My Cat, Tiger

Tiger was the runt of three orange tabbies my cat Tumbleweed had. Tumbleweed was a female orange and white long haired cat that I bred with an all black male long haired cat named Charlie that I had also. When I decided that I wanted to let Charlie and Tumbleweed have kittens I started to ask friends and family if they would like to have a kitten from my two cats. I was able to find 5 homes before the kittens were even born. But when Tumbleweed had her kittens she had six. Three orange tabbies, 2 calicoes and one black cat with a tiny white spot on his chest. The calicoes and the black one were spoken for. I had 2 other friends that didn't care what color the cat was so they would take one of the tabbies and I decided to keep the runt of the three orange tabbies. 

I named this little guy Tiger. I'm just a sucker for that name for orange tabbies, I had another orange tabby when I was a kid that we named Tiger. Tiger was very affectionate and he loved to curl up in my arms when I would lie on my stomach on the bed and watch TV. He was always in the bedroom when I was in there. I would eat in my bedroom because that was where my TV  was. Tiger was taught not to eat off my plate. I could leave the room and he would not take anything off the plate. I could leave for a long time and leave anything, fish, chicken or meat and he would not touch it. 

But Tiger loved ice cream and when I would bring a bowl of ice cream in the bedroom it was fair game and he would dig in. Now I know some will be grossed out, but I would let Tiger and my other cats eat out of my bowl.  I would no sooner set that bowl of ice cream down and he was in it. That was my boy Tiger. I'm sure by now you've noticed that I speak about Tiger in the past tense. Yes he is gone and I can't wait to see him as he waits for me at the Rainbow Bridge. Yes I am a believer that our pets go to heaven.

So Tiger I will join you some time soon and we'll have a great big bowl of ice cream.  LOVE YOU BOY!