Adoption Tails: Jagger, Kate & Helena

Jagger, Kate & Helena, now Jagger, Peaches & Honey

1 day: They have yet to eat since Friday morning. The owner has cleaned out 1 poo and 1 wee from the trays ("never been so excited to clean out a litter tray"). The owner's brother mentioned that it was a little noisy overnight, scratching at the flyscreen and playing. The toys put into the room during the day were in different places the next morning. The owner suspects it is Jagger. Kate and Helena will be called Peaches and Honey, not sure which will be which until she sees them.

Peaches

1 week: The owner thinks the cats are going well. She does not think they are going to the toilet as much as they should be. It's hard to tell who is eating as she is not in the room with them but Jagger definitely is. He has used the litter tray in front of the owner and so has one of the girls. Jagger purrs a lot, he won't allow touches yet. All three cats do like to play and all three have been out playing. Jagger will roll on the floor and one of the girls rolls round on the cat scratcher. The owners will prop the door open overnight and see if any of the cats want to come out and explore the house whilst it is quiet and dark. They've got crimesafe screens in place and the hall door closed so the cats will only have access to their existing safe room, the owner's room and the main bedroom.

Jagger

1 month: The owner has worked out who is who after checking against the photos in the Shelterbuddy system - Kate (Peaches) and Helena (Honey). Jagger is a food monster and he will try to take Peaches' treats from her but she gives him a smack. The cats haven't come out to the rest of the house during the day yet. Peach is quite happy to walk past the owner to leave the room when she wants. "She is quite sassy." The owner is also sure Peach has walked over her in bed at night, doesn't stay but it's really positive. Jagger lets the owner stroke his feet gently while he is dozing and doesn't recoil as long as the stroking is kept short and sweet. He is getting more tolerant each time. He even came out and got up on the desk to sit by the window this morning while the owner sat on the floor. "I am very happy with their progress, it has been very quick in the last 3 days." Their room door is left open for them at night and if the owners are sitting on the lounge quietly, they come out and start running around, up and down the stairs, chasing balls, running through tunnels and generally making a racket all night. Jagger loves sitting on the cat seat on the balcony at night. Peaches is out there a lot too. The owner is pretty sure Honey comes out at night. She actually came out of hiding when breakfast was put out this morning while the owner was still in the room. The owner thinks all the hard work is really starting to pay off, she was worried but can see now Honey will be her sweet little girl and Peaches & Jagger are going to be challenging as "the ship has sailed for the two of them! They are already partners in crime, Jagger follows her lead."

Honey or Peaches

Jagger and Peaches