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Today is exactly one year since my little leo passed away, he was such a gentle soul for a big cat.
13 years ago he just showed up in my backyard just hanging around, when i saw him i gave him a pet and some food and sat down with him. He wasn't afraid of me it was we kind of just clicked together. When i sat down with him, after eating, he would quickly push himself on to my lap. I let him sit with me for a while but i remember thinking my mum will be annoyed that he showed up, so i slowly picked him off my lap and put him on the ground and again he would push himself onto my lap for a pat. I thought this is a one off thing and he definitely must have an owner and he will disappear on me like the other cats that previously passed by the backyard . I was wrong. Every day out of the blue at different times he would show up and it became a daily thing were i would feed him, let him sit on me and let him go to where ever he needed to go at night.
Then one or two months after this, i found him sleeping in the morning on the backyard chair swing sleeping like he owned the place, on this day i knew he wanted to stay with me and i was really happy that he wanted to stay.
From the day he randomly showed up he always put a huge smile on my face, when i was down, he knew and would come to me and sit with my by my side and nudge his booffy head into my lap and push himself on to me.
He enjoyed very long belly rubs and would quickly turn over on my lap for a long session of belly rubs and massages. I didnt mind giving him rubs half asleep in the mornings before work.
Leo was a talk-a-tive cat, the minute i open the door to feed him he would meow as if to say " where have you been its dinner time" and he would meow and chirp while walking with me around the backyard for me to place the food as if to say " hurry the hell up, come on move faster" .
I would have mini conversations with him, when my day was a crappy day , i even found myself many times asking Leo for advice "So what would you do Leo? How would you fix this ? Leo why is everyone a nutjob except you ? I would even talk to him after an argument with someone is my house i would come out, and tell him what they said and the issues lol
At night time he would tell me off if i was taking too long to get back inside the house, he would sit on the back stairs, and then meow at me as if to say "hurry the hell up, i wanna go inside to sleep of your bed" and i would be ok buddy im coming .
When i would return from work or going out , he would be sitting there in the drive way waiting for me to greet me, everyday without fail he was there.
At night he would sleep on my bed, i would give him belly rubs till he falls asleep. Other times i would lay my hand on the bed and he would rest his boofy head on my hand as a pillow. Its amazing that i was able to sleep in the most awkward positions just so that he could rest his head on my hand lol.
He would wake me up by tapping me on the nose with his paws very gently, if he wanted to be let out to go outside to relieve himself. He was very smart as well, i didnt have to train him for anything, it was like he just listened and knew what to do , leo was like a mini human, you could tell he understood was i was telling him and instructing him to do.
Leo my buddy i really miss you, i miss petting you and hugging and kissing your head at night, and i miss seeing you every morning , when you went my days have been really lonely, empty and sad. You would always brighten days with my illness so much so that you made it tolerable to exist because of the fact that you were just there always. This year was a hard year without you, so much crap went on , and all i had was a star in the sky to look up to at night and a few photos and videos to look at of you every morning and night and when i am feeling down. New years day was hard when watching the fireworks trying not to cry remembering you last year not being able to walk while we were watching the fireworks together
And today was even harder pretending to everyone that i didn't remember that today was the day last year i put you down. Just so that they thought i wasn't upset.
I love you little leo my buddy, and i wish i can see you soon.
13 years ago he just showed up in my backyard just hanging around, when i saw him i gave him a pet and some food and sat down with him. He wasn't afraid of me it was we kind of just clicked together. When i sat down with him, after eating, he would quickly push himself on to my lap. I let him sit with me for a while but i remember thinking my mum will be annoyed that he showed up, so i slowly picked him off my lap and put him on the ground and again he would push himself onto my lap for a pat. I thought this is a one off thing and he definitely must have an owner and he will disappear on me like the other cats that previously passed by the backyard . I was wrong. Every day out of the blue at different times he would show up and it became a daily thing were i would feed him, let him sit on me and let him go to where ever he needed to go at night.
Then one or two months after this, i found him sleeping in the morning on the backyard chair swing sleeping like he owned the place, on this day i knew he wanted to stay with me and i was really happy that he wanted to stay.
From the day he randomly showed up he always put a huge smile on my face, when i was down, he knew and would come to me and sit with my by my side and nudge his booffy head into my lap and push himself on to me.
He enjoyed very long belly rubs and would quickly turn over on my lap for a long session of belly rubs and massages. I didnt mind giving him rubs half asleep in the mornings before work.
Leo was a talk-a-tive cat, the minute i open the door to feed him he would meow as if to say " where have you been its dinner time" and he would meow and chirp while walking with me around the backyard for me to place the food as if to say " hurry the hell up, come on move faster" .
I would have mini conversations with him, when my day was a crappy day , i even found myself many times asking Leo for advice "So what would you do Leo? How would you fix this ? Leo why is everyone a nutjob except you ? I would even talk to him after an argument with someone is my house i would come out, and tell him what they said and the issues lol
At night time he would tell me off if i was taking too long to get back inside the house, he would sit on the back stairs, and then meow at me as if to say "hurry the hell up, i wanna go inside to sleep of your bed" and i would be ok buddy im coming .
When i would return from work or going out , he would be sitting there in the drive way waiting for me to greet me, everyday without fail he was there.
At night he would sleep on my bed, i would give him belly rubs till he falls asleep. Other times i would lay my hand on the bed and he would rest his boofy head on my hand as a pillow. Its amazing that i was able to sleep in the most awkward positions just so that he could rest his head on my hand lol.
He would wake me up by tapping me on the nose with his paws very gently, if he wanted to be let out to go outside to relieve himself. He was very smart as well, i didnt have to train him for anything, it was like he just listened and knew what to do , leo was like a mini human, you could tell he understood was i was telling him and instructing him to do.
Leo my buddy i really miss you, i miss petting you and hugging and kissing your head at night, and i miss seeing you every morning , when you went my days have been really lonely, empty and sad. You would always brighten days with my illness so much so that you made it tolerable to exist because of the fact that you were just there always. This year was a hard year without you, so much crap went on , and all i had was a star in the sky to look up to at night and a few photos and videos to look at of you every morning and night and when i am feeling down. New years day was hard when watching the fireworks trying not to cry remembering you last year not being able to walk while we were watching the fireworks together
And today was even harder pretending to everyone that i didn't remember that today was the day last year i put you down. Just so that they thought i wasn't upset.
I love you little leo my buddy, and i wish i can see you soon.
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