Things Tumbler Wants To Be

Tumbler, I love that photo of you and your mom in April. The one where she is laughing. Do you laugh?

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:15:25 -0400

Hi! It’s me, Tumbler! I laugh every day, but sometimes no one can hear it because kitties don’t laugh the same as humans. When I catch Juice finally after hopping and chasing and hooting, I laugh. When Momma tickles my chin, I laugh. When Dad gets down on the floor with me, I laugh. When I’m my happiest, I normally prefer to quack like a duck.

Love, Tumbler

Tumbler, I need you in my life. Will you be my cat?

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:12:49 -0400

Hi! It’s me, Tumbler! I would love to be your cat, but I know that I cannot be your cat AND Momma’s cat at the same time unless she lives with you. And she always says living with Dad is quite enough. I do enjoy visitors though.

Love, Tumbler

Hi! It’s me, Tumbler! Sometimes when I’m sleepy and...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:38:55 -0400

Hi! It’s me, Tumbler! Sometimes when I’m sleepy and Juice is next to me, I just cover up with her tail and hold it in place like a security blanket. Then I feel all snuggled and know I can go to sleep while she keeps watch at the front door.

Hi! It’s me, Tumbler! It’s my birthday! I’m 3!...

Tue, 07 May 2013 09:27:10 -0400

Hi! It’s me, Tumbler! It’s my birthday! I’m 3! It’s Juice’s birthday too, because she’s my sister. She is cleaning my face so I’m ready for photos. Sometimes she has to hold me down. It’s a hard life.

Tumbler asked me to describe him in 3 words…

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:36:29 -0400

Tumbler asked me to describe him in 3 words…

What will you be next?

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:22:17 -0400

That is a very good question. Stay tuned. I have many plans.

Love, Tumbler

Tumbler, can we be friends?

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:21:51 -0400

Hi! It’s me, Tumbler! Of course we can! I love friends. Juice hates friends. So I can have all of hers too.
Love, Tumbler

Tumbler!!!! What are you up to these days?

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:09:39 -0400

Hi! It’s me, Tumbler! Lately I’ve been staring out the window a lot. You see, it’s spring now…and that means there are these little things called robins outside. They are fun to watch. Juice hates them. She tries to kill them with her eyes.

I have also been lying in sunbeams a lot. The sun comes in so perfectly through the windows at certain times of the day. I lie right down, stretch out, and give my belly a good warm sunbath.

I exercise a lot too. Did you see my latest video? Momma called it “Persistent Tumbler.” It’s a few posts back. I have many rambunctious qualities. It’s hard to capture them all.

Love, Tumbler

Hey, Tumbler! I love you.

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:05:49 -0400

Hi! It’s me, Tumbler! I love you too. I love everything.

Tumbler told me he wanted to be a coffee drinker. I told him to...

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 09:25:18 -0400

Tumbler told me he wanted to be a coffee drinker.
I told him to live the dream.

(And then he really did live the dream, so I had to snatch the cup away before he took a sip. This cat knows no limits. He honestly wanted a cup of coffee.)

Persistent Tumbler

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:53:50 -0400

Persistent Tumbler :

A short video of Tumbler and his persistence. Cerebellar hypoplasia has nothing on him. :-)

Hi! It’s me, Tumbler! This happened today. I wanted to...

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 11:43:52 -0400

Hi! It’s me, Tumbler! This happened today. I wanted to crawl behind the wooden stand that is in front of the window in the living room. My brown blanky is there and I usually just sit under the wooden stand, but today I wanted to climb behind it. Momma is always saying, “Oh, my little Tumbler!” or “Tumbler, my sweet little boy!” so naturally I thought I was very little. And when I decided to climb behind the wooden stand, I did not see a problem. I do whatever I want to do and I be whatever I want to be. It is a little space, I thought, but I am little. But apparently I was not little ENOUGH, because I got stuck. I got my arm through and my head through and then I just kind of laid there because the sun was shining on me and I was like: “Yay! Sun!” And whenever the sun shines on me it’s like a laser beam of laziness and I just stop what I’m doing. So even though I was stuck I didn’t really care because I was getting sun. So I just took a nap. And Momma took my picture. And then she unstuck me. It all worked out.

Love, Tumbler

Shhhhh Tumbler is sleeping…

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:33:57 -0400

Shhhhh Tumbler is sleeping…

Tumbler told me he wanted to be a researcher. I told him to...

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 09:59:44 -0400

Tumbler told me he wanted to be a researcher.
I told him to live the dream.

fuckyeahfelines: Juice (orange girl) & Tumbler (black &...

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 09:32:45 -0400

fuckyeahfelines:

Juice (orange girl) & Tumbler (black & white boy) = sister & brother.
In true love/hate brother/sister fashion, when caught, Juice claims: “What, momma? I’m not trying to choke him - I’m just trying to hug him.”

I submitted a photo of Tumbler and Juice to a popular cat tumblr and it was posted with 76 Likes so far. :-) Go, Tumbler and Juice!

Hi! It’s me, Tumbler! I saved you a spot right next to me....

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 11:08:20 -0400

Hi! It’s me, Tumbler! I saved you a spot right next to me. Why are you not here? I have so much to tell you. Hello? Hello? Mraow? Okay…I’ll wait.

Love, Tumbler

#cat #catsofinstagram #ohtumbler

Heart-to-heart chats are very important. Love, Tumbler

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:23:24 -0500

Heart-to-heart chats are very important.

Love, Tumbler

When we first adopted him, Tumbler couldn’t do stairs due...

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:27:36 -0500

When we first adopted him, Tumbler couldn’t do stairs due to his cerebellar hypoplasia. Then, he learned to do them in a hoppy kind of way. Often, he fell down them or tumbled over during his attempts to climb them. We couldn’t stop him. He loves persisting. Now, he does stairs all the time, granted slowly and by clawing in to the carpet. He wobbles a bit as he goes, but he usually doesn’t fall. Good boy! Cheer him on. :-) He still prefers his ramp for the stairs to his food and litterbox but when he comes up the stairs to the second floor he does so well. :-)

Tumbler, you would like to toboggan! I bet! I think your mama has one you can borrow!

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:27:35 -0500

I would love to but I’m not sure Momma would let me. I will see.

“Look deeeeeeep into my eyes…you are getting verrrry...

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 15:27:24 -0500

“Look deeeeeeep into my eyes…you are getting verrrry sleepy.” Love, Tumbler #catsofinstagram #cat #tumbler