New faces in Welfare

 India and China were adopted this afternoon by a young woman who really wanted Spagetti but she had been chosen already. After talking to her sister she decided that they really needed a pair of kittens. They came, they fell in love, they adopted.

And the young man who came on Wednesday looking for a cat to foster, came back this afternoon to take Eli home. So now that whole side of Welfare has new occupants. (Not including the Cody annex).

On the far left is:

Rory upstairs. His eye is well healed.

Rory

Below him (where Pepper used to be) is Brennan.

Brennan

And next door to Rory is Rain. (From Incoming but not pregnant after all).

Rain

And below Rain where Frankie was is Heffer who used to be in a double with Ginger but they really were not bonded so have been separated. (Even after an hour since Heffer left the condo, Ginger was not going to come out of his carrier on the bottom level).

Heffer

Ollie was moved to where India and China were. He was not easy to move. We had to call on Tim! I think he will be happier to have an enclosed space to hide in. . . eventually.

Ollie

Below Ollie where Eli was is Zena, aka Xena who is called Goldie on all her paperwork so we are going to revert to that name because ?. . . . she has no gold. Except for the cloth carrier bag that she came in by cat taxi which is on top of Cody's condo.

Goldie = Zena = Xena

 

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.

Lots of adoptioins this month

 We are up to 34 so far this month already.

New faces in Welfare. Sunflower and Rain have been moved from Incoming.

Sunflower

Frankie is still there. Don't know why he doesn't get chosen. He is so handsome.

Frankie

And this afternoon we let out LeClerc to play with a ping pong ball. The team was so efficient that all the work was done by noon. Plus there are very few mums and bubs to feed repeatedly. And no adopters came out in the rain today. It was an easy day.

Some of the little kittens don't like Mother and Baby Cat. Ollie and Daisey on Better Row hardly ate anything until I gave them some Kitten Boost and adult soft food.Ollie is 4-6 months and is shy. Daisey is 2-4 months and friendly. Perhaps their mothers were sisters. Ollie hides in the upper sleeping box. Daisey needs a stratchy pole positioned next to it to be able to climb up there.

Ollie and Daisey

 Since Darley was separated from the two kittens that he came in with, he has become much more friendly and calmer. (As have his erstwhile condo mates). And he didn't eat much Mum and Baby cat food today either. (They scarfed theirs). He loved the alternatives. And he enjoyed being combed. His fur is very lumpy in parts and he has a bare strip around his neck. It is a pity he can't tell us his story.

Darley

 Thanks for the photos Joy.

 

New cats

 I went around Better Row and met the new cats shortly after I got to SH at lunch time.

Mike looked depressed. When I went by at the end of my shift he was in exactly the same position.

Mike

But I gave Will (below him) a Woolies paper bag then that somebody had donated stuff in. Will had a lovely time fighting his way out of it after getting into it! Mike might need a nap now.

Next to Mike is an odd pair of kittens: Ollie 4-6months and Bassie 2-4 months. Poor little Bassie was exiled to the lower level when I arrived because he is too little to jump up to the bed box. So I added a stratchy pole and he figured it out and went to sleep.. . . . at last.

I got a call from the Cat Taxi. She was double parked downstairs in the loading zone so I went down to relieve her of her delivery. She had two folders for Zena and Duke. And two occupied cat carriers in the back of her taxi-mobile. When I put one carrier over my shoulder I stood erect. When I added the other carrier, I tipped over. That cat is seriously heavy!

From the paperwork supplied, Zenia is the tabby and Duke is the heafty ragdoll. The carriers have their names attached and are stored above their present condo. We must remember to give them away with the cats when they get adopted.

Zena and DUKE

The man who fell for Micka and Loki on Wednesday, did come back on Thursday to adopt them but in the meantime, Loki had developed a seriously flu-like cough/snuffle. So they have been taken off the available list. He came to visit today and will come back next week to check up on them. He didn't ask to meet any other cats. He just sat on the poof and talked to "his" cats.

Mieka and Loki

PS: I wrote a pattern for the Elizabethan collars I sew for female cats who get desexed. Happy to share it if you would like a copy.

Lola looses lockup

Her stand alone is now occupied by Mystic (who is a girl. No wonder her name was changed from Grey Guy!) Lola now is officially the occupier of Opie's room, now renamed Lola's room. And Charley did a fabulous tidy up of it today. Let's try to keep it that way. . . . . for Lola's sake. She may have potential adopters visiting her there.

Mystic

Little One has moved from Incoming to below Mickey and has had a reversal of personality. I thought she was a girl. Turns out he is a boy. And a really soppy, smoochy boy to boot! Joy discovered his change in personality when she took photos of him.

Little One

The only visitors we had today were repeats from Sunday. They are looking to replace a cat who lived with them for a while and who had a special love (mutual) for the small daughter. They rather liked Cuddlepie (her) and her neighbour Dylan (her dad). But today, Little One may have won them both over. They will return.

Jenni, Domino and Harry have moved between Prue and Trude and Mia. They don't seem to be very happy with the change.

Domino and Jenni

Harry

And Ollie and Billy are getting used to being with us.

Wretched man

Didn't come back to adopt Ollie! His loss, of course. Somebody else's gain, eventually. The man who adopted Patchy's PJ and Primrose returned our carrier. When he adopted them he brought a brand new, cloth type carrier and they absolutely freaked out. There was NO WAY they were going to go into that carrier. Makes you wonder what happened to them before they arrived at Safe Haven. They have settled down beautifully with the man and his family. He bought a scratchy pole for them and we gave them two of the free, cardboard house thingies. He said that his wife is keen to get another cat, already!

A young woman arrived with a large amount of almost/just expired kitten food. She has intriguing tattoos and studs in amazing places BUT the kittens let her trim their nails. Even Mini/RubyG let her cuddle her and trim those ferocious nails. All were accomodating except Mini/RubyG's hissy kitten. S/he would not be mauled. S/he escaped and ran in circles until we corraled him/her back into Mum's condo. Because of more food, I was appointed the arranger of the food. On the top shelf: the adult food is on the left, the big kittens in the middle and the 2-4 month kittens food is on the right. On the next shelf is the Baby cat (never enough) and the surplus special diet food. How long will that organisation last? Perhaps until next Wednesday. I took a Xmas photo for next year's calendar:

Cute enough? There have been movements. Dobby and Dolly are in the condo bank between the desk and the front door. Dolly does not look pleased.

Elona, Elliot and Ezra (with a white spot on his nose) have been moved to the main floor. The kittens had a fabulous time in the play place this afternoon. They should be adopted this weekend. If the Northern Beaches are shut down, there will be a rush for our kittens and cats!

And the wild mum plus 1 have moved out of boarding so that the boarders can fit. Need space for Sultan the Magnificant.

Not sisters

I had a visitor today. He came to look for a companion for his 15 year old Burmese boy whose brother has recently died. I, of course, said that he would need a girl to go with his boy and showed Hera and Diamond who I said were sisters. Because I have always thought that they were sisters. He said "Why is one 1 year old and the other is 2 years old?". I looked up the paperwork and it is true: Hera's date of birth is 22/1/18 and Diamond's is 28/4/19! No wonder they were quarreling about food. Old(er) sisters are so bossy! (say's Prue who is the youngest of four daughters).

I showed the visitor around the available cats and he fell in love with Ollie. He will be back tomorrow morning to do the deal but couldn't do it today because he was working all day and has to set things up correctly, as per our web site, to introduce the "new" cat to the resident cat. I think that Ollie will take it in his stride and a Burmese is always ready to welcome a new slave.

Patchy's Spotty and Tippy have been adopted. They were renamed PJ and Penelope for adoption. And Charlie found a home. There is only one tiny kitten of the four who has survived. Tim takes him home every night. The others are thriving.

The biggest, fluffiest two of Star's kittens have been separated from her family to give the little ones a better chance. Luna's and family had a fabulous play in the play place today. At one point I looked around to see a kitten hanging from the mesh ceiling. It dropped to the floor. . . . at least 7 feet, landed on its four feet not on its mother and ran off to play some more! I don't know about Luna but my heart stopped. We have a new cat called Cecily. She is in boaring at the moment but should be moved as she is available. She is the sweetest green eyed girl.

Christmas Cheer

I was late to SH this afternoon because we had our break up lunch for Friday morning tennis. As I got there Tim left with his two tiny kittens and another new cat to Chris the vet. Irene was still doing stuff so I got to my appointed task of taking photos for next year's calendar. I was not very successful. Ollie was more interested in being brushed and/or patted than posing by a prop.

The Ra family was trying to find the food hidden in the tree.

We tried out Mia and Belle in the play place. They were happy enough to be stroked, had a little explore but spent most of their time huddled together in the corner. Not a merry Xmas photo.

Earlier in the day, Irene had put Mini/RubyG and her grey kittens into the play place. They had a marvellous time. The kittens climbed to the top of the green labyrinth thingy. It did Mini/RubyG the world of good. She was very happy to have lots of pats later in the afternoon from me rather than hissing at me. As Tim was away at the 2:30 feeding time, Irene served the mums and kittens. Luna's lot had a lovely wander but never strayed far from their condo.

But Zelda's kittens made friends with all their neighbours, especially Claude.

A lovely boarder, Luna was lying peacefully, on her back, in her carrier when a person came from next door to "groom" her. She came back an hour later, shaved and still wet around the legs. Poor baby, I couldn't bring myself to take a photo. Tim got back at around 4pm. His kittens may have giardia and the other cat doesn't have a thyroid problem.

74

I just counted the number of cats we have at Safe Haven, from my memory. There are no boarders, unless you count Nom. It was a busy day with the new feeding schedule. I made myself a timetable which was much easier to follow than the previous cat type schedule. I left the copy there. . . it may well be changed by next week. While I was busy being anal, Joy took lovely photos. Of RubyG and her kittens:

We fed everybody chicken necks. The kittens were the most enthusiastic. . . and Rara, Mimi and Macy.

Luna and her kittens still pile on top of each other but Joy caught her and a kitten sitting up tall.

Mimi and Macy are so photogenic and mad about food but not frantic.

We have a new surrender called Rosie.

Star and her kittens had a lovely time in the new play place.

But Ollie didn't like it at all. He prefers life behind glass.