Persians in Paradise

 Yesterday after blogging I checked the Safe calendar to see if anything happened. And, lo and behold, Luigi and Bambi were adopted. A very nice family came. They were looking good. Their medical conditions were explained. The nice family can afford their care although they haven't ever owned Persians perhaps they don't quite realise the degree of daily care involved. But, Luigi and Bambi are used to devoted servants and will reward all attention with loving purrs.
 

Bambi and Luigi

 

Then, somebody else came and chose Nipper. He will be so happy to be out and about.

Talking of which, Tim has arrived a couple of mornings to find Diego sharing Nada's condo. There is a connecting flap that he has figured out how to navigate. They sit, on different levels, quietly waiting for their breakfast. (Goodness knows what they get up to overnight!)

To celebrate Tim's week off next week, it has been decided to make lots of cats and kittens available this weekend. I spent some time trying to get photos of the availables. Sootie did not cooperate. Many of the kittens were so squiggly they had to be held.

Quentin

Ivan

Some, of course, just sat and looked pretty.

Myrtle

Puma

Others tried to hide in the undergrowth.

Two coffee shop kittens

Another Darcy

 Except this one is spelled Darcee. Does this mean that it is a girl? No, according to the database he is a boy. He is also a shaved Ragdoll. 

Darcee

And he also came from Mona Vale Vets just like Augustus did. Evidently Augustus was dumped on their doorstep tick paralysed. He didn't have a microchip so they just guessed at his age. They both could go to foster homes and be immediate foster fails they are so friendly.

Linda brought in Smoochie and her kittens. We are to keep Smoochie who has a similar tummy upset to Jacky. Perhaps they could share a condo and bitch about how having a litter of kittens messes with your guts.

Smoochie

Her three kittens were microchipped and vaccinated and taken home by Linda who already has homes for them. This makes 7 kittens that she has found homes for after fostering them. She also used to foster rabbits and says that bunnies like dark green greens like kale, watercress, bok choy leafy bits, etc. And if they don't poo they need to be given pineapple juice. It seems that if rabbits are not regular they quickly become ex-rabbits.

Shortly after 3 there were two phone calls about Amelia's kittens. I said "first come, first choice". Two parties arrived almost simultaneously. An elderly gent had his heart set on Aurora. She was a gift from the "Computers for Old Folks" group that he has run for years. He is a very experienced cat owner with a 3 bedroom flat full of cat trees and toys. 

The second party was a pair of young women who fancied Kiwi. Tim dealt with them while I did the oldies. And now Amelia has a stand alone all to herself.

Diego is on the to be adopted list. Somebody must have told him to look cool.

Diego

I don't know why Nipper isn't on the list. If I don't pat him when I go to his condo he reaches out for my hand in a gesture that could be mistaken for a swipe but he doesn't mean it that way.

Nipper

And last thing in the day, Tammy shows herself. I suspect she wants a smooch from Tim.

Tammy

No bunny

There were 69 cats in residence today and no rabbit. Coco has gone to a foster home and will be adopted if she gets on well with the resident bunny. And Sandy had brought some home-grown spinach leaves especially for her! 

Sandy also wanted to complete the adoption papers for Ashleigh who loves her cats. Ashleigh is not so fond of the people in the house but finds them useful to supply food, clean litter trays and let her out. . . . she comes back in time for food. But I couldn't find the paperwork which was a great disappointment because there haven't been any adoptions (unless you count the rabbit) since last Friday. Nipper is not happy in her condo.

Nipper

In compensation our Wall E came in to board. He is a hefty cat these days. He wasn't happy to be back with us but got over it by dinner time.

Wall E

Dinner was fun for some cats. Darcy and Figgie have a touch of the flu. They played all morning but lay around all afternoon until I gave them dinner. Darcy was so pleased to see food that he did an gymnastic double flip out of the door into the dish in my hand that flew over the floor. I grabbed the kitten and put him back in the condo and put down the other dish in front of Figgie. There was no way Figgie was going to let Darcy waste his food or get anywhere near his bowl.

Figgie

Darcy had to wait until I fixed him another.

Darcy

In contrast, the other two kittens of the same litter who are "bonded" shared their food: one bowl at a time.

River and Aster

Charlie beats on his window when he wants attention or food. Which is a pretty clever balancing act when you only have one front leg.

Charlie

And why does Tori's tongue keep growing?

Tori