❤️ Rocky ❤️
Today we said goodbye to our sweet boy Rocky had big paws, big purrs & the biggest heart. We raised him since he was 5 weeks old and were lucky to have 16 years with this special guy.

He was majestic, goofy, kind to all creatures he definition of chill and he showed us he loved us every day. I loved being his mom.

Rocky was the original Leavenworth. He loved our backyard, scratching his 2 trees, watching the fish, lounging like a king. He made his way into the hearts of our neighbors… popping out of closets unexpectedly, swooping in for catnip, getting nicknamed “The Dude” by Liho who knew him as the cool cat who’d lounge on the high branch over their yard…and when Simmons left home for a long stint, we later found out Rocky knew where he was & had been visiting him the entire time.

He had a knack for sprawling out anywhere, he could make the most uncomfortable spot look relaxing… we once got him a fish tank and he used to lay on top of it with his tail completely in the water. Classic Rocky. In his spry days he loved chasing the laser til he panted, his giant puma paws moving in a frenzy.

Rocky LOVED to eat & he had a bloodhound’s nose for food. He’d alert us to chow time by jangling necklaces or shoving things off the nightstand… then he’d lift his head out of his dish and he’d be covered in gravy (or catnip or bonito flakes).

Rocky loved water & it rained for him yesterday. He lounged out there all day – he really liked to get soaked. Most nights he would crawl into bed with his mane dripping wet, after he would zone out with his face dunked right in the water bowl.

Rocky was all peace & love, he’d wake us up with purrs & headbutts, he never got in cat fights and he showed us affection constantly. Rocky’s move was to crawl up on my chest and lay down with his face in my face – he’d put his paw on my cheek or around my neck or on my shoulder before he went to sleep, it was our thing & it melted me every time.

RIP Rocco, you made us very happy little bud. ❤️
-Kelli H. & Dax E.