Showing posts with label Eleanor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eleanor. Show all posts

Friday, July 17, 2026

Second time a sticker?

 The perfect adopters came in for Eleanor this morning. They saw her on the website and decided she was for them. So she was adopted, again.

Later another couple came in with a blue eyed dachshund strapped to her chest. They looked at everyone but stopped dead when they came to Pickles. They'd seen him on the web too. And I think had decided before they came. Because of the dog-cat situation, I involved Irene and eventually she asked enough leading questions to confirm that they are suitable owners of a short dachshund and a shy kitten. So that adoption was successful. We have saved the original, white, standalone that Pishi and her kittens were in for Pishi when she recovers from having had 4 kittens. She is being feed up with constant crunchies and wet food three times a day. And is still skinny.

Later in the afternoon, when David had arrived and could look after feeds, etc, I was again assistant cat washer. This time it was Fay's kittens who had a medicated bath to make sure that the ring worm treatment was complete. They were easier to get wet than Bonny was and were just as wiggly. They are now in the Transit Lounge and have lost faith in human beings.

Frankie and Floyd
Their mum, Fay is still in Isolation but should be moved out sooner rather than later. (I think she is on heat from the conversations she was trying to start today.)

We got 5 kittens (biggish, I think) from a couple who were devastated at having to hand them over. They seem very shy. And there was much discussion about what their names should be.

Bonny came home from the vet. Didn't hear whether or not they detected any lesions but she won't be available for adoption until her stitches are out in about 10 days. So get your Bonnie cuddles in.
 

Friday, July 10, 2026

Four on Friday

 Bronwyn came at 10am to adopt Heathcliffe. Bronwyn used to be a volunteer cleaner and has at least one of our cats at home with her two soppy Alsatians and kids who are home schooled. Her daughter "needed" to adopt Heathcliffe for her own cat. (Mum paid. . . . of course.) They will pick him up on Sunday morning (probably at 10am again). And in the meantime he has had his scheduled vaccination and should have recovered from that by Sunday. Nice for us to have time to say good bye.

Heathcliffe

 Then a young man named Zane came to adopt a cat. He lives in a granny flat with his girlfriend. There is an Ozzie bulldog in the main house who is a whimp. He chose Eleanor and plans to change her name to Zara!

Her two remaining kittens will miss having mum to suck on even if there is no milk.

Erika and Evie
Their neighbour Billy got a good look at from another visitor. And a prolonged cuddle from a vollie.

Then a young couple came to choose a cat. . . or two. They eventually fell for Indy and Marcy. Despite the pairs of ginger, ex-Parvovirus boys and the paired surrendered cats like Pablo and Kenny. (So much choice, so few customers).

Indy

Marcy

 Actually, more customers came. But they were just looking . . . . this time. 

And somebody phoned about the two S kittens in Avalon. 



 

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Litter delivery

 The lovely vollie who delivered the bags of litter says that the place we get it from is closing up shop. He is taking home, to his shed, the bags that they have left. And we are stocked up for a while. At the rate we are adopting out cats, those small bags may be gone by August.

I took the opportunity to put the drying table closer to the vollie's work space.
 
And the bins are close to the roller door. The nice vollie took the pallet away.
Jimmy is by himself because Bluebelle, his mum got adopted over the weekend. I didn't really think they were "a bonded pair."
Jimmy
And Eleanor lost a couple of her kittens.
Eleanor + 1

She is left with Erica and Evie who were sucking on her tummy this afternoon. 

Little Pebble left the building. She has gone to a foster to adopt home because she wasn't happy with her erstwhile house mates.

Little Pebble

 A woman rang up asking for a cat that she can take for walks. We suggested Ravyn. She was going to visit before 4pm if she could get a lift. Didn't arrive. Perhaps tomorrow?

Ravyn
Where Peaches and family were we have Kenny and Pablo. Don't know who is whom. One is very friendly and the other is hiding.

And the boarder Ottie is out of hiding. He was adopted from us. I don't recognise him but he accepted a pat from me.

Ottie

 



Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Gary back

 He is back from foster and just as cuddle-able as when he went. Others came back from Kym's as well. She has been a huge help with shuttling cats from the shelter to and from vets and has had many of our cats living at her house. Many thanks Kym.

Aslan has declared it to be winter and has taken to sleeping all day on my doona.

Aslan

 Geoff visited today and showed up photos of the new shelter and talked of all the plans he has offered to help with. Thank you Geoff. The move will start on May 7 and be finalized on May 17. It will be an interesting 10 days.

 The only photo I took today was as I was checking waters at the very end of the day. Eleanor, in Incoming, was calmly stirring her water bowl on the shelf below with her tail.

 

She has three kittens, Ebony (the black one) and the tabbies Erica and Evie.

There are four identical champagne kittens in Isolation. They seem to be very well. . . so far. 

And I have been saving this photo of Autumn. She is still on wet only food. . . . hence the lean and hungry look. But the leaves on the Liquidamber along our driveway are turning so it is appropriate to include her.