Author: Marie & Rob

Tiger came into our life just a few short weeks into his. He was born under a trailer in a trailer park in New Britain Pennsylvania. He was obviously the runt of the litter, so tiny and frail and one look at his sad little face as his brothers and sisters were chosen and not him tore my heart out. At the time I was living in an apartment that didn’t allow pets, but I just could not see those sad little eyes looking up at me and leave him there alone. He was obviously way too young to even leave the mother but the male cat’s in this feral community tried fiercely to kill the kittens so the female would want to breed again. So of course my heart would not let me leave him there.

I quickly had to learn how to become a mother cat, researching everything I could find. This created a bond between Tiger and I that was just so strong it’s hard to explain. He knew when I was sad, he would do his best to try and cheer me up by acting silly and if that didn’t work, he would just come cuddle me and purr. When I broke my ankle he was there beside me for the whole six weeks I was in the cast. He only left me to quickly use a litter box or eat and then he was right back there beside me. When I encountered life drama he seemed to know that too and again would do everything he could to make me feel better. I always told him baby boy you and I have been to hell and back were still here so you’ve got to live forever. Then I would tell him that we were going to go the way of the Egyptians.

He liked to watch TV with me. Stargate SG 1 was his favorite. All I would have to say this Mr. Tiggs, the gate is open and he would run to the bedroom door. Watching Stargate from now on will never be the same without him. He liked a few other series from but none as much as that one. I still don’t know now and never will what it was that he likes so much about it. Was it the actors voices? Or was it the opening music? Or both? If there is a cat heaven and I’m hoping there is, they let him watch it there.

Tiger was the best cat I ever had and I know I’ll never find another like him. If pets can be your soul mate he definitely was mine. My life will never be the same without him. I still expect to open the bedroom door and see him lying on the bed waiting as that was where he had taken up the last days of his life because it was always our happy place. My little man where ever you are, I hope you’re happy and pain free and that you think of me from time to know I loved you very much and always will.