Adoption Tails: Winnie, Flaco, Jitterbug, Jessie and Jack

 Winnie

1 day: Winnie is settling in really well. She was on the ground exploring since Day 1 and was not interested in staying in her safe room. She also slept on the bed with the owners on the first night. Has been an angel. She has been a little sniffly, possibly due to a change in environment. She has been eating, drinking and using her litter. The owners will keep her name as she is used to it and it has grown on them!

 

3 days: The owners noticed she does not eat very frequently. She does eat but it's when she feels like it so sometimes they have to throw out her wet food if it has been sitting out for too long.

1 week: Winnie's been enjoying her wet food so far. She eats wet food 3x a day and dry food 2x a day. She does drink water quite often as well.

1 month: She's going great!

Flaco, now Moji

1 day: Flaco is doing well! He has been eating everything the owners have given him but not really drinking. They are considering a water fountain if he does not get used to a water bowl. They are also thinking of switching to a clumping litter after letting him transition.

1 week: Flaco is going really well and settling in. He has done a few walks in the other rooms and getting used to it. Some days he doesn't feel like exploring and just sleeps a lot. He is the most affectionate cat and loves to sleep on or next to the owner. 

 1 month: Flaco is now Moji and he is flourishing! He was so skittish before and now he is so playful, affectionate and curious. He plays hide and seek with the owners, has learnt many tricks as he is very food motivated and seeks affection like very intense nose boops and belly rubs.

Jitterbug, now Cookie

1 day: She is doing great! Eating well, pooing and sleep. Enjoys being stroked a lot. The family has renamed her Cookie. The mum has realised they've been overfeeding her for a little bit for the first 2 days and is working out the appropriate amount. "She absolutely wolfed down her lunch like we were starving her".

1 month: Cookie is doing great! She seems pretty happy and loves attention at times. Definitely likes her space too, though. The owners thought they might've left harness thing too late - won't have a bar of them even though she seems very interested in the patio. They might build her a little enclosure so she can lie in the sun a little if she wants to.

Jessie & Jack, now Gigi & Jack

1 day: The kitties are doing well! They are both eating (wet & dry food) and are using the litter tray regularly. The owner is seeing their personalities shine through more and more each day, "couldn't imagine my life without them now!" The owner has changed Jessie's name to Gigi (which she is responsive to) and Jack will remain as Jack. They have both come out of their safe space and are frolicking through the place like they own it. "I couldn't be happier with how well they have settled in and warmed up to me."

 1 week: They're going really well! The owner gets to see more and more of their personalities everyday.

1 month: They've settled in so beautifully! The owner keeps seeing new quirks in their personalities everyday and she honestly now cannot imagine her life without them! They've both incredibly affectionate and VERY chatty.

 

Varied visitors

 The woman from Lindfield who fell in love with China and India last week came back. They are still on sneeze watch. She has almost decided to take them both because she can't separate them. So I showed her other pairs. And she reverted to "one cat only". So I showed her Griffin and they got on very well together. I think he would cuddle with her within 5 days!

Then a woman who is scheduled for vollie training on Aug 9 came in to check us out. She is keen to return as she has one free day a week between study and work.

And Marissa came to sort out which cats she is to take to be desexed tomorrow morning and had complicated discussions with the vet nurses.

So, I forgot to take any new photos. You will just have to put up with my home movies of Romeo

His favorite place to be is under my sweater.

Griffin is back

 The woman who adopted him last week brought him back because he wasn't ready to cuddle her (after being with her for 5 days only!) Sue explained that it would take time for him to settle into a new environment but that woman wasn't prepared to deserve cuddles!

Griffin

He is on Better Row. And so is Lewis (the mate of Will who is back in Incoming to have his inappropriate poo positioning dealt with).

Roxie had her babies. She had 4. By the size of her tummy, I thought she would have been lucky to only have had 8 kittens. But we are the lucky ones. . . . 

Roxie plus 4

 The five from the Incoming stand alone were on crunchies only this morning (we ran out of wet Mother and Babycat food. It arrived at midday) so were not frantic for food and deigned to be positioned:

Japanes named five

On Wednesday we tried to sort out who was who in the play place. Not completely successfully. But I think Sue has got it sorted out now. Two are available.

I made some quick and clean hammocks for Isolation. They won't take repeated washing so can be thrown away when their cats are graduated out of Isolation. I installed two in the stand alone in Iso this evening. And one clever kitten immediately undid the bow!

Sheridan to the rescue

 Sheridan is a devoted fosterer and deliverer of cats to vets. Today she wrangled Eli into a carry cage so he could go to the vet to have all his teeth removed. Perhaps he knew why he was being put into a carry cage. Perhaps he just doesn't trust people very well. After this vet visit, that mistrust will be fully justified! (But he will love the "soft food only" period).

Eli and Sheridan

Bindi is in Griffin's stand alone. She is a sweet cat who probably won't last long. 

Bindi

Griffin was going to be returned today because "he doesn't like being picked up". He was adopted last Wednesday and Sue did tell them that it might take a month of two for him to settle into a new environment. They didn't arrive. Perhaps they reread the adoption folder!

Raya and Ashley have gone to Goulburn to live with Rosanna and a couple of stratchy poles from the lobby.

Sunny and Hilda finished their ringworm meds and were promptly adopted by the folk who live in Mayfield somewhere in western NSW. They came on the weekend.

Puss Puss and Aziza when home over the weekend.  

Cordelia was adopted over the weekend so her stand alone was empty for the morning. Then Mochi and Cupcake were delivered by their fostermum to go into that stand alone. We had already had calls about adopting Mochi!

Cordelia's kittens have been desexed and will be ready to adopt soonish. An older woman came in this afternoon for a kitten and eventually settled on one of them but couldn't decide which one. But they are not available yet. I showed her how to check out Adoption page on our website.

India

China

Angelica was off her food today. Which reminded me of her story. It seems a woman picked her up from a hoarder's house and decided to take her home, by car, to Queensland. On the way she let the kitten out of the car to do a wee and thought "this is not a good idea". Somehow she got onto us and dropped off Angelica. The kitten wouldn't touch Mother and Baby cat soft food initially. She would only eat crunchies. Today she wouldn't touch M& BC of any texture but happily ate any other brand of food I gave her.

Angelica

Adoption Tails: Rachelle, Charley and Champ, Shadow, Ursula and Earl, Magnus and Sterling

Rachelle = June

Rachelle, now June

1 day: The owner has renamed Rachelle to June. She is doing great, settled in very quickly. She frequently sticks out her tongue.

1 week: The owner had a few concerns about June who has some eye discharge in the mornings and doesn't eat her dry food. They've been reassured about normal vs abnormal eye discharge. Other than that, she is great. June is now very comfortable around the house and with the owner.

1 month: June is doing great. The owner has yet to register her as she needed to move as the owner was selling.

June boarded with us for about a month and went home on Wednesday with her lovely, relaxed person. She was a delight to have at Safe!

Charlie & Champ

1 day: Charlie and Champ are doing really well, all things considered. They've eaten (or at least the food given last night was gone this morning so one could've eaten both bowls or both of them ate) and they've used the litter tray. They have chosen under the owner's bed as their safe spot rather than any of the hidey holes (2 cat towers with hidey holes and additional one created by a blanket) set up so the owner moved a storage tub out from under the bed and put in their cat bed they had from SAFE. Charlie and Champ now have a soft place to lay down under the bed. The owner is camping out in the living room until they've settled in so that the bedroom can truly be a safe room for them. In the afternoon, the owner took in a treat pouch to give the cats for being so brave! They both licked some from the pouch when she reached it under the bed to them and to her utter surprise and amazement, both licked some from the fingers when offered! The owner is so happy that they aren't too spooked and felt safe enough to get some treats from the hand. She is conscious about not pushing them but felt it was special that they were so receptive to treats.

1 week: The owner opened the door to the bedroom (their "safe room") about 2 nights ago and they have spent all night exploring the living/dining room, hallway and bathroom. The owner was quite sick and ended up sleeping on a bed in her room rather than camping out on the sofa. Poor Charlie and Champ did not like the arrangement and stayed in the living room almost all night and not in any of the hidey holes. On a more positive note, the owner has heard them playing when she is not in the room. they both are accepting treats from the owners, even from her hands! Champ has given a few hisses if they're too close. Starting yesterday, both Charlie and Champ started to follow the owner into the kitchen to explore. "They are both just so sweet. I really hope they are happy with me."

1 month: Charlie and Champ are doing really well. The owner can give Charlie pats if he is laying on one of his many cat beds! She can't go near Champ unless she has a treat tube at arm's length but given time, she's hopeful he will get there. Charlie likes to follow the owner around and see what is going on, especially if he thinks there is food involved! They both spend the late evening playing and chasing each other have a favourite night time sleep spot together in the study. The owner has registered them both with the council and she is going to get creative to work out how to give preventatives to Champ considering she can't get close yet. All in all, they are both adorable!

Shadow

1 day: Shadow's been settling in really well. He's been exploring the apartment a little each day and has been using the litter tray and eating and drinking a healthy amount of food and water.

1 week: It's going really well! He's settled in perfectly fine and is now very comfortable with the owner and their roommate. It took maybe about 3 days for him to fully settle in since he was rather skittish for the first few days.

Shadow

 1 month: He's going really well! Great with guests around. The owners have had a few guests once every few days and he's always warmed up to them really well, taking about 20-30 minutes for him to warm up and then becomes super cuddly with them.

2 months: He's been playing a bit and settled in really well. They've had some guests over at some stages and he's always warmed up to them after 30minutes. His more playful side came out recently. The owner also gave Shadow a catnip toy for his upcoming birthday and he's having so much fun!

Ursula & Earl

1 day: They're both doing fine. Ursula leads the way in most things, she is a lot more outgoing, adventurous and playful but also quite protective of Earl. She would run back to cover him on the first day. Earl is very shy and reluctant. He is going to need a lot of time, patience, persistence and treats. He will show the owners where all the hidey holes are. They both eat and drink well and had no issue with the kitty litter. The owners will be changing their names but haven't decided on what will suit their personalities just yet.

1 week: They're ok. Ursula is settling in well but Earl still hisses a lot when approached. Loves his food though. The owners are hoping it will just be a matter of time for him to come around.

1 month: They are both settling in and starting to show their comfortable/naughty sides. The owners no longer have to spend hours looking for Earl's new hiding spot and Ursula is a very vocal kitten. Many nights now they've awoken to some loud bang or crash as they play throughout the night chasing each other around. Still quite jumpy and shy but definitely getting there with treats. The owners will keep working on them to make sure they are comfortable and happy!

Magnus & Sterling

1 day: Magnus and Sterling are settling well. They've been eating, drinking and using the litter tray without issues. They're more active at night. The owner has noticed Sterling's breath as quite foul and even saw some blood in his mouth in the morning. They've been cleaning it with some baby wipes.

Magnus and Sterling

 1 week: It seems like Magnus and Sterling are not fully ready to explore beyond their safe room yet so the owners are taking it slow. The door is kept open to help them get familiar with all the different sounds. They usually sleep during the day and wake up around 5pm. Sometimes, they would venture out after dinner while the owners are watching TV. They pretend not to see the cats to let them explore on their own.

1 month: Sterling and Magnus are doing great and bring so much joy to the owners' days. Magnus is still quite sensitive to spaces outside his room.

LOVE THE BOX!

 

 

Codie wins

 The grass eating effort! On Wednesday, I distributed pots of grass grown for our cats by Joan. Most of them didn't appreciate her effort. But Codie ate most:

Codie is not prepared to be photographed

Darcy done good too.

Darcy

As did Tilly.

Tilly

And Sydney and Phoenix (even though they won't stand still for a photo).

Sydney & Phoenix

Pepper and Dixie did well. But Pepper did better because she was adopted today. Chosen by a preteen for her birthday present.

Pepper and Dixie

She has gone to live in Darlinghurst.

Almost made it

 I arrived very early at Safe this morning. Before the Willoughby bins had come. I would be able to put a trolley load, or two, of our bags into other peoples bins, I thought gleefully.

Two of the 5 in the stand alone in Incoming who are now loving the Play Place

 

But when I opened the Welfare door, a kitten whisked itself across the floor. Spagetti and co's door wasn't closed and they had spent the night running around. It took me some time to get them all back into their condo. Spagetti was especially difficult. Just like the last piece of spagetti on your plate when you can't use your fingers to scoop it up. 

By the time they were back "home" and I had wheeled a trolly load of bags down to the sidewalk, the truck had come and emptied all the rubbish bins. Sigh. 

But, yesterday Helen tracked down our missing Willoughby bin. Unit 8 had been using it. So I whisked it into the garage and later laminated three hand-drawn "19"s for each side and the front where Willoughby puts the unit labels. Let's hope that will warn unit 8 off!

Kitten in Incoming who only ate crunchies when she arrived but now won't touch them

 

Plump Calli who was recently moved under tough Tilly was adopted over the weekend. And Griffin was adopted this afternoon by a couple who took AGES to make up their minds even though they were only looking at him.

We only had 6 vollies this morning and they worked really hard. Two lots of boarders went home and I got their condo's sterilized while Sue was attending to Griffin's people. We will miss June. But we have Aziza back as a boarder. She is in Tiger's condo, in the gods just adjacent to the Palace where she used to be with her kittens. She is plump and much loved. 

Didn't have time to take any photos except for Julie and Bass who were  posing. Earlier they had been hissing at their noisy neighbours (the kittens from Isolation). There was a gap in the "curtain" between the enclosures. I pushed a bit of cardboard to cover the gap so they can't see what Julie and Bass are up to in their igloo. Those photos seem to have disappeared when I sent them from my phone to my email. So I will just drop in some left-over Joy photos.

Japanese named kittens in Incoming now on Sneeze Watch

 

Valentina's Day

 Her man came back today and decided that he wanted Valentina not Darcy. Fastest adoption ever. I sent him off with an old litter tray and a scratchy pole from below the couch in the hallway as "adoption freebies". Tim retired for bandaging after getting her into the cat carrier. She even managed to draw blood from his leather-gloved-left-index finger! And achieved a swipe to his left leg. As well as pee-ing on her pillow. (I whipped off the pillowslip, replaced it, and gave it to her new owner too). I believe she will settle down with Colin and be a loving companion.   . . . . . in time.

Irene is about to go overseas for weeks so came in to rearrange as many kittens as possible.

The three kittens in Incoming have moved to Welfare. One of them, Loki, is already earmarked for a very nice man who came in this afternoon. He has a white and ginger cat at home who needs a ginger and white friend. Loki will be perfect.

Loki

His condo mates, Amelia and Lexi are not his siblings.

Amelia and Lexi

Jellybean went to the vet and passed so he has been moved to where Jimmy was. I expect he will have the same short stay as Jimmy did because he is a loving spoonful too.

Jellybean

Griffin went to the vet too. And has a new place in Welfare.

Griffin

When Angelica came in she wouldn't eat anything but crunchies. Now, after 2 weeks with us, she only eats babycat wet food.

Angelica

And the two kittens with Japanese names are just the same.

Thanks to Joy for the lovey Incoming photos. 

Cordelia has moved from Isolation to Incoming.. . . no signs of ringworm on her.

And we have another "pregnant" mum in Incoming. She really looked as though she had swallowed a football when she was photographed on the street that she was picked up from. But will she absorb that bulge just like Chicken and Goosey have done? A woman came in with some nice donations. Her name is Lorraine so we decided to name the new "mum" after her. But then she said that her nickname was Roxy and we chose that one instead for her.

Boarders

 For school holidays we are remarkably unfull of boarders this week. But a pair of cats who were "adopted from us 2-3 years ago" came in this afternoon. . . . Calli and Lexi. I can't remember them but they may have put on a little weight. And they are not happy, Jan.

Calli and Lexi

Over the weekend all the "desirable" kittens were adopted. We even had another call to adopt Souffle today!

And a man came to meet Valentina. She played "I want to be alone" as usual. So I introduced him to the other available cats who have been with us for a while. He really liked Darcy. He will be back on Friday morning when he has set up his apartment to adopt one, or the other.

And a nice teacher came in with her mother to adopt Astrid. She knew all about her dodgy patella and is fine with it. She will bring Astrid in next Thursday because her vaccination is due and there wasn't anybody around who is trained to give injections.

One of the vollies is doing Animal Heath at Tech and had to give a cat a "physical". Not so easy choosing a suitable cat for that! But we settled on Velvet who tolerated being prodded and handled. Vovo was a bit jealous of the attention that she got. It was definitely a two person examination!

Sue spent the afternoon giving Calli's four kittens a bath. . . separately. And thoroughly scrubbing their condo. They are probably ringworm free now. But don't look very happy about it.

They have names: Jasper (ginger), Lapis (black tabby), Coral (white tabby) and Jade (orange).

There are plenty of pretty kittens in Incoming: photographed by Joy.

Amelia and Lexi

Loki

And two from the stand alone:

Chicken makes purrs?

 Jellybean has the BEST purr even though he looks shy. Perhaps it was chicken induced.

Jellybean

The three Incoming kittens have names:

Loki is the ginger, Lexi has a black nose  and Amelia has a white nose. Lexi and Amelia are tuxedos.

When I went to Isolation to give afternoon teas, Cordelia was standing on one hammock while grooming India while China watched from above. (Those hammocks should be thrown away when the family has been cleared of ringworm.)

India, Cordelia, China

We had expected a rush on Monte Carlo, Mont Blanc and Souffle this afternoon. But they haven't been added to the available list because their incision lines (from desexing) look a bit grungy and swollen.  I hope there is not a chorus of complaint tomorrow for Terry to deal with.

LeClerc is enjoying his role as le door clerk.

LeClerk