on Sunday. So I looked back on the blog to find a photo of him.
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| PC |
No adoptions today but it was busy. Lots of cats have come back from the vet. Including Savannah who has had the lump on her cheek operated upon. She has a long list of meds to take and can't fit her collar over the food bowl.
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| sad Savannah |
There were visitors this afternoon looking at Cooper, Flame and Goldie.
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| Cooper, Flame and Goldie |
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| Goldie |
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| Minnie |
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| Pauline and Pippa |
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| Claire and me. . . . my last cuddle |
Because Aslan wants to play after his dinner.
We have a gorgeous cat in Isolation who was only put there because she was "dumped" on us. She has 3 kittens who might not be so pure bred. No names so far because we don't know if we will keep them.
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| Andromeda |
I didn't have time to hand out chicken to the cats this afternoon. (I brought it home and put it back into the freezer). I may as well tell you how I prepare it.
I have a heavy, deep, cast iron pot with a lid which fits into the oven.
I get a chook. . . bigger the better. Give it a good wash under the cold water tap.
Place it, breast side down, in the pot.
Put on the lid and shove it in the oven (hot) for an hour.
I turn off the oven and come back when it is cooled down (usually overnight.)
I debone the cooked chook and chop up all the meat and skin. Add the juice that has accumulated overnight. Then dole it out into bags for the freezer. (Never enough per bag according to the cats on Friday afternoon).
[These days with Aslan in residence, I have to lock myself into a bathroom to do this because the smell of all that DELICIOUS chicken flesh is intoxicating to a cat who is allergic to meat.]
The busy-ness wasn't because of a string of adopters though. Only one visitor who brought food from a friend's cat who has recently died. She travels out of the country from April to October each year so cannot own a cat. But I suggested that she could foster kittens. October to April is prime kitten fostering time. She agreed. Irene confirmed that. I hope she signs up.
I moved Nebula and Andromeda from Better Row to Welfare. Andromeda managed to catch the corner of my little finger nail with her claw. Lots of blood for a small scratch. Even Tim noticed the blood stained paper towel in the rubbish tin! But it is fine. I can still touch type. And they like their new digs.
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| Nebula above, Andromeda below |
Next door to where they were on Better Row are five kittens that Irene brought in from a fosterer who said that they were "nervous". So she was wary about moving them from their large carrier to a double condo. But it was a typical case of miscommunication. They behaved themselves and later were all cowered into the litterbox.
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| No names yet: put on your thinking caps |
Noir and Svart have settled down and were ready for pats this afternoon. I don't think those names (which both translate to black) will stick.
But their diagonal neighbour, Esther was looking relaxed in her condo at dinner time.
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| Esther |
Sue was training three assistant day managers this afternoon. They got a real life adoption to do when a couple came in to do the paperwork for Gatsby. We could have adopted 5 Gatsby's this afternoon. But these folk had driven miles to pick him up and he is a perfect cat for them as their previous much loved cat was called Gatsby before they changed his name.
The folk who fostered Gatsby brought him and stayed to watch and cuddle other kittens. They have one foster kitten left at home and will love having more.
Earlier in the day a community cat rescuer brought in 2 black cats. She has done a very good job with them because they both look healthy and like pats even though they were overwhelmed. I called them Svart and Noir (the medium haired one at the back) both of which names mean black.
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| Svart (left) and Noir. |
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| Minnie |
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| Dani's wormy two |
The smallest kitten of the beautiful pair of mums is being separated for meal times because her siblings/cousins eat everything. This afternoon I couldn't find her until I looked down and there she was sitting beside Mouse who was looking up, expecting another meal. Don't know how that happened. But she is back with her mums now. (One of whom was taken to the vet today.)
Another fosterer brought in Cookie and Marmalade. They are occupying the lobby stand alone. They will get adopted quickly.
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| Cookie and Marmalade (on the right) |
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| Duchess |
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| Wolfgang |
Tommy was taken to the vet, by Tim. And brought back in time for dinner.
One of Nutmeg's kitten was taken off as well because s/he was off its dinner and had a temperature. (I got to hold the kitten still while Tim figured out why the thermometer wasn't working). Later on, David only saw 4 kittens in Nutmeg's enclosure while he was giving them lunch and pushed the panic button. We ran around, looking under everything, until I remembered the thermometer incident and put 2 and 2 together to come up with the missing kitten.
The detritus under the linen shelves is gross. It will be cleaned next Wednesday and two dozen ping pong balls added to the to-be-cleaned bucket!
One of the fostered kittens was adopted this morning which put the mums and kittens feeds behind. And a woman came in to discuss the advisability of getting a kitten for her 2 pre teens to go with their labra-dog. She will return when they get back from holidays.
Then a boarder arrived early. And later another asked if it could arrive early. (Actually it's person made the phone call.) And June's people were supposed to pick her up today. No show. They owe us mucho $$$ for her very long stay.
Our chief Friday-vollie-cat-cuddler made friends with Kitty this afternoon.
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| Kitty's new best friend |
And another family of teenagers arrived to choose a kitten for one of them. There was an interesting dynamic going on there. Eventually they/she chose Owen. I think it was a very wise decision on her part because they have similar characteristics: observers, quiet, deferential, stubborn. Owen needs a vaccination so they will be back tomorrow.
He took these photos of Freya and Anthea and their kittens this morning.
His phone takes much better photos than my camera.
I got a quick shot of Nutmeg (plus 5) who has been moved into Prue and Trude's enclosure. I am sure they will have a Callie and Rosie stay rather than a P & T stay!
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| Nutmeg aka The Milk Bar |
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| Cinnamon |
Mickey got time out (of the stand alone) to run off his excess energy.
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| Mickey |
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| Cookie |
Aurora's little kitten is still significantly smaller than the other kitten who has the lesions.
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| Aurora's Borealis or Australis |
. . . or as close to it as we will get. Peter came in this afternoon with Irene. She had brought back the drawer that collapsed. It was mended. He did it. So. . . . I asked him to mend the rest of them. And HE DID IT.
Talking of which. . . . Angel was adopted yesterday. I hope it was to the bloke who rang three times on Wednesday to tell me that he was coming to get Angel on Saturday.
I was showing visitors around and when I introduced her to Rory. He was hiding in his bed box. I looked under his rug and saw that his claw was caught in a plastic ball with holes. I took Rory to Tim . . the man with the magic cat hands. Eventually we realised that Rory's finger pad was caught, swollen, in one of the holes of the ball. I fetched a hammer. Tim with gentle taps flattened the ball and Rory's finger pad was released.
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| Rory |
He really seems to be the cat to whom bad things happen. Despite that, he is a sweetie.
All the hard balls with small holes were discarded.
A visitor this afternoon fell in love with Cheese. She comes frequently. Perhaps this will stick.
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| Cheese |
And there was telephone discussion about Cullen, the 17year old ragdoll on Better Row. I discovered that his coat is badly matted towards his rear. He may not be an easy adoption.
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| Cullen |
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| Charlotte is not impressed |
