Thursday, March 8, 2012

Meet Amber



Amber is a one year old Red point Burmese and even though I am her mummy and have to think she's gorgeous, she is in my opinion super pretty.



I didn't think I could even begin to love another cat after my darling Peri died and I certainly didn't expect it to happen so soon. I was talking to a very good friend who suggested I go and have a look around the SPCA. I thought he was mad, but on the way home the idea just kept nagging at me. I was down to my last thirty km of fuel, I had about two hundred dollars to my name and only an hour before needing to be at the school to collect the youngest daughter. It was madness, what was the point of even looking, I knew that I didn't want any old moggy, sweet and cute as tehy might be. I wanted Peri and there wasn't anyway that was going to happen.
But the idea wouldn't budge, so I ended up at the SPCA. I walked up the row of cages, sad that these beautiful creatures had experienced sadness at the hands of humans, but none moved me. There was a very friendly calico in the last cage and I was going to ask to stroke her. The volunteer was busy so I wandered back down the row and there suddenly was Peri, well not Peri but his eyes, stunningly blue and wise beyond cat knowledge.



So there she was, a Burmese with blue eyes. Peri was a Chocolate point Tonk, which means he was half Burmese and half Siamese. She had been handed in two days earlier because her owners were leaving the country and couldn't take her with them. The volunteer wasn't sure if Amber could be adopted because she hadn't eaten since arriving. The cage was opened and my heart melted. I knew I could love this sweet little girl. As she rubbed and told me how happy she was to see me, I saw flashes of Peri but different. As I stroked her silky creamy fur she began to eat her biscuits and that was the moment I knew she was coming home.



Her original name was Angel and I think Peri sent an angel to ease my sadness. I thought she was deserving of a more elegant name and so Amber it was.



From the moment she came home, it was as if she belonged there. She wasn't shy, she wasn't scared, she took it all in her stride and was quite adamant that she didn't need to be left alone in one room to get used to the place. She greeted everyone with warmth and affection and stole our hearts in one fell swoop.




Even the gruff man who claims to hate cats and have no heart spent Saturday afternoon building a cat gym that seriously is big enough for a tiger to play on.

7 comments:

Elizabeth said...

Amber looks like a sweeheart. I understand Burmese have great calm temperaments.
Gruff (but soft-hearted) man is also handy.

Jo said...

aww, she's lovely!

(this is from someone who three years ago didn't like cats and we have two!

I know what you mean about belonging,it was the same when Millie came to live with us

Josie x
ps) do you know you've got the word verification turned on?

SissySees said...

Hooray!! That post melted my heart... I'm so happy for you and for Amber.

Willow said...

Awww, what a sweet kitty. She's found her forever home. Well done, Amber and well done, Ally.

Bonnie said...
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Bonnie said...

Okay, sorry...I am going to start over.

As I said in the deleted post, I do believe our sweet pets take care of us long after they leave. It sounds as if you and Amber were meant to be. She is absolutely beautiful! Hugs! Bonnie