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Things We Miss About Leo Part 2

2008-04-10T20:30:00.000-07:00

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

2008-04-06T20:29:00.000-07:00

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

2008-03-28T20:28:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-03-23T12:26:00.000-07:00

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

2008-02-25T20:47:00.000-08:00

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

2008-02-09T07:52:00.000-08:00

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!

2008-01-29T12:45:00.000-08:00

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

Funny Kitten Video

2008-01-10T14:04:00.000-08:00

This video is HILARIOUS. Such cute kittens and a really unexpected ending. We don't know these guys but they sure are cuddly :)

Wee Little Poems

2008-01-07T21:32:00.001-08:00

Things we did today....

Bambi napped with his buddy the pink bunny

The window was toasty as it was so sunny

He dreamt of catnip and loads of sushi

And lots of cat toys that were oh so swooshy

When he awoke he had some tuna

I love when they treat me like I'm the big kahuna!

Leo got stinky from a litter box mess

Which caused his humans a bit of distress

You've got to be joking, a bath for real?

He said "No thanks!" and attempted to flee

"Stop!" they said, "It's just baking soda and oatmeal."

And after a nice brushing he's clean and stink free!

Happy New Year!

2008-01-01T12:19:00.001-08:00

Oy, I had too much champagne, I have a wee headache!

Ever wake up in a box and not know how you got there? (Just kidding this is a photo from Christmas morning, but Leo looks so cute we had to stick it in here)

Have a Happy and Healthy New Year everyone! Lots of purrs,

Leo & Bambi

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Merry Christmas!

2007-12-24T19:07:00.001-08:00

Here's Bambi waiting patiently for Santa (whilst sitting on a cookbook)

And Leo swears he's been a good boy...

Merry Christmas, everyone!!

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Leo's Funny Cat Naps

2007-12-20T21:10:00.000-08:00

I've been known to snooze in apparently amusing positions, although they don't normally document it. But here are some of my nap positions, which I guess are funny to you humans?

Position 1: I love putting my head in the girl's hand. It makes me feel safe. And I'm doing the one leg stretch right here.

Position 2: 2 leg stretch. The flash made me open my eyes a bit.

And finally, when I felt like getting off of her lap, I returned to a more normal feline nap position:

Happy Napping, you guys!

-Leo

Happy Thanksgiving!

2007-11-21T19:51:00.000-08:00

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Seems like all we have time to do nowadays, blog-wise, is wishing our readers happy holidays. We've just been so lazy and there has been many cozy places to catnap. And we're not getting any younger, so we have to get more beauty rest! I'm turning 18 in December! (Leo turned 18 this past July.)

So instead of blogging, I've been doing a lot of this:

You like my new bunny friend? I always cuddly with him (along with Pinky, my trusty mouse pal who's under my tail right there). - Bambi

Mmmfpff. Wake me when the turkey's ready. - Leo

Hope everyone has a lot of turkey and takes their turkey naps! Happy Thanksgiving!

Purrs,

Bambi & Leo

Happy Veteran's Day

2007-11-11T20:40:00.001-08:00

Happy Veteran's Day from Leo & Bambi...We honor all of those who served.

Happy Halloween!

2007-10-31T20:40:00.000-07:00

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More of Leo's Before and After

2007-09-23T15:33:00.000-07:00

Here's another baby picture of me from the archives! I was too little to even jump up on a couch.

And here's some recent photos of me making funny faces:

Cat News

2007-09-20T15:21:00.000-07:00

Here's a cute story from New Zealand that caught my eye...

A primary school caretaker, Ken Browning, rescued Misty from a shelter right before she was to be put down. He's been taking her to work with him since she was one, and she is now a fixture at Bucklands Beach Primary School. She runs errands with Ken and shares tea breaks with him. What a clever cat!

A Credit Card That Helps Animals!

2007-09-15T15:21:00.000-07:00

We don't normally post stuff that has to do with banks and finance, but the Humane Society has a pretty great offer...Bank of America will donate $50 to the Humane Society for every new account, PLUS give 25 cents for every $100 spent on the card.

So if you're looking for to open a new credit card account anyway, why not get one that will give a bit of cashback to needy animals?

You can apply for a credit card at Bank of America now or read more about it on the Humane Society Newsletter "Make Your Credit Card Count For Animals."

We are NOT affiliated with The Humane Society or with Bank of America, and we (The Paw Path Litter Mat Store, Paw Path Blog, or Seven Musketeers Corporation) will NOT get any compensation for posting this or referring new accounts, etc. We just saw this offer in an email newsletter from the Humane Society and thought we'd pass it on! Thanks!

Bambi Doesn't Like the Camera

2007-09-14T15:20:00.000-07:00

I say it over and over but the beans never listen. They keep pointing the camera at me anyway.

I go from this face (notice the round, happy eyes):

To this in mere seconds (notice the angry eyes):

The only time I don't mind is when I don't know. Like when I'm taking a nap:

Baby Bambi

2007-09-13T15:19:00.000-07:00

Here's a picture of when I was a baby, using Leo's tummy as a pillow. There's Leo looking ridiculous as usual. That's mom's hand there you see as we are on her lap.

And here I am slightly annoyed by the flash since it woke me up. I'm not a ham like Leo - I hate when they get all paparazzi-esque. But alas, I'm in a similar pose as my baby picture - and my humans do tell me that I'm still as cute as a kitten. (hee hee, I like to hear that and it makes me purr)

Leo As A Kitten!

2007-09-12T15:16:00.000-07:00

We know the cardinal sin of blogging is never, ever to apologize for not blogging, but we haven't blogged for so long that we do feel at least feel the need to make excuses...ok, ok we won't do either. We've mentioned it.

However, the beans were going through some old photos and found some baby pictures of adorable ME! They tell me I had a really bad skin disease which is why the hair hasn't grown back yet on my paws (they look a bit pink) but it was so long ago that I can't remember ever not having my long and luscious coat. Look at how CUTE I was!

And this is me 18 years (that's right, EIGHTEEN) years later in a photo taken this week. I think I look pretty cool, like I could be a model for cat treats.

I am just so photogenic I even surprise myself sometimes - Leo

Thanks to Felinexpress!

2007-08-21T12:35:00.000-07:00

Wow! We were so honored to be the first prize winner of the July Cat Lover's Blogging Contest of the fabulous blog Felinexpress. We got an amazing prize with lots and lots of goodies for hours of fun - including a bed, scratch pad, a HUGE bag of cat nip, and more toys than we can count on our four paws between the two of us!

Look at what a wonderful gift package we got!

Here's a photo documentation of how much we loved it.

The second the bed was taken out of the box, I pounced and claimed the scratch pad and fluffy bed as my own! - Bambi

Even though I was taking a nap at the time, I woke up and jumped all over the nicely arranged gift package before the girl could take a picture.

I gave the Ugly Mutt something to think about by wrestling with him a bit...

And Mr. Goal Bug kept me company while I groomed myself. - Leo

Thanks again, Felinexpress, we just love our toys!!!!

Leo & Bambi

Bambi Does Yoga

2007-08-07T12:36:00.000-07:00

Here I demonstrate a yoga stretch...

It has been said that we cats are as flexible as we are and are masters of relaxation because we have the natural ability to incorporate yoga stretches into our every day routine. (Cats rule!)

Check out the Cat Yoga gallery on Flickr for other cat yoga experts!

Fives Meme

2007-07-16T20:49:00.000-07:00

Catzee tagged us for a meme, so here are our answers!

What were you doing 10 years ago?

We were living in another house, and we were 7 years old! Leo would sometimes escape to chase other cats away from our territory and really freak the humans out. Bambi found a secret opening to the outdoors in the basement, and he'd sneak out every night and come back quietly until his Mommy found out and nearly had a heart attack! Those wild mischievous days are over, but we still don't look a day over 7!

What were you doing 1 year ago?

We were just starting to blog!

Five snacks you enjoy:

Bambi: sushi, olives, cheddar cheese, baked chicken, trout
Leo: baked whiting fish, tuna, wheat grass, milk (formula for cats), sushi

Five songs to which you know the lyrics:

Bambi: I don't know any human songs but I "sing" loudly in a clear, echoey voice when I get excited and run around the house and climb the furniture. I make up my own lyrics!
Leo: I talk all the live long day and night when I want to, I don't have time to be memorizing lyrics to no songs!

Five things you would do if you were a millionaire:

1. Buy each of us a forest with lots of trees and places to hide and things to chase
2. Unlimited sushi buffet
3. Human litter box attendant for each of our litter boxes to clean around the clock and hand out snacks afterwards
4. Build intricate high cat trees around the house I can climb and hide in (Bambi)
5. Hire a nanny to give me hugs 24/7 whenever I want them (Leo)

Five bad habits:

Bambi: When I eat too much, I throw up. I never know my limit! I never remember that, because I always get sad when the humans don't give me all the food I want. Otherwise, I don't have any other bad habits. My humans tell me I'm an angel

Leo: Where to begin?

1. I'm loud
2. I poop outside the litter box
3. I've been known to be mean to Bambi (he's a goody goody)
4. I scratch things I shouldn't scratch
5. The more attention I get I just want MORE MORE MORE!

Five things you like doing:

1. Naps Rule!
2. napping in the sun on the deck
3. eating yummy snacks
4. getting brushed
5. running around and playing imaginary games

Five things you would never wear again:

We don't normally wear things, but here's some things we'd never wear again:

Leo: If those people put those Christmas antlers on me again, I swear they will be sorry

Bambi: When I was a kitten, the humans put some cat socks on me when I used to be able to go outside. I hated them! They only put them on me for a few minutes but I still remember how uncomfortable they were.

Five favourite toys:

1. Peacock feather
2. The girl's arm or long hair
3. paper bags
4. empty cardboard boxes
5. long pieces of string...but we only are interested in them for a few seconds at a time

Five kitties to tag:

Featured Cat Site: Felinexpress.com

2007-07-05T13:29:00.000-07:00

Felinexpress is a website dedicated to the true cat lover and the welfare of cats. It includes cat care tips, a forum, cat pictures, and much more!

This month, July 2007, they are holding a contest for fellow cat bloggers, with three fabulous gift bags of SmartyKat goodies as the prizes. Visit www.felinexpress.com to learn how to enter!