Lost phone

 I lost my phone at Safe this afternoon. If anybody finds a white backed iPhone there tomorrow, it is probably mine. I had it in my pocket so I could ring Catsie to find out how Aslan did over Christmas while I was away and she feed him.

Yoga on Christmas morning

Everyone drinks on Christmas Day

She rang to find out if I would be home to give him dinner tonight. It was quiet at Safe today so I said that I would.  He was happy to see me. And is now trying to entice me into playing "throw grey mouse" or "swing the feather toy" games.

I must have put the phone down somewhere stupid and Ainsley has tidied it away somewhere sensible.

In the meantime, Oreo was adopted by a 14year old ('s mother) who has an older cat and a dog at home. He will adapt. She was smitten.

And over Christmas one of Mitten's 3 was adopted. (Mittens is on heat and is a completely different cat to the swipey terror of a week ago.) And Dawson was picked up. The two super-adoptable black and white fluffies Ronaldo and Messi went into his condo. 

Ronaldo and Messi

 There was a curfuffle with a boarder because the condo that he was assigned to was filled with a cat who hasn't been picked up yet. Luckily there was a spare condo in Dr Kim's. But the cat will have to be moved back to Safe when Dr Kim comes back after Jan 2. 

Hunter got lots of loving from the Friday vollie who loved Dawson.

Hunter

 

In they came

 Irene scheduled folk with cats to come in at hourly intervals but they all arrived at the same time!

The first was a mum with her 8year old daughter who wanted to foster a needy cat. They finally chose Mia. Irene had no trouble getting her into a carrier!

Then a woman came to surrender her beloved Mr Blondie. She is moving overseas and can't take him with her. Irene already has a fosterer lined up for Mr Blondie who will pick him up on Monday.

Mr Blondie

 I wonder if we should tell them about the trolley load FULL of stuff for him. His person was in floods. He was shell shocked. 

Then a couple of blokes arrived who have a pair of loving cats. They (the men) have joined the navy so can't keep the cats. 

Ravioli

 They are a bonded pair. So where the rag doll Ravioli goes, Billie will follow. . . slowly.

Billie

Two of the 6 kittens on Better Row were gleefully adopted by a woman whose husband and children will be THRILLED when they get home tonight. One must have been adopted during the Adoption Day at Collaroy Vets last Saturday. The final 3 have been moved to Archie's condo in Welfare. [Any voodoo I can do to keep Archie at home is worth it!]

The Friday vollies were delighted to have Dawson back again. He got hours of lap time. To the extent that he had to go downstairs for a snooze.

Dawson

 And this is Muffin's 3 snoozing between feeds.

Muffin + 3

 

 

Dawson returned

 He behaved very well in his new home. But the adopters figured out, when they got him home, that they wanted to reproduce their previous family of a greyhound who was subservient to a female cat. They realised that Dawson, being blind, might just be overwhelmed by a greyhound. (As would I). She showed me videos of Dawson walking around "his" room towards the kiddy gate at the door. I am sure that they were told to keep him in a Safe Room not a room open to a large house with all the many sounds and smells coming at him.

Put it down to experience for him. He, and we, will choose better next time. Today he was quiet but not distressed to be back "home". 

Dawson

Moo went to the vet to be desexed. When they opened her up, they found that she had already been desexed. BRING BACK THE TATTOOs on desexed cats ears. (All other tattoos should be discouraged, IMO). We cut down a carpet tile so that she can have ground floor carpet in the small stand alone.

Moo

Mike also went to the vet. He has had teeth/tooth removed. . . . yum. . . wet food forever, he thinks.

Mike looking for dinner

This morning when I arrived, Goosy was very pleased to see me. Then to be fed by me. The rest of the day she didn't want to know me. Until dinnertime when she was my bestie again.

They know our routines. 

2 Goosy's

We have a new cat on Better Row. Dinesh looks like a hang over from Halloween.

Dinesh

Delaney, for her final saving graceful gesture to Safe this afternoon, fixed the connection of the phone to the payment app. THANK YOU, Delaney. It has been a pleasure working with you.
 

Teddy moved

 He has moved into Will's enclosure because Will was adopted.

Teddy

Not only Will but Dawson as well.

But Dawson is still with us because he is boarding while his new owners organise their lives around his coming. They adopted him on Monday. On Sunday another couple came, saw him, liked him and took home the folder contents to see if he was the right cat for them. Today they noticed that he was no longer available on our web site. Rang and found that he had been adopted from under their noses.

And today, a man came and adopted Choc and Chip. I hope this one sticks. They walked into a large-ish cat carrier with a small bribe in it I had put their bed in it before and quickly covered it over with their blanket when the door was closed. Don't think we checked the microchips this time. But we know they are right from the last time they were adopted.

The young man who fostered Eli came for another visit. He showed me all the photos of Eli playing at home with him. Said he would forward them to Safe. He smears the wet treat all over the plastic pad and Eli spends half an hour licking it off. 

Eli

Moo Moo is happy that Humphrey has been adopted and she has a double condo all to herself.

Moo Moo

Such a stunning looking cat should have a better name.

Sue found a 2024 Safe calendar, cut it up and I stuck the pages on the wall by the front desk. The only cat still with us is Lola who is featured on the small grey picture at the top of the display. She looks better now than back then.

 

Lola

Not busy

17 vollies came today. So they were all finished and mostly gone by the time I arrived just before noon! A couple stayed longer to give Dawson his lap time. The young man who spent lots of time with Goldie and thereby eased her way to being adopted, has changed his attention to Dawson. . . . fingers crossed it will work for Dawson.

The only visitor we had was a young woman who brought a lot of brand new toys for our cats. (I said "No" to a telephone question about if we needed any towels). She stayed for ages taking her phone friend around the cattery and talking to her and the cats. ? Another customer.

Of course, because I wasn't frantically busy I forgot all about taking any photos! So back to Joy's which are a delight.

Buzz is a new boy in Incoming. He has settled down since Joy's photo but I get the feeling that he would much rather be in a bigger space with a better view. (He is below Valentina who is desperate for human company and still sniffling.)

Buzz

 Rory is another boy who is desperate for more interaction. It will be a relief when his "under observation" card is removed and we can give him the interaction he needs.

Rory

Lilly is one of those cats who hides most of the time. She "just vants to be alone" to quote Greta Garbo.

Lilly

Chai is a bit like that too. She is still on wet food only.  She must have had a lot of teeth removed.

Chai

 Which reminds me: this morning when I didn't get up early enough for his breakfast time, Aslan jumped onto my bed and I patted him. He gently took my hand in his mouth. He has no teeth. It was a very nice "bite." 

PS Giovanni has been chosen and will be picked up/processed on Monday. He didn't even make it to the website. . . . oh! the irresistible-ness of being a Ragdoll!

Another mouth

 I seem to feed critters all day long on Wednesdays. When I got home Aslan was STARVING. And a crimson rosella was too:

I haven't met this bird before. He has a strange upstanding tuft of feathers on top of his beak. They must talk amongst themselves and tell where to go to get 4 almonds each.

Aslan is only interested in the birds when the rainbow lorikeets (up to 15 of them) come to pick up the bits that the bigger parrots drop on the tiles. Otherwise his favourite place is:

Aslan

 Leo was adopted over the weekend by Dr Kim next door. At one stage we took him there for her to check him out and she said "I want this cat!" 

And somebody came in and adopted Cody. Which proves that having a beautiful face, fur and furnishings will get you far.

Joy took photos of some of our mums and bubs today. Autumn has lost her hissy-ness. Motherhood has calmed her down.

Autumn

Or else, having 5 kittens to feed has worn her out.

Autumn's 5 . . .. seasonal names please.

Valentina is doing well with her two but I think she'd rather spend time with people than kittens. Her ginger kitten is behind her.

 Moo doesn't have any kittens yet and is looking pretty slim.

Moo

 Talking of cats with bovine names: The visitor of Heffer was very disappointed that he couldn't have his loving time with her because she was adopted last week. He was encouraged to transfer his attentions to Dawson who lapped them up. 

And we have another Moo Moo on Better Row who is stunning.

Moo Moo

She shares a condo with Humphrey. He looks stunned.

Humphrey

 

 

 

 

 

Still here!

 Fugu is still with us. He was supposed to be picked up on Thursday morning. I left a message for his owner to come get him tomorrow morning. He is not happy being confined. . . even in a Palace.

Fugu

Heffer was happy because her visitor came this afternoon to groom and smooch with her.

Heffer's visitor

 He would have got into her condo if he could. He did spend a bit of time with her old cage mate, Ginger.

But Dawson was the one who lucked out. The woman who bought something from us on line and chose a free scratchy pole and something else came to collect her loot. She paid for what she bought and then had a look around. Dawson appealed to her so I drew up the poof and opened the door. It was love at first . . . not sight because he is blind. . . . perhaps at first smell. They cuddled and smooched. Unfortunately she has 3 cats at home who are from the same litter so he wouldn't be welcomed. (By the cats or her husband).

Dawson's favourite person

Will's name card has changed to blue. I put in a rainbow for him to celebrate with. 

Will

His neighbour Olive has two clients interested in her. One might have come this afternoon (but didn't). The other is definitely coming first thing tomorrow morning to collect her and take her north.

Olive

A new cat arrived late this afternoon. . . . Chai. She came with meds so had something done. I took a quick photo and quickly showed Tim. He said that bloody saliva is normal after a dental procedure. Not a happy cat but will be on "wet food only". 

Chai

But Tommy is still the unhappiest cat.

Tommy

 

 

 

Exercising kittens

 When I arrived this morning, the door of the small stand alone by the merch shelves was open. And peeking out of the box inside the stand alone was a ginger and white face! 

Chester

Chester was moved from Boarding because he really wasn't getting on with the two wilder kittens that he came in with. Freckles and Posie, in Boarding, seem calmer without him.

Freckles and Posie

(Aren't I lucky that Joy was in to take photos today!)

Blossom and Renny seem happier on Better Row than in Incoming. More space and fewer baby neighbours.

Blossom and Renny

Like Mouse's three who used to be below them. Today was the first time all three were out in the window'd area.

Mouse and her three

They were there before we moved Roxy's into the Incoming stand alone to get some exercise for their flat back feet which have been bound for weeks to try to develop their muscles correctly. Probably playing will do just as much good. I took a lovely video of them bouncing around but cannot upload it. Just imagine them moving:

Roxy's kittens' playground

 One cat who wasn't moving was Dawson. He was happy with a lap. 

Dawson and Alex

Here he was happy with Alex. Later he favoured Robin who visited briefly. Later yet he favoured a complete stranger!
 

PS We have another busted litter can so are down to one Willoughy bin.  

 

All clean

 Today, for the first time, there were no bags of dirty laundry left for other folk to take home. I just brought home one bag. The clean laundry shelves are all full. And a woman rang to ask if we would like more towels. (I said yes, please despite the full shelves today.)

Dawson seems happier in Welfare. He didn't have anything to say for himself this afternoon. But when he first moved to Boarding, he was quiet. So it may not last.

Dawson enjoying a scratch

Goosy was out and about this afternoon. She was at the vet's on Wednesday. Must have had a good time because she doesn't usually come out of her sleeping box.

Goosy

A young couple came to look at black cats. They liked the sound of Midnight on line but prefered Licorice in person. Licorice needs to go to the vet to have her gums looked at again. They were a bit inflammed when she went to be desexed. With any luck she will get the all clear and the lucky couple will have the black cat of their dreams. (They were both completely dressed in black and both black haired!)

We have a new occupant of Faith's condo. She has been called Kiki. She wasn't chatty this afternoon but perhaps she will catch Faith's chat.

Kiki

Rose might be adopted this weekend. She is almost ready.

Rose

And Sybie is still putting on weight with extra bottle feeds. Gotta love those blue eyes.

Sybie

And, gotta love the Gymea lily at ground level. Probably the only chance we will ever get of being face to face with one.