Escapees

 Gracie got out again. Overnight. When I arrived before noon she was wedged in the basket of Elizabethan collars next to the fridge on Better Row. Which reminds me that I should bring them all home to be washed. 

Gracie

And Phoebe broke out of her condo in Welfare by tearing the mesh. She was eventually spotted under the merchandise shelves. Irene did her trick with boxes and got them both back into condos on Better Row. And Geoff stayed back to fix the mesh.

Phoebe

We had three kittens adopted this afternoon.

Chandler went to a young woman who came in looking for an older lap cat and was seduced by his handsome, friendly gingerness. Then a mum brought in her two daughters who chose Didley and Jacob. The boys are not the same young age so I hope they get on well. The girls were willing to play all day with them.

Cheesecake and Waffle will be moved into Jacob's stand alone. They had their names swapped because Tim mixed up their microchips. (Cheesecake is now the champagne and white while Waffle is the straight champagne). Their upstairs neighbour Alexa will go home tomorrow.

Alexa

 And Dylan was happy to be carried from Isolation to Chandler's condo in Welfare in Irene's arms. (He was not quite so happy as she was).

Dylan

 The remaining three of Annabelle and Emily were moved from the Play Place to the Palace. 

Daisy May, Hui Hui, Tom Claws

 I rearranged the Play Place because there is a leak coming from the pipes in the back left corner. I moved away the furniture so it will be easier to soak up whatever the liquid is.

 

Bagless

 I arrived earlier than the Willoughby bin pick up trucks. So all the bags got taken out.

Not only is the verandah bag free it is maggot free! S
omebody put a pair of carpet tiles out there and the maggots thought it was hard ground and burrowed their way into the tiles. I threw them out in the Cousins bins. Likewise some dirty, wet towels that had been left on the floor. 

We only had five cleaning vollies but they did a splendid job and all left on time. Tim, the vollie not Tim, the Cross got to practice an adoption and to impress us by talking to the adopters in Chinese! The smallest ginger kitten in the haven was adopted by a couple from China who found homes for 20 stray cats in China before coming here. She, with no English, worked with a vet there. He is very fluent. They both love Emily's Beanie. Emily and Annabelle were desexed and are tucked away from their kittens in Boarding. Beanie would have been first in line for a nipple!

Irene asked me to take a photo of Felicity. Here it is.

Felicity

Adoption Tails: Cindy, Rebecca, Oliver, Janet

 Here are the follow ups for a litter of kittens who did not get a group name and no mother with them.

Cindy, now Pepperoni (6764)

1 day: She has been great! Eating/drinking and using the litter tray well. She loves scoffing her food down. The owners will change her name to Pepperoni.

1 week: Pepperoni is going well and her gunky eye is pretty much all gone now.

No 1 month response

Rebecca

No response

Note: she was originally adopted along with Akio but eventually came back to SAFE care before being adopted out again. 

Rebecca

 Oliver (6766)

1 day: Oliver is settling in really well. He is eating both wet and dry food and water that is offered. He uses his litter tray with no problems. He comes and sits with the owner when she visits him in his room and is a real purr machine who loves tummy rubs.

Oliver

1 week: He is the best! He loves playing with his toys and feathers. He comes out for snuggles on the couch with the boys and is not timid with them at all. He really fits the family perfectly! The boys love him so much and really enjoy when Oliver gives them nose kisses and they all like it when he comes out for zooming play time. They think he is the funniest!

Oliver

1 month: He is honestly the most perfect cat for us! He is enjoying being able to roam and explore the family's little home and has found his favourite sunny spot by the window. He is super affectionate and loves playing with the boys (and mum's knitting!).

Janet - now Ruby

3 days: “She is adorable”. On her first day, she hid the whole day and only came out at night to eat, use the litter box and play. Her second day was much better as she slept on the end of her owner’s bed at night. During the day, she slept in an open tree house and didn’t hide at all. She is eating very well and plays a lot, especially at night. “She lets us pet and go near her but still hasn’t let her guard down sometimes she runs away when we suddenly go near her.” They have renamed her Ruby but she hasn’t responded yet. She purrs a lot when they pet her. “We are very happy and excited hope she is happy with us as well”

5 days: “She roams all around the house now”. She has been window gazing this morning

Janet now Ruby

1 week: “She is very comfortable”. Her owners say she’s “been amazing” and let them give her a hygiene trim today. 

1 month: “She is doing great. she doesn’t even wake up when we walk very close to her while sleeping.” She was lethargic last week and her owners knew something was wrong. They took her to the vet immediately and found out that she had a slight fever, which she was given an injection for. Her fever was gone by the evening and she started playing again. “She is adorable, doesn’t ask for anything and very intelligent, learned everything so quickly. She sleeps with me with her head in my arms now. we are very happy to have her as a part of our family, thank you to you all”

Adoption Tails: Freya and her kittens

 Freya

 

Freya at Safe

1 day: The owner might change the name to Poppy. She's currently in the second bedroom and spends most of her time under the bed. The owner didn't see her until last night when she went in and saw Poppy's back legs and tail as she went back scurrying under the bed. For a little while, Poppy did not eat but has now since started eating, but did have a little vomit. She's also using the litter tray fine. The owner is set on persevering with Poppy until she gets more comfortable at home.

1 week: Freya is doing well - still in the second bedroom, just about ready to come out to explore the rest of her new home. She's often at the door when the owner wakes up and is getting breakfast ready. Freya is a good eater despite hiding away initially and spent her time observing. She is much better now and even sleeps out in the open on the bed in the room she is staying in. The owner will likely let her out to the rest of the house over the weekend.

3 weeks: She's escaped for a few days but has come back to eat both the dry and wet food the owner has left out near the front door, who is pretty sure the two neighbourhood cats are kept indoors during the night. 

1 month: She's eating well, doing well. Freya was just spooked by a neighbourhood cat who is quite big but pleasant and was just sulking a little. The owner leaves the backdoor open during the daytime so that Freya can walk out onto the deck and follow the sun. She's very motivated by the food and warmth so she definitely comes back by early evening. She's not terribly affectionate, the owner has patted her on the head once but the two are working on their friendship with time and patience.

 

Florence, now Jigsaw

 

1 day: She's doing great. She ate dinner and breakfast since coming home (only wet food, doesn't touch the dry food). She used her litter last night. She's been playful and prefers the carrier over her bed so the gate has been left open and she can roam around in the room.

Florence

 1 week: Florence still only finishes her wet food when fed. The owner always keeps dry food in her bowl and sometimes she'll eat a little bit of it when nobody's home but it is never finished. Other than that, she's very energetic, explores everything and loves to play.

Florence = Jigsaw

 1 month: Florence has been renamed Jigsaw. She's doing well, really energetic and playful but can also be naughty like most kittens. She matches toddler energy and children love playing with her. The owner is a cancer patient and met one of SAFE's volunteer Holly at the cancer centre who told her all about SAFE. "Big thanks to Holly for connecting us!"

Fleur

 

The owner previously adopted Gino, from Gracie's litter. 

1 week: Fleur and Gino have settled well with each other. It did take a good week and the owners took it slow. Certainly paid off as they are now super sweet with each other now.

Gino and Fleur

 

A variety of worms

 Three of Annabelle's male progeny went to be desexed today. One of them passed a worm while at the vet's! So everybody got a worming pill when they got home. The three boys have gone into Jacob's condo because he has been moved to Lola's stand alone.

Jacob

He wasn't very happy there. But we really needed his double condo. And perhaps some of the ragdoll magic will rub off this weekend and he will get adopted. He almost did this afternoon when a family took ages to decide not to get Chandler or his brother.. . . or Jacob. Perhaps they will be back tomorrow.

So Didley, Jaffa and Beanie were put into the condo next to Chelsea. All her kittens have been adopted.

And she has decided that people are OK after all.

Chelsea

Billy came back from his foster home and has taken a week or so to settle back into the institutional routine. He is less upset than he used to be but still not up to pats.

Billy

The big news is that Big Kahuna was adopted. Lucky them. And his enclosure was thoroughly cleaned (thank you Sharon) so that Tilly's three big kittens (her own) could move in there. . . . and get adopted asap.

Tommy, Tallulah, Tiffany

The sad news of the day (apart from the number of poo bags on the verandah) is that GG and Teddy have been moved to Isolation. His worm has been confirmed by the vets as ringworm.

Kitten chaos

The verandah was full of bags again today. And still half full this afternoon. Take a bag home if you can, please.

Annabelle and family have moved into the Play Place. 

 

Annabell's lot in Incoming

 

Next time we get one built we must challenge the men's shed to come up with a design for feeding multiple kittens and cats there. Perhaps a conveyor belt with two openings: one for food dishes and one for empty dishes. And a way of letting the cats get access to the food but to move them away after eating. It might be a design challenge. Could we have a competition? Would AI help?

I noticed that I have worn a hole in the knee of my kneeling-on leg by feeding/fending them.

Because they have moved out of Incoming, Mateo and his siblings have moved into the stand alone in Incoming. Joy took photos. And the vollies made up names for them and for Annabelle's lot. I will add the names on Friday because them may well have changed by then. We had some Chinese names suggested by vollies.

Mateo *easy to tell because of his swollen left eye

LeLe (Happiness in Chinese)

Earl Grey (except might be a girl)

QuiQui (fluffy ball in Chinese)

Pawline

 

Big Kahuna is ready to be adopted. And his paperwork is imminent.

And Newt went today to a young man who was delighted to have his very own kitten. His mum was pleased for him too.

And Alexis has both a "Not ready for Adoption" and "already has a home" sign on her crate.

Adoption Tails: Mom cats, Joni, Josie and Betty

 Betty

1 week: “Betty is doing beautifully well.” She ate, drank, and used the litter box within the first 24 hours. “She has been very comfy in her safe room but has begun gradually exploring the rest of the house, always returning at pace to her safe room if she gets startled or feels uneasy. She is being treated like a princess. At this stage we aren’t changing her name, just adding 1000 variations to how you say it, or what it’s added to”

1 month: “Betty is settling in beautifully. She is playing happily, eating well, cuddling us on the couch and sleeping close at night.”

6.5 weeks: “We are just so in love with our beautiful Betty”

Joni

3 days: “She is doing well”. She has eaten, drunk and used the litter tray. They have renamed her. They have a camera set up in her safe room. She doesn’t like the carrier at all so they took it away and she has been hiding under the bed. She comes out to explore when they are not in the room.

1.5 weeks: She is completely fine in her safe room. They’ve opened her safe room door to see if she would like to explore the living room. She started exploring when her owners were sleeping or were out. “We are glad she is settling well”

 

5 weeks: “She is doing pretty well”. She often comes out from underneath the bed and plays with their resident cat while her owners are sleeping.

Josie

3 days: She hasn’t used the litter tray or eaten yet. She has been moving around in different hiding spots but still appears very scared. They will be keeping her name.

1.5 weeks: She is still very scared but is eating lots and toileting every day. Her owner can hear her coming out at night when it’s dark.

5 weeks: 

“Josie is doing well. Very playful at night when it’s dark and has her favourite bed up high in the kitchen. Here she can keep her eyes on me. Still not letting me pick her up but she loves being stroked in her bed.”