Blue murder

As I arrived a young couple came to meet Tux. Tim opened his door and he strolled out to greet them . . .. briefly and then to explore. I herded him back to them with a feather on a stick toy. They enjoyed watching him play (and probably learned how to play with a cat never having had one before) and decided to adopt him. But they have to go out to buy stuff for him so will pick him up tomorrow. As proof of their commitment, they went through with the adoption paperwork after Tim had me hold him, in the kitchen (I mean hold the cat!) while his microchip was inserted. That is when the blue murder screaming started. But he wasn't fighting very hard. No scratches on either of us. After a couple of tries, the microchip went in under his skin. It is a horribly thick, blunt looking needle so I don't blame him for kicking up a fuss. They will be back tomorrow with all the gear.

In the meantime since Wednesday: Jacob and Edward have been adopted. Edward has gone but Jacob is still there with a sign "We have been adopted". But they have been adopted by different families. Jacob was very sweet today. He must know something good is coming to him.

And Luna has been adopted by Bron who fostered her originally and can't bear the though of her stuck in a condo forever.

We have a new cat, Abbie. Her condo card says that she is 12 years old. But I don't believe it. She looks older to me.

I had a lovely smooch with Tabby. Whoever adopts him will have to get used to damp laps. He is a slobber pus.

Not happy

When I arrived at about 10 to 10, Cass was already in action out front and Tim had taken some cats to the vet. He had fed the mums and bubs before he left but everybody else was STARVING. It was making Cass's job hard because even the nicest cats were cranky. So I fed them all and peace reigned. Then he came back to report that Lilly and her L's have the ringworm. Willow's worm corner has been reinstated with the kittens two by two in the little condos and Lilly in a wheely cage facing them. Don't think she likes to be so far away from the source of the food.

The good news is that Lucia's kittens have been passed as ringworm free. So they were moved to the other wheely cages as all are now available. Lucia was overwhelmed even though I picked the prettiest sheet for her cage cover. Even the boys were imobilized by the change. That won't last long. Neither will they. One has already been bagsed.

Steph delivered her four cats back into our tender loving care. The girls immediately rearranged their bedding to make a hidey hole. Venus is under the covers while Petal waits her turn.

I cleaned out Lilly & Lucia's condos. That took some time and lots of wiggling, on my part. Malley was entertained.

He will move as soon as he has been vet checked into Edward's condo who moved to Waffle's condo because she got adopted! Tara was out being desexed. I checked on the mamma cat and she was attending her kittens and was not happy to see me either!

Still staffless

Good thing they didn't come. They would have been disappointed. Chanel 7 rang up early to ask if they could do a follow up on the Big Ginge. It was OK with Julie who is going to adopt him. It was OK with me but I said they should talk to Tim first. They didn't come with their cameras and microphones. Which is a big pity because The Big Ginge will soon be known as The Big Mouth Ginge. Either he is a very chatty cat or a very hungry cat. He is still on wet food only and can never get enough.

There has been movement out since last Friday: Mylo the glorious. As opposed to Milo at Bron's in Avalon who has been badly tick bit and is now at the Emergency Vets. Willow has found a home. Morty has been adopted. Jacob as been moved to his condo. Edward has their old condo all to himself. I think Jacob has more brains that Edward. I put a kong with crunchies in both of their condos and showed them how it worked. Edward just kept screaming for food but Jacob hit it repeatedly until it was empty.

Tim Tam and Cookie got adopted twice since Friday! Let us hope that this will be third time lucky. The new owner took some of their fancier toys and their new bed which is a good sign. Missy was adopted. . . no surprise there as she was our smallest. And Lennox. Not only that but somebody is after Layla. As soon as Lucia and her two terrors are off our hands the Liverpool colony will be done. The new mum in the corner of boarding is doing well. Her kittens are always in a neat pile, she is in her carry cage and her food bowl is empty. . . no matter how often you fill it.

Angel has been renamed Angelique because Angel was tempting fate. She feels much better and had multiple small, warm meals. . . . sort of like tapas except it was always the same thing. She snoozes between teaspoonfuls on her hottie.

On Sunday, the colony cat Windsor disappeared. (He was from a colony near the suburb Windsor hence the name). Terry found him in a hidey and carried the whole thing to his condo with him inside. Better Terry than me!

Lola is settling down in her new home. She got a new pillow today.

My fault

On Wednesday I made a list of all Cookie and TimTam's stuff so that Irene could let the new owner know and bring a truck to pick it all up. Just making the list was too threatening. Today their new owner brought Cookie and Tim Tam back because they were not suitable in her house. And she brought back a new carry cage, a new bed, two new bowls and some litter tray liners. [Should have charged her surrender fees].

Tim Tam disappeared into the new bed and Cookie hid under an old grey blanket.

Robin dropped by to see if we need her. Yes please. Lola loved Robin and gazed out the front door looking for somebody to take her home.

Lola

Katie is always the last cat that I pat because she manages to rub herself all over my arms as I brush her. I thought it was my old, holey, red cashmere sweater she fancied, but any old sweatshirt will do.

Katie

I neatened  the other end of the linen shelves. I even managed to put together the multi-storey, crunchie dispensers that Diva and Sienna used to fight over/with. Edward and Jacob will get their crunchies that way from this evening. All the kongs are in the basket on the end of the shelf: so that if it gets knocked off there will be endless entertainment for Nom.

Molly went home (her mum did not have to go to WA after all) and the cat who was to come yesterday (Mozart) is not coming after all. Covid is mucking up the boarding schedule still.

Big Ginge

Despite the lack of a daily newspaper, the world and its girlfriend has heard about the cat who was thrown out of a car in Newport on Saturday. The people in the car behind stopped, picked up the cat and took it to the Emergency Vet Hospital  in Terry Hills. They cobbled the cats face back together again and posted progress on their Facebook page. Somewhere along the way, we got involved as the group who could put this cat up for adoption when he is discharged from hospital. They have named him Big Ginge. We are getting phone calls from folk who want to help pay for his vet bills, or adopt him, or to tell us that the vet nurse has fallen in love with him and has already bagsed him. A good opportunity for some publicity for us may just have slipped by because he is such an appealing cat. (Aren't they all!)

In the meantime, back at Safe Haven . . . .

Catsie commented that Pepper, who is in the wheely cage just inside the front door and who was looking miserably unprotected in that wide open space, with a little bit of TLC morphed into a "give me more loving -- don't leave me" cat within two shakes of her orange tipped tail. She pulled the same trick on me later on and purred in the most enticing way.

 Pepper

I had to give her some attention because I spent time making a list of the stuff that came with Cookie and TIm Tam. My idea is that when Irene calls their new owner to see how they are getting on, she mentions that their stuff is still here and they should hire a moving van to take it to them.

Catise demonstrating the height of the C/TT scratchie pole

In the meantime Joy took lovely photos of cats

Baby, looking slimmer and younger

Edward and Jacob being winsome

Lola looking regal

 Milo just woke up and displayed his stripes

Willow was not going to cooperate even though her eye is much better.

Not rocking

Last week Catsie cleaned the new boarders and said "Remember the stickers on panel vans that said "if the van is rocking, quit knocking"?" The igloo in their condo was rocking.
They have been moved to our area and will be available for adoption as soon as they have become a bit more friendly. Morty is said to be the friendliest so he is to be moved to a condo on his own.

I stuck a camera into the carrier in their condo:

Edward and Jacob sitting on a Morty rug

 The exciting news is that the mama cat had her kittens sometime before Monday morning. She has four. Now she needs a name.

Her neighbour, Petey is new. And shy.

Petey

Luna has settled down, ie she seems resigned to her fate

Luna

Kimi is hungry (not resigned to her ration)

Kimi

And Sue wants a good photo of Midnight.

Midnight