Sunday, October 14, 2007

Tiger the Terrific, Tiger the Terrible


It’s been almost a month now since Tiger got neutered. It has made a huge difference. The spraying has stopped – his and Max’s. The wailing and fights have lessened, although there are still some fur flying episodes.

Tiger seems to have age regressed since getting fixed. He is now 10 months old but acts even younger than when he first came. He zooms everywhere, jumps on everything, will play with his toys for hours.

He has not endeared himself to the other animals in the house because of his tail fetish. Dog’s tails, cats’ tails, he doesn’t care, he attacks them. He is either crouched on top of something ready to jump on the tail of any unsuspecting animal walking underneath or sneaking up behind them to grab their tail and then run. The dogs are now afraid of him, and the other cats snarl.

A few times the other cats have gotten close to him, but only when he is sleeping. Luna has allowed him to lie on the bed with her – as long as he stays at the other end, and Max has joined him on the back of the sofa. So there is hope for peace in the future.

Tiger is now in harness training. He fights like mad when I’m putting him in his harness. But as soon as it’s on, he’s ready to go outside. At first, it was 2 steps, fall down, 2 steps, fall down. But all the wonderful smells of whatever it is cats can smell, and fresh grass to eat, it soon makes him forget he’s on a leash and we have a slow wander around the backyard.

As Tiger grows and he is now twice the size he was when I first brought him in, his coloring is changing. The brown has become lighter and the grey color much more pronounced. He is a very sweet, very pretty cat who loves cuddling and giving kisses. He’s still a brat, and he’s still lovely.

Friday, October 5, 2007

Giving Thanks


For my beautiful Luna who has been my constant companion for the past 6 1/2 years.





For my newest cat Tiger, who is always ready with kisses.




For the conservation area that is just 10 mins away. It has a myriad of trails; the meadow walk, the cedar walk, the boardwalk, just to name a few. I can take the dogs, my friends and myself and it is always safe, peaceful and interesting.

Most of all, I am thankful for the good health that allows me to enjoy the cats, and take the walks. Wishing you all a Happy, Healthy Thanksgiving.