Adoption Tails: Lilith and Hecate

 Lilith

Lilith was adopted by Maggie's owner (also a volunteer)

Lilith - now Nelly / Nellie (spelling seems to change over the course of the follow-ups)

3 days: “I am renaming her Nelly. She is a sheer delight. She has her safe room and is happy there but does like coming out whilst Maggie is asleep in her room.” Nelly is not eating or drinking and has not been interested in the different wet foods being offered to her. “Maggie did hiss at her yesterday when Nelly bolted out of the room but no hissing today even though Maggie sniffs under Nelly’s door. She loves having a sleep on my bed next to  me in the afternoon. I adore them both. I’ve been playing calming music all day which I think has helped both cats.”

4 days: Nelly is still not eating but has started drinking. “She doesn’t seem stressed. She was out all morning sleeping in the sun inside whilst Maggie has her usual sleep under the bed with my dressing gown! Her fur is standing up like she isn’t well but she seems quite happy.”

1 week: Nelly is still not eating anything so she was going to go to the local vet. 5 minutes after calling the vet, her owner tried a different food in a different place outside her room and she’s gobbling it down. “She is apart from Maggie and I keep them separate but I spend a lot of time cuddling and playing with her. I think she has turned the corner. Unfortunately Maggie just came out and hissed at her so they are both separate now. Maggie loves her room. I don’t shut the door so she can come and go. I am so relieved. Nelly is so skinny." Maggie isn’t thrilled with Nelly.

1.5 weeks: “Nelly is continuously eating now and tonight the two kissed which was lovely. Then Maggie hissed gently. They are going to be fine.”

Lilith and Hecate at Safe

3.5 weeks: “Maggie and Nelly getting on really well  and playing and sleeping together which is great but Nelly often doesn’t use her litter. She just weed in the bath. She did a poo in the bath 2 weeks ago but I thought she was just settling in. Maggie loves having Nelly to play with so I am thrilled. Both cats are really getting on well. They were sleeping near each other this afternoon and Maggie was washing Nelly. Nelly had diarrhoea after her vaccination on Monday in the car so she may be getting over that. She loves her soft balls and races around with those.” Her owner is still dealing with inappropriate toileting which is believed to be from Nelly. “They are inseparable now. Both sitting with me in my living room which Maggie never used to do as she doesn’t like the sound of the TV. So now I have a new litter tray in the study and 2 trays in the laundry. Nelly went outside in the garden for half an hour and loved it. She came back when I called her. Hopefully things will be better tomorrow.” Her owner doesn’t let Nelly go far outside and knows where she is. She will also get tick prevention for Nelly.

7 weeks: “They are using the 4 boxes. We’ve had a few accidents but I think it was Maggie. They adore each other. Nellie is very active and Maggie is very patient with her. They love playing hide and seek and both sleep on my bed but not all the time. Maggie spends less time in her safe room but still sleeps on top of the bed there. They go out in the garden but Maggie prefers being inside. Nellie is like a naughty toddler. She is up to mischief all the time but very sweet and affectionate. It has turned out beautifully for us all.” Her owner needs to give Maggie tick prevention, especially as Maggie goes outside. However, she still can’t pick Maggie up to do these treatments so her daughter (who’s a vet) is going to give her a sedative in her food so they can vaccinate her and do her other treatments. “She can still be anxious. She is such a beautiful soul. I just want a good life for her.”

3 months: It took 30 minutes for the owner’s daughter to vaccinate Maggie, and they were unable to do her other treatments. “The girls are doing well and adore each other. Maggie is teaching Nellie manners. Very cute.”

Hecate

1 day: She's settling really well, sleeping with the owners since day 1. Hecate's eating and playing lots. Not having any trouble transitioning to an automatic litter box either! She is a very calm cat, as if she's lived here before.

1 week: She is doing so well. Happy and settled.

1 month: The owners are affectionately calling Ms Kiki Hecate "Kiki" at home. She has settled in wonderfully and is in great hands. They are currently in the process of moving and will register her to the council once that is done. They've also added an artwork of "Kiki Hecate" next to Teddy, their previous cat who passed away just a week before they adopted Kiki. "I'm sure my Teddy whispered to Kiki to keep meowing when we were at SAFE and that's how we ended up choosing her".