This is tiger also know as tigs, tiggy, tiggeroo and the ginger one. She is a very old lady now, 18 in human years (88 cat years), she still looks like a kitten though. She’s a full female ginger which we were told by the vet is very rare. She had greeny gold eyes which have turned a deep golden colour as she has gotten older.
I have known her since she was a born, she was originally my family pet growing up but came to live with me 5 years ago. She is one of a kind and very special. She is very territorial and used to chase foxes out of the garden... yes, foxes!! Most nights she would bring in mice, birds and rats, some of the rats were huge from the park behind our house. One night it was a record...6 injured animals, It became a complete nuisance chasing animals around the house all night to either release them or have to put them out their misery. Surprisingly she is very affectionate with humans and loves my kids, she will cuddle whenever it is offered and is very gentle, I have never been scratched by her, she just gently pats you with her paws.
As she is so old now Ive had to adapt areas of my home with cat steps, hammocks and shelving to make life easy for her. She’s a noisy, smelly cat too, the song smelly cat from friends I’m sure was made for her, she never washes herself EVER but wants to wash me and random things like the wall or dining table and will often leave her tongue hanging out. Her meow is something else.... more of a wailing noise but she will talk away if you talk back to her. She loves prawns, tuna, raw chicken and is partial to a curry, marmite on toast or crisps, she does get wet and dry cat food daily of course. She once helped herself to a whole raw chicken on the kitchen side, I was not pleased to say the least, no Sunday roast for me! I think her most favourite thing is when it rains she will go outside, get soaking wet and then come in and wail for a towel, I wrap her like a baby and she will happily lay in my arms for as long as I allow, as soon as I put her down she goes back outside to get soaked again and repeat the process! She also loves a handbag which means I end up with a ginger fur lining to most of my bags. I could honestly talk about her forever and the crazy things she has done, I have so many memories and to be honest I’m sure I have many more years and memories to share with her, she really is amazing for her age. Thank you so much for reading.