Busy weekend

 Persephone was adopted as well as others either adopted or gone to foster homes. All very exciting (not to mention confusing!) Mouse has gone (? to a fosterer). So have others.

Priya is new in the Transit Lounge.

Priya

 A woman and her husband came in this afternoon to do the paperwork to convert their foster cat to their own cat. And to pick up Nedjem and her 4 kittens. We weighted and pilled them just before they went off. So if they have worms, they will come out at the foster home. They will also name the kittens despite all our suggested names.

Nedjem plus four

 The S kittens below them (Snowy's kittens) seem to be recovering from their poo festival.

Siren, Sapphire and Saxon (L to R)

The D kittens have been moved, in their stand alone, onto the adoption floor and have blue labels. So they may all get adopted this weekend (if not before.) 

The other stand alone in the Transit Lounge is occupied by a very black cat named Albert. He is a bit wary of people but loves treats.

Albert

 Another who will do anything for a treat is Oreo. We need a harness big enough for him. He was so delighted to be out and about that his tail was three times its usual diameter.

Bella has four kittens still in her litter box. Guess we will have to wait until they are big enough to walk to clean out that litter box.

Bella plus 4

Continuing. . . because Blogger did something odd

 

Phoebe

Autumn

Cosmo & Coco

Mouse

Bree

Voomie's

Jerry gone

 There were lots of vollies this morning so the work got done early and very well. And the vollies got to spend extra time with the cats. Which paid off:

Dory accepted a pat

 A couple of visitors arrived to replace their elderly, unwell cat with a kitten. . . . culture shock ahead. She had done her homework on our blog and he had chosen the last cat they had so it was her turn to pick. So she fancied Sumi but Jerry fancied his beard. It is a long, multi-coloured beard. Jerry and he played and smooched. Sumi and she cuddled calmly. 

I took them out back to meet Mouse who looked calm and unconcerned (thank goodness her breast feeding hormones have gone!)

Mouse

 He won. They took home Jerry. (Let's hope they change her name to Gerry.  . short for Geraldine.)

 Irene gave Nutmeg's kittens an anti fungal bath and checked them all over for lesions. None were found. So they have been moved into the Palace. I suspect they will discuss a plot with Ravyn overnight. So be warned for tomorrow morning!

And there was discussion about putting Salt and Pepper back together again. But I think they are better apart.

Pepper

 

 

 

Quick post

 This will have to be quick because I have a committee meeting by Zoom in 15 minutes.

 We had a donation this afternoon from a deceased estate. Luckily it included a bag of pine litter because we are down to our last bag.

 The daughter is visiting from the UK. If she was living here she would have taken the O boy who with his 2 sisters has been moved to the stand alone beside the door. That is a popular spot at the moment for adoptions!

Odysseus is all by himself on Better Row.

But that is the exciting place to be. One of Salt and Pepper escaped from the condo below and took off over the balcony. Last seen running across the drive and up the passageway behind Building 1. Tim has set up a trap just across from the garage below us. The food in is has disappeared but nothing has been trapped. I left the remains of the chicken that was bought last week for Lilly the tiny kitten who would only eat chicken. There is plenty more in the freezer.

And there is Ruby and her kittens who will be moved into PC's space because PC has found another foster home. Let's hope they can put some weight on him. Ruby's lot will go to be desexed tomorrow. They were having a final suckle this afternoon.

Ruby et al

We have another Jerry. This one came in from foster with a Ben. Told you we should have spelled Mouse's Jerry with a G for Geraldine.

Jerry

Ben

There are only 2 H kittens and 1 G kitten left.

Harlow and Hudson

 

Suspect discovered

 This afternoon Irene mentioned that the rather chewed scratchy poles in the entry that I had thought were for sale on Wednesday, were in fact, for our cats. So I moved them out the back. And discovered a large lizard sheltering behind them. Lola was sitting on her favoured "for sale" scratchy pole a little further down the entry. She didn't move when the lizard wiggled. While I went for a box to catch it in to move it downstairs (I was worried that "lizard meat" might not be on her dietary approved list) it scurried into the Conference/Junk room. I would have Buckley's of catching it there. So if you notice her watching somewhere "catchable" do take the lizard down to the garden. Whatever does it have to eat in a cattery?

On Wednesday I moved Garry into Lola's old small stand alone. He has been moved back to Incoming because he is on meds. Silly me.  

Garry's one day of freedom

And today I took pity on Grayson, the three legged kitten of the "five kittens" now in Enclosure 2. He is always on the floor and his siblings hang out on the upper shelves and the hammocks. I decided to install a hammock at floor level for him. This freeked him out so much that he climbed, with 3 legs only, up to the top shelf. 

Grayson is the grey blob on the right

 I just hope that he can get down to the litter tray, water bowl and his low slung hammock.

Please remember to put the litter trays at the front of the enclosures. Otherwise the litter gets dug out at the back of the enclosures and can't be cleaned easily.

David brought a friend with him this afternoon who played with the kittens. Valentina's Danny was worn out. They had a lovely time.

Danny

And Mouse's Gerry (was Jerry until we discovered that she is short for Geraldine not Jerald) has amazing whiskers and furnishings (ear hairs.)

 

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

 

 

 

 

Exercising kittens

 When I arrived this morning, the door of the small stand alone by the merch shelves was open. And peeking out of the box inside the stand alone was a ginger and white face! 

Chester

Chester was moved from Boarding because he really wasn't getting on with the two wilder kittens that he came in with. Freckles and Posie, in Boarding, seem calmer without him.

Freckles and Posie

(Aren't I lucky that Joy was in to take photos today!)

Blossom and Renny seem happier on Better Row than in Incoming. More space and fewer baby neighbours.

Blossom and Renny

Like Mouse's three who used to be below them. Today was the first time all three were out in the window'd area.

Mouse and her three

They were there before we moved Roxy's into the Incoming stand alone to get some exercise for their flat back feet which have been bound for weeks to try to develop their muscles correctly. Probably playing will do just as much good. I took a lovely video of them bouncing around but cannot upload it. Just imagine them moving:

Roxy's kittens' playground

 One cat who wasn't moving was Dawson. He was happy with a lap. 

Dawson and Alex

Here he was happy with Alex. Later he favoured Robin who visited briefly. Later yet he favoured a complete stranger!
 

PS We have another busted litter can so are down to one Willoughy bin.  

 

Zoomies

 Aslan is settling down at my house. Last night he had a case of the zoomies at bedtime. Then he came to bed and wanted to get under the doonah. Perhaps he was being chased by a mouse through the house!

The "pregnant mum" still doesn't have a name. And she still only has one kitten even though she is still rather plump. They are a devoted couple and deserve nice names.

Pregnant mum + 1

Roxy's little tabby died last week so she only has two gingers and the smaller champagne left. I was going to check their sexes today so that we could assign Joy's suggested names:

for boys: Rafael, Rascal, Rocky, Rufus

for girls: Rowena, Raven, Rosie, Ruby

But I didn't get around to it. I got distracted by trying to tidy up the store room. ("Tidy up" is not the appropriate term. . . . more like "clear a bit of space")

Rain hasn't had any kittens yet. Neither has Mouse.

Rain

 

Mouse

But they add to the lovely collection of gingerish cats we currently house. And we can use some of Joys' names for their kittens.

Renny and Blossom's "brother" Darley died overnight. He was not eating last week so something was very wrong. I wonder if Renny and Blossom knew and that is why they excluded him.

Blossom

Renny

Ollie is doing well since his little sister, Daisy died last week. He is more confident and eats more enthusiastically.

And this afternoon I gave the blind cat in Boarding a good brush which he enjoyed. Now that he is clean I can see that he has ginger fur on his front feet. So perhaps he is a tortie. Male torties are very, very rare.

Adoption Tails: Mouse and Ussie

 Mouse, now Loki

1 day: He's going so well! He is using his litter tray perfectly, eating and drinking lots and running around/playing so confidently! He is currently asleep in the owner's lap while she is working from home. "He's everything we had hoped for and more!" His new name is Loki - aligned with his mischievous little manner (he's already found a game for himself where he knocks chess pieces around the house)!

3 days: Last night and this morning, Loki had some diarrhoea. The owners got him some new wet food so it is most likely that as the food was not transitioned. They will feed him his usual dry biscuits today to see if that will calm him down.

1 week: He is going so well! He is such a cuddly, intelligent boy! The owners have already taught him to sit and stay. "We thank our lucky stars for him everyday. Mouse watched "The Hobbit" with the owner's partner the other night and is currently cuddling.

1 month: He is going so well!
He is such a curious little kitten, fits into the family very well.

 

Ussie

Ussie was one of 3 kittens - Marnus, Ussie and Rain. They had parvo/panleukopenia and Ussie is the only kitten who survived. 

1 day: no response

1 week: She still hides behind the desk in the study. She eats, uses the litter tray, plays, and explores everything in her safe room. She has been renamed Mischkah. Her owners say that all is good and “she will be fine”

1 month: “She is doing well.” She’s having lots of fun when her owners are asleep but she’s also coming to them. Her owners say “It's a big house and she knows her safe place.” They will be moving her litter box and food to the laundry room, which she already comes into to help her owner dish up her dinner. They will still leave her basket in the study which is her safe room. “She is sussing out and knows places to run to.........so do we!”

 

No bags again

 Thank you Tuesday. But I took the bags our vollies filled out before the Willoughby garbos came just to get rid of them. The first bin whose lid I opened did have some space. And also a rat. . . a live rat who scurried down into the bin's depths. Poor thing will get a surprise when s/he arrives at the landfill. But it might just be the perfect place for a rat to live.

Since last week Chilli, Mouse and Eric have been adopted. I wonder if the person who adopted Chilli was the one who initially wanted Jade. But Jade was adopted by a mum for her kids' holiday pleasure. That didn't turn out well because one of the kids developed a severe cat allergy within 2 days. He hadn't shown signs to other cats in his life. So it was just Jade. Jade is back with her fosterer. 

Pickle has been moved to Eric's stand alone. This afternoon we moved her to the play place because Cindy and Co had it overnight last night. They need a quiet night tonight.

Cindy, Rufus and Indiana (L to R)

Chilli's is empty. And Tim wants to move Yin and Yan into Mouse's condo. But they were perfectly happy to be stroked this afternoon in their separate hidey holes. Sue and I thought that they would regress if shut up in an airless condo. So we left them where they were.

And let Venus and Muffin have a night out in the Top Cat. They were delighted to have a good stretch and scratch.

Venus and Muffin

Miz and Riley came to us because their owner has a terminal disease. They don't need their privacy covering. Riley is very friendly now. Miz perhaps not so much but she will come around.

Riley above, Miz skeptical

Betty's kittens have been named Barry and Blaze (by Sue). They have ringworm and today had a ringworm treatment bath. They did not enjoy it (neither did Sue). But they rather liked being snuggled up in towels on top of fresh hotties.

Barry and Blaze

Each week Lola tries another spot. She is accepting greetings from strangers as well as vollies these days and does nose bops with anybody who feeds her.

Lola