Amber Theodore Stanton

Amber strolled into our lives one day almost ten years ago. A big fluffy orange cat. We tried to check the rear end, it seemed somewhat rude but after a brief peek we decided Amber was indeed a girl. An intensive search was carried out for the owners, the usual door to door, notices at the vet etc. We eventually decided that some despicable person had dumped this adorable cat because she was no longer wanted. Scoundrels!!
Judging her age to be about 6 or 7 she fitted in well with our other cats and she and Daisy became close friends as they were the "newbies" in the house.
Amber would wake Rowland every morning with gentle nudges and purrs, tender bites and, if he was sleeping too well, harder ones.
She was my Reiki companion. Many an unsuspecting soul would be lying, eyes closed on the Reiki bed only to have a cat land on their stomach, she wanted some of the action. Amber sat in on Reiki classes when I was sharing my knowledge with others, the perfect model when I was demonstrating her chakra points. This was the one who sat on my lap while I meditated and followed ma around the house at weekends.
What a treasure and we were blessed to have her share her life with us.
Last week Amber was unwell, Saturday she was at the vet and Sunday she was put to sleep.
During our visit we discovered that she was in fact a he, adding credence to my friends communication with him. She was told that this cat had lived in (probably) Constantia and his name was Theodore.
Those mean owners just don't know what they gave up.
I've cried a million tears and no doubt will cry a million more, but, I know that Amber Theodore is happy and well with the cats who've gone before - Tabatha, Tony, Tao, Tai-Lu, Emily, Muffin, Gunner, Rosina and our two sweet dogs, Snoopy and Miz Emmy. This will be the first time, since we moved into our house in 1972, that our home is without a cat. Not good enough I say so we'll wait for the next house guest to come our way.
Love you Amber :)