Tigger updates

Lots of things have been going on in Tigger's life. He is living with a foster family - a mom and four kittens. Mom doesn't like him that much but Tigger loves the kittens. They make him feel young and he wants to play!



Tigger got a bath, and much worse, he got blood drawn by his owner and her horrible friend for a heartworm antibody test. Now he is on both flea and heartworm preventative treatments - they are both chewable tablets that he likes to eat. He was VERY BAD for his blood draw and had to be wrapped up in a towel and then he struggled and got blood all over the carpet. But lots of blood was taken for both a red top tube and a purple top tube and the staff at the heartworm testing said it was a great blood draw :D



Tigger took a break from his busy activities to help me with my homework.

Tigger VS Laser Pointer

He loves this thing (or, it is super frustrating and he actually hates it. Either way, he's gonna lose some of that flub chasing this around...)

video.

Tigger has mats in his fur

But he let me brush them out. Now my trash can is full of fur. Tigger did not enjoy it and tried to bite me.


Tigger sheds.

Tigger is a fatty

We learn to evaluate the body condition score of dogs and cats in Nutrition class, basically the quick and dirty way to decide if they're skinny, fat, or in-between. This is what a body condition score chart looks like :


So Tigger meets the following criteria:

Can't really feel his ribs.
Doesn't have a waist.
Has an abdominal fat pad.

I'm sorry, Tigger, but you are officially a fatty. We're gonna put you at a 6 or a 7. And we're putting you on a diet. Several bags of "Light cat food for fatties" / "Light cat food for fatties with annoying long hair that makes them vomit up hairballs that their owners have to clean up at the most inconvenient times" - await you.

Tigger tries to make a break for it!

It's been raining hard for about a week here in Davis. So when I left for work at 4 this morning, I thought it'd be funny to give Tigger a taste of Davis weather. he always tries to escape, but this time I let him. He didn't stay outside for more than 30 seconds before he decided the house was a much nicer place to be!

I also gave him some toys (mostly catnip hidden in a toilet paper roll) and he batted that around for him. I also hid a treat in my old shoe - we'll see if he digs it out.

Tigger realizes where the front door is.

This morning when I left to go to work, Tigger saw a glimpse of the outside world. Now he is standing on his tiptoes and has his front paws on the doorknob. Bad kitty is trying to open the door!!

Tigger stares at Enano.

They'll be friends soon.

Tigger is studying hard

He is learning about the GI system. Use lots of different markers to make your notes!

Tigger knocks over things

and is bad! He went to my roommate's room and knocked everything off her shelves. Also he pushed a plate of pasta and up-ended it on the floor. Destructokitty

Tigger looks out the window at the birds

There are sparrows playing on the roof of the neighbor's house, and Tigger likes to watch them. He meows very pitifully that he can't get them.

Tigger has a peaceful interaction with Enano

Up till this point Tigger has been hissing at Enano whenever he sees him and acting very fearful in general. But now he's definitely getting braver and/or more curious. Now he goes up to Enano on the other side of the baby gate and just stares at him. Enano wiggles all over cos he's so excited. Tigger jumps up on the table so he can get a better look. After a while he wanders away. Enano is really disappointed at being robbed of a playmate and whines. Tigger stares at him like he's insane, and goes back to playing with himself. It looks promising though!

Here is Enano looking sad.

Tigger finally poops!

Yay! Tigger pooped for the first time in four days. That was a little worrisome, but probably just due to the stress of the move. He has been eating and drinking, maybe eating a little less than normal. But he does seem to like the new canned food that he was given!

Very glad that he is not constipated.

No, there are no pictures of his poo to accompany this post.

Tigger has other new stuff.

Like a water bowl that he can't tip over anymore!



and maybe a new friend to play with once he gets to know him. For now he is locked up, anyway.

Tigger really loves his scratching post

Tigger's new scratching post

He loves it!