A new bin

Tim is back and took Sunny & Hilda and Julie to the vet. 

Sunny does have ringworm. Hilda doesn't. Being a white cat is not fair. Not only are you more likely to be deaf and you can easily get skin cancer from sunbaking in true cat form but, it seems, you are more susceptible to fungus infection. The potential adopters from Mudgee have been put off. S & H have moved to Isolation.

Julie may have a kidney issue. Blood was taken for testing. She was not happy.

Incoming S/A kittens

Willoughby Council delivered a new rubbish bin. So I brought it upstairs and filled it up. there were 3 bags left on the balcony. Together with maggots! In winter!! I realised that the bin didn't have our unit number on it, so I added sticky labels with 19 written in whiteboard marker (which doesn't dissolve in water/rain I guess.) And took it down to the basement. 

 Then Irene rang to say that it needs to be on the sidewalk so that the council can add their label. So I schlepped it out to the roadside as the council said they would do it within 2 days. It is full so nobody else can add any rubbish.

Vovo

Velvet

Princess and Sylvie are available for adoption in Welfare. An interested woman will come tomorrow to make a hard choice.

We put Ishi and Apricot in the play place for a run around. It didn't stop their madness at dinnertime.

Apricot

Ishi

Thanks for the photos Joy.

Storm is back

 It didn't work out for his family. He seems sad.

Storm

He is in Roisin's stand alone. We moved the four skitty kittys from Boarding to where Aziza and co were after the thorough disinfecting on Wednesday. They were not easy to move. Three boxes and a cat carrier were needed. But they settled down well with the help of a modesty sheet over their door.

Greta liked the hammock

Ebony hid on a shelf

Franky was wary

And Flynn wanted to know if he could have some more of that nice tube food. . .  please.

Princess will be glad that the noisy downstairs neighbours have moved. She went for a hormone test today because we do not have any proof that she was desexed.

Princess is too discrete to tell

Shiro and Momo are ready to go. But who is whom and are they bonded? A family came in late this afternoon because their daughter wanted Ava. The son wanted to be a pest and said he preferred Shiro or Momo. We sent them off empty handed to come to a decision at home. The father is a dog person. And Tank didn't like the kids.

Shiro and Momo

They will be back tomorrow, probably early. 

Tank

Adoption Tails: Super Mario litter

 

Princess

1 day: Princess is eating and drinking well. She lets the owners pat her and seems relaxed. Has yet to do anything in the litter tray though.

1 week: She is doing really well and definitely coming out of her shell. Started to become very curious.

1 month: Princess has settled in really well. The owners have not registered yet and really appreciated the reminder.

Princess

Maria, now Pickle

1 day: Maria is slowly settling in. She has had some food and water but still a bit nervous so the owners are just leaving her to go at her own pace. They will keep the name as the daughter loves it. Though originally, Maria was going to be renamed Pickles.

1 week: So the daughter has decided to change Maria's name to Pickles after all. She is doing very well, starting to explore the house little by little. The family has slowly and in short periods introduced Pickles to the family dog and it is going very well. Currently Pickles gets to explore the whole house while the dog is staying with the in-laws for a couple of days. When he is back, the family will pick up their introductions to each other. Pickles is eating and drinking well and is in a playful mood more often every day!

No 1 month response. 

Luigi, now Pepper

1 day: Luigi has been renamed to Pepper and he is doing well. Using the litter box, eating and drinking after some encouragement. He's enjoying exploring the apartment, playing with a wand toy and occasionally snuggling up with the owner.

Luigi

 1 week: The owner has noticed that one of Pepper's claws doesn't look right. He is not acting any different and it does not seem to be painful. The nail does not come out very far (all other nails are fine) and the owner is wondering if it could just be a broken nail?

1 month: Pepper is doing great! He's happy and healthy, super affectionate and playful. The owner has adopted another small rescue kitten and they are starting to bond really well.

 

Booties back

 The room off the kitchen is a quarantine zone. Anybody who goes in there must wear booties and toss them in the bucket at the door as they leave to stop tracking ringworm throughout the cattery. Davo didn't get adopted. He got ringworm and is back in incoming. Mickey is where Davo was.

Mickey

He looks much happier having a view of everything. (I didn't try to feed him so don't know if he is still desperate for food).

Ezra and his mum Lyra have moved from Incoming to where Tiger was. Ezra was adopted this afternoon. Somehow their condo was opened and Lyra moved out before the adopters arrived and into one of the hidey holes in the tall Top Cat scratchie. I was in the process of trying to tempt her back into the condo when they arrived. She is still there and the Top Cats surrounds her hideout.

Ezra

Lyra

 

Next door, where Maxwell was are Jack and Luna. They are shy.

Jack or Luna

Virgo only has one kitten left, Scorpio. The other two were adopted over the weekend. I caught him suckling her this afternoon. No wonder she looks fed up.

Virgo and Scorpio

Princess got adopted and Maria doesn't look too upset.

Vicky and I tried to work out the difference between the kittens who are in the play place. They were in Incoming. Two of them are almost identical. They are both stunning tabbies with white feet and tummies. The other doesn't have white feet. She is Citrine. One of the white pawed ones has darker markings that the other. She is Amber and the other is Copper. Or vise versa. They are all delightful and one even likes her tummy being tickled.

Amber and Copper

Lucky day

 Lots of vollies today. I cleaned only one condo which took a good half an hour. Some clever person had put a pot of grass on one of the upper shelves in Luigi, Maria and Princess's stand alone. Some cat knocked it over. There was dirt over everything. Plus one of the ties on their hammock had broken, and water was everywhere and the litter was mostly under the stand alone and not in the litter tray. I forgot (couldn't bear to) take a before photo. Here is the after photo to prove that they can stay clean for more than 5 minutes.

top to bottom: Princess, Maria, Luigi

 

Ginger Meggs is in boarding again. He is to get play time every day. But he refused to come out of his condo today. Perhaps tomorrow. In the meantime, Milo got a good wander. Last time he was out he came when I called him. This time I had to search. He was on the very top of the boxes on top of the food shelves . . . . just to prove that he is a big, strong, athletic cat (and butter wouldn't melt in his mouth).

Milo

Simon likes high places too.

Simon

The surprise of the afternoon was Lucky boy. Cammy had him out on Monday afternoon and said that after an initial hiss, he was very friendly. He was the same this afternoon. He is a delightful fellow, with a kink on the end of his tail. He is good for a pat, a purr, a play and is willing to meet other cats.

Lucky boy

But the lucky cat of the day was Maxwell. Cammy was determined to give him a bath. I was going to help with the bandaging afterwards. But the cat shampoo was locked in the medicine cabinet. He missed out.

Maxwell

Roger's dirty face and grubby coat is probably due to ringworm. He must have the same fungus that Maxwell had when he arrived.

Roger

One new bin collected

 The cardboard recycle bin was still full when I left this afternoon but the other trash bin was empty. So we now have 3 rubbish bins. Bliss.

Maeve was adopted earlier in the week. A woman adopted from us a year or two ago and then had a stroke and had to give her cat back to us. She is now all ready for another cat to love. Maeve will be perfect as she only wants somebody to sit beside to purr to.

Pearl would like somebody to purr to too. She is still in the heavenly condo. And Samson has moved in below her. He has come from his foster home because they are going away, on holiday. He looks very big for 6 months!

Pearl, the photogenic

Virgo's kittens love the play place. I cannot imagine having a litter of kittens at home. They would be all over the place at full speed constantly, unless asleep in a pile.

Virgo's lot play

Ronnie and Jagger learned to climb and jump in the play place too. Ronnie likes scaling the opened-out Top Cat to get on top of the condos. But he is very easy to get down because he is exceedingly fond of food.

His highness Ronnie

Luigi, Princess and Maria have moved into the main room because Hank has developed flu like symptoms. They were wheeled in their stand alones. Here they are exploring the Top Cat. They soon found the way under the stand alone to explore further. Maria was the hardest to corner. But we did it, with food in a carry cage.

Luigi out, Princess soon out

And we have Cookie, Muffin and Venus next to Chia et al. One of them spent all day tucked up in the modesty sheet. They are not allowed out.

Cookie above, kitten below the arm

New bins

 Tim has organised a new rubbish collection for a twice weekly pick up of the garbage: 2 bins for this. And one bin for cardboard waste. Hurrah. Except that the bins didn't arrive as promised yesterday, or today. Perhaps tomorrow!

We comforted ourselves by adopting cats.

A couple arrived at 5 to 11 to adopt Delilah who was in a foster home in Hornsby. She arrived at 5 past 11. 

Then a lady arrived to look for a cat to replace her older cat who recently died. She had picked out Libby, Ginger George and Max from the web page. She met them all but didn't click until she met Maeve who was delighted to meet somebody who was prepared to give her all the attention that she wants.

At that stage another couple (mother and daughter) arrived looking for a pair of cats. I showed them the usual suspects and they fell under the spell of Tibby and Tabby. The mum said that her daughter really needed somebody to love. Perfect! And the mum is a doctor. Perfecter! And they live in a small apartment with no stairs. Perfectest! Done deal.

Then my friend Liz arrived to get a pair of cats. She wanted somebody that she could pick up.

Ginger George likes to be picked up

But who to pair him with? After introducing her to Vivienne and Calvin, the job was done. Her grandson will be delighted. As will her husband. (Thanks for the photos Robyn).

Calvin and Vivienne

Calvin and Vivienne's stand alone was cleaned for Hank and Princess. The sign says that you can get to the litter tray through the door on the side of the stand alone. Princess just came back from the vet.

 And Chia and kittens moved into Tibby and Tabby's condo.

Meanwhile the lady who loved Maeve, moved on to Maisy and fell deeper in love with her. She will be back on Saturday to adopt her. So much for wanting an older cat! It was mutual and irresistible.

Maisy

Meanwhile, in Incoming, I asked if the stand alone by the door had been cleaned this morning. Katie and Tim assured me that it was and that one of the torties there loves to play with water and flip the wet litter all over the place. What a grub. Her sisters are not impressed.

It was you

Adoption Tails: Sarah, Beauty, Princess and Precious

 Sarah

Sarah 1 week

1 day: Sarah is doing well. She hasn’t used the litter tray or been eating very much. She’s hidden in her boxed area that was set up yesterday and has today migrated to underneath the owner’s bed.

2 days: She’s made a massive amount of progress since yesterday. She has come out of hiding and is very affectionate towards her owner. She seems very comfortable and slept next to her owner in bed last night.

1 week: Sarah is going great. She has been venturing out all around the house, especially at night. She seems very comfortable.

1 month: No response

Beauty

Beauty

1 day: She’s settling in slowly. She’s moved out of the cat carrier into a large box with a bed and blanket covering it. She also has 3 other cushioned enclosures. She has used the litter tray but hasn’t eaten much. They won’t be renaming her as she is a beautiful cat and her name suits her.

1 week: She is eating much better and is drinking water. She is definitely playing but still hiding. Her owner walked in when she was out of the hiding place and she walked back to her spot instead of running. She has continued to make progress.

1 month: They are giving her treats once a week. She eats and drinks well. She plays a lot around the house at night with her toys. She’s getting more adventurous all the time and lets her owner get closer too. “I'm so happy that she is here”.

 

Princess and Precious

 1 day: They have been eating and using their litter tray. They’re still hiding during the day but have been actively exploring and playing at night. They’ve been able to pat Precious and have even gotten her purring. Princess isn’t yet ready for cuddles. Their names are under discussion and Precious might change to Coco.

1 week: They are definitely exploring. Last night they woke their owners up with a surprise attack on their feet!

1 month: Precious has been renamed Coco, and Princess’ name has not been changed. Coco is very affectionate but they still can’t touch Princess.

Adoptions picking up

The excellent news over the weekend is that there were adoptions:

Rhapsody. . . . no surprise there.

Beauty . . . . . you little beaut!

Sarah  . . .  hallelujah!! 

Maggie has moved into Rhapsody's stand alone

Truffle is where Beauty was. I straightened out her hammocks and covered the nasty wire shelves and she was much happier. Robyn gave her some toys and she played.

Truffle

And Star is where Sarah was. Out of Incoming at last. Her last kitten, Pluto, is still there though. She is in Syd's condo. He has gone to a foster home! Nancy is still with us.

And then a man come in looking for a pair of cats. Did he come to the right place! I showed him them all and he decided that he needed Princess and Precious because they are pet names at his place. I had a terrible time getting the computer to behave when adopting a pair of cats and buying miscellaneous mercandise. Poor Tim will have to sort it out tomorrow. But the buyer was very patient with my ineptitude. He was even more patient when Princess took off when I tried to put her into a carrier. She jumped off the back of my right hand with her back leg and took some of my skin with her. Of course, I dripped blood all over the place. Catsie had to use all her St John's skills to bandage me. Eventually we got her into a carrier. (Precious was no problem at all). The patient new owner happily took them both off. 

I had a cuddle with Maggie.

Maggie

Robyn had a cuddle with Ginger Megs.

Ginger Megs and Robyn

Geoff came to measure the movable play place for a flip up top. I am told that Sootie had a lovely play in it over the weekend. Sammy and Cypher gave themselves a fright this afternoon and went back into their condo.

Sammy

Cypher

An Adoption at last

 Eric and Lucy have been adopted, together. But they are still with us as boarders. They will be picked up next Friday.

Lucy (on left) and Eric

I think the only way their owners will be able to tell them apart is her short tail. (A dog attacked her and part of it had to be amputated. She does not like dogs.) Duke has moved into their condo and is available  but the world doesn't know because the computer system keeps loosing the cat profiles that are "uploaded" to the adoption page. He will sell himself to anybody who comes in, of course.

I moved Sammy, Cyber, Thumbelina and Bambi back to their own condos and gave the play place a good scrub. We have boarders who have paid extra to get play place time. 

empty play place

The tall scratchy pole that the play place was build around is a danger to cat and volunteer. Jeff will try to salvage what he can from it.  The Top Cat structure that he has almost finished was enjoyed by Princess and Precious this afternoon. It still needs a secure top.

Lisa is back with us. Her new owner had a stroke and is in hospital for a week or so. She wants to keep Lisa but her brother, who came from Adelaide to help her, can't cope with the cat. So we will keep Lisa for at least a week. I carried Maggie around to say hello to her mother.  She growled when Lisa jumped down from her high perch.

Lisa

But Lisa doesn't have to put up with Mia's tantrums from the condo below her. Mia has been moved to Max and Gus's condo because they have gone to a foster home! Taylor will have to put up with Mia instead.

Taylor above Mia