My Otto 🐈‍⬛💜
Today Dec 10th,2025 I lost the greatest love of my life, my son Otto.

For 17 years, Otto was the one waiting for me to return home— through every celebration, every heartbreak, and every version of my life, we shared it together.
He came into the animal hospital at 5 weeks old with his siblings, all needing foster homes. 🩺🏡

I was 16, working after school as a kennel tech, and volunteered to take him home. After hand-feeding him every few hours and caring for him .. there was just no world where he wasn’t mine.🍼🐈‍⬛💚

If you’ve known me since high school, you know it’s always been Otto and I.
He is my son, a part of me.
There are no words big enough for the love I have for him or the impact he’s had on my life.
Otto loved so many creatures and humans along the way, and so many can tell you how he made them feel safe, seen, and loved. He always did that for me. Always. 🩵💚💛🧡🐈‍⬛

Otto, my love, my everything, and my little black shadow… you are the greatest gift life ever gave me. You will forever be my son in this life and in every life after.
We’ll find each other again — I’ll come looking for you in the new world.
Thank you for everything, it’s been the best 17 years of my life.💚✨🐈‍⬛🌷