Something suspicious in the kitchen

Lola has her eye on it. 

Lola

 When I arrived I noticed that Ravyn's play place door was open. But she was curled up in her small box. When I turned to the feeding area, I found a bag of crunchies that had been chewed open. Ravyn was not as hungry today as usual. It was a good thing, perhaps, that she chose a bag of "light crunchies" (for fat cats) to overindulge in.

A little later I must have not closed the G kitten's enclosure door after giving them their breakfast. Because all, bar Grayson (the grey, three legged kitten), were running around in Welfare. I caught three of them but couldn't see the fourth one anywhere. I searched in Incoming, Isolation and the Junk room. No sign of the kitten. So I continued feeding breakfasts and soon out she came from under the food shelves beside me. Easy to pick up and carry back home. Thank goodness.

Mumma and Freya are to be desexed tomorrow as well as two of Nutmegs daughters. 

Mumma

Freya

Muffin was in a very friendly mood this afternoon. Pity the woman who rather fancied Paige didn't choose her. (Paige was adopted over the weekend, And so was Minnie). She will be back when one of Nutmeg's girls is desexed. But which one to choose?!

Muffin

It is Minty's birthday on Saturday. 

Minty

PC is coming

 on Sunday. So I looked back on the blog to find a photo of him. 

PC

 And here he was between his mates, Big Kahuna and Aslan

Let's hope he looks better when he arrives on Sunday. I fixed up his enclosure (used to be Aslan's) for him as well as I could but it needs a Phillip's screwdriver that we don't have for Geoff to fix the wobbly shelves (a memento of Dorian and Sterling).

No adoptions today but it was busy. Lots of cats have come back from the vet. Including Savannah who has had the lump on her cheek operated upon. She has a long list of meds to take and can't fit her collar over the food bowl.

sad Savannah

What a good thing that Sybie was adopted before she had to see her foster mum in such a state.

There were visitors this afternoon looking at Cooper, Flame and Goldie. 

Cooper, Flame and Goldie

 Goldie gets the short straw at mealtimes because of his cone. (He is the boy cat who had to have surgery for his undescended testicle).

Goldie

Even Minnie has a cone.. . . . which means she will soon be available for adoption.

Minnie

As do Pauline and Pippa (where did they come from?)

Pauline and Pippa

But, at last, Claire has had her collar removed (along with her tummy stitches).

Claire and me. . . . my last cuddle

 

Bit Busy

 Sue was training three assistant day managers this afternoon. They got a real life adoption to do when a couple came in to do the paperwork for Gatsby. We could have adopted 5 Gatsby's this afternoon. But these folk had driven miles to pick him up and he is a perfect cat for them as their previous much loved cat was called Gatsby before they changed his name. 

The folk who fostered Gatsby brought him and stayed to watch and cuddle other kittens. They have one foster kitten left at home and will love having more. 

Earlier in the day a community cat rescuer brought in 2 black cats. She has done a very good job with them because they both look healthy and like pats even though they were overwhelmed. I called them Svart and Noir (the medium haired one at the back) both of which names mean black.

Svart (left) and Noir.

I moved Minnie out to the small stand alone which used to be Lola's. She was not impressed.

Minnie

Dani's two larger kittens presented us with a vomit full of worms. I gave them a worming pill each crushed up in their food because they are not quite handlable. Don't know if they ate it all. I kept adding delicious other bits on top of the left overs that got nibbled. But the larger kitten may have been doing all the eating.

Dani's wormy two

Dani's flu'ey four are on doxy. The necessary handling will do them good. But they are all gooey eyed with it. 

The smallest kitten of the beautiful pair of mums is being separated for meal times because her siblings/cousins eat everything. This afternoon I couldn't find her until I looked down and there she was sitting beside Mouse who was looking up, expecting another meal. Don't know how that happened. But she is back with her mums now. (One of whom was taken to the vet today.)

Another fosterer brought in Cookie and Marmalade. They are occupying the lobby stand alone. They will get adopted quickly.

Cookie and Marmalade (on the right)

 Duchess is the mum of Will and Rory.

Duchess

 But I don't know where Wolfgang came from.

Wolfgang

 

 

 

 

Adoption Tails: The Opera Kittens

 Minnie, now Zuzu

1 day: Minnie is renamed to Zuzu and she is doing very well! She is still confined to one room while the resident cat gets used to her smell, they have seen each other through the door a few times and are both curious and slightly unsure of each other but the owner thinks they are getting more comfortable each day. One thing the owner is unsure about is that Zuzu loves suckling on her quite a bit and she is assuming it was because she did not have her mum and was bottle fed but the owner wonders if the behaviour is OK or if it should be discouraged.

1 week: Zuzu is doing so well and the resident cat Eve has welcomed her with open arms and seems to even treat Zuzu like her own kitten! The owner was introducing them slowly but they were so keen to suss each other out and play together. Within one afternoon, they were comfortable hanging out together!

 

1 month: Things are going well and Zuzu & Eve are great friends! She's also growing so much every day!

Flute & Skeeter, now Suki and Smokey

1 day: Skeeter and Flute have been renamed to Smokey and Suki. They are great! Eating, running around and being awesome!

2 weeks: No problems with Smokey and Suki. They are well and lively. The owner is glad they have got each other because it is great to see them get on.

 1 month: They are great! The owner's son is interested in one of the siblings currently available at SAFE.

Pavarotti, now Figaro

1 day: Figaro, previously known as Pavarotti, is settling in well - eating, drinking and using the kitty litter. He is very playful and loves to explore. Even jumps up on the owner's lap for plenty of fubs and scratches with his motor running loudly. At the moment, Figaro is being restricted to the kitchen, family room and laundry although he made an escape attempt on Saturday night through a slight crack in the sliding door to the rest of the house. He was quickly guided back with a laser pointer. In the morning, he is usually in hiding but emerges when called. Figaro is quite at home.

1 week: Figaro is settling in very well. Very playful and lively. Climbing on everything, eg the table, heater, TV cabinet. The owner thinks she will invest in a tower. Using distractions and a firm "no" to counteract this natural behaviour. He's a very affectionate little cat.

1 month: Figaro is settling in well. He made it known he no longer wants to be locked in the kitchen area at bedtime. After one night of wanting to sit on the owner or hopping under the doona and trying to play, he now has the run of the house while the owner locks herself in the bedroom. That works well. He is a beautiful affectionate little cat.

Carreras & Domingo, now Bluey & Bingo

1 day: Domingo and Carreras have settled in wonderfully! It's like they have always been here. The owners have played lots of games with them and they slept through the whole night with very loud purring! They decided to sleep next to the owner last night which was really special, and came in for lots of cuddles. They have been eating the dry food that was provided and drinking lots of water. The owner plans on getting them onto the wet+dry food fix shortly but just wanted them to settle first. She also bought some cat milk from the shops for them to have about once or twice a week for their calcium. The owner was very impressed that they used the litter tray straight away. The family has nicknamed Domingo "Bingo" but plan on keeping his name and are in the process of coming up with a name for Carreras but he will stay the same if they don't think of anything. "They are such good boys
! Absolutely wonderful and I am very happy to have them here."

 

1 week: Bingo and Bluey are going well!! They are both currently asleep under the owner's bedsheets. They have met the dog and Bingo and the dog play together nicely. Bluey is still warming up to him. The two of them are mostly well behaved, they sleep through the night and wake the owner up in the morning by sneaking under the bedsheets and lying right next to her which is really cute. Bluey also sometimes sleeps with his eyes open which is slightly scary.

 

1 month: They are such incredible little boys. Adorably perfect and very entertaining. They love their food, they get fed three times a day but still act like they have never seen food in their life!! Definitely growing! At night and first thing in the morning, they always come for a cuddle without failure, they love being in the centre of everything no matter what is going on. They are the sweetest little things and the owner is so happy they came into her life!