No strike

 The traffic was lighter than usual today. The anticipated 3 day train strike was called off last night. Lots of folk must have organised to work from home. Will they work at home tomorrow or come to Safe because they thought they would be stuck at home by the dreadful traffic? Terry will either have a bumper day tomorrow or a very quiet one.

We had one adoption: Angie by her vollie. She was taken home. She didn't like being put in a rather glam, cloth carrier. But allowed herself to be coaxed back into it. The towel she has slept on for several months was tucked over the carrier so she settled down quickly and will have the comfort of being surrounded by her smell. And I won't have to wash that towel!

I was too busy tidying up to take any photos so I will share Joy's lovely ones. (Lola appreciated my efforts of tidying away a delivery of food because it covered her water bowl. She had a long drink when I finished.)

Hobson is the greediest. But Lexie is learning that she will get a bowl all of her own.

Hobson and Lexie

I think Camilla recognised me when I arrived with some chicken. She got down from hiding way at the back of her upper shelf to rub me a hello. She is learning. Perhaps we should call her Queenie.

Camilla

I can't believe that Chelsea is the same cat who hissed, spat and growled when she first came in heavily pregnant. She just wants cuddles these days.

Chelsea before she moved

And Sparkle often adopts this pose. But never when there are visitors to be charmed.

Sparkle

Quiet Wednesday

 It was quiet without Charlie and Champ. The gingers came out as usual: Big Kahuna went to the topmost level of the for sale scratchy pole and curled up there, PC sat on "his" office chair and Aslan looked for lost crunchies (didn't find any thanks to the great cleaning crew).

Big Kahuna on a small shelf

 Lola has also taken over a top shelf of the stratchy pole in the vestibule. I moved it so that it does not block the kitchen door. She is at nose level to passing people. And likes to touch noses and foreheads as a mark of respect (to her, of course)

Lola

"Nose bump please" purrs Lola

We have a pair of surrendered cats, Jack and Jessie who are a bit shell shocked to be in an institution rather than being the centre of affection in a home. So I let them stretch their legs in the Top Cat. They were not interested. Too well bred to sticky beak.

Jessie

Jack

So, as they weren't interested, I moved it across to Angie's condo. She might come out during the night. I have never seen her out of her bed box.

Angie

 Bissie is back ? from foster. Again.

Bissie

And Felipe has lost his stand-alone mate, Nix. Doesn't seem too upset.

Felipe

And Teddy and GG are in the play place where it is, marginally easier, to make sure that he eats his two pills in the afternoon and she doesn't greedy them.

"I know there are pills in that food" he says

"Let me at them" she says

Meanwhile the 3 sweet kittens in Incoming are doing very well, ie Malteser, Butterscoth and Snickers

Prueless Wednesday

 But Joy was there to take fabulous photos:

Angie - 8yrs young & not available yet 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Soy Bean kitten in ISO

Stardust looking stunning - not quite ready for adoption

Lucy - 1-2 yrs

Mr Jones & Toby - 2-4 months & cute in Incoming

Friendly Fiona in ISO

Filling the vacuum

 When cats get adopted, condos get vacated and new cats appear to fill the gaps.

In Incoming we have, with no known history (to me... . . so far). He is so upset that he didn't even eat his chicken.

The Sheikh

Kitty has been there for a few days is and is relaxing a little bit.

Kitty (ate her chicken)

Angie has been around for a fortnight and is getting bold.

Angie

And Lily is relaxing at last.

Lily

  There are two kittens where the R kittens used to be. I don't think they are related.

The last two R kittens were taken home today despite one infected eye. They are currently "foster to adopt" status. As soon as the eye is all well they will belong to their enthusiastic new mum. Not a chance that she will decide not to adopt them.

In Isolation we have Soybean who was in Incoming and went to the vet to be desexed and they diagnosed ringworm and sent her back, unfixed. . .. or him. I couldn't get an in focus photo because dinner (after being not fed breakfast and ignored at lunchtime because there was nothing written up on the wall) was more important than posing.

Soybean

There was one straight forward adoption today. Pino Nero  was chosen by a man whose flat mate has moved out and has taken his cat with him. Our adopter was so bereft that his daughter brought him to us to "fill the gap in his life".

Four flu and a foot

 Four vollies cancelled coming because they had the flu. (Thank you for staying home). And one, Catsie, has been told rest her injected foot for four days. Her cat needed her at home to keep warm too. And we did very well with the reduced number of vollies who did not trip over each other but did the work in quick time (to keep warm).

It was cold today. I didn't realise that I had not changed out of my Ugh boots this morning and wore them (gladly) all day. Sue was so cold she had to borrow my* jumper. Prue and Trude had the right idea.

Prue and Trude

We have a new cat. . . Harry who was handed in to a vet who on discovering that he was desexed, promptly did his dental work. He is around 11 years old, very thin and EXTREMELY friendly. No good trying to take a photo of him by yourself. One person needs to make a lap and the other to take a photo. He is a bit of a skeleton at the moment but will fatten up in no time.

One person photo of Harry

There are three kittens who have been in the care of nice folk and are going to a foster home. . . soonish.

Sue is about to go off OS but needs photos of cats. So, in default of Joy who is already overseas, I took photos until my battery ran out.

Oscar

New kittens in Incoming. Don't know where they came from. No names yet.

Twinkle has been with us for a week or so and is settling down.

Twinkle

As is Angie.

Angie

 

* my jumper because I spun the fibre, dyed the yarn, designed the jumper and knitted it.