12/08/2026
1 Day 1 photo challenge
Day 6
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
This was my second foster cat, but I ended up sending him to another foster family after just one week.
I was so excited to collect him from Central London after a photoshoot. As soon as he arrived at my home, he didn’t hide at all—obviously, he wasn’t a shy character!
He showed a huge interest in human food and always left some of his cat food behind. Every time I prepared a meal, or even opened a plastic bag, this little tiger would immediately appear on the countertop to investigate. One evening, while I was preparing dinner, he jumped onto the counter and tried to lick the ingredients.
Maybe I looked too kind, because when I tried to push him off, he sometimes swiped at me. It was the first time I had ever felt so stressed living with a cat.
After a week, I realised that we weren’t the right match, so he went to another foster family.
And that was the real story of the tiger who came to tea.