Quickest adoption ever

 This afternoon the couple who came on Wednesday and met Pirate Pete came back to adopt him.

I recognized them on Wednesday but didn't know whom they had adopted previously. So today they came again and I put their names into Shelter Buddy and "POP" it knew them and their details. And they remembered all the things that they were told last time. So the adoption went as fast as possible. (Until they gave me $100, in cash, as a donation from their sister to us. The Square wouldn't send a receipt to her email addy. Tim fixed it.)

As soon as they left with Pirate Pete, I looked them up and they had adopted Leon who lived happily with them for two years. [Search Leon to see. We seem to have only had one Leon]. I am sure that they will be even happier with Pirate Pete.

A photographer arrived just after Tim went off to get his lunch with "I am expecting a photographer" comment tossed over his shoulder. The photographer and I decided that the play place would be the best area for photos. Tim arrived and grabbed the kittens in the Palace. There was a photo shoot. I feed cats. The shoot was moved to Better Row and three of the five in Incoming were chosen to be snapped. It took one photographer, one holder of kittens and one mug with a wiggling stick to get the kittens to all look in the same direction. 

I think the photographer was just having fun. 

Check out this Sunday's Telegraph for the FABULOUS PHOTO of OUR CATS!

In the meantime, Romeo is settling down very easily at my house. We have explored upstairs, the verandah and downstairs. He doesn't mind where he is just so long as there is a warm body nearby to love him.

His wounds are healing nicely and he has cleaned his fur from beige to white.

Adoption Tails: Lyra, Leon, Donatella and McQueen

Lyra (now Kaori)

1 day: The owners have renamed Lyra to Kaori. She seems to be settling in well, ventured out of the sunroom last night and explored the apartment. She has been eating, drinking and using her litter. A bit shy still, loves looking out the window.

1 week: She seems well settled now - a member of the household, loves to sit or lie down next to the owners. It's only been a week so the owner feels like she'll get even more friendlier and familiar with them over time.

 1 month: Kaori has been great. The owner thinks she's completely settled in now, loves to sit with them on the couch and lie beside/underneath when the owner is at his desk. Kaori's always kneading one blanket a few times a day. Loves to be petted but only when she wants/allows it. 

She has also claimed the owner's bedside cup of water as hers... Kaori seems like she's put on a bit of weight so the owner is thinking of reducing her dry food a little bit.

 

Leon

Leon

 1 day: Leon was very unsettled on his first night, very vocal and wanted company all night but went to sleep in the morning. He hid at first then came out and ate, used the litter perfectly and checked out the whole house. He does not want to stay in his quiet room but seems to want company. The owner thinks he is really missing his old family and home. He is much better today. The owner will keep his name.

1 week: Leon seems very happy. He settled in after 2 days, found his favourite places and foods and likes to be around the owners. He is very affectionate and lovely. He is also surprisingly fit and loves a good play! The owners are very happy to have him.

 

1 month: Leon is going great. He has been a real surprise! The first two weeks, he was affectionate, quiet, liked company and slept on the owner's bed. There was a change to his food and Leon became hyperactive, craving food, running wildly. His energy was scary, knocking things down at 2am, up again demanding food at 5am. The owner took him to the vet and the blood test results indicated that he is totally healthy and his thyroids levels are fine. The owner changed Leon's food again (no seafood) and he returned to his lovely well-mannered self. He still plays a lot and does zoomies like a kitten so the owner has added more toys and play with him a lot. He is a sweet cuddlebug and a lovely addition to the family. "Thank you to SAFE for Leon!"

Donatella & McQueen

Doantella and McQueen

1 week: They're both doing very well, McQueen is on his way to becoming nice and cuddly already, Donatella is taking a bit longer to settle in but the owner is confident she will in time.

1 month: They're doing really well! Both have really come out of their shells and loves pats. McQueen even sleep right by the owners' heads in bed at night with the loudest purrs they've ever heard. They have so much personality and the owners love them so much already!

 

Lucky Leon

 She is a very nice lady. She was going to check with the husband and do the paperwork tomorrow but decided not to risk it and did the paperwork today and will pick him up tomorrow. They will be very happy together.

And Klaus was picked up, early, by his family. He will be happy to be home again even though he had a good long play in the play place today.

Klaus

Lola has given up Opie's room. She stationed herself in different places in the main room before settling down on the drying table out back. I had to entice her back to her condo with a soft food tube.

Lola and Adelaide

Don't know why Hugo has stitches in his tummy. Shouldn't he be wearing an Elizabethan collar? He is above Thelma and Louise who should be available soon.

Hugo

Also soon to be on the for adoption list should be Holly and Arlo & Annie. I spent some time trying to get decent photos of them without the bars. I am sure that Joy's photos are better.

Holly

 

 

 

 

Annie

Arlo

No surprise that Roger was adopted by a vollie before hitting the adoption list. I gather he has gone home to live with his sister who looks just as cute.

And Jagger was left in charge of the Top Cat. I wonder if he will still be in it by morning.

Jagger

Flip a box

 Holly got out of her box at breakfast time for a pat. So later in the day, I tried to find her a larger box that she could sit up in. I couldn't find or make one. So I tipped her box on it's edge. She can sit as well as lie in it this way and it is wedged under the shelf so won't fall over.

Of course, she didn't like it. She migrated upwards to her top shelf where she made eyes at me, accepted pats and long body strokes and eventually purred. She climbed into the hammock for more cuddles. Vicky gave her more. She is a reformed cat. 

Holly

Her erstwhile partner, Tiger, didn't eat, poo or wee overnight. He might have the flu.

Annie on top of Arlo

Annie is back from the vet and Arlo has been ejected from the hammock while she recovers from being desexed as an adult. (Go Annie!)

A woman arrived after lunch to adopt Junior and Lucy. She has been stalking our Adoption Page so that she could get a red headed kitten for her two red headed girls. She bought lots of stuff and they will be happy, much loved kittens.

Speaking of which: Libby was adopted over the weekend. Her new owner emailed to say that she has chosen her favourite placeto sit: a small table by a window and she certainly looked comfortable on an embroidered, white tablecloth. Both are very happy.

Klaus is in boarding. He was our May cat on FB. He has the most unusual long, brown hair on his chest. I found a brush for him which he loves.

Klaus

Talking of love: Leon loves a new, arty blanket.

Leon

A wink is as good as a kiss

 Despite there having been no adoptions listed on the website over the weekend, in fact adoptions happened. We had run out of space on the www/cloud/wherever so the website hadn't been updated.

First news:

Rosie and Callie were adopted, together of course. That was a huge shock to Jagger who, when let out for his afternoon run, tried to run into their condo but couldn't because it was being cleaned. He settled on Lyra's condo above Rosie and Callie's. Lyra wasn't too thrilled. 

Lyra and Jagger

I eventually enticed him out with some treats and got him back (via the top of the condos) to his own place.

Adele is between Lyra and Jagger because the two fluffy tailed kittens who were adopted before they got listed by a vollie have gone home. She wasn't happy in the morning. She wouldn't get out of the carry cage that transported her there to eat her breakfast. So I put a modesty cloth over the big window. Some time later she got up on her shelf to see what was going on. So I took the modesty cloth and the carry cage away.

Adele

Her kittens, Billy and Britney, are in the stand alone that loiters beside the filing cabinet.

Billy and Britney

That means that the only cats in Isolation are Maggie's kittens. Maggie, who is the only one with ringworm traces left, has been moved into Incoming near the wormy cats there. Her kittens went to Olympic Park for the Cat Show over the weekend. They had such a lovely time meeting and greeting the crowds that they no longer want to run out of their enclosure but just want to play and be freindly/fed.

Copper and Citrine were picked up this afternoon by a young couple who looked very happy.

Copper and Citrine

 As was Deleon (deaf Leon) who when home with a mother and her adult son who have an outdoor enclosure prepared for him. I was so thrilled to expedite their adoption that I forgot to print the contract. Katie will email it to them for them to sign. There is no way he will come back as they are bespotted already.

Best news last: Opie has been adopted. He will be picked up on Sunday. By our Ark! And will be best friends with Pearl.

Opie . . . he is winking!

 

Robyn reports

 I went in today to get better photos of Leon for the website. Well poor love just isn't photogenic. I took about 30 but they weren't much better.

Leon

Copper, Citrine and Amber were running around everywhere, with Kate + Helena, and McQueen + Donatella. 

Mostly pics of Copper.

Copper

D Leon/deleon

 Our new Leon has decided that we are OK and is willing to make friends. He doesn't like to be brushed though. Pats are enough, even tummy tickles. But no brush. He even tolerated pats from the small girls that a vollie brought to meet the kitties this afternoon. Should we call him Deleon for Deaf Leon. They are fancy cars. He might like that.

Carreras and Domingo were adopted this afternoon. The young lady just wanted one kitten and got the impression from Cat Rescue that she could just take one. But Tim confirmed that they are bonded. She phoned her mother and took them both. They will live with her in the granny flat. There is an adult cat and large dog who love each other in the big house.

The play place has been emptied so that our serial boarder Ginger Megs can have play time.

After his play time, we put Opie there. He enjoyed seeing the sunshine on the balcony.

Opie

This will be the last time Mischa boards with us. Her person is taking her to New Zealand.

Mischa

Melody is looking Magnificent. And she likes strokes before breakfast.

Melody

 Frank was named for his old blue eyes.

Frank

A new Leon

 A new Leon has taken over Ginger George's stand alone. He is 14 years old and deaf. (Most deaf cats are white but he is a tabby.) He is a bit shell shocked at being surrendered.

Leon

The old Leon is up for adoption. I offered him the Top Cat this afternoon but he was not going to move from the hand knitted rug that vollie Paris supplied. She made sure that all the condos with cats for adoption were sparkling clean with lots of toys. . . to make a good impression.

Another vollie made a good impression on me. I am not the only slightly OCD person around. This photo pleases me.

 Below Aslan are a delightful couple of cats: Queenie and Devo. Pity about the names.

Queenie and Devo

Seven kittens were passed on to us from a lovely lady who rescues little kittens from colonies and brings them up with love. They are all delightful and will be snapped up by some lucky adopters.

Lucy and Junior are both girls even though Junior is all ginger.

 

And Sidney, Sophia and Audrey next door under Hana.

Sidney, Audrey, Sophia.

There is Trixie and Roxy. When I first met them I thought we had lost one. But she appeared from under the blanket. They are all due to be desexed soon and then the bun rush will be on.

Trixie and Roxy

 

 

 

 

 

Missed out

As expected, several folk came yesterday to adopt Hank having come earlier in the week and not deciding on the spot to take him. They were disappointed. But we do tell folk that we don't "bags" cats. It is a matter of "first out or the house, best dressed."

 I didn't find time to sew the name tag pockets on the rest of the aprons this afternoon. I will try again next Wednesday. And I forgot my pinny so had to wear an apron, with my name on it much to the delight of the few remaining vollies and relief of the visitors.

A pair of young women came to spend time with the cats. Perhaps they came to us rather than go to the cat cafe over the hill on Eastern Valley Way. It is called Jiji's and charges $15 each to spend 20 minutes with their cats. These women spent at least an hour socializing with the cats who were out. They didn't get a cup of coffee though.

And a couple came to check out our cats. I gather they are fosterers and currently have a foster cat for just a few weeks more. They (she rather then he) is well up on our cats for adoption list as well as other shelters' lists. Are they shopping around for the nicest foster cat? Tiger gave them the regal swipe. Ginger George loved them. (But he doesn't need fostering. He needs a home. . . . and more food.)

Ginger George

Robyn caught Helena and Callie investigating his stand alone on Wednesday. (No surplus food there!)

Callie, inside and Helena in GG's stand alone

 

She also got a good photo of Leon who looks better than he did (believe it or not).

Leon

 

Aslan has a scratch on his nose. (When I went to take a photo and my camera battery went flat.) I suspect it was Simon because I'd put everybody else back in to let out Aslan after I let out Simon and Ruby who deigned to come out too. It certainly wasn't Lucky who was back in his condo and he wouldn't scratch a fly. (He made friends with both lots of visitors).

Lucky on Wednesday (Robyn's photo)

When I left Davo was having a wander and Geoff was in charge of the race of the Maggie brood.

At Last

 The verandah is empty. When I arrived at 10am the garbage men had not yet come. So I rushed to get the last bags from the verandah out to the bins. But there weren't any there. Helen came yesterday and took away a car full. When I went out at 1pm to collect our bins, they hadn't been emptied yet. So I rushed back to get all the morning's full bags to add to the bins. So the verandah and both bins were still empty when I left! (The bins were emptied some time in the afternoon). How good it that! And a car load of litter was delivered.

Empty

Jolene has been moved to the main cattery. We let her out for a bit of exercise this afternoon. She mostly hid under the shelves at the end but when Tabby and Tibby were let out too, she couldn't resist investigating their condo. Tabby was more interested in getting food out of Vicky. But Tibby inspected the visitor.

Jolene meets Tibby

This was all watched with interest by the other cats especially the supermodels who are getting to be big girls.

Helena and Kate

Also new in the Welfare area is Leon. I will find out why he isn't in Incoming on Friday. He certainly looks older than 2 years old or he has had a very rough time so far.

Leon

On Sunday there will be a big fuss made of Midnight because he was our 1000th adoption. Don't know if Pumpkin was 999 or 1001. Neither do I know if she is coming with her son and person to have photos taken, etc for posterity.