I sure liked the response about 'dancing eyes'. I wonder if they get tired. That's what bugs me. Does it give him a headache? He is very good natured, and is, of course, spoiled.
He is probably a 'medium' cat. My daughter and I got him to keep my mom and I company, when she had terminal cancer.
Mom got weaker, but didn't suffer much. He was a kitten, and tormented her when she was in the bathroom, by knocking things into the tub, and stealing the caps off the bottom bolts on the toilet. He knew she hated it.
One day, she was in the bathroom and he was up to no good, and she chased him out, following him. He ran down the hall, picked up a toy with a string on it and, with ears flat, ran back to her. She reached down and said "I'll get you!"
I saw her begin to lose her balance, and before I could get to her she collapsed.
Well, that was the way she passed. Famous last words. As the EMTs left, Theo climbed on her chest, where he stayed until they came to fetch her.
Later, I went to see a medium, in a 'group session'. The medium told me that my deceased brother was looking in, and said, "He likes the white cat."
Theo is definitely special to us. My spouse was never fond of cats until recently. I do think Theo is a tie to my family. We always had cats.
Thanks for asking about him. By the way, I was in Denver with my mom, and when I went hunting for him, it was just after the Columbine thing. My daughter and I were calling around about 'cheap' spring kittens, and so we answered the only add that day, which was in Littleton. We did think it was a little eerie to go get him. But it just shows that there are all sorts of special things that fill your heart after losses. Never lose hope.