Adoption Tails: Lucy and Junior, Alice and Belle

 Lucy & Junior, now Pepper & Ginger

1 day: They're doing great. Lucy, who the owners are now calling Pepper, is so affectionate and Junior, now Ginger, is pretty shy but has come out of the cat cage for food and water. They've both used the litter tray. They are both so sweet and the girls were up at 6am this morning, playing with Pepper. The owner even introduced Pepper to her team over a work Teams call as she was sitting on her lap. Ginger is taking a little longer and definitely prefers it when it's not so noisy (with the kids).

 1 week: They're both just gorgeous. Ginger is slowly getting used to the family and sits with them in the evenings now. Pepper is so cuddly. Naomi (one of SAFE's day managers) will visit the family soon.

Pepper

1 month: They're both doing so well. The family loves them. Ginger has totally come out of her shell and loves being picked up and having cuddles. Pepper loves all the attention and wakes everybody up first thing in the morning for breakfast. Pepper and Ginger like to sit outside on the verandah which is enclosed with pool gates so they can't get out. They get some outside time but they're not allowed out into the bush. "They're a fantastic addition to the family and we are all smitten."

Alice & Belle, now Astrid & Ishka

Alice and Belle's mum is Cleo, whose follow up was an Adoption Tail on Jan 3, 24. 

1 day: Astrid and Ishka are hiding in the big box the owner has put in their room (as the owner expected). There has been 1 poo and a little bit of food has been eaten but not much. The owner expected a big regression. She is giving them the room to themselves and only going in the morning, before bed and once during the day. Hopeful that they pick up regarding food by tomorrow and that she can spend some more time in the room after the weekend.

1 week: They are going well, eating with gusto! The two have yet to explore and spend a lot of time in the wardrobe, especially Ishka but they do play and cuddle with the owner too. The resident boy cat is doing his best to ignore the fact that the room Astrid and Ishka are in exists. He makes sure to tell the owner off when she comes out of there! She thinks the two will be in the room for at least another week before she tries and moves to the next stage of introduction. They are bonding really nicely and she is already in love with them. She thinks they quite like her too!

1 month: Ishka is super confident now and is so affectionate! Astrid is lagging a little bit and unfortunately has peed on the owner's couches, bed, hall and bathroom floor. She is also using the litterbox properly and eating well so quite clearly a stress reaction though the owner is unsure what is stressful. The owner has since closed off the bedroom and loungeroom to give her less space and hopefully help her feel more in control. Jupiter (resident cat) is being really good with them, hanging out in the same room as them and licking both on the head at least once a day. The owner is really happy with how they are all going, individually and together. She is hopeful that Astrid will continue to improve and the peeing will stop, if not she will take Astrid to the vet for a check.

 

Alice and Belle's mum is Cleo, whose follow up has been sent by Sydney earlier this year.

Second chance, again, for Ginger

Sue reports:

Alice, a kitten we took in only a few days ago, was adopted today but unfortunately Ginger came back only one day after leaving as his new owner had a severe allergic reaction.

But on Tuesday he was adopted AGAIN.

Ginger's new family

How long will she last?

Remember the litter of kittens in the far condo out back one of whom is a tortie. She was fostered to keep her out of harm's way. Well she is back. Her name is Alice. She is currently the smallest available cat at SH. How long will she last?

Alice

I took Taylor to Sandy's friends in Mona Vale. They have given up on the foster to adopt idea and have just adopted her. They will change her name to Tinkerbelle. I think they will find that she is a Belle rather than a Tinker. But before she was Taylor she was Tutu so she won't mind the name as long as she gets respect.

She was good in the car. She objected initially but settled down when I turned on RN to women's voices.

They have promised frequent updates and photos.

Taylor

A work at home mum and her teenaged (18-ish) son arrived. They had looked at the website and decided they wanted to meet Elsa and Olivia. Tim smooched up to Elsa and told them how to approach her. She did splendidly and won the mother's heart. She didn't take to the lad but I think it was because he looks a bit like Tim but his hair was combed straight up. Confusing for a cat.

Olivia didn't want to have anything to do with anybody this afternoon.

They went off to buy a suitable carry cage and stratchy, etc, etc. So, hopefully Elsa should be settling into the mother's home office by now.

Elsa

Dorito, Apricot and Ginger were off being desexed. I am amazed that Ginger is over 1 Kg. But he is 12 weeks old so should cope with the op. Somebody has bagsed him so I won't be able to say goodbye. Tim is going to miss him but won't miss schlepping his carry cage back and forth.

Ginger