effect applies to both of the supported animals.
Limited to dogs and cats
Only these two animals are affected, and other tamed mobs are left unchanged.
Death and kill handling
Killing a tamed dog and a dog's death both trigger the spirit conversion, as the author text describes.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
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How it compares
Cats stuff is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.4 that runs on client and server and is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Cats but better is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.8 that is client-side only and also under All rights reserved. Doggy Carrier is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.11 that runs on client and server under the MIT License, and its code is not open source under that license. My Ghost Animal targets 1.21.1 only and needs the server and players together.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My Ghost Animal | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-08-01 |
| Cats stuff | NeoForge | 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-06-03 |
| Cats but better | NeoForge | 1.21.8 | Client-side only | 2026-05-25 |
| Doggy Carrier | NeoForge | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-04-16 |
Questions
Which animals does My Ghost Animal affect?
Does My Ghost Animal need to be installed on the server?
Which loader and version does My Ghost Animal support?
In the catalog
My Ghost Animal is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,992 Magic mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/my-ghost-animal
- Owner
- GamerIcePlayBence
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-08-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15