Early mark

 Sharon trained a group of new vollies this morning. They did Better Row.

There were plenty of our regular vollies to do the rest. Only one border who came in today and a few empty condos. And in view of our possible move, condos are remaining empty. So far this month we have adopted 33 cats and kittens, according to Sue. Goosey was adopted over the weekend! 

Her condo is occupied by Elly who has been in the back corner of Isolation for months. She went to the vet. Is on meds. And is not eating. I hope Goosey's good vibes revive her.

Elly

I moved Marmalade and Cookie from Isolation to Incoming today. They will stay in C14 for a while to confirm that they don't have any ringworm lesions.

Valentina has been adopted too. And her stand alone is occupied by a pretty calico with a cloudy right eye also. She seems to be just as hungry as Valentina was.

Lina

It was strange that nobody adopted Harlow and Hobson. But it does make it easier for the cleaners not to have four kittens erupting from that condo. 

Hobson and Harlow

That joy has been taken over by Ruby's kittens. It is a good way to get a cuddle. They got plenty today and had an afternoon nap to recover.

 4 Kittens in a hammock: Front to Back: Piper, Bruce, Frankie, Freddy (I think). The boys are all available.

There is an older pair, Zena and Tiger in Prue and Trude's enclosure. Don't know who is who.

Zena/Tiger

I got a very early mark because Sue had to attend an on line lecture at 6pm and she wouldn't have got home in time for that anyway. So Aslan got his dinner early for a Wednesday. Sue took Ravyn for a walk (or vice versa).

 

Adoption Tails: From shy to loved

 Tigger was the shyest of the Hercules, Freddy, Molly and Tigger litter of kittens who came to us In September last year. He was the last to be adopted on Jan 9 this year. (His sister Molly died). After not hearing anything from his adopters for a month it was great to get this message with photos.

Tigger now Simba

1 month: Tigger has well and truly come out of his shell. He is getting lots of cuddles. 

What happened to his brothers?

Freddy is now Remi. He was adopted on October 31.

1 day: Freddie didn't eat or drink on Saturday and was hiding all night. His new owner spent a lot of time with him and he is starting to come out of his shell a bit, accepting strokes today.

1 week: Freddy/Remi is settling in well. He still mostly hides under the bed when something scares him, but he is beginning to become a lot more confident. He is very food motivated.

1 month: no word.

Hercules was adopted on Dec 3.

1 day: Hercules doing really well. Still shy but plays with the son of the house and they are giving him space. He will let the son stroke him when he is eating. The dad called to ask if they should be worried that Hercules is very quiet and doesn't make any sounds. I reassured him that he was lucky to have a quiet cat! 

Thereafter: no word.

Maple update

1 week: Maple is very happy. Eating loads and settling into the house well. Soooo cuddly (when she wants to be).

1 month: Things are great with Maple. She has settled in really well and gets better all the time.

Maple

Unsquinted Fawny

 Poor boy hates his hard, plastic Elizabethan collar. He can't eat anything, or lie down comfortably, or play with his feather or his water bowl. But, after the eyelid adjustment surgery, his eye is open and not sore. (Of course, he is on post op pain meds so nothing should hurt.) He was just as eager for cuddles and chicken as usual.

Finn and Tiger were at the dentist this afternoon. Poor Tiger only had one canine and has been positively friendly for the past week or two. This visit might set her back. I doubt that Finn will mind any extra attention even from a dentist.

I spent some time trying to figure out who is who in the palace. I wrote my conclusions on a piece of paper sticky taped beside their condo cards. 

Freddy is the tabby with white under his chin and on his chest

Tigger has the most white on his chest and white lines running from his eyes to his chest.

Hercules is all tabby and instead of the usual M between his eyes on his forehead, he has two parallel marks each side that look almost like apostrophes.

Molly is all tabby too and she has the usual M between her eyes on her forehead.

Then I moved on to Thelma and Louise.

One of them has a half and half face and the other has a white patch on her chest. I wrote them down, stuck the note to the condo and have since forgotten who is who.

Thelma and Louise

[And I was too busy handing out delicious chicken to remember to take any photos.]

Petal in pink

 Petal has been posted as available. Expect a rush tomorrow as there are no other cats ready to be adopted. Plus, Petal has a loyal following of several families who are desperate to get her. We were rather surprised that nobody phoned this afternoon. But who looks at our website on Friday afternoon?

Petal collar free at last

This morning, before 10am, a woman arrived to surrender her friend's cat. They have to move and can't take Quinn with them. She was very upset (the cat) but eventually settled down to consider her options. I imagine that the three kids of her family will take longer to adjust to her loss. She is a gorgeous, medium haired, 2 year old, dark tortie.

Quinn

Of course, we already have a Quinn in Incoming. She is one of the four in the Cannon condo: Yin, Yang, Quinn and Sydney. They don't have microchips/ID's, just names, so it was easy to change her name from Quinn to Adelaide. 

One of Freddy, Hercules and co vomited worms this afternoon. So, they all got treated and were quite uninterested in dinner.

Two new cats, Felix and Rebel were captured and are shocked at their situation in Incoming.

Felix

Rebel

Champ has been moved to the Boarder's Row . . . . perhaps because he is an entire male and is more appropriately situated beside a window that can be opened. His left ear curls backwards. What battle over a sweet young female cat caused that, I wonder?

Champ

 

Nada has been moved below Ebony. Our two black cats are together. And a couple came in today to adopt Blacky. (Sorry, you should check the website before you come in. He went home on Wednesday).  Nada and Ebony are our only two all black cats and neither is ready to be adopted.

How do you made a cat a little horse?

Magnus

Well, if he is Magnus you carry him into the play place, take off his cone, let him groom all the bits that he can't reach with his cone on, and introduce him to the kittens on the other side of the transparent wall. He purred and purred and must have been a little hoarse when it was time to go back to his condo. As he hasn't really been out of it since his eye was removed, I think he will have to get used to his monocular vision. He certainly didn't try to jump up on anything. He mostly sat and PURRED.

We have new cats. Another grey one, Pommie has been surrendered. He is in hiding and not eating. By the look of his carry cage, he had not left his home in years. It looked as though it had been stored on the top of the shed out back.

There are four new "kittens" in Incoming. They might have been kittens when first noticed in the wild but they are quite big now. Two live at the bottom of a large igloo. The other two sit on a ledge, warily.

Hercules/Freddy/Molly/Tigger

Spot and Smudge have returned from being fostered. Spot is supposed to be the friendlier, leader of this bonded pair. When I presented my finger for them to meet me, they both came forward to sniff. Neither minded when my finger patted their cheeks. So I don't know which is which. I did move their stand alone wheely cage to the opposite wall beside the merchandise shelves. They seemed very "distrait" when on the opposite wall being exposed to doors and lights. Much happier in the afternoon. I swapped them with Cathy who is happy wherever she gets attention.

Spot and Smudge

Harper and Scout are still skitty but not as bad as last Friday.

Harper and Scout

And Ebony is back from foster care. It was always a temporary placement. She seemed interested to see us again rather than frightened or pleased.

Ebony