Tire Tracks

Tire Tracks

Other name(s)	Leopard Slug
Breed	Domestic Shorthair
Coat	Spotted Tabby with Low White Spotting
Sex	Intact Male
Rarity	Unknown
First known sighting	November 13, 2024

Tire Tracks is a relatively common cat at The Iron Rice Bowl of the Dumplings. It may appear that he is Mr. Champion's less freaky twin, but as it stands there is no evidence they are related. The spots on his back remind one of tire tracks in dirt, and so he was named. He is similarly slithery to Mr. Champion, and again the spots contribute to his other name, Leopard Slug. He was first seen on November 13, 2024.

Behavior

Tire Tracks is a shy cat, nearly always appearing alone. He is not aggressive. He never antagonizes other cats in or around the feeder, only staring at them curiously. He seems to be friends or at least friendly with Mr. Sneaky. Oftentimes he will alternate between eating the dry and wet food set out by the Caretaker and get a drink of water before he leaves.

Appearance

Tire Tracks is a brown spotted tabby with low white spotting. He has a dark nose, an asymmetrical white muzzle, and yellowish eyes. He has many spots on his back like a leopard slug or like marks made by tires on a dirt road. He has a white chest, stomach, and front legs.

Sightings

Several cats were spotted at this cat's feeder in June 2024. If any sightings of this cat from then are confirmed, they will be added to this page promptly.

November 2024

November 13, 2024: Tire Tracks was first spotted at 5:50 AM (LFT), and again at 6:15 AM.
November 15, 2024: Seen at 3:15 AM (LFT), ate kibble at 9:01 AM.
November 18, 2024: Seen at 9:50 AM (LFT) sniffing kibble before eating. This was the sighting in which he was confirmed to be male. Alternated between wet food and kibble. Seen again at 1:36 PM.
November 19, 2024: Seen at 5:16 AM (LFT) with an unidentified orange cat nearby.
November 20, 2024: Seen at 9:11 AM (LFT), again at 10:35 AM.
November 21, 2024: At 5:30 AM (LFT) Tire Tracks replaced Mr. Champion at the feeder. At 10:25 AM it was noted that he looks behind him to the left a lot while eating.
November 23, 2024: At 4:54 AM (LFT) he ate kibble and wet food, drank water

December 2024

December 2, At 5:14 AM (LFT) he ate close to the camera and sat patiently under the top light. Seen at 8:35 AM chilling again. He kissed Mr. Sneaky and ate with him. At 9:25 AM he drank water.
December 19, 2024: Seen at 3:17 AM. He looked interested in something beyond the tarp covering the feeder.

(Not every cat sighting is documented.)
(LFT = "Local Feeder Time")