Valentina's Day

 Her man came back today and decided that he wanted Valentina not Darcy. Fastest adoption ever. I sent him off with an old litter tray and a scratchy pole from below the couch in the hallway as "adoption freebies". Tim retired for bandaging after getting her into the cat carrier. She even managed to draw blood from his leather-gloved-left-index finger! And achieved a swipe to his left leg. As well as pee-ing on her pillow. (I whipped off the pillowslip, replaced it, and gave it to her new owner too). I believe she will settle down with Colin and be a loving companion.   . . . . . in time.

Irene is about to go overseas for weeks so came in to rearrange as many kittens as possible.

The three kittens in Incoming have moved to Welfare. One of them, Loki, is already earmarked for a very nice man who came in this afternoon. He has a white and ginger cat at home who needs a ginger and white friend. Loki will be perfect.

Loki

His condo mates, Amelia and Lexi are not his siblings.

Amelia and Lexi

Jellybean went to the vet and passed so he has been moved to where Jimmy was. I expect he will have the same short stay as Jimmy did because he is a loving spoonful too.

Jellybean

Griffin went to the vet too. And has a new place in Welfare.

Griffin

When Angelica came in she wouldn't eat anything but crunchies. Now, after 2 weeks with us, she only eats babycat wet food.

Angelica

And the two kittens with Japanese names are just the same.

Thanks to Joy for the lovey Incoming photos. 

Cordelia has moved from Isolation to Incoming.. . . no signs of ringworm on her.

And we have another "pregnant" mum in Incoming. She really looked as though she had swallowed a football when she was photographed on the street that she was picked up from. But will she absorb that bulge just like Chicken and Goosey have done? A woman came in with some nice donations. Her name is Lorraine so we decided to name the new "mum" after her. But then she said that her nickname was Roxy and we chose that one instead for her.

Boarders

 For school holidays we are remarkably unfull of boarders this week. But a pair of cats who were "adopted from us 2-3 years ago" came in this afternoon. . . . Calli and Lexi. I can't remember them but they may have put on a little weight. And they are not happy, Jan.

Calli and Lexi

Over the weekend all the "desirable" kittens were adopted. We even had another call to adopt Souffle today!

And a man came to meet Valentina. She played "I want to be alone" as usual. So I introduced him to the other available cats who have been with us for a while. He really liked Darcy. He will be back on Friday morning when he has set up his apartment to adopt one, or the other.

And a nice teacher came in with her mother to adopt Astrid. She knew all about her dodgy patella and is fine with it. She will bring Astrid in next Thursday because her vaccination is due and there wasn't anybody around who is trained to give injections.

One of the vollies is doing Animal Heath at Tech and had to give a cat a "physical". Not so easy choosing a suitable cat for that! But we settled on Velvet who tolerated being prodded and handled. Vovo was a bit jealous of the attention that she got. It was definitely a two person examination!

Sue spent the afternoon giving Calli's four kittens a bath. . . separately. And thoroughly scrubbing their condo. They are probably ringworm free now. But don't look very happy about it.

They have names: Jasper (ginger), Lapis (black tabby), Coral (white tabby) and Jade (orange).

There are plenty of pretty kittens in Incoming: photographed by Joy.

Amelia and Lexi

Loki

And two from the stand alone:

Chicken makes purrs?

 Jellybean has the BEST purr even though he looks shy. Perhaps it was chicken induced.

Jellybean

The three Incoming kittens have names:

Loki is the ginger, Lexi has a black nose  and Amelia has a white nose. Lexi and Amelia are tuxedos.

When I went to Isolation to give afternoon teas, Cordelia was standing on one hammock while grooming India while China watched from above. (Those hammocks should be thrown away when the family has been cleared of ringworm.)

India, Cordelia, China

We had expected a rush on Monte Carlo, Mont Blanc and Souffle this afternoon. But they haven't been added to the available list because their incision lines (from desexing) look a bit grungy and swollen.  I hope there is not a chorus of complaint tomorrow for Terry to deal with.

LeClerc is enjoying his role as le door clerk.

LeClerk

Adoption Tails: Cleo, Mimi, Peach, Leo, Lexi

Cleo

1 day: She has settled in really well so far. She is eating, and drinking, and has used the litter tray a few times. She has found a safe haven under one of their small lounges and she likes it there. She comes out when they talk to her and explores her room. Her owner has picked her up several times today and she is loving it. She is also purring. “She is a beautiful healthy baby girl”. Thank you for allowing her to become our precious beautiful girl. “We just love her so much”. They will keep her name although they sometimes call her Chloe. She may end up as CC. All she wants to do is play with her new toys when it’s bedtime.

Cleo, 1 month

 1 week: She wants to get past the screen door but her owner is a bit scared to let her roam the rest of the house. She is sitting at the back door, looking out the window. She has a couple of favourite spots. She plays with her toys, eats more, uses her litter and lets her owner pick her up. “She is going really well”. She comes to her owner when they call her.

Christmas Cleo

 1 month: “Cleo is just so precious. She has fitted in so well. We just love her with so so much.”

 

Mimi, aka Minx

1 day: She’s good. She is eating well and has used the litter tray. She hides under the couch but smooches and purrs like crazy when her owner puts her hand under the couch. Her owner has gotten to pick her up once. “She is very sweet”

2.5 weeks: “She explores the whole house and is very interested in food. Very sweet. Gets lots of cuddles”

Mimi in foster home

 The following day: Mimi jumped out of the window last night. Her owner has asked the neighbours and has gone out looking multiple times but there’s no sign of her. They saw her outside but she ran away.

The day after: “Mimi has just come back and looks fine and is happy. She just walked in the back door last night and gave a loud meow. She looked very well and wasn't dehydrated. Hungry of course but she wants food all the time. Very affectionate”

1 month: “She's fine apart from being obsessed with food. We have to put her in another room when we have dinner. Never had a cat so obsessed with food. Loves to play with toys we have for her.” She’s been renamed Minx. She often has lunchtime snacks of fish and chicken.

 

 Peach (now called Hinata)

Peach's owner phoned Sydney on Christmas day. She was adopted on 20/01/2023 so it's been almost a year.

"Hinata is such a lap cat now and lives for cuddles"

Leo and Lexi

Sydney also wrote: 

I got this message from Leo's owner on Christmas day. I did the follow-ups for Leo (5569) - adopted September 2022. Victoria did the follow-ups for Lexi (5972) - adopted February 2023. Lexi was one of Molly's kittens.

"Leo and Lexi are great!"

Lexi's first birthday party

Christmas Joy

Leo's dressed for it