Adoption Tails: Pickle and her litter

Pickle

1 day:  Pickle is doing well. She's quite curious and not hiding away from the family. She has been eating, drinking and using
her litter tray. The family will keep her given name. The kids love her! They've yet to introduce Pickle to the family dog and will do so gradually as suggested by the info sheet provided.

1 week:  Pickle seems quite settled now. She has her safe room that she goes to if she feels a bit unsure. Her stitches ended up being removed by the vet as the owner had some questions about her care. The resident dog is slowly getting used to her - they have met each other under supervision and still have separate spaces at this stage. The family expects it will be a bit of a journey for them both.

1 month: The family and Pickle are all getting into a routine at home now. Her furbaby brother and her are getting along well. He doesn't even care if she sleeps on his bed. She is particularly fond of the youngest son so she sleeps in his room but roams around the house with the dog.

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Dill aka Shadow

4 days: She is eating, drinking, and has used the litter box. She is doing really well and has been renamed Shadow. She has a bathroom as her safe room (by necessity) and is adventuring around in there as well as sitting on their laps, rubbing herself on them, etc. She is very food-oriented but they are sticking to 2-3 small handfuls of dried biscuits and wet food in the morning.

 1 week: She’s exploring the flat now. She was getting very impatient to get out of the bathroom.

1.5 weeks: “She’s exploring the whole flat now, and while she’s still easily frightened she’s also very curious.”

 40 days: “Shadow is the undisputed boss of the house and loves to run around the top of all the furniture. We got her a climbing/scratching tower too to survey outside from indoors.” She’s ultra-affectionate which the kids love and is very happily settled.

Cucumber & Brine aka Mango

Brine was first adopted by the family who adopted Cookie about a year ago. Cucumber was then also adopted by them a few days later. 

1 day: The family loves Brine. She's so affectionate and playful. She's currently called Mango. Eating and drinking fine, had a bit of runny poo but is improving already.

Brine/Mango

1 week: Cucumber was pleased to see her sister! The family will keep them in a room for a few weeks before gradually introducing them to Cookie and Snoop.

Cucumber

1 month: Mango is all good, embodies "thug life" at home and has no problems settling in. Everybody has been getting along really well. Cucumber (currently Coco, potentially Dot if the mum can get her way) has been having some toileting accidents where she is missing the tray. She was also more timid than Mango and had some soft poos at the beginning. The family will get an additional tray and find a suitable spot where Snoop the dog cannot get into. Snoop, Cookie, Mango and Coco are all getting along really well, cuddling on the sofa together at times. Snoop can get a little over excited but the cats will let him know it's enough and they will end up cuddling together again.

Cucumber with Snoop

Caper  aka Whisper

1 week: “His name is Whisper and he’s settled really well.” His owner’s office is his safe space but he’s exploring the house. “He’s all good.”

1 month: Whisper is good and is growing enormously. “He’s very playful and now has full run of the house. Learning ’no’ in relation to bookcases and bench tops is slow but otherwise all is well.”

Caper = Whisper