Happy Birthday David

 Thanks to David I have photos from today. I left both my camera and my phone at home this morning. It is Sharon's fault because I was asked to fill in for her. . . . she is away which is why we have Gary back with us. 

So I got up early (and left stuff at home) and did the Full Friday ADM. It was terrific. The vollies work so well together and they spend quality time with the cats at the end of their shift. Even Dory was enticed to come forward to get some creamy treat from a hand held offering!

No adoptions today. We have stored our potential for Terry tomorrow.

David photographed Julie and Bassuria enjoying a new, clean, wide hammock together.

Bassuria and Julie

 

David was delighted to meet the new cat in Incoming who was accepted before she dropped 5 kittens. She is a sweetie so we are thrilled to have her and her tiny, 2 day olds.

As it is his birthday, David got to name her and chose Faye. The last time we had a Faye was in 2022. That Faye only had 2 kittens. We will have to come up with 5 F names when we know who is boy and which is girl. 

Faye + 5

 Probably some of Ruby's kittens will get adopted this weekend. They are seriously cute.

4 in a hammock

 It must have been the sudden cold spell that sent the kittens to the hammocks. Even Ody and Ophelia succumbed.

Ophelia and Oydsseus

 (But somebody got Ody out to explore after his nap)

Odysseus

 

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

 

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

 

Wolfgang gone

 He left yesterday with a delighted looking lady. He left enough hair on his hammock to make a kitten! I hope his new owner is not a wearer of black clothes.

And today the little H girl,

Hazel

Hazel was adopted. She and her person seem perfectly matched. 

It was a quiet afternoon, again, so I worked on PC's knots. This comb seem to be effective. It has a razor blade inside it but I don't use that side. His hair clumps are diminishing. Probably only 80% left now! He is not enjoying the process but doesn't complain with his claws.

PC

The O kittens came back from being desexed. One has a clot on his sliced scrotum. Be gentle with him. They are Ophelia, Odysseus, Othello and Octavia. The ginger boys purr as soon as you look at them.

Octavia

O boy (!)

 Hoshi and Tsuki were moved from Incoming to Welfare this afternoon. David loves both of them even though only one of them loves to be cuddled. (The shy guy will come around to the feeders).

?H or T?

Last thing today I set up the stand alone in Isolation because Cookie and Marmalade have been confirmed ring worm positive. Earlier in the afternoon I spotted a vollie happily cuddling one of them in Welfare. I mentioned that the "under observation" sign meant that they shouldn't be cuddled. She put the kitten back into the condo and, at my suggestion, left (with her apron which she will wash.)

The fungus that causes ringworm in cats also infects humans. If you find you have an extremely itchy spot somewhere on your body, smother it with Vasoline. That forms an oily film that excludes oxygen from getting to the fungus and slows down its growth. Chemist sell Lamisil which is a cream that kills fungus (athlete's foot fungus, ringworm fungus, whatever fungus.)