Adoption Tails: Oliver and Billy, Sooty, Clyde

 Oliver and Billy

1 day: “They are quite skittish but eating and drinking well. We are not sure how much Oliver is eating as he is very shy and Billy is more dominant. They have used the litter tray and we are not renaming them.”

1 week: “Billy and Oliver are settling in very well”

2 weeks: “Billy and Oliver are making themselves very comfortable.”

Oliver and Billy

1 month: no response

Sooty

2 days: “Sooty is still a little bit nervous as expected. She's been eating really well and used the litter tray this morning as well. We will be keeping her name as Sooty, we really love her”

1.5 weeks: “She is doing so well. She's been walking around the house a lot now. Her favourite thing to do is get zoomies at 6 in the morning every single day”

photogenic Sooty

1 month: “Sooty is doing very well. She loves to follow us around the house and is very curious always looking through the window at the birds and making little chirp sounds at them. She is very cuddly and likes to sleep up by my head every night but is still a little apprehensive with being picked up for a cuddle. She's much better at interacting with new people that she meets as well. She's doing her regular cat activities such as eating/using the litter tray with no problems. She's even started meowing which she hadn't done yet which is really lovely to hear. She's the sweetest cat and we all love our little buddy very much. She's very photogenic”

Clyde

1 day: “Clyde settled in very quickly. He started eating 2 minutes after going into the house, and he ate 6 pouches in the first hour.”

Clyde

1 week: “Things are not going great, sad to say. Clyde doesn't much like me, and only will interact with me to get food. He eats so much it is unbelievable. He won't sit or lie down with me.”

Clyde

1 month: Clyde is very settled. He has a fenced-in yard so he often goes outside during the day. “He likes going outside. It keeps him occupied and interested in the surroundings. He doesn't sit on my lap or sleep on my bed though. He asks for a lot of food, then doesn't eat half of what is in the bowl. Yesterday was the first time that I have ever seen Clyde drink any water. Clyde is a friendly cat, and he never complains when someone pats him. He will stay with us as he is a good addition to the household.”

Gracie on high

When I arrived at noon there was a great kerfuffle because Gracie had jumped out of her condo and retreated to the heights. I kept out of the way because there were plenty of vollies being directed by Irene. They caught her in a box (a favourite tool of Irene's) but when they went to put her back into her condo she took off again for the heights! 

Gracie on Wednesday

 The second capture was more efficient and she was soon back. By the time chicken came around she was behaving normally (for her). I hope she doesn't make this a regular Friday afternoon exercise.

The woman who adopted Midnight last weekend brought him back for his vaccination and to adopt his sisters Lily and Forget Me Not. She said "If two kittens is better than one kitten, then three kittens are better yet!" Midnight has been renamed Lunar and is a very relaxed kitten. Or maybe he was just stonkered to be back with his sisters. Lily didn't have a microchip even though Tim said that he gave her one. The vet around the corner checked her with his machine. None. So he added another. Let's hope that she doesn't now have two. 

And the woman came to adopt Harper. She will pick her up tomorrow when the workmen have moved out of her place and Harper can settle in undisturbed. And Clyde was adopted yesterday.

Camille was being charming when I cleaned out the condo below her that  Forget me not and Lily were in for a few days. Irene took notes and got a good photo so that Camille can go on the for adoption list. She is a lovely cat.

Joy took photos of 5 of the 6 kittens in the play place on Wednesday.

 I'll try to add their names next week. Ginger Roger and her kittens have settled into the stand alone in Incoming happily. She is a very friendly cat. Evidently she wandered into an appartment in a western suburb. The old man there was happy. She made herself at home but after a few weeks disappeared for a few days. Then she brought in her kittens, one at at time. All gingers. The man is quite old and not well so couldn't look after them. I doubt we will have any problems getting them homes.

 

 

Nova's new eye

 Since she has moved to Boarding, her left eye has changed. It used to have a white circle on the lower half. Now that has disappeared but it looks as though the front part of her eye has become more spherical rather than being convex outwards. She seems very happy and friendly as ever.

Nova's eye

 

As is Chelsea along at the other end of Boarding. Her kittens don't bolt out of the condo quite as quickly. And she just wants cuddles.

Chelsea

Even Whitney's kittens aren't such quick escape artists.

Whitney's three

There were adoptions over the weekend: Akira, Jenni, Cuddlepie and Mystic

Mystic

Camilla has been moved to Cuddlepie's condo. She was not happy after being moved. But she will get used to her new digs.

Camilla

She is next to Clyde who rather likes it in Welfare.

Clyde

Whereas, Robbie can't decide whether or not he likes the change.

Robbie

All the itchy gingers had a nice long self grooming session under strict supervision. No scratching allowed.

Big Kahuna, PC, Aslan

J's gone

 They went, of course, on Saturday morning and their new people look very happy.

Jack and Jessie adopted

Joy is back and took great photos today. I only took one to send to Tim re Whitney's kittens. He was concerned because the little one wasn't getting enough food. Her siblings are much bigger than she is and Whitney is no longer interested in feeding them. So the little one is on syringe feeds. (Which remind me of the old days at Peggy Brown's AWL branch when you had to have a kitten on your lap at morning tea time to feed and toilet before you got your own cuppa.)

This little one does eat solid food but her big sisters eat faster and push her out of the way.

Tilly has a "Ringworm" sign on her window. Which is difficult because as soon as you open the door to feed/clean them, they shoot out in all directions. . . . . especially the tabby with the really dramatic markings. 

Missy is fine. She is no longer in such hot heat.

Missy

And Robbie and Clyde have recovered from their dental procedures. Robbie is 11 years old.

Robbie

Clyde

Grey Guy

 We had an efficient cleaning team and a quiet visitor day. Plus Katie's cats have all gone home. I imagine that everybody is happy to be there.

One visitor was Rose who brought in a grey cat with a story that Helen, Tim and Irene knew all about it. He is desexed but has no papers. She left bags of fruit, etc for Tim and Irene and "lunch" for Helen. The grey cat was sweet and friendly so I accepted him.

Grey Guy

When Helen arrived, she denied all knowledge of the cat. When she called Irene, Irene said "Oh, Rose" or words to that effect. I put him into the condo where Cuddlepie used to be in Incoing.

Cuddlepie got moved because Irene will bring three of her foster cats in tonight. She wants them to be close so that they can play together in the Top Cat. So I moved Cuddlepie to above Jack and Jessie. I don't think she likes having two windows of her hiding box exposed.

Cuddlepie

Jitterbug doesn't seem to be missing Falco. In fact, she was more friendly today than when he was around.

Jitterbug

Jessie and Jack

Jessie and Jack will be available soon. Perhaps we should auction them off to the highest bidder.

Sterling and Dorian are available. They really liked Jack who had a wander (with hidey holes in stratchy polls blocked by packs of puppy pads).

Sterling and Dorian meet Jack

There is a new, lovely ginger boy Clyde in Incoming. He has had teeth out so is on wet food. And his coat is a bit patchy. I hope we don't have another food sensitive ginger. 

Clyde