Firsts

1. First time I ever washed a cat.

Natalie left a note asking if I could use a special ringworm shampoo on Teddy this afternoon. Before putting on the antifungus cream. I found the stuff and read the directions. You have to wet the cat all over, massage in the shampoo, leave the lather on the cat for 10 minutes. Then rinse it off and dry off the cat. 

The directions also said that any cohabiting cats should be washed as well.  GiGi!

I was prepared to do Teddy because he is a pussy cat. But baulked at GiGi. Natalie said not to bother with the other cat direction.

So we had a bath. I used a couple of the big red basin buckets so that the sink wouldn't get contaminated. 

Teddy, of course, was very tolerant. What he has had to put up with! I think he liked being rubbed dry best but he gave me such a look when I put him back with dirty GiGi. But he was all dry and comfy by the time I anointed him with the fungus ointment just before I left.

Suki had two lots of interested visitors. She was out and about when they visited and behaved like a prima donna. Later on when Geoff fed her, she yelled at him that she wanted more, warmer, fresher, etc, etc.

I changed Jule and Bass's hammock for the right kind rather than the square ones. They cuddled up together in the narrower hammock.

Julie and Bassuria

Irene brought in more kittens. One group of three:

And a group of four:

No names. They are in Incoming.

The kittens except Mateo in the stand alone there were taken to the vet last thing today to see if they do have flu or are just stuffy kittens. Mateo loved being alone and settled on my lap to have his eye ointment and pill.

Mateo

Nova still hasn't ventured upwards in her stand alone. We will move her to a condo as soon as one becomes available.

But the GOOD NEWS is that Chad has gone to a foster home which will probably be permanent. The lucky fosterer left a box of goodies for us as well. 

2. I didn't succumb because I didn't get around to having my lunch all afternoon. . .  another first.