From cub to LSU mascot, man who raised Mike the Tiger devastated by prognosis

[TexasTowelie]

LSU fans are mourning the news that the school's live tiger mascot, Mike VI, only has a month or two to live. But none are as upset as a Logansport, Indiana, man who never attended the school.

Steve Cotner, after all, raised Mike.

Cotner, 57, was a daily volunteer for Great Cats of Indiana, where Mike — then named Roscoe — was born 11 years ago. Cotner was assigned to care for him after being separated from his mother at 2 weeks old.

"Everywhere I went, he was following me or right beside me," Cotner said. "We had four or five people in there, but he would always come to me. So, I guess he picked me over me picking him."

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