Goodbye Love, just came to say....Goodbye.
Leonad William Angel Cortez Levine. My first baby, my big boy died.
One day my older sister Genevieve and I were feeling naughty and mom was out of town. A popular pastime in the Levine household growing up was to scour the classifieds for free animals to adopt. Well, seeing as though the mother was away it called for the chitlins to play. So out came the papers and down we sat. We came across an add for free kittens. Of course I begged just to go look at them, and since Geneveive was in charge and shes a push over, we piled into the car and drove down to ft. lauderdale. On the way, we phoned the add to ask specifics on the cats. The nice women who answered told us about the three kittens she had. Two males who were up for adoption and their sister who they intended to keep. There was a black and white long haired and an orange and white short hair. I sat up at the information. Orange cats were my favorite! So after about a 20 minute drive we arrive at this tiny house and venture inside. There is a mommy cat and three babies. I fell in love at first sight. I knew I was not leaving this house with out him. About an hour later we walked out the door with both kittens. (We thought they were the two boys..turns out we grabbed the wrong black and white one...but thats another story). And thus Leo and Jake(y) were the new additions to the Levine family. Leo and I were insperable. He was the first animal that was completely mine to love and care for. When my mom came home, she agreed to keep them (because how could we not they were so damn cute) only if she did not have to end up taking care of them. Leo slept on my face. The closer to me the better. I remember one of the first nights together. Leo got lost under the blankey and started crying for help. I woke up and found him by my feet precariously close to the edge, so I brought him back up to the face and he covered me with kisses. It was my first experience with a cat who kissed! And boy did Leo kiss! I was always covered in his slobber. And when he got older..he loved to drool on me as well. As you may have guessed...Leo was a special needs kitty. He was dumb. No delicate way to put it. But his sweetness could not be matched. I got older, and so did he. When I went away to college Leo stayed home and manned the fort. About 4 years ago Geniveive's cat Luie died and she was devestated. Since I was away at school and knew Leo was unhappy, I decided I would let him and Jakey(who my mom had adopted as her own) go live with her. So Leo enjoyed his life with Genevieve and her other animals (she had a few). Looking back I wish I had just found Leo a home where he could be someone's only love. He desvered to be an only child. I'm sorry I didnt give him that opportunity. But now it is too late. I just found out that a couple days ago Leo was put to sleep. He had diabetes and his organs gave out. My sweet baby, died alone in a vets office. Without his mommy. I am guilty, I am sad. I am shocked. My mom wasn't going to tell me..but I asked about him and she didnt want to lie. All I can think about is the fact I can't even remeber the last time I saw him. I just want to hold him once more to say goodbye. The worst part is I was toying with the idea of taking him and Jakey back when I got home and have them come live with me and my boys. I guess that's not going to happen now. I am sorry Leo. I love you Dedoo.
This is Jakey
Leo the big boy.
Brother and Sister during cuddle time
One day my older sister Genevieve and I were feeling naughty and mom was out of town. A popular pastime in the Levine household growing up was to scour the classifieds for free animals to adopt. Well, seeing as though the mother was away it called for the chitlins to play. So out came the papers and down we sat. We came across an add for free kittens. Of course I begged just to go look at them, and since Geneveive was in charge and shes a push over, we piled into the car and drove down to ft. lauderdale. On the way, we phoned the add to ask specifics on the cats. The nice women who answered told us about the three kittens she had. Two males who were up for adoption and their sister who they intended to keep. There was a black and white long haired and an orange and white short hair. I sat up at the information. Orange cats were my favorite! So after about a 20 minute drive we arrive at this tiny house and venture inside. There is a mommy cat and three babies. I fell in love at first sight. I knew I was not leaving this house with out him. About an hour later we walked out the door with both kittens. (We thought they were the two boys..turns out we grabbed the wrong black and white one...but thats another story). And thus Leo and Jake(y) were the new additions to the Levine family. Leo and I were insperable. He was the first animal that was completely mine to love and care for. When my mom came home, she agreed to keep them (because how could we not they were so damn cute) only if she did not have to end up taking care of them. Leo slept on my face. The closer to me the better. I remember one of the first nights together. Leo got lost under the blankey and started crying for help. I woke up and found him by my feet precariously close to the edge, so I brought him back up to the face and he covered me with kisses. It was my first experience with a cat who kissed! And boy did Leo kiss! I was always covered in his slobber. And when he got older..he loved to drool on me as well. As you may have guessed...Leo was a special needs kitty. He was dumb. No delicate way to put it. But his sweetness could not be matched. I got older, and so did he. When I went away to college Leo stayed home and manned the fort. About 4 years ago Geniveive's cat Luie died and she was devestated. Since I was away at school and knew Leo was unhappy, I decided I would let him and Jakey(who my mom had adopted as her own) go live with her. So Leo enjoyed his life with Genevieve and her other animals (she had a few). Looking back I wish I had just found Leo a home where he could be someone's only love. He desvered to be an only child. I'm sorry I didnt give him that opportunity. But now it is too late. I just found out that a couple days ago Leo was put to sleep. He had diabetes and his organs gave out. My sweet baby, died alone in a vets office. Without his mommy. I am guilty, I am sad. I am shocked. My mom wasn't going to tell me..but I asked about him and she didnt want to lie. All I can think about is the fact I can't even remeber the last time I saw him. I just want to hold him once more to say goodbye. The worst part is I was toying with the idea of taking him and Jakey back when I got home and have them come live with me and my boys. I guess that's not going to happen now. I am sorry Leo. I love you Dedoo.
This is Jakey
Leo the big boy.
Brother and Sister during cuddle time