Continuing. . . because Blogger did something odd

 

Phoebe

Autumn

Cosmo & Coco

Mouse

Bree

Voomie's

Better Row

 The Willoughby bin trucks were late this morning so I got 20 bags of rubbish off the balcony before they arrived. We still only have one Willoughby bin and it is 2/3 full already. We do not want to take any bags of rubbish with us to Mona Vale.

Progress is being made there. We will have lots more enclosures (10 of each size) so I am frantically making hammocks for them.

Today I noticed that Cheeto's stratchy box was hairy. He must loose hair continuously . . whatever breed of cat that he is. That is a very condensed ball of his fur from the  box.

Cheeto and his hair

 His neighbours, Cosmo and Coco just want to eat.

Cosmo and Coco

  There is a new cat on Better Row, Enzo who would dispute the name.

Enzo

 And a couple of kittens below Cheeto don't seem to spend time together in their condo. Always one above and the other trying to get to whoever opens his door.

Daisy (I just vant to be alone)

and 

Milo (Let me show you this trick)

 I moved Chalk from Incoming to where Oreo and Gingie were. . . they were adopted.

Dinesh is back from the vet and is transitioning away from the ZD diet. Hope this makes him happier.  

He is not happy. And not eating. Not even special treats of baby food.

Chalk

Nutmeg, on the other hand is full of beans and happy to be where Cookie and Marmalade were. . . they were adopted.

Adoption Tails: Pippy and Cleo, Pippy, Kitty, Cosmo

Pippy and Cleo

 1 day: Pippy and Cleo are doing really well. They already jumped on the bed last night and slept with the owners. They have been eating and drinking as well as using the litter tray. The two also want to come out of the designated room for them already.

Pippy (left) and Cleo

1 week: Pippy and Cleo are doing very well. They started to explore the rest of their home and just got their vaccination.

1 month: They are fine. They're big cats now.

Olivia

1 day: Olivia is doing fine. She was very shy yesterday but has been happy to interact playfully with everybody today. She is eating well and using the litter tray. Her name will be changed (the granddaughters are having fun suggesting names) and they are currently trying out Sammy Whiskers!

1 week: Earlier this morning, Sammy was let out of the study where she has been confined for the past week. She was a bit spooked at first by some unfamiliar noises but just scampers back to the study when that happens. She is very friendly - jumps onto the owner's lap then walks across the keyboard while she is trying to type and if she lies down on the bed, Sammy tiptoes up to her chest and snuggles down for a sleep.

Olivia, 1 week

1 month: She is very much at home now. She has explored every room in the house, sleeps on her owner’s bed, and is starting to explore the garden.

Kitty

1 day: The family adores Kitty so much. She is naturally shy and first thing upon arrival in her new home out of the cage, she found a hidden place under a book cupboard and did not come out for 2 days. Their daughter had to push food and water containers under the cupboard for her. While Kitty is still afraid of people, she also occupies the entire study room. The owner's daughter often sits on the floor reading and after a long while, Kitty will sneak out from her spot to explore which made the daughter very happy. Kitty came out and did a poo in the litterbox yesterday and tonight when nobody was in the study. The family would love to share photos once they get a chance to see her more.

1 week: She is much more interactive than previously. She comes out to wander around the room. She went out to the lounge and ran back to her safe room after being seen. She sometimes sleeps on a chair. "She is so adorable".

Kitty, 1 week

Cosmo

1 day: The owner discussed Cosmo's name with her daughter and he is now Snowy. Snowy is settling well in his safe room, eating and drinking well. This morning, he did a wee and poo in the litter tray. Snowy is very playful and energetic in his new home. They bought him some toys to play with. He has been very gentle with their daughter who loves him so much. Snowy loves patting and purrs every time they pat him.

1 week: Snowy is settling in extremely well. He is adventurous and seems ready to explore. The owner started to let him out to the living room just yesterday and he already walks around comfortably. He likes to jump and rest on the dining chairs. Snowy is happy to have his new family around him all the time. They currently live in a 2 bedroom apartment so it has been very easy to spot where Snowy is.

Snowy, 1 week

1 month: He has settled extremely well in their home and loves to be around them. He had his 3rd vaccination last week and now weighs 2.3 kg. He likes dashing in and out of the living room and bedroom. He jumps on his owner's bed at dawn every day asking for breakfast. During the day, he likes lying on top of the piano or on his owner's bed for naps. "It is really a joy to adopt Snowy"

Snowy, 1 month

No prize for guessing. . .

. . . .  which of the Abba kittens got adopted first! They were posted on Wednesday. I was surprised that they were all still there for a pair of Chinese women to choose one this afternoon. The women played with the kittens for ages while I organised the bucket full of food sachets that Catsie magic-ed out of Pet-O. I think the treats bin will have to be moved to the shelf in the main cat room. It has been pushed onto the dish shelf. Plus we are expecting another Purina delivery before Christmas. Where will that go?

Eventually, the grey kitten, Cosmo, was chosen. One of the women went home to Artarmon to pick up the carry cage. I did the adoption while Ginger George wandered around our feet being charming. (Don't know why she didn't change her mind.) But she took in a kitten from the street 20 years ago when she was first a student here in Sydney. It lived to be 17 years old with a 16 year old chihahuahua. They were both taken home to Hong Kong. She is now back in Sydney with a 6 year old daughter and has been watching our website for months until the Abba kittens popped up. The daughter will have such a happy Christmas.

Cosmo and siblings

I distributed bits of chicken and the very last condo was a surprise. It houses a British Shorthair who was surrendered because he was peeing in the wrong places and was trying to dominate the teenaged son of the family. . . . . . the Battle of the Smelly. (I will try to take a photo next week and note his name). He is grey.

Humungous cat trees

 We were given (perhaps) three boxes containing "cat trees". The boxes are reasonably sized: about knee high, thigh long, forearm wide. But the constructed cat tree is tall. Thank goodness for Arch who   in put together his own cat's tree and knows how to read instructions even thought those instructions were very meager. Thank you Arch. 

Not completely erected cat tree

We decided to charge $175 for the erected one and $150 for the two still in their boxes.

 Soon after we started to put it together a customer arrived. A very nice young woman who hasn't had a cat before but her brother got one from us (renamed Remi) and she wanted her own, friendly, cuddly cat. Macy went onto the adopted list today. She was perfect for this woman. They will be very happy together.

And Geoff, who always forgets to clock on has devised the following icon for logging into Shelter Buddy. It is at the upper left corner of the main cat room computer screen.

As soon as I walked in this afternoon I was told that we had a new, adorable kitten in Incoming. Eventually I got around to her:

Not that much cuter than her next door neighbours in the stand alone: 

Cosmo, Duke, Freya, Olivia

Katie will know who is who. They lived with her for a while.

No boarders

 There weren't any this morning unless you count Jacqui's three cats in the play place. She had a problem with her roof which meant that she and the dog had to move to a B&B and the cats came to us. The roof is now fixed but the ceilings have to be dealt with. So we don't know how long her three will be with us. They were all hiding today.

And then Buffy came in to occupy the Palace. She stayed in her carry case all day. She will only be here until Friday afternoon. But the supermodels got kicked back to a double condo. 

Mia and Eric were adopted over the weekend. Mary has moved into Mia's small stand alone and has taken on her mantle of being the "cuddle cat". She just loves a good patting. 

Mary

Macy is not much better! We let her out for a wander and she enjoyed herself on the stratchy pole that Robyn bought in because she doesn't have a suitable place for it.

Macy

Earlier in the day, Opie shot out of his stand alone when I went to put his breakfast into it. He ran straight for the front door but detoured into the junk room. . . . thank goodness. I corralled him out of there after hastily shutting all the doors I could find. He decided not to hide under the merch shelves but popped into one of the cocoons in front. I covered the entry hole with a handy rug and carried him back to his stand alone. 

Which made Sandy and I think about the difficulty of the space below the merch shelves. First we thought that we could block it up with upturned litter trays. I tried it but it seemed to create more places to hide than less. Sandy came up with the brilliant idea of cutting cardboard to fit into the slots in the shelves at the top side and have an L-angle on the floor. We found suitable boxes to cut up (there is never a lack of cardboard boxes on Wednesdays!) and it looks like it works. When they get wet, we can easily replace the cardboard. We look forward to feedback.

There is a litter of kittens where Mia's used to be in Incoming. Don't know where they came from (their names are Earl, Cosmo, Freya and Olivia!) but I gave them a hammock to play in.

Mia's three have been moved to Eric's stand alone. There were only 2 hammocks so I added another so that they each have one which made them all happy.