Kitty Heaven II

Tigger joined our family not long

after we had gotten Dumplins.

This was his favorite place to sit,

on my Plymouth station wagon.

He is about 10 weeks old

Cats really love trees. We had a coconut

palm a hurricane had blown over in

years passed, that Tigger love to run

upon or just lay on waiting for dad

to come in from his fishing trips!

One of Tigger's sneaky things he

liked to do, was lie in wait under

our porch for someone to pass.

When we would walk by, he'd

dart out, wrap himself around

our leg and give a "tender" bite;

then shoot back under the porch!

I'll never forget the yell mom did

one time when she had an armful

of clothes she had just gotten off

the clothesline. In her moment

of surprise she yelled out, "That

darn cat! If you don't stop doing

that, Tigger..."

My nephew was three years old

in this picture. He just loved Tigger

until one day when Tigger had

enough of being carried around

the yard. There after he would

replied when he saw Tigger,

"That cat just terrifies me!"

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Tigger moved with us when we left

the Keys. While we were renting

(waiting for our house to be built)

one day, Tigger disappeared.

When we went on the back porch,

we could hear him meowing.

We finally tracked it to the edge

of the roof. He had gotten inside

the attic and worked his way down

to the soffit. Dad got a ladder,

and while at the top of it, he pulled

the soffit aside. There was Tigger.

However, he wasn't about to come

down. So, dad pulled him out.

Tigger was good not to scratch him.

Dad fixed the vent on the roof so

he couldn't get in again.

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We were in the rental about

11 months. Just before we

were to move to our new home,

I couldn't locate Tigger.

He did not come when he was

called. I went around the

neighborhood looking for him

but never found him. My

only hope was if someone found

him and kept him, that he had

a good home.