re: Disappointed in Mike (the tiger)

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Kids and I got to his cage around 1pm Sat, there was no Mike but a trainer in his cage picking up poo and she said they were trying to get him in the trailer(or at least that is what someone said). Well he didn't show in the stadium and did not show the whole day in his cage (at least from about 1:30 till after the walking down the hill parade) so the fans got zilch on seeing him on game day.

They either need to somehow get his big hairy arse in his the trailer or just forget about it and make sure he is outside in his enclosure for fans and visitors to enjoy. Time to stop babying that big pussy...

I just joking on making him do anything as he is a big friggin cat but still, kinda disappointing all the kids there for the game did not get to see him which was one of the fun things to do on game days...

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Mike (or Rosco, as he likes to be called) has a serious drinking problem.

Not even kidding. I thought everyone knew.

ETA: LINK

I'm sorry that you weren't able to see Mike last Saturday. As an LSU fan, I'm sure you know how important it is to all of his fans that he be a part of the excitement in Tiger Stadium on game day. However, as we've said many times, we will never force him to go to the games. His caretakers work with him during each summer to get him accustomed to going into the trailer, but there is no guarantee that he will load into it on game day. He has gone to all of the games this year except for two. He is too intelligent to trick with treats or toys, and we would never do anything that would physically harm him or drug him to get him into the trailer. When it became apparent that he would not load into the trailer last Saturday, the caretakers made the decision to let him out into his enclosure. I'm sorry that you didn't get to see him outside.

Ginger Guttner
Public Relations Coordinator
LSU School of Veterinary Medicine

He shouldn't be put in a fricking cage and taken into a stadium with 92,000+ screaming fans in the first place.

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He shouldn't be put in a fricking cage and taken into a stadium with 92,000+ screaming fans in the first place.

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Why not?

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You should go break into the cage and tell him how you feel.

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+1

If a ~400 pound tiger doesn't want to get in his traveling cage, the trainers aren't going to force him into it. I'm sure they would allow you to try though. It would be a nice show for the kids.

FWIW-He was in his habitat before we walked in the stadium (15 min before kickoff). He was laying in the little stream and was drinking water.

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There have been rumors floating around that Mike's dad solicited money from Kellogg's Frosted Flakes, so they held him out to be on the safe side.

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