Light on staff

 As soon I arrived I was asked to tell vollies what to do about the rubbish tins. The last month or two has gone on very well without my interventions. But today, half a dozen of the regular vollies were off sick. Luckily, the remaining few did a splendid job and the Couzen bins are on the sidewalk.

Savannah's little adoptee, Sybie, is putting on weight. She guzzled down her extra feeds today. Her weight has gone up to 370gm! Savannah looks exhausted though and somebody is vomiting or doing very sloppy poos in her condo. (Talking of which, Aslan has just squirted a poo in the litterbox beside my desk. Excuse me for a minute. . or two.)

Be entertained by the kittens who were picked up from the street and brought in this afternoon. They have been farmed out to a bottle feeder. (Irene sent me a video but all I got was a jpeg.)

The guy who is fostering Eli came in. He and Eli are getting on famously. And the woman who adopted LeClerc dropped by to report how well he is getting on. He is entertaining the entire family.

And a woman rang to ask how she could meet our cats. She mentioned being interested in Aslan. We shall see.

Then the family returned who were interested in a ginger cat. . . . Griffin when last they came. But he has gone. So they settled on Max. Irene had spoken to their fosterer and been told that while Milo and Max are good mates, they are not necessarily bonded. So she OK'd them to take Max by himself.

Max

Not this Max but the ginger kitten. This Max is much happier not being next to the doorway. . . . even though he doesn't look that cheerful.

Now Milo has been moved to where Faith was and will probably be adopted over the weekend. 

Milo

 And Rose may be put in a small stand alone on top of where Le Clerc was, but where Luna is now.

green eyed Luna

 

Roisin adopted again

 Let's hope it is for good this time. Because her stand alone was emptied, a pair of foster cats came in. They are Alladin and Jasmin. They are VERY shy. Their fosterer came in today to give them their favourite bed but they still look terrified. I decided that being inside the front door opposite the desk where the phone rings and folk talk all day is perhaps not the best place for them. So I swapped them for Le Clerc (ie I moved the stand alones around).

Hiding Alladin and Jasmine

LeClerc is now the meeter and greeter cat and likes it.

Sue and Le Clerc

Mylo has gone too. And Jimmy will be picked up on Sunday. 

Coco Cranfield is visiting again. She was very chatty today.

Coco

There are new kittens in Incoming including Griffon and 3 in C20

Amelia, Lexie, Loki (ginger)

Griffon

Souffle and co had several inquiry phone calls today. They might be ready on Friday. If so, there might be a "I got here first" fight for Souffle.

Souffle

106

 I was curious and counted the cats in the cattery this afternoon. One hundred and six cats and kittens.

The most recent two are doing well. Cordelia is getting up to eat so I got a good photo of them.

Cordelia's two, at two days old

 Bree's three were on display as well. She keeps well to the rear and spits.

Bree plus 3

I tried to take a good photo of Le Clerc because the one on the Safe Haven website is very blurred. Mine were all as bad. That cat doesn't like to stand still. We let him out for a wander and a vollie took lots of photos with her phone. I hope she can send them to Irene to upload. He had a lovely play with the bobbles on a stick.

Gracie was out today. . . not out of her condo but off her sleeping shelf. It is a long time since her kittens were adopted. It would be good if she started to accept chin rubs as Shadow is doing in Incoming.

Gracie

Likewise, Ezra in Isolation, of the fluffy feet. He still spits.

Ezra

I carried Casper from Isolation to Wolfie's stand alone. No problem. He enjoyed it as much as I did. It didn't take him long to settle down. He will be on the "available" list as soon as he has been vaccinated.

Peaches and four of her kittens are back from the vet. She is in the stand alone in Isolation. She and the kittens have had two lots of medicine for their intestinal parasites. The littlest ones aren't eating well but Peaches is back to feeding them and she is eating well. Throw away any poo'y towels. We have plenty of towels. And no spare bags of washing today!

Don't know why nobody has snaffled Zoe and Maddy. They came in together but don't really seem to get on well. (Perhaps a clash of two dominant females). They enjoyed time in the top cat.

Zoe above, Maddy below, as usual

No Chicken

 I left it in my lunchbox on the kitchen bench. Had to go out to get something at Sonia's for lunch. She didn't have any chicken. There were disappointed cats. But Lola was too busy snoozing to complain. (I don't think she feels well.)

I let Le Clerc out for a wander. The H kittens were fascinated. And LC played touchy paws with them through the bars.

Le Clerc, playing with a bit of litter, being watched by Harry, Hobs and H . . .

Julie likes her gold fish box.

Julie has a place to hide

The woman who adopted Suki Sioux last week returned the cat carrier that she borrowed. She brought her sister to meet cats. Suki has settled in very quickly and has won their hearts. She was in her safe room for one day before taking over the rest of the house. They say that she has only sounded like a Siamese once.

The "Siamese" on Better Row has been moved to Chad's condo. He is friendly as can be. He has a blue card but isn't on the web site yet. Might be a nice surprise for a visitor tomorrow?

Tango

Suki Sioux's "aunt" was interested but now is not a good time for her to get another cat. But she might consider volunteering with us. She has just retired from an IT job. We could use her skills.

No Chicken Kitten

 For the first time a kitten refused chicken.

Thor

His brother gobbled it up.

Eddie

Thor and Eddie are in the stand alone behind Le Clerc. Their sister, Ginger was with them until spotted by a mother and her daughter who were playing with the kittens in the Play Place when I arrived. They made friends with Tallulah (not an easy task) and fell in love with Celine Dion. But Celine has a slightly mucky eye. So when they saw Ginger, it was love at first sight . . . mutually. They took her home.

And another family, Dad and 2 small daughters came in to do the paperwork for Smudge and Xena in foster. They were such nice, polite, listening girls that I am sure those kittens will have a lovely life.

Archie doesn't seem to think his life is much fun. . . . so far. We will wait to see if Geoff's magic works on him.

Tommy's pad could do with an upgrade .. ... . perhaps after he gets groomed.

Tommy

Where Suki was are a pair of mismatched cats. One, Mad. . . is loud. The other, Zoe hides.

Mad. .

There are two carriers in the double condo which is enough to make anybody mad.

Zoe

Zoe looks pretty.

And next door to Chelsea are three kittens who were quite difficult to get back into their condo after they had been let out for a run behind the flattened Top Cat. They are Petal, Ziggy and Koa. Must have come from a foster home. They liked chicken.

Petal, Ziggy and Koa (not in any order)

I let Le Clerc out for a wander. He enjoyed it. He was very  easy to bribe back into his rearranged stand alone. . . .. all it took was a bit more food.

Champion Day

 Charlie and Champ have been adopted. They are still with us. But will be picked up tomorrow when Tim is around to 1. read their microchip numbers and 2. put them into the large carrier that may be their special hiding place for some time in their new home. Their owner is thrilled to bits. Her previous cat died at 17 years old and she fell in love with C & C when she visited on Sunday. 

And the woman interested in Winnie will definitely come to adopt her on Friday.

There are new kittens: 3 orphans who are impossible to take a photo in focus.

Malteser, Snicker, Butterscotch

 

Chelsea's number of kittens dropped to 2 but is now back to 5. She has taken over Missy's kittens because Missy doesn't have any milk. No photo. Chelsea doesn't like to be disturbed. Missy is in Isolation surrounded by bowls of different food which she ignores.

There are new adults in Incoming:

Robbie is an 11 year old who is traumatised by being with us. He cowers in a corner but is quite happy to be patted gently. Cats hate change.

Robbie

 Jitterbug and Flaco are new condo mates in Incoming too.

Jitterbug

Flaco

Sesame has come in from foster. I swapped the stand alone by the far door of Welfare where she was to go for LeClerc's position. Now he can monitor the coming and going through the door and she can quail in the corner.

Sesame

Le Clerc