Dory spoke

 He greeted his favourite Friday vollie with a kitten sized meow!

Dory

And, there is no dirty laundry at Safe Haven! We have finally caught up. (It has taken 5 years!)

Of course, the rubbish is another story with only one Willoughby bin still. But visitors took off several bags, as did I. So the balcony is not too bad. But anything but empty of bags is bad.

Bruce was blue today because his mum was at the vets. He stole Mickeys toy but still missed his mum/pillow.

Bruce

 Peter, Patch and Phoenix have been moved to Welfare. It is nice to have some tiny tabbies there.

P's

Faith and Flora were desexed. They came back with plastic cones but I changed them to cloth ones which are more comfortable.  They don't seem to get on all that well. But it might just have been the post op!

Flora and Faith

Chloe who was moved to Welfare some days ago, seems to have developed a mucky eye. She will get the dreaded ointment which is a shame because she has become much friendlier since being moved.

Chloe

Australis has been moved back to Incoming. Borealis left in Welfare all by herself is now enjoying visitors.

Borealis

In Isolation the four champagne, identical kittens suddenly have a champagne mum! She escaped while they were catching the family but has since been brought in. She seems a calm, sweet cat (who luckily remembered her kittens).

There is another kitten in Isolation called Bonnie. She was adopted from a breeder of British Short Hairs but developed ringworm and giardia. Both of these are infectious to people as well as to animals. So she was surrendered to us with a bag of food and meds and cash! I wasn't going close enough to get a good photo because both of those parasites infect people as well as felines. But she is cute enough to wait for.

Gary back

 He is back from foster and just as cuddle-able as when he went. Others came back from Kym's as well. She has been a huge help with shuttling cats from the shelter to and from vets and has had many of our cats living at her house. Many thanks Kym.

Aslan has declared it to be winter and has taken to sleeping all day on my doona.

Aslan

 Geoff visited today and showed up photos of the new shelter and talked of all the plans he has offered to help with. Thank you Geoff. The move will start on May 7 and be finalized on May 17. It will be an interesting 10 days.

 The only photo I took today was as I was checking waters at the very end of the day. Eleanor, in Incoming, was calmly stirring her water bowl on the shelf below with her tail.

 

She has three kittens, Ebony (the black one) and the tabbies Erica and Evie.

There are four identical champagne kittens in Isolation. They seem to be very well. . . so far. 

And I have been saving this photo of Autumn. She is still on wet only food. . . . hence the lean and hungry look. But the leaves on the Liquidamber along our driveway are turning so it is appropriate to include her.

 

Jerry gone

 There were lots of vollies this morning so the work got done early and very well. And the vollies got to spend extra time with the cats. Which paid off:

Dory accepted a pat

 A couple of visitors arrived to replace their elderly, unwell cat with a kitten. . . . culture shock ahead. She had done her homework on our blog and he had chosen the last cat they had so it was her turn to pick. So she fancied Sumi but Jerry fancied his beard. It is a long, multi-coloured beard. Jerry and he played and smooched. Sumi and she cuddled calmly. 

I took them out back to meet Mouse who looked calm and unconcerned (thank goodness her breast feeding hormones have gone!)

Mouse

 He won. They took home Jerry. (Let's hope they change her name to Gerry.  . short for Geraldine.)

 Irene gave Nutmeg's kittens an anti fungal bath and checked them all over for lesions. None were found. So they have been moved into the Palace. I suspect they will discuss a plot with Ravyn overnight. So be warned for tomorrow morning!

And there was discussion about putting Salt and Pepper back together again. But I think they are better apart.

Pepper

 

 

 

Smashed bin

 Only one Willoughby bin was taken to the sidewalk yesterday. There were more bags on the balcony and and empty bin in the garage. But, perhaps, if it had been filled and taken to be collected this morning, the collection truck would have dropped and smashed it as well. 

Seems to be our luck with trash cans.

It has been reported. The mess moved into the erstwhile empty bin which is back in the garage. Let's hope they are quicker at getting us a new bin than usual.

In the meantime, our monthly tally of one cat/kitten adopted per day is holding in April.

This afternoon last week's keen family came back for Cheetah. I left Kath to it because I wanted to rush home to PC. (Just like previously, I left two bags of washing and a bag of washed tins in the loading bay in my rush to get home).

PC had a very quiet day in bed. He hadn't got up even for a drink of water, let alone food. Yesterday he and Aslan basked on the nice warm tiles on the verandah . . . between snacks.

PC and Aslan

 I don't think PC got out of his bed today. Not even for a drink of water. We have fixed that but he isn't interested in eating anything. But rather likes it on my bed.

PC

Just like Cookie liked it on my lap earlier in the afternoon while I brushed her tummy.

Cookie's pretty tummy

And Bruce loves lying on his mummy's tummy.

Ruby is a pillow for Bruce

 Old AWL vollies will enjoy that we had an email from the daughter of the woman who adopted Jasmine, with 3 legs. I fostered Jasmine before and after her amputation and she was a lovely cat. And I used to feed her when the mother went to visit other family in Canberra. I could go through the blog I kept then to find a photo if anybody is interested.

 

A Konfusion of Kittens

 Well, Irene knew what she was doing this afternoon. But I couldn't keep track. 

As a result there are lots of kittens for Terry to adopt tomorrow. And more to be desexed for the following weeks. 

Oreo and Gingie cuddled together (first time I have noticed them doing that). 

Oreo and Gingie

 But it might have been because Marmalade and mate were moved from Incoming to the stand alone next door that Lina has left. (She was picked up early!) They have rather short tails. Irene says they should be called "curly tailed" because of the shortness. But I think that sounds like a dog. Not like a cat!

Earl has been sent to a foster home with the young girl and her father who visited some months ago. I doubt we will ever see him again. When asked for a name for a grey kitten that had been popped into Lola's old stand alone, the lass said "Blue". And Blue he/she is.

Vollies stayed late and cuddled cats. Chip was tested for friendly-ness and was found very willing although rather HEAVY to cuddle!

Chip

 A new tower was donated. It had an instruction to erect it so that it could be photographed (?for sale). Lola moved in.

Too Tall Tower. . .but not for Lola

 I was asked to go to Safe early today to do the morning feeds. So I delayed the meeting between between Aslan and PC whom I picked up from his foster home yesterday because they are going away for a week. He didn't enjoy the last half of the drive home from Wollstonecraft to Avalon Beach. (I don't blame him). We will have to work out some way to break up the return trip next week.  Poor PC has been shut into his room all day. My return was delayed because I had to go to VetO in Manly Vale to get some more eye drops for him en route home. But shortly after they had their dinner I opened his door. 

Mutual ignore

As their diets are not identical, there will continue to be feeding time separations. But I hope they can get to remember that they were buddies at Safe.

 

Kittens going (and coming)

 There have been lots of adoptions. Bruce and Ruby have moved out of the enclosure opposite Lina as they are the last of that litter. They have moved into the stand alone by the door. I hope somebody adopts them together. Bruce is very loving to Ruby.

Bruce and Ruby

Panther and co have moved from Incoming to their enclosure. They like it much better and are really friendly there. A family came this afternoon and are very keen on one of them who loved the attention. But those boys haven't been desexed yet so they will just have to wait.

And Lina is waiting to be picked up. She was adopted today by a mother and her two kids. They are going to take time to set everything up at home before picking her up on Saturday. It seems like a very good match. Their previous cat was blind at the end of her life. 

Kath and I figured out who is who of Zena and Tiger.  

Zena and Tiger

Tiger has the white stripe on his nose.

Tiger

And Oreo likes to have his forehead scratched through the bars.

Oreo

I tried to move Peanut to Welfare this afternoon but she wasn't having it. I really think we should change her name to Princess.

 

Caught!

 The runaway cat was back in Incoming. The expert cat trapper got him (I guess). He has a banged up nose from the trap but is otherwise well. When I took the chicken around this afternoon he came out of his bed box in Incoming to get his share. (He'd been in hiding before that.) And "they" have labelled him/her Salt. Which means that the gradually getting friendly/confident one on Better Row is Pepper.

I was called in early because Ainsley who was doing Friday morning because Sharon is away, needed to get away early. No problem, I thought. It is Good Friday and the traffic should be minimal. But then I got stuck behind a line of bicyclists on the Bends! I did get to Safe in time to hand out morning tea to the littles.

And to take a call from a woman who wanted to make sure that we were open so that she could come in to get an adult cat to replace her dearly beloved cat who died of unwell not-so-old age. She warned me that she was bringing her husband, sister and another for support! We did lots of cuddling with the older cats and she eventually chose. . . . the last H kitten!

I think it is a perfect match. David did the adoption paperwork. 

You can tell that my camera has died. I will add some of Joy's photos from Wednesday. . . . after one of Aslan, looking superior. I am to look after PC next week for a few days while his foster carer travels. I hope they remember that they like each other.

Aslan

Rory no longer needs to have nasty ointment put into both of his eyes. Poor fellow would so love to live a quiet life.

Rory

Roxie has been demoted from her enclosure to a single condo on Better Row. She is no happier (or unhappier) there. But she is directly behind the condo in Boarding where her daughter Rosie is boarding with a very fancy collar on! (I did take a photo but the camera carked).

Not Seasoned

 The escapee Salt or Pepper is still at large. Tomorrow the cat trapper extraordinaire is to come to do her magic. 

Seasoning set-up (as viewed from our balcony)

The unescaped seasoned cat is getting tamer by the day. Perhaps he should be called Salt and the escapee should be Pepper.

Last month we adopted out 43 cats and kittens (or was it 42. . . . either way it was brilliant work!)

Today the couple who adopted Othello came back for a companion for him. They think he needs a friend. So they chose Octavia. The husband loved her on sight and cuddled her happily. Meantime, the wife looked at the cat in the next stand alone, Biscotti (I think. This kitten came from a foster home and is very chill). She fell in love. They couldn't agree on which kitten to take home to Othello so decided to take them both.

On the way home, it turns out, Octavia had a funny turn. They took her to Pymble vet (after they got home) and we will get the bill.

So I cleaned those two stand alones and, as instructed, moved the L kittens from Incoming. Let's hope they have left their sloppy poos way behind them. These three girls were delighted with their more spacious accommodation and played and played. 

Larissa, Lyra and Liana: the dark torties

We also have a Lina in a stand alone.

Lina the calico

Poor Tsuki is all alone in his double condo.

Tsuki

I expect he will be moved by Friday.
Rory is not looking well. He is on eye ointment which cats hate.

Rory

And we have a new tiny kitten, Earl who is not eating properly. You have to put the food into his mouth before he will try it. This afternoon I rearranged his condo so that his food bowl was at the same level as he was sitting on his hottie. Earlier the food needed to be reached down to and I don't think he was confident enough to try that. We will see if he has nibbled on his small patches of different foods overnight.

The mum and her 5 kittens is now Mum Fae plus 4. When I arrived this morning her kittens were rolled up in a rug and she was out of the sleeping box. . . . probably wondering where she had stashed/buried them.

Fae + 4

 Note to Sharon: When Lucas and Gary get into a serious rumble, one shot from a water bottle at Lucas calms him down.

Friends Lucas and Gary

 

 

Happy Birthday David

 Thanks to David I have photos from today. I left both my camera and my phone at home this morning. It is Sharon's fault because I was asked to fill in for her. . . . she is away which is why we have Gary back with us. 

So I got up early (and left stuff at home) and did the Full Friday ADM. It was terrific. The vollies work so well together and they spend quality time with the cats at the end of their shift. Even Dory was enticed to come forward to get some creamy treat from a hand held offering!

No adoptions today. We have stored our potential for Terry tomorrow.

David photographed Julie and Bassuria enjoying a new, clean, wide hammock together.

Bassuria and Julie

 

David was delighted to meet the new cat in Incoming who was accepted before she dropped 5 kittens. She is a sweetie so we are thrilled to have her and her tiny, 2 day olds.

As it is his birthday, David got to name her and chose Faye. The last time we had a Faye was in 2022. That Faye only had 2 kittens. We will have to come up with 5 F names when we know who is boy and which is girl. 

Faye + 5

 Probably some of Ruby's kittens will get adopted this weekend. They are seriously cute.

4 in a hammock

 It must have been the sudden cold spell that sent the kittens to the hammocks. Even Ody and Ophelia succumbed.

Ophelia and Oydsseus

 (But somebody got Ody out to explore after his nap)

Odysseus

 

Early mark

 Sharon trained a group of new vollies this morning. They did Better Row.

There were plenty of our regular vollies to do the rest. Only one border who came in today and a few empty condos. And in view of our possible move, condos are remaining empty. So far this month we have adopted 33 cats and kittens, according to Sue. Goosey was adopted over the weekend! 

Her condo is occupied by Elly who has been in the back corner of Isolation for months. She went to the vet. Is on meds. And is not eating. I hope Goosey's good vibes revive her.

Elly

I moved Marmalade and Cookie from Isolation to Incoming today. They will stay in C14 for a while to confirm that they don't have any ringworm lesions.

Valentina has been adopted too. And her stand alone is occupied by a pretty calico with a cloudy right eye also. She seems to be just as hungry as Valentina was.

Lina

It was strange that nobody adopted Harlow and Hobson. But it does make it easier for the cleaners not to have four kittens erupting from that condo. 

Hobson and Harlow

That joy has been taken over by Ruby's kittens. It is a good way to get a cuddle. They got plenty today and had an afternoon nap to recover.

 4 Kittens in a hammock: Front to Back: Piper, Bruce, Frankie, Freddy (I think). The boys are all available.

There is an older pair, Zena and Tiger in Prue and Trude's enclosure. Don't know who is who.

Zena/Tiger

I got a very early mark because Sue had to attend an on line lecture at 6pm and she wouldn't have got home in time for that anyway. So Aslan got his dinner early for a Wednesday. Sue took Ravyn for a walk (or vice versa).

 

Sue on Friday

 She came because she couldn't come on Wednesday (car problems) and had a ADM to train. And a Tim to talk to. Good to see her even though she can't see us quite as well as before her op. It will improve. The trainee got to watch Sharon adopting Minette (in the stand alone beside the O's) to a girl and her mum. They were all entranced by those whiskers.

Salt/Pepper, the escapee, is still on the loose. 

Our Friday vollie (who slowly loved on Kitty until she was an acceptable adoptee ie she actually loved him so much she was prepared to like other humans including a stranger) has moved on to Dory. Goosey was easy-peasy for him. She now accepts pats from everybody. Dory is more of a challenge. He worked with small bits of the squeezy soft food on the floor and gradually Dory came forward to eat them. I noticed at dinner time that Dory was more relaxed. (?Full of squeezy food.) 

My camera is defunct. When I took photos with my phone it ran out of juice. But here is Nutmeg who was found talking to Lola earlier in the day. . .. in the front foyer.

Nutmeg

 Cookie and Marmalade are resigned to their boring stand alone. . . . except when somebody passes with food.

Cookie and Marmalade

 

Don't know why nobody has adopted the last of the H litter:

Harlow and Hudson

 Or the last G kitten, either.

Thanks to Joy for her three finger photos on Wednesday for Peanut:

Look at those whiskers!

 And Cheeto and Luna . . . are they related?

Cheeto and Luna