Late day

Poor Aslan didn't get dinner until 7pm tonight. And I am eating my lunch as I type this. This morning there were only 5 vollies who worked hard and long. And I had 3 adoptions. 

1. A young woman came in with her friend who adopted from us before. She had looked at the website and rather fancied Harry. But she loved every cat that she met including Mimi, both G boys, the Japanese boy and all the H kittens. But eventually she spotted Kitty. Fell in love. And adopted her!

Kitty

(Sorry about the repeat photos. I didn't have time to take photos today).

Thanks to the lovely Friday vollie who has spent time with her after his shift for the past 2/3 months, Kitty was willing, and eager, to meet a new person who thought she looked perfect.

She was even easy to put into a carrier!

Then a mother and daughter came in to get a cat to go with their female cat as their old man cat had died. The daughter wanted a fluffy. Harry was it. Although Rory had a chance when I told them that he had had the entropian operation (? spelling of the condition in which the eyelid rolls in so that the eyelashes scratch the cornea). Seems that the daughter has had the same operation! 

Harry and bro

There will be a disappointed visitor tomorrow. One of Harry's brothers will be just as nice. Or one of the remaining G boys.

After they left, a woman arrived looking for a replacement for her beloved 20year old cat. We went around everybody but she kept coming back to Mimi who happily got out of her box and came for pats every time her door was opened. She took Mimi home. And as she works from home, I think Mimi will believe that she has gone to heaven.

Sorry Saturday folk for adopting out all the nicest cats in the place. 

Goosey is really friendly.

Got to go. Aslan wants to play.
 

More kittens on Better Row

 Mimi has been moved to where Wolfgang was (ie from Prue and Trude's enclosure). She is a very friendly cat but retires to her hidey hole when nobody is visiting. Open her door and she comes out. Her condo on Better Row is occupied by Ruby and her four kittens. Ruby looks like a kitten herself. (I did take some photo with my camera and was delighted that it decided to work. But when I try to download the photos. . . . no go. I will have to get some cluey vollie to teach me how to "airdrop" from my phone to my computer.)

The O kittens are just next door to Ruby. They are full of zest.

Odysseus

Othello and the girls. Octavia is the one with the ginger nose (?)

And at the very end (above Dinesh) is a cat called Peanut. She has come with a fancy bed with a red bobble toy . . . . and an attitude that says. . . I belong somewhere better than here.,  Won't take her long to fit into Better Row!

Peanut

Gingin and Oreo have moved into the stand alone in Welfare where Crumpet and Marmalade were before moving into Isolation. (I think they rather like their larger stand alone there better).

Gingin and Oreo

Bubble and Squeek have been moved out of Isolation back to Welfare. Are they pleased about it? 

Bubble and Squeek

I think so.

This afternoon, Roxy started to make "Yoohoo" noises. To any available male. . . . 

I had wondered why she was not available. She must not have been desexed yet.

Her neighbours were not interested. The 2 remaining G boys didn't know what  she was talking about. And Bassuria as only ever had eyes for Julie.

Gruff says "What?"

 Where Penelope and Paulina were is a new kitten who is to be really friendly in his foster home. His name is Eric. He is so different to the P girls!

Eric

 

No poo bags!

We have cleared the backlog. There is space in one Willoughby bin and one empty Willoughby bin in the basement! And there are no boarders to add to the poo pile. Plus lots of cats were adopted over the weekend including Minty, the birthday girl who must have been with us for more than 2 years. Her sister Rascal is still with us. And Rosie was adopted. Roxie, her mum, doesn't seem perturbed. 

I moved Wolfgang into Enclosure 1. It smelled just fine before I did. But it smelled of entire male soon after he moved in. Let's hope that odour does not persist. He got used to more space, slowly,

Wolfgang

There is a new cat in Better Row called Mimi. Kath introduced herself to Mimi and had a friend for life within seconds.

Mimi

This was after she assembled over a dozen new folders for more adoptions this week, please.

 There are four lovely H kittens who are ready to go (as soon as the paperwork is uploaded). They are in the corner condo under where Tilly was.

Harry and Harvey

Harlow and Hazel

The highlight of a slow afternoon was that PC claimed his chair and was pestered by folk trying to help him clean himself up.

PC before

 

PC after with a pile of tags.

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

 

New enclosures

 These are very spacious for one cat. I imagine that they will be used for families. Prue and Trude were overexposed so I put up a modesty sheet to shield them from the front door traffic and put a towel over the transparent dome on the igloo that they were hiding in. They did come out for chicken. Sydney (next door) didn't.

Prue and Trude

These enclosures will be fun to clean because you can stand up easily in them. But I think the floor will take a beating. I will have to make more triangular hammocks for the cats to loll in.

Mimi also came out for chicken. She was so thrilled that she arched her back and her tail stuck through the top of her wigwam and made it fall to pieces. She may be sleeping on top of a felt bed tonight.

Mimi

Spot, another new cat from a foster home is still sulking. He didn't fancy any chicken. It is a pity that Sparky's sang froid didn't infect that stand alone.

Spot

I forgot to bring in a newspaper for Pickle. As there was lots of cardboard around, I made a nesting box out of a sheet of it with the help of the Stanley blade and the stapler. I put some odd bits of paper in it and placed it behind a modesty sheet in Pickle's stand alone. She immediately jumped in and started to scratch at the paper. There might be kittens by tomorrow morning! Then I found the new mop and bucket in a perfectly sized box! The mop is put together and the box is on top of Pickle's stand alone in case it is needed.

Geoff made friends with blind Hermione.

Hermione

Finishing off Wednesday's jobs

 The balcony was full of bags and the rubbish bins were empty when I had time to look after 4pm. Those are jobs I would normally do on Wednesday. They got done today.

Dr Chris, the vet and his nurse came to do vet checks on the cats who are too difficult to move to his surgery. That includes Mia who screamed blue murder when Tim approached her with the big blue gloves on. Dr Chris bravely climbed up to her condo and did the deed. She was not pleased. She wouldn't get down to eat chicken, even.

Mia

Hana allowed herself to be carried (securely wrapped in a large towell) to the examination table. She refused chicken later too.

Hana

Maybe this means that they will soon be up from adoption.

New additions on Better Row are Hugo and Mimi. Mimi is waiting until tomorrow to be picked up for fostering.

Mimi

Hugo

Kittah has moved from Incoming to Welfare because Chonk the cat with the amputated tail who smelled so strongly of boy cat when he arrived but smells sweetly now was adopted today.

Kittah

And Tosca on the other side of Jagger was checked today so might be posted soon.

Tosca

There were other visitors who are interested in adopting over the weekend or after the weekend. Busy days.

Adoption Tails: Oliver and Buttons, Mimi, Oscar

 Oliver & Buttons

2 weeks: The owner is delighted with how people-oriented Buttons and Oliver are. Oliver starts purring as soon as she comes into a room and rolls over for pats and tummy rubs. Buttons has been more reserved, taking her to check everything out but is first to the food bowl every time! She snuggled up with the owner on the lounge a few nights ago and even licked her hand. The owner was absolutely thrilled! She is so happy to have these gorgeous cats!

Oliver in front, Buttons behind

1 month: The owner is loving having Buttons and Oliver who are now quite relaxed and content. They have grown so much and are very comfy at home!

. . . love their food!. .  .

Luz Moriarty (formerly Mimi)

1 day: The owners have decided to rename Mimi to Luz Moriarty. She is adapting well to the house and has ventured outside the safe room a couple of times since arriving the day before. She has eaten and used her litterbox. She is also enjoying her playtime.

Mimi/Luz Moriarty

1 week: Luz has really settled at home. She has been very playful and loves to sit in a little basket.

Luz in basket

1 month: Luz is very much a member of the family. She enjoys her new home and is absolutely adored!

Quincy (formerly Oscar)

1 day: Quincy, formerly Oscar, is doing pretty well so far for a shy little kitty. He has been eating and drinking and especially loves to be fed treats by hand. He has also been using the litter trays just fine. Quincy has also been exploring the room, sometimes while the owner is in there as well.

Quincy & finger food

1 week: Quincy is doing really well, getting more comfortable with pats and visits from the owner's family.

Quincy and secret friend

1 month: no response

What goes around. . . .

A beautiful cat was surrendered today because his people plan to go travelling around Australia. His name is Wilson. But his name was Merry. He was adopted, as a kitten, from AWL in January, 2017. Unfortunately I don't have a photo from then. But do you recognise him?

He arrived with a very tearful owner and a trolley load of litter and food. Other cats arrived to take our numbers above the 50 who were there when I arrived early. I came with a gift of 6 pots of grass from Catsie. As they were such tall pots of grass I gave them to our adult cats, like Red.

Coco chewed on her's and Mason's and had a gratifying upchuck (which is exactly what Catsie's cat did when she taste tested the pots.) The nice man who came on Wednesday and took a photo of Snowy came back with his wife. Snowy was gone but Patches was on display because before breakfast I took away her and George's squat box. She retreated upstairs to the comfy bed, he stayed downstairs in the corner. After breakfast I gave them a taller, shorter box into which I cut two windows. George moved in but Patches stayed upstairs in a comfy bed. She stayed there all day long being a sensible cat. The wife rather fancied Dolly (who doesn't!) mostly because she is mostly white and they have cream carpets. All our cats are shedding hair at the moment. The wife was worried about black hair on her carpet. She rather liked Petal.

The lovely Kristine who rescued Petal brought in Tabitha, another cat from the same colony.

She had spent a lot of time cuddling with Petal, so Petal was in a very mellow mood until she saw the nice man's hat. When he took it off she was fine. Everybody was wearing masks but none of the cats seem to be phased by masks. I moved Mini's stand alone to the corner where she was before. She is happy there. Sue came this afternoon and wanted character references for each cat for the web page. I went from cat to cat, patting and chatting. That was when I discovered that Max seemed to have trouble fitting through the porthole in the single condo. So I put him into a stand alone. He complained loudly for a while but soon settled down and by dinner time, was quite happy with his position by the front door. It must be good luck to have a black cat beside your front door.

Phantoms and angels

When I arrived, early, the phantom streaker was singing in the shower. I can now report that he is a male to match his long footprints. The angels arrived throughout the morning to fill in and help out. Thankyou especially Catsie and Ros. Because of all of you, I was about to take it easy and leave on time with the cattery looking tidy as well as clean. Riley thought the ghost of Christmases to come had caught up with him when a decoration got caught around his neck. We cut it off and he relaxed.

When I arrived Harry and Harley had been in the play place overnight. Somebody else's turn. So I wheeled their stand alone cage into the play place, put their breakfast into it and waited until they were busy eating to close their door. During the day Bobby and Doel had a turn. Bobby loved it. Better yet when somebody sat with him so he could get more attention. Doel seems to resent the amount of attention he gets but was quite happy to be patted.

Harley the girl, had a lovely time and welcomed company of patters. But Bridie didn't like it although she did put up with cuddles to compensate.

There are new cats in incoming including five big kittens only one of which is on show. You can see another guarding the entrance to the communal box.These are the kittens of Santa Maria who is very shy and is in Incoming as well. She didn't eat at all today.

There is George (ginger) and Lechusa (tortie) where Bobby and Doel were. She stays mostly in one box or the other.

There is a family of four kittens who have moved to where Mia and Bella were:

Because Mia and Bella have been adopted. Their people returned the dog carrier they borrowed to take them home. It seems the cats have decided to hide under the buffet . . . . in a space smaller than a mouse. I gave them a feather toy to entice them out. If that doesn't work I gave them the left over chichen necks from today. If they had been in residence there wouln't have been any left overs. And Mimi was picked up this morning. She went into their carrier without any fuss. (Admititedly, I had not given her any crunchies at breakfast time but scattered some in their carrier. It might have helped). So it has been a fabulous weekend for adoptions with homes found for Anthony and Cleopatra, Cooper, Miyuki, Lillian (foster home), Lily, Mia, Bella and Mimi. Roll on the lockdown.