The Epitome of Indifference: An Introduction

Leo's namesake.

Leo, short for Leonidas, is six months old now, and we have had him since he was just two months old.

He was rescued from the Humane Society of North Texas on December 18, 2011. It sounded like he was born there, and all of his litter-mates had already been adopted. He was last to go because he was a sick little guy. No one wanted the sick kitten. In fact, he was to be euthanized the day we took him home, but got a reprieve by the woman working there.

At first, I was highly uncertain about getting a cat. Well, any pet really, especially a sick little kitten. But, it was a gift from my fella's grandmother, and the poor dude was on death row for being sickly. So, we saved him.

On his way to his
fur-ever home.

The past four months have been crazy. He has grown by leaps and bounds, and, speaking of which, does a lot of leaping and bounding around. So much so that we have a spray bottle at the ready, the chairs covered with towels, and two destructive accidents under our belts. Typical kitten behavior? Probably. For someone who has never had a pet of her own, save for a few goldfish, well, it has been a big eye-opener.