Goodbye Pishi

 She was adopted today . . . . at long last.

Pishi

So was one of the D kittens, Dougie. He has gone to be a young playmate for two female, 2 year old cats.

 And Peaches went to a foster home. So Biscuit has moved downstairs into her stand alone. (One less to clean was a win!)

Which means that upstairs is looking very light on cats. Only Cathy and Fifi (whose stay was extended) are boarding. 

Our Cathy

Fifi (who is a boy) 

Lou has come back from the vets. She didn't have ringworm.

Lou

 That leaves Bree and Raphaella and Albert who has moved into Gideon's enclosure. But as he is all black and hiding you can't see him.

Bree

 

Raphaella

no see Albert

And Lola. Who was lying on her back on a bit of electrical equipment on the windowsill this morning.

Down stairs we have a new Truffle and Oreo. They are next to the old Oreo.

Oreo

On the other side from the old Truffle. 

Truffle

I don't know if this is the new Truffle or Oreo. One of them is very, very shy. The other one is the front man.

Truffle or Oreo

Our Turtle bumped his nose today.

Turtle's nose

Maybe Fox did it.

 

Princess Peanut prepares

 Occasionally I have spoken to a person from "council" about the paperwork for one of our adopted cats. Her name is Carly and she is always positive and agreeable. 

Today she came in to meet Peanut because she is ready for another cat (her previous one died at 17 years old) and she has followed our website for months. She met Peanut and Peanut liked her while she fell further in love with Peanut. We quickly showed her some other cats but she still loved Peanut and said she would be  back on Saturday to adopt her. By the end of the afternoon she has reorganised her work schedule so that she can come and adopt Peanut tomorrow. I gave her a special dinner ro ready her for the trip to the Entrance.

Peanut

On a sadder note, we reorganised Julie and Bass's enclosure because Julie died on the weekend. We removed the hemispherical perspex topped thing because it was mostly Julie who used it. Recently Bassuria has retired to the carrier. And we gave him a scratchy pole instead which he immediately christened.

We also changed the scratchy pole in Kenny and Pablo's enclosure to one that came in today, with Charlie. They approved. So much so that it is hard to tell, by behaviour, who is Kenny and who is Pablo. One of them seems to have a sore back leg. 

Kenny and Pablo or Pablo and Kenny

Tyrone and Dotti are not listed as "bonded" but they are acting more bonded every week.

Tyrone and Dotti

 While Maxi, their brother, is getting less wary of people.

Maxi

Dinesh and Gideon swapped secrets.

Gideon and Dinesh

While Ravyn helped out in the office.

(But Kath's brilliant photo of her sitting on the office chair watching the cats on the open lap top won't upload.) 

 

8 adoptions last week

 Kath knows how to get to the computer page that tells us how many and who were adopted.

 And one adoption today that Kath did in record time because the adopters were in our system. They adopted one of the Spice Girls, Cumin at Bunnings not so long ago. She has got to the stage that she needs a friend to play with so the people can relax. They thought they should get a boy just in case the two female cats had trouble deciding who was going to be boss. With a boy and a girl it is very straightforward. . . . . the girl will be boss. 

So they chose Solano and went home to talk dad into it. Later in the day they were back with their carrier ready to take him home. 

Solano

That left Siroleo all alone tonight. I put an igloo in his stand alone so that he had a warm place to snooze.

Siroleo

The excitement of the day, though, was that Lani washed Persephone while I held her (the kitten) down.

 First she got her nails done.

"pink please"

  Then into the tub. Her eyes were huge and black and she wheezed throughout.

Persephone

But after being dried with Lani's hair dryer and popped into the Transit Lounge with a pair of hotties, she was her usual bouncy self.

Kath took a photo of Gideon to record his progress. (He finished off Lola's breakfast while going for a walk around the office.)

Gideon

Tim is back so his cats have gone home. 
 

Bonnie's bath

 Bonnie has been moved out of Isolation and after a visit to the vet on Friday to confirm that she is free of ring worm, will become available. I do not expect that she will last the weekend. Vegas didn't.

Because Bonnie is a British Short Hair, she was especially difficult to get wet. Their hair repels water. So she was sprayed with the medication.

Then she was immersed in a basin of medicated water and massaged for 10 minutes.

 

Then she was enfolded in a series of towels (which all got thrown away) and rubbed until she was almost dry. She was popped into Lola's stand alone with a hottie and was soon back to her normal, fluffy self.

Disinfected Bonnie

 I took Ravyn for a walk. She went to the vet and is feeling much better. We went upstairs and Demi was overjoyed to see her. It was just like when you see an old friend at a railway station. Demi was thrilled to see Ravyn. Ravyn ignored her.

 Gideon is much better. His appetite has returned and he poos in his litter tray. The urine is still a bit tricky but he is so much better. He really wants to become friends with Raffaella.

 

 Today we moved Rosie's kittens down from upstairs to the Voonie enclosure. All the V's except Vegas have been adopted. He has moved to Lola's small stand alone. Perhaps I should rename that to Jimmy's twice adopted stand alone. As we were short staffed (THANK YOU Catsie for coming to help out) I cleaned upstairs so got to clean the Rosie stand alone and move Gideon into it. It will be warmer for him overnight in "the office". He is eating very well but seems to have forgotten about getting to the litter tray.

The entertainment for the Rosie kittens was when Kenny and Pablo made a dash from their enclosure. Pablo was a snap to get back in. . . . just open the door with food in your hand. But Kenny got all confused and ran back and forwards until he saw Pablo inside and rushed to join him.

Pablo was unaffected

Kenny was shocked

Robyn visited and Rascal took to her. That back scratcher has done wonders for Rascal.

 

Rascal and Robyn

And Robyn noticed the fabulous curls in Muffin's ears. (Her right eye looked a bit weepy but it might just have been the colouration there).

Muffin

Ravyn wasn't feeling well. She declined to go for a walk. Even though she has a smart new harness and leash donated by a woman who wanted to give us a litter tray. (Thanks but no thankyou).

Ravyn not as usual

And Pishi is on an "all you can eat" diet under vet's instructions. She is wallowing in it.

 

Pishi's phat

Jimmy doubles up

 I redressed the small stand alone (used to be Lola's until she got free range of Safe) for the second time in a week. Jimmy was adopted the day after he was returned. He was a good investment for us with twice the return. I hope he won't be back again. 

A mum brought her three kids to look at our cats. Most of our cats looked at them and said "No way". The only ones I would recommend were the ex parvovirus pair who are big enough to leap out of the way of 3 kids. Terry, they plan to return tomorrow with Dad after tai quan do (if that is how you spell it). I think they would be better off with a dog. Billy (accidentally) scratched the little girl which created a dreadful screech. 

Billy

 The igloo I built for Gideon on Wednesday seems to be doing him good. (Of course, it might be the very expensive medicine that is making him hungrier and more mobile). He was eager for his breakfast and every other offer of food. He and Dinesh egg each other on. Please heat up his two hotties.

Oreo was in a pleading mood today. Don't quite know what his problem is (except that he is half the size he was when he came to us). I tightened up his scratchy house which was wobbly).  Ravyn (next door) was quiet. Didn't demand a walk. While Oreo wanted. . . . . 

Oreo

 

Geoff came to remake a "Incoming/Transit" pair of condos into one four roomed suite. He also patched the holes in the side of the Mona Vale condos where the parvovirus kittens are housed. There were holes in the side that the two remaining kittens discovered and took advantage of to break out of confinement. All this happened while I was dealing with the mum plus 3. Thank goodness for Lani who corralled the kittens and secured the site.

Geoff, the man with the right tool

 Bonnie, in Isolation, was entertaining herself by scratching her bedroom door today while being observed by her vollie who stayed back to "do Iso". So we decided to give her one of the cardboard scratchy pads in her bedroom. Thereafter all the vollie could hear was "scratch, scratch, scratch" for the bedroom. She had a lovely time.

Bonnie

 

Aslan adopted and Piglet picked up

 A day for alliterations!

 I learned from taking Aslan to the vet on Tuesday after breakfast: he threw it up and crapped on the way. Today, I went early to Safe Haven before his breakfast and after his morning poo. It was an almost odourless trip. . . . and quite short.

He was not happy to be back in an enclosure. And the vollies didn't recognize him. "He is so plump and his fur is fantastic."  Plus he wasn't complaining about anything. Irene did the adoption to his new family in Mosman. I think they will all be happy together. And I will try to keep my kitchen as clean as he has trained me to do it, in his honor.

Aslan ignores what is on TV just so long as he is close to you

 

 This afternoon Piglet was picked up which was nice for the Friday vollies who loved on her in the morning.

Piglet and her new staff! 

 

And Robin visited. She hopes to make it a more regular visitation. She celebrated by naming the kittens in "Incoming" as Sparky (because she loved the all-black horse of her childhood neighborhood) and Moet (to continue the sparkling theme). Will these names stick? Who knows.

Moet and Sparky

She took photos of her old mates Julie and Bassuria (who is much thinner than last she saw him).

And we visited Gideon who is moving more and eating a bit more. . . . sometimes. (Dinesh is definitely eating more, talking more, enjoying his position next to the feeding table to the max!)

Gideon

One of Peaches' kittens has been whisked off by their fosterer because she noticed that his gums were very red on Wednesday. Today she noticed that Peaches has some bald patches.

Peaches minus one

 

Lots of adoptions

 Perhaps we should move every year to a new location and get a rush of locals to adopt our cats!

6 went over the weekend including Lola and Pixie, Chaulk, Harry, Nutmeg. And today a volunteer came with her family to adopt Carrot after falling in love with her on her shift on Saturday.

I moved Ravyn down to where Clover was. It is a busy corner but she does like to be in the center of everything. Bubble and Squeek were moved down to Lola and Pixie's enclosure. And I moved the remaining pair upstairs (blocked their names) down to beside the tasty family.

Luckily Joy was with us to take lovely photos.

This pair of kittens is in the back wall Incoming area. I weighted them for Irene. The champagne is a girl and the black one is a boy with the biggest balls I've ever seen on a kitten. Names anyone? 

 There is a new white stand alone next door to  Garry. Very smart. With a mum called Pishi. Her four kittens were whisked away this morning, ? to be desexed. She sat relaxed all day long.

 

Pishi

Princess Peanut is ready to leave. Pity she is in the far corner of the "Welfare" area.

 

Princess Peanut

At the other end of that row of condos, is Indy and Marcy. We spotted a suspicious bare spot on Indy's shoulder today. Fingers crossed it is not ring worm.

Indy

 Marcy says "it wasn't me".

Marcy

Kath and I gave Gideon a bit of a wash today. He keeps on walking in his poo. He must have been a bit cleaner because 3 hand towels were pooey. All he wants is a lap to crawl onto.

Gideon

 

 

Piglet's new skill

 is standing on shoulders.

Piglet

Tim's new skill is numbering enclosures.

The numbers start at Lola and Pixie on the wall away from the office closest to the line of AWL condos.

 And end at 36 where Salt and Pepper are finally coming out from behind the sheets.

Across the way is Rascal in 37 to Clover in 39. Roxie is in 40 across the gap with Julie and Bassuria beside her in 41. The old AWL condos start with Marcy and Indie in 21 with Cheeto below in 22 and end with Peanut (aka Princess) at the other end of the line in 29.

Upstairs Dinesh is in D3. I assume (didn't look) that Raphaella (on the other side of the door) is in D1, etc. Raven is in D7.

Across the aisle, S1 has a boarder, Olive who moved in today. She didn't take long to settle into a hammock. (Which shows bravery because most cats wouldn't have ever seen a hammock before).

Olive

Gideon is at the end of that row of enclosures in S5. This afternoon he was curled up so tight you couldn't see his ears.

Gideon