Hanna Holyday

 She was adopted today! The man who adopted her previously adopted Myrtle who unfortunately was bitten by a tick and died. Hannah will be kept indoors if she does not like being anointed with Bravecto. Sharon didn't realize that until she went to spend time with Hanna after doing two people's work in the morning shift. Gone!

We convinced Sharon that Billy need her "Hanna love".

Billy considers chicken

One of our vollies, Harper is moving to Perth to study so spent the afternoon with us to say goodbye. Rocky said that she could stay and cuddle him all the time.

Rocky loves Harper

I made new hammocks for the enclosures. Prue and Trude rejected theirs. No way were they going to lie on anything that smelt so NEW. But Elsa's kittens snuggled onto their new one. They are only 3 now, instead of 4. And Elsa's last two were desexed today.

Elsa's three big ones

Ark was in this afternoon. He reports that Opie and Pearl are doing very well. He was super useful in cleaning Cindy's kittens who might have got some aftereffect of her explosive poos on Wednesday. He had to time his cleaning duties between Cindy's feeding kittens times. He did very well.

Angus had an adventure after being let out that ended with Ark rescuing him from the top of the new enclosures.  Later he and Harper helped fill the Cousin's bins. Clean slate for poo bags tomorrow!

I got to cuddle with Jack (Luna is easy). He has a lump on his tail that feels as though it is bony. . . maybe a kink. And Elsa's black girl has a lump on her tummy (?post operative).

A lovely Liz arrived to spend time with Roxy and Trixie. She is very keen on them but needs to rehang the door to what will be to their safe room. 

A three generation girl group came (at 10 to 4) to check out our kittens. As they previously decided that they want a "white" kitten (ie before seeing any real kittens in the flesh, aka Elsa's 3) I suggested that they wait a while until Cindy's kittens are ready. I wasn't specific about how long that would take. And if Cindy et al goes to a foster home they are locals and can visit frequently.

No photos

 As I drove to Safe this morning, I remembered that my camera was sitting beside the charger getting its battery recharged. "Never mind, I can use my iPhone to take photos". 

In the meantime, three Friday morning vollies set up photo shoots to get Christmas photos of any cat who would cooperate. Dexter was a star. He sat in the fluffy bed (for sale at $60) and flashed his green eyes against a Xmas background. Mollie cooperated and posed with an elf toy although she didn't get out of her tee-pee. (The bulldog clips are keeping it together).

Max was a reluctant star. His top shelf was decorated with red crepe paper, yellow streamers, Xmas stockings and he sat solidly allowing himself to be photographed. 

I think these photos will appear on various platforms to advertise Safe.

Pickles hasn't had her kittens yet.

There is a mum and 4 kittens in the stand alone in Incoming who is very hungry and prepared to be friendly for food.

Here are a couple of photos that have hung around my desktop for quite a while

Hanna

 

Hermione

And above is the dog that I knitted for the next door grandson who will visit this year for Xmas from Denmark.

Finishing off Wednesday's jobs

 The balcony was full of bags and the rubbish bins were empty when I had time to look after 4pm. Those are jobs I would normally do on Wednesday. They got done today.

Dr Chris, the vet and his nurse came to do vet checks on the cats who are too difficult to move to his surgery. That includes Mia who screamed blue murder when Tim approached her with the big blue gloves on. Dr Chris bravely climbed up to her condo and did the deed. She was not pleased. She wouldn't get down to eat chicken, even.

Mia

Hana allowed herself to be carried (securely wrapped in a large towell) to the examination table. She refused chicken later too.

Hana

Maybe this means that they will soon be up from adoption.

New additions on Better Row are Hugo and Mimi. Mimi is waiting until tomorrow to be picked up for fostering.

Mimi

Hugo

Kittah has moved from Incoming to Welfare because Chonk the cat with the amputated tail who smelled so strongly of boy cat when he arrived but smells sweetly now was adopted today.

Kittah

And Tosca on the other side of Jagger was checked today so might be posted soon.

Tosca

There were other visitors who are interested in adopting over the weekend or after the weekend. Busy days.

More ringworm

 Maggie and her kittens may have it. How did that happen?

They have been removed from the play place and installed, by Ark, into the Royal Cannin stand alone in Isolation. No more rocketting out at meal times to run like maniacs up and down the aisles.

I scrubbed, bleached and fogged the fungi out of the Play Place. Some Incoming cats where having a play there when I left.

A customer arrived with her husband. Her previous cat was a client of Dr Kim so she was fascinated to visit. Her name was Sue and when I introduced myself as Prue it took her right back to Kath and Kim days. She wants a cat who will be just like the previous one (always a mistake) and who will sit by her side as she works from home, help her do jigsaw puzzles and escort her around the garden, in fine weather. Ginger George is a no brainer. She liked him, and Gemini, and Maeve, and Ruby and Maria. She is going to think about it overnight. So you might have a customer tomorrow, Terry. The husband is the strong silent type who will go along with whatever she decides.

Davo was named after the Davidson Fire Rescue team. Geoff and he get on really well together. He won't let anybody else touch him. Geoff may be off to Canada in 10days to help with the continuing forest fires there. It seams that the peat bogs are still burning as well as the forests. He will be there for 5 weeks if he goes. (He won't be allowed to go if he throws another ringworm lession).

Can't imagine how I managed to stay so busy that I didn't think of taking any photos. Random photos: 

Thelma and Louise enjoyed their chicken. They are getting friendlier by the week.

Thelma and Louise

Melody lets Tim pat her.

Melody

And one of the Friday vollies is in love with Hanna who rather likes her too. They share treats and coos.

Lola will follow the sent of chicken for any distance. (And scream for seconds until I leave.)

Lola

Pink carpet

 The blue Cousins bin (of cardboard/paper waste) was emptied today. But the red bin wasn't. Never mind. I promptly refilled the blue bin with the boxes that were delivered with merchandise for us to sell. Included were 5 large boxes with 4 large cat carriers in each. It took some time to put the first one together. But the second one was much quicker. It is a superior cat carrier and comes with a spare screw and a water/food bowl that attaches to the door. And the price was right.

And the blue bin is full again.

Two visitors this afternoon. One was doing the paperwork for Martini who is in a foster home. I assumed that Martini was a boy name (perhaps influenced by memories of Dean Martin). But this Martini is a girl. The new printer had a conniption fit and needed Katie and Tim's attention to get it to print out the relevant forms.

The other visitor spent lots of time looking for two boy cats, preferably with long hair to adopt. All his family have long haired cats. Kenzie and Hanna would have been perfect. . . . if they were boys (and available).

Hanna enjoyed her grass this afternoon

He fell in love with short haired Jordan. . . what is not to love.

And with Aster who is a girl and short haired.

And with Virgo's brood of boys who will be available later this weekend.

Eventually he decided to come back later this weekend when he has consulted his partner (who has 3 cats and a labradoodle) and his daughter who lives with him.

In the meantime, Maxwell had a bath yesterday. The water was brown. But he still looks grubby.

And Davo is wrapping the staff around his shaved paws.

Davo

 And finally I couldn't resist taking a photo of the house a few doors up the street with the newly landscaped front yard. Camellias have been spectacular this year.

Not yet

 The bins have not been delivered yet.

But this afternoon the woman who adopted Tibby and Tabby on Wednesday brought back the carrier that I loaned to transport them. ( I was not prepared for them to decide that they would put off adopting the cats because they didn't bring a carrier with them!) I, momentarily, didn't recognise her. She looked younger and happier. She said that Tibby and Tabby are still a little shy but are settling in well and are delightful.

Lola had an adventure yesterday. She has been allowed out at the end of the day to explore "Opies Room". Somehow, the Thursday person locked that door. When Geoff arrived on Thursday rather than on Friday he found Lola missing. And learned that she was locked in Opies room. So he climbed through one of the moveable tiles in the passageway ceiling, wiggled through the ceiling space, dropped down into Opies room so he could let Lola out and back to her stand alone for her dinner and medication. She is on thyroid meds which come in the form of a cream to be applied to alternate ears. I discovered this afternoon when doing the night feed, that she will only let you touch her ear if there is something particularly delicious in her dish. 

There are a new pair of cats on Better Row: Tori and Mabel. Where did they come from? Horrid photo with a flash because they hide.

Tori and Mabel

But, for some reason, Hana was out this afternoon. She needs to be brushed. That is the next big challenge!

Hanna

Mothers Day was having a preview this afternoon. A father and daughter arrived to check out the cats to find one who would go with their whimpy dog. Ginger George wouldn't have any problem with a dog.

GG trying to look innocent on the filing cabinet where the treats were stashed

 

Then a mum with her two teenaged daughters arrived to look for a cat. They liked Ginger too. And Maeve. So tomorrow might just be busy.

Adoptees picked up

 Lucy and Eric were taken home from boarding where they have been for a week since being adopted. They didn't want to go into the carrier. As soon as I got one in and turned to get the other, out the first one would pop. Eventually I had the owner hold the carrier on its end to keep the first one in and tipped the second one onto top of her. Inelegant but effective.

We had Katie's cats as guests today. As soon as Suki started screaming for lunch Tim took them home to Katie's. Five cats each in a separate carrier just fitted into Tim's car and he was serenaded all the way to their home.

Gulia, a regular Friday morning vollie, spends at least half an hour at the end of her shift with Honey. Today Honey touched paws with her. Giulia would love to adopt her but a flatmate is allergic to cats.

Honey loves Giulia

Hana loves chicken. She came out of her carrier to ask for more.

Hanna

Pluto, Star's last kitten has been desexed. She is very skinny and has Star's rumbly purr.

Pluto

Geoff came late to work on the moveable play place. I convinced Rosanna that it could live against the wall in the main room with the shelves perpendicular to the wall instead of against it. (As Sandy and I agreed 2 years ago was a better placement of the shelves.) 

He has repaired the giant play place scratchy pole. It just needs a bit of sewing which I will do. . . . next week.

Coco chaos

 Irene has been badgered by people who want Coco because she looks like a Siamese. The most persistent woman said that her friend is allergic to all cats except British Shorthairs and Siamese. She brought him along with her to test out his allergy to Coco at 1:30 on the dot. Even after I took him around to see everybody who was available he didn't have any allergic symptoms. So, either the anti-allergenic food works or . . . . . ? While I tried to get him to sneeze, she fell in love with Coco who is no more Siamese than I am.

Coco

Neither is her daughter, Skittles, who was still hiding in the carrier they were delivered in from the foster home at around noon.

Skittles

We did the adoption (with difficulty but with Irene's help by phone) and Coco will stay with Skittles until she is picked up next week after her new owner's ankle operation is done. 

Later in the afternoon, a young woman came with her friend. She has badgered her mother into letting her have a cat. The first cat inside the door is Sandy, in the stand alone that housed Abbey (adopted). It was love at first sight. She met everybody else and is going to talk to mum about it.

Sandy

Florence has been moved into Mayka (adopted)'s stand alone. I gave her a cuddle rug and she tried to pull it around until I slung it over her shelf and she loves it there.

Florence

Their crates in Incoming have been dismantled and removed to storage. The extra space is grand. Cass could tell that Mia's kittens needed a hammock. The three tabbies let the tuxedo sleep in it all by himself.

Separate sleeping arrangements

But come dinner time, the tabbies claimed prime feeding position while the tuxedo had to eat downstairs. I don't think they had the same mother.

3 up/1 down. (No escape interest when there is food around.)

Hanna, in Naughty Row is chirruping. We think she may be on heat because the boys below her haven't been desexed yet. She wants to be seen, for a change.

Hanna (always an escape risk)