Things We Miss About Leo Part 2

His voice. Boy, did he get loud a lot (especially at night) but he was a good talker and we miss his vocalizations...

His snow white and ever fluffy tummy!

The cute spray of white on his back....

Bambi's coping

It's been rough dealing with Leo's passing, but overall I'm doing ok! The peep's are giving me SO much attention, that part of it is super nice.

Getting a hug...

I've been taking a bunch of naps too, which helps...

And I still do love to sit in boxes. That's always fun!

purrs to the blogosphere,

Bambi

How We Miss Leo Part 1

As our parting with Leo becomes less teary and more smiley with loving memories, here are some things we really miss about Leo....

His snuggles (this is the last picture taken of him)

We thought every hair on his body was adorable, but here are some features that we really thought were special...

His handsome moustache:

How he wrinkled his nose:

...and we'll list more soon! We love you and miss you, Leo!

Happy Easter!

Thanks again to the supportive cat blog community - many purrs to you all! We took a break from blogging while we dealt with our grief, but now that spring is here, we are ready to start afresh, and start blogging again and dedicate this blog to the memory of our sweet Leo!

Bambi was really stressed out for about a month, but he's getting back to normal. Thanks again to everyone and Happy Easter!

"Whoa wait a minute...you're gonna do what to me in Photoshop?" - Bambi

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Thank You

Thanks to everyone who wrote such wonderful comments (on our main blog of which this blog is a duplicate of). We miss Leo a lot but we are doing the best we can. Bambi didn't eat for a few days but he's doing okay now.

We found this lovely image on http://www.petloss.com/rainbowcandle.htm and thought it was appropriate. We know that our Leo is now a cute fluffy angel and we feel him around us. A million thanks to the loving and supporting cat blogosphere community!

Leo Has Passed onto the Rainbow Bridge

Our beloved Leo has passed onto the Rainbow Bridge today, Saturday, February 9, 2008. He would have turned 19 years old this coming summer. He had a long life filled with love. He passed away peacefully today, surrounded by his family. We miss him so much it hurts, but we are so grateful to have had 18 1/2 wonderful years with him.

Above is a picture of Leo taken in 2006, where he was peacefully grooming himself while having a sunbath.

This is Leo demonstrating his formidable vocal range, saying he wants more hugs.

We found him on the street in Japan while we were living in Tokyo when I was in elementary school (Bambi was adopted soon afterwards). The tiny little kitten had no hair, and an awful skin rash, and was desperately cleaning himself. My mother took a bunch of tissues, scooped him up, and literally ran to the nearest vet. This vet told her that he wouldn't make it so she should just give up. She made a baby sling for Leo, so she could keep him warm with her body temperature, and fed him and gave him water drop by drop since he was too ill to drink. His hair slowly started to grow back, which eventually grew into a beautiful, silky coat which he maintained for the rest of his life, up through today. He had quite the personality and gave us lots and lots of laughs. He loved to be hugged more than anything.

As we were leaving the hospital today, it started to snow, and we knew it was Leo telling us that he is now at peace.

Leo 1989 - 2008

R.I.P.

Bambi's Collage of Fun!

I got a ball of catnip and check me out having fun!