Cute Kitten Pictures: Meet Timon, The Little Grey Tiger Striped Kitten

by Molly E
(Tri-Cities, WA)

Cute kitten pictures at Keeping Kittens. Molly introduces us to Timon, her super adorable, grey tabby kitty and shares his story. She has even shared a gorgeous cute kitten picture to boot...

This is Timon. Sometimes I called him Papa Roni, sometimes I call him Scwapa, and sometimes I call him Timon. I don't remember where I got those names from though.

On the Fourth of July last year, which also happens to be my husband's birthday, I went to Wal-Mart to get some last minute supplies for the BBQ we were having that night. In Washington where I live it is extremely hot in the summer, and on that particular day it was over 100 degrees outside. When I was leaving the store there was a little girl standing there with her dad and she shouted out, asking if I wanted a cat. I love kids and I didn't want to be rude and ignore her so I went over. To my surprise there was a very tiny grey tiger striped kitten in the back of this kennel staring out at me. He was one of the cutest kittens I have ever seen and I felt very bad for him in that heat, just sitting alone in the kennel. His brothers and sisters had already found homes and he was the only one left. It made me sad and reminded me of the Disney movie "Oliver and Company". We already had 3 dogs and 3 cats, but he was such a sweetheart that I had to take him home.

I was hoping that my husband wouldn't be mad that I brought a cat home, but I told him that it was his birthday present. My husband was a little irritated at first, but Timon has such a great personality and is so charming that my husband couldn't resist him. Compared to my large dogs and other cats he looked so tiny running around.


The first few months that we had him I thought he was crazy and actually tried researching behavior problems in cats in the Internet. I have been around cats and kittens my entire life but this was the first time that I had run into one that was so hyper. During the day time he was mostly calm, but as soon as it would start to get dark Timon would go nuts. He would race around the house on the hard wood floors and then he wouldn't be able to stop himself and he would crash right into the wall.

Now that he is older, he isn't as hyper anymore, but I still think he's crazy. When I have tuna, fried chicken, or tacos, he will literally stalk me around the house trying to get a bite. Sometimes I mistake him for one of the dogs. He is a really cute cat, but trust me, he isn't as sweet as he looks, but we love him.

Thanks for sharing this cute kitten pic Molly! Timon is adorable, and I am not surprised that you and your husband fell in love with him once he settled in! If you would like to share your cute or funny kitten picture and story just share it here.