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Leo was born on June 18th, 2004, in Richmond,
Virginia. We adopted him in September following the death of our beloved Smudge the month
before (see Leo's favorite link below). Leo passed from this life on April 10, 2017 following
a 5 month battle with lung cancer. Leo was a Maine Coon who weighed in at a solid 22 lb.
before his illness. Leo was the most good natured and easy-going of cats, a true gentle giant, and best buddy to his Clyde.
Please enjoy these memories and pictures of our precious Leo.
Above is Leo with his friend (twin?) a Steiff Leo the Lion :-) Leo is sporting his summer Lion Hair
Cut in this picture. His fur was very cottony and tended to mat, especially in the Spring so he would get
his Lion Cut each May and LOVED it! Click on the link to Page 3 above to see more photos of his summer cut!
Below is a picture of Winter Leo with his full luxurious coat grown back out to keep him warm until Spring came again!
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Over the 12 years
and 10 months we were blessed with Leo, we discovered that everything written about Maine Coons is true! They are extremely
playful, very people-oriented, love water, and
have amazingly little voices for their size. Leo liked to communicate in soft trills and chirps, only resorting to "Meow!"
when he was really demanding something! Leo
would rather play than eat, and a toy was basically anything he came across from used gum wrappers to expensive PetSmart purchases! His favorites were what we called the "Furry Bird", a patch of fur
with a feather sewn on, the "Red Bird", a teaser
with a bunch of red feathers on the end, the "Mouse", a white mouse attached by a string to a short fishing pole, and the all time favorite, a pom pom Christmas tree attached
with a stretchy breakaway line to a short pole. He would literally cry for these toys! And when he latched on, watch out...like a snapping turtle, he wouldn't let go! Below and to
the right are two action shots, one of Leo's heroic jumps for the Red Bird and the other a nice close-up of Leo holding his Furry Bird. :-)
Below, Leo's
one-year birthday party, complete with Litterbox
Cake! Yummy! (You can email us
at the bottom of this page if you would like
the recipe...don't worry, those dark objects you
see topping the cake are Tootsie Rolls!) Leo thoroughly enjoyed his party, the cake, his presents, and especially the ice cream!
Even Maine Coons
need their rest....usually about 30 seconds worth, then it was play time again!! One of Leo's favorite lounging spots
was a silver tray atop the marble table in
front of our dining room window (below).
Click on the links at the top of the page to see Page 2 and page 3 and meet more of our
kits, and don't forget to visit Smudge's Memorial site (link appears below).
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