Hello Diego

 It was lovely to see him again. But he has lost his prime position in the upper row of Cat Palace condos and is at knee level in the old AWL condos. Nevertheless he did smile when he saw me and positively glowed when Joy arrived.

Diego, home again

The woman who adopted Coco came to return the fluffy bed that she bought from us when she got Coco. Coco took one sniff and turned her back on it. I swapped it for a hammock that I made last week with a gingerish cat in mind.

Bottom left is Coco's new hammock

They are very happy together. She sent photos. And picked up the worming/flea treatment that was needed.

Coco at home

The other Coco is happy also. I gave her an new box. She promptly jumped on top of it. She
had chewed the previous one into instability.

Coco

 Simba and Khandi were picked up by a lovely young woman who has been waiting for ages for them to be ready to be adopted. She and her partner fell in love with them months ago and are so thrilled to have them home. I lent her a carrier big enough for two adult cats to take them home in. She brought it back and reported that S & K are exploring their bedroom for excellent hiding places . .. . . under the bed didn't work: it is too low but there are plenty of others provided.

A 60-something bloke rang this morning to ask about Ruby. He wants an older cat to share his life. He has had rescue cats before, frequently. The last one, that he got from RSPCA didn't last as long as expected. The cat developed renal failure shortly after settling in. Undeterred, he wants another older cat and thinks that Ruby might be perfect. I encouraged that idea and he will be in tomorrow to meet her. Strangely enough, Ruby usually stays in her bed, hidden away. But today she was out and about in the visible part of her condo as though waiting for somebody. Fingers crossed.

Ruby

Sandy started her new role as my afternoon buddy today. I kept her busy all the afternoon and was very grateful for her help. It's a hard job but somebody has to do it.

Sandy with George

Wrong names

 I have been confused. I will go back and correct previous blogs.

Poe is the big boy who has been desexed. Peppa is the little girl who doesn't get her share of food.

Peppa (L) and Poe (R)

Plus, Simba is the 8 year old, tabby male and Khandi is the grey tabby, 2 year old girl

Simba, 8 yo boy

Khandi, 2 yo girl

I know this because Irene came by this afternoon with a kitten to be microchipped and vaccinated. She knows everything about every(cat)body.

Tommy and Mia's kittens, Bonnie (tortie girl) and Lemmy (white and grey boy) have been moved to above where Khandi and Simba were before they moved out and Peach moved in. They are both heavy enough to be desexed and are high up.

Bonnie and Lemmy

Peach seems to have recovered from her move or was she exhausted by her upstairs neighbours.

Peach

Beauty, yet another black cat in residence has the most amazing eyes. They are both amber and green now that she is relaxed enough to look at you.

Beauty

And Duke's eye operation seems to be successful. He can blink his right eye now. He is such a sweetie.

Duke

Team Terrific

 The combination of a terrific team of workers, no visitors, the computer down and very few phone calls meant that I had an easy day. I even left my camera a home so can use some of Joy's lovely snaps.

Diego

Diego gets lots of Joy snap time. He is holding a pink ping pong ball ready to hit it back to her. He is getting friendlier by the week. As is his mum, Remi.

Simba and Khandi have moved to a double in Boarding. Much better except that they are below Poe and Peppa who get fed more often than they do. Poe is much younger than Peppa who got desexed yesterday. She has a touch of the flu and doesn't like Babycat. So you have to hang over them while they eat to make sure that she gets a fair share. Simba and Khandi follow each mouthful, almost. They are always hungry.

Khandi

Simba

Wanda doesn't like Babycat either. She is as thin as she can be with five kittens feeding on her. So I spent the day feeding her small meals of various tins with a bit of raw meat to encourage her to eat.

Wanda + 1

Her adopted kittens (the first lot that she rejected before she gave birth, sensibly) can climb out of the sleeping room. Her ginger can too but he looks like he has a touch of the flu. At one stage today, the big three were "out" with "mum" and ginger boy was lying back with his head on the tiny grey's tummy.

Violet and her kittens have gone to a foster home. In her condo are three street cats. We are expecting a fourth. They are Gloria's kittens. All torties, so far. And smart enough to be frightened.

Gloria's three

 

Valentine is out in the main room ready to be adopted. In her place is Ruby, another older cat who wonders where on earth she is but is prepared to greet any person with purrs and rubs.

Ruby