Big afternoon

I adopted out four (4) cats this afternoon:

Maxi, Ravyn, Phoenix and Peanut.

And I probably broke the computer while doing it. I could not get Phoenix's contract to print. So copied Maxi's, crossed out the names and the new owner signed after reading. Sorry Tim. There will be a mess for you to unscramble. 

Phoenix

 And Jasper's people came in the middle of the muddle to collect him. His stay was extended but the discount wasn't given the first time. We came to a mutually agreed figure. But the system would not let me get to the place where I change his status to departed. 

Of course, I blame David. He is so good at doing adoptions that I have happily let him do them all for months. And haven't learned/or have forgotten how to navigate the (no longer) new program.

Sorry Tim.

In the meantime, Rafaella went to the vet. 

Rafaella

And Ash went and had a tooth out. Somebody else went and came back early but I can't remember that far back to this morning. Time for a stiff gin and some of Joy's lovely photos above. This one is Robyn's. I gave the kittens a hottie today as well as warm formula. They were happy little Supermarkets.

 

Amazing weekend

 8 adoptions over the weekend including the F kittens (Frankie and Floyd), Panda, Bubble and Squeek, Suzie and Sirocco.

And today Peaches and her son Biscuit were washed to exclude all traces of ring worm.They have moved to next to Maxi. And Lolli and Gracie were washed as well and moved to Panda's stand alone. There are now only two kittens in Isolation. Let's hope they will be the last there for months. 

Lollie

Gracie

 Geoff came and cut holes in the single condos in the Transit Lounge. He installed the unscrewable doors so that two condos can be made into one for larger families of kittens. We currenly have one group of six tiny kittens below Rosy.

 

And Persephone has been moved to Lola's small stand alone (which was most recently occupied by the F kittens). Geoff investigated the latch that they (the F's) managed to open last week. His simple solution is to use one of the clips that came on toys given to us by Mariko several Christmases ago. I have used them for hammocks for enclosures as well. I took a photo of one in action with the Safe phone but couldn't send it to myself. My own phone was at home, of course and my camera has died). Perhaps Irene can upload it here or on Facebook. 

Prue and Trude were going to come back but their fosterers couldn't get them into cat carriers. They will try again. They have been gone for a long time. 

A mum and son came in to find a kitten to go with their young cat who is driving their old cat crazy. They loved Maxi. And will probably be back.

An elderly lady came in to get a cat because her dog is missing their previous cat so much. She may return. She rather fancied Phoenix.

Phoenix

 A family came in to find a friend for their big boy kitten. They liked almost everybody. But especially liked Maxi.  

 

Princess Peanut prepares

 Occasionally I have spoken to a person from "council" about the paperwork for one of our adopted cats. Her name is Carly and she is always positive and agreeable. 

Today she came in to meet Peanut because she is ready for another cat (her previous one died at 17 years old) and she has followed our website for months. She met Peanut and Peanut liked her while she fell further in love with Peanut. We quickly showed her some other cats but she still loved Peanut and said she would be  back on Saturday to adopt her. By the end of the afternoon she has reorganised her work schedule so that she can come and adopt Peanut tomorrow. I gave her a special dinner ro ready her for the trip to the Entrance.

Peanut

On a sadder note, we reorganised Julie and Bass's enclosure because Julie died on the weekend. We removed the hemispherical perspex topped thing because it was mostly Julie who used it. Recently Bassuria has retired to the carrier. And we gave him a scratchy pole instead which he immediately christened.

We also changed the scratchy pole in Kenny and Pablo's enclosure to one that came in today, with Charlie. They approved. So much so that it is hard to tell, by behaviour, who is Kenny and who is Pablo. One of them seems to have a sore back leg. 

Kenny and Pablo or Pablo and Kenny

Tyrone and Dotti are not listed as "bonded" but they are acting more bonded every week.

Tyrone and Dotti

 While Maxi, their brother, is getting less wary of people.

Maxi

Dinesh and Gideon swapped secrets.

Gideon and Dinesh

While Ravyn helped out in the office.

(But Kath's brilliant photo of her sitting on the office chair watching the cats on the open lap top won't upload.) 

 

New vollies

 We had two today. And yesterday (while I filled in in the afternoon) a potential vollie came to check us out. She stayed for ages but decided to join the team. There will be training tomorrow, I understand, as lots of locals have shown interest.

No visitors or adoptions but we had a phone call from a woman who would like to foster Ravyn for 2 days in order to make a decision about adopting her! We routinely advise folk to allow 3 months for a cat to settle into a new home.

Anthea dropped by in the afternoon to socialize the cats. I think she only intended to stay a short while but she stayed all afternoon. Muffin enjoyed several sessions.

Muffin with the short and curly tail

And Nala ignored her attempts to make friends. I carried Nala downstairs yesterday. I thought that putting her into a carry cage would just upset both of us so picked her up in her fluffy bed, held the opening against my stomach and walked down to the stand alone where Cosmo and C-friend were. (Have they gone to a foster home?)

Nala

Today she was still sulking. I don't think she has eaten anything since she arrived even though she was provided with food by her previous owners along with all kinds of toys and "stuff".

All the C kittens went to be desexed but only the 2 boys came back. The vets didn't have time to do the girls. They should be home tomorrow morning. The boys are delightful. 

Cedric (above) and Curtis (below)

We do have some handsome male cats.

Maxi: looking good

Phoenix: having a good look

The hero of the day

 Was Catsie. Because she found my phone that I had put down somewhere safe and very obvious. And I couldn't find it. She did. Hurrah for Catsie.

Catsie

 I took a video of the center area but it was 31MB so it will not upload. A photo of the back alley will have to suffice.

Back alley

 This vollie has an appropriate decal on her back window.

  This is where Maxi and his germy brothers live. Kath entertained them by showing them a bird video on her phone.

 We had a couple of visitors who came in and one who was not allowed even though he would have liked to come in.

 I wonder too if the Cozens bin that appeared inside our doorway is for us or was delivered by mistake. It is just a paper bin and the lid seems to be screwed shut. There is a slot to add paper through the lid.

 If you wonder where the paper towels are stored: they are in the ladies.

 And Julie and Bassuria have moved to a bigger enclosure with one shelf. (The selves from our original enclosures have been shared out amongst the new enclosures. Ume loves his now that I have put it lower.

J & B inside their igloo, of course