No Lunch

 I wasted spent a lot of time this afternoon updating the vollie's name tags. The wee box that they live in has become very tight and most of the names in it are of vollies who have "retired". So I asked Rosanna for an updated list of vollies names and went through the box pulling out the uncurrent names and writing the new current names. It is amazing what a difference that has made to the number of cards that are current. But, if you can't find your name in the alphabetical sorting, go through the stack of cards at the back of the box. You may well still be there!

One adoption today to the woman who confessed to having visited 10 times before deciding whom she wanted to take home with her. David did the deed. They all went home happy. . . . see multiple social media posts. 

Pippa adopted

 Another visitor couple were looking for a kitten even though they are older. He is mostly in a wheelchair and she is lively. They liked Phoebe (Valentina's last wobbly kitten). Unfortunately they have a scheduled "away" time until Wednesday. But the probability of Phoebe still being available when they return is 95%.

Irene anticipates that 5 kittens will be adopted tomorrow. (Not including Phoebe.)

Georgie, the female G, went to be desexed today but did not survive the anaesthetic.  . . . something congenital. Rather like Grayson's missing back leg. The rest of the family is getting more relaxed and friendlier by the day.

Gideon (tabby with white on face), Gaia (Black & White), Gruff (brown tabby)

Including Grayson who can be picked up and cuddled medicated. 

 While on G kittens: I tried to clean up Gary who gets drops put into his ear twice a day. Of course, he shakes them out onto his divine ginger coat. I gave that coat a good wipe with damp paper towel this afternoon. It didn't do much good.

Gary

 Late this afternoon (when I checked that everybody had enough water to drink overnight) Lilli came out of her bed box. She is such a pretty cat with GREEN eyes.

Lilli

 And the new kittens who arrived on Wednesday are Caramel: tabby & white paws, Cheetah: tabby with white nose, Fluffy: DMH and, our named, Panther: black.

I have made two more hammocks to replace the ones that were thrown out from Nutmeg's enclosure.

 Bright enough?

 

Leo fostered

 A woman arrived this afternoon to take Leo home. Irene told her exactly how to settle him into his new place. She advised moving everything he would need into the walk in closet. Forget about him wanting to look out of the window for a month or so. Leo was enticed into a carrier and taken away. A little later the fosterer rang to say that he was happily ensconced in the closet and all was good. Long may that last! 

We have more kittens in the stand alone by the Welfare door. One is a very pretty boy with champagne colouring, blue eyes and one grey foot and a black and white striped tail! Lots of outbreeding there. Tim suspects some ragdoll genes. I did take some photos of them. But my camera is playing up. And my phone accidentally upgraded itself to beyond my comprehension. So I will have to get my very young relatives to sort me out over Xmas. Until then, Irene sent a photo of the 4 new kittens in Incoming. They are very tame.  . . ie are prepared to explode out of the door as soon as it is opened. 

There is a new cat named Hunter above Goosey. He is a honey. 

And Tim moved Calli to Bissie's condo. (The rest of us were not brave enough to try it. But she went like a lamb in his hands (gloved) towards an extra piece of chicken.) 

Charlie came in and adopted one of her foster kittens who had been moved next to Roxy and her newly desexed kittens. The mum is traumatised by her move from  what she believed was her forever home. The kittens seem to be divided into "don't care" / "on Mum's side" camps. They will sort it out. And Charlie will be happy with her new kitten.

Sharon was worried about Georgie whom she fosters. Georgie is very clever and spits out her thyroid pills despite Sharon's efforts at disguising them. A vet visit was arranged. Georgie may, or may not, come in to board next week.  

I will use up Joy's photos from last week:

Saturn

 

Bumble

Raphaella

A space

 A man dropped by on his way to Queensland to pick up a carrier for a dog. He thought the one above the stand alone in Incoming was a bit small. But the one on top of the Palace was perfect. He paid $50 for it and has taken off to collect a border collie to drive back to Sydney.

a light headed Palace

 And here is a gratuitous photo of the laundry shelves that I did a bit of tidying up of. Irene and Tim agreed that most of the pillow slips can go. (Didn't ask them about the cotton blanket with holes designed to snag cat's claws which went into a Cozens bin this afternoon.)

We received a pair of boarders a day late: Mo and George. Their owners seemed to think that they would be absolutely fine. They don't agree.

Mo

Georgie

Later Estelle arrived. Her owner was upset at leaving her to go to Japan for 17 days but said that Estelle would be just fine. She left a puffer jacket just in case she wanted a smell of home. 

Estelle under the puffer

 She is a tuxedo with beautiful green eyes.

Arthur moved into Cody's condo. His whiskers are just a grand as hers are. (But he doesn't have her furnishings).

Arthur

 Below, where  Leo was, is a box containing Goosy. Irene transported her from Incoming in the box at about 2pm. She was still in the box at chicken time. And still there at dinner time. She is a cat that doesn't like change. She was really frightened when she came in as a "pregnant" cat. No babies eventuated. Lovely food. She became quite friendly in Incoming. Now she is traumatized all over again.

boxed Goosy