Adoption Tails: Puss, Macadamia, Smudge, Cocoa

 Puss aka George

1 day: His owner has just gotten home and has given George some wet food. He is doing well. He had a few accidents in the carrier on the way home so they had to wash him. He is friendly and happy. “He is happy to walk around the apartment and likes to sit on the couch”

2 days: “All he does is sleep. He’s sooooo happy!” He seems ravenous so they had to feed him more than the recommended amount of dry food. He met the owner’s partner for the first time today and they get along great. “I am really really happy he’s an amazing cat I am so blessed.”

Puss/George, 2 days

 3 days: They tried the bed but George was greatly offended when they took him off the bed (as he was on their partner’s side).

1 week: “He’s soooo happy. All he does is sleep, eat and cuddle. He’s amazing. I feel truly blessed to have him. He’s such a happy chilled cat. He’s very easy pleased.”

1.5 months: “George is amazing”. He was a bit unwell for a few days with digestive issues. “He seems to have allergies to food bless him”. He was boarding at the vet when his owners were on a cruise and is all good now. He’s been home for a week and hasn’t vomited since. “He’s such a fun cat and loves cuddles. He gets brushed morning and night and loves it. He meditates with me every morning which I love.

Puss/George meditating

 I’m very allergic which is disappointing, but in the process of figuring that out. He is very loved and seems so happy and he’s the best decision I have ever made.”

“My partner, the same guy who said “we aren’t cat people baby” has bought him a blanket and absolutely adores him.

Puss/George 1.5 months

 Smudge, aka Walter Smudge

1 day: He has settled in well! He has been renamed Walter Smudge. After a few hours, he was very friendly and bold. He is also comfortable. He has started exploring the house under supervision. He has eaten, drunk and used the litter. He stays in his owners’ room at night and is very affectionate. 

Walter Smudge, 1 day

1 week: “Walter is now the overlord of the family. He has explored other parts of the house with supervision. He is very affectionate. He is used to new guests and all the loud noises etc. And he loves watching TV.”

Walter Smudge, 1 week

1 month: “Officially we live in Walters house now. He is very affectionate.” The vet said he is possibly half Maine Coon. “The only concern I have is that if we go away we might not be able to cat board him as he is very involved in everything we do!”

Walter Smudge, 1 month

Macadamia aka Champers

2 days: He’s doing quite well and knows the house because they were his foster family. He immediately settled back in after being returned a few months ago. His name is Champers. He can jump up onto furniture but can struggle to get down. He can jump onto the couch by himself but often uses a box to get onto other pieces of furniture. They have multiple cats already and a dog, but Champers is the only cat who gets along with their dog, who loves Champers to pieces. Champers is always hungry so they monitor him constantly.

Macadama/Champers

Cocoa, aka Coco

1.5 weeks: Coco is great. They decided to keep her name but shorten it from Cocoa to Coco. “She’s such a sweetie.” She’s still a bit scared and unsure of noises, such as when the neighbours come in and out of their place. She’s been keen to come out of her room so she’s been exploring the apartment a few times in the morning and evening. “She’s active in the morning and evening for cuddles and stays in her little safe spot during the day.” She’s very affectionate with the owner and their husband when she does come out. “Lots of head butts and tummy rubs! We’re both in love and at her mercy already”. She moved into a bookshelf on the first night so they made it cozy for her.

Coco(a). 1.5 weeks

1 month and 1 week: “Coco is amazing and really settling in well.” Coco is showing signs of heat so she is getting desexed tomorrow. “A bit sad that we have to upset her so soon but hopefully she will forgive us.” She snuggles in with her owner every morning and evening but is still a bit unsure of their husband. “She likes to sleep in an empty drawer under our bed in the daytime, so we’ve made it comfortable for her and that’s her safe place now!” They're hoping she can still fit into this spot when she has her cone on after surgery. 

Coco(a), 1 month + 1 week

 1.5 months: “Coco is much better with my husband now and is starting to chill around him. She nuzzles when he comes to her but runs away if he stands up. She even curled up beside him when he was sleeping one day which he loved to hear!”

Irresistable Peach

 They came back early to get Peach today. She didn't really want to get into a carry cage but luckily Tim did the adoption and the transfer so no blood was shed. Here is the proof:

"Please Clean" on Pearch's condo

You can tell it was in the later part of the afternoon because Yin and Yan are out on observation duty. There is a plan afoot to move them to the pair of condo's with the connecting hatch currently occupied by Lucky and Suki.

A couple came in today looking for a "bonded" pair. They were after Midnight and Pumpkin but as they don't want the cats until Feb 20. . . . that train has left the station. They will keep an eye on the website between now and then now that they have met everybody. 

If the move of Yin and Yan works well, I suggested that Sydney be added to the mixture so that that family of boys can be reunited. 

Chikka has been moved to next to Max (on the other side from Libby)

Chikka

She was a bit shocked. She had been in boarding and Rosanna let her out for a wander this afternoon. Salazar spotted her and chirruped in a very suggestive manner. 

Archie was adopted yesterday (or Thursday) by the person who was going to foster him. Chessy has moved into his condo. She has had some changes in the last week or so! (From male to female, desexed, moved).

Chessy

She is now next to Rebel who was playing with his ping pong ball after chicken time.

Rebel

A pile of cat carriers went to the vet for check ups this afternoon: Jolene, the little kitten in Incoming with the underdeveloped legs, Tiger with the funny tummy and Puss with no teeth.

BIn Happy Day

 We now have a second rubbish bin. It was filled and put on the street in time for the pick up this morning. Helen took home 15 bags over the weekend. So the poo bag mountain is melting like the . . . . any comparison that springs to mind is just too ecologically depressing on such a happy occasion.

We had visitors. One came with a large box of single scratchy poles, brand new that we can sell (or give one each to all the cats in Welfare who needs a scratchy) amongst other things. She had a thorough conducted tour. Another woman was delighted to find us because she has a business cat sitting for clients on the other side of the harbour. She often gets cat things given to her by her clients. She is happy to have somewhere to donate them on the side of the bridge that she now lives on. Somebody else rang to offer us a feather doona. . . . no thank you. A couple came to inspect Pearl and Ginger. They have a FIV cat at home and would like another. Peach froze while Ginger who happened to be out when they visited, threw himself at their feet and was his charming self in spades. They chose Peach because they think that Ginger (George) will easily get a home. They will come back on the weekend to do the deed.

Jasmine's kittens in the play place have figured out how to play with the reticulated python toy.

Max was very happy to be offered the Top Cat.

Max

His neighbour is Libby. I had to wake her up to give her a pill with her dinner. She was fast asleep and only woke up after I stratched her forehead for 5 seconds. . . . most uncommon. Once awake she headed straight for her food bowl.

Libby

Last Friday, Puss fell asleep and did a face plant on his shelf. He woke up as I pulled my camera from my pocket. . . . a much more usual reaction to being looked at even though asleep.

Melody was out this afternoon. She seems happier out of the far corner of "Better Row"

Melody

And Lola just wants to play when she tries to scratch you.

Lola

Rosie and Callie are due back next week. Sigh.

Adoption Tails: Thanks for the photos Sue

 

Schnitty at home

Maple at home: 1 day

Fawny

Fawny at home

Scrat

Puss

Scrat loves Puss

It was the usual busy Friday trying to get everything ready for lots of kitten adoptions over the weekend. There was a delivery of large litter trays for sale. Each litter tray comes wrapped in bubble wrap and placed in its own box. It took 3 vollies ages to unpack them all and stow them away. Thanks to you all. I brought the flattened boxes home for recycling but left the metres and metres of bubblewrap in the store room. Please take some home.

Another mum plus kittens arrived.

On Thursday, the naughty row was brought back from next door. The nurse there said today how nicely cleaned their condos were. We can come and stay whenever we like according to her! Remi seemed happy to be home. Lucky is out of the corner so should be more engaged. Taylor is in the top row which she seems to like. Casper is in the main cat room and is sulking mightily.

Adoption tails: Happy New Year

 Fawny was adopted on Dec 1, 21

Fawny needed a home

There was no follow up until 18/12:  When his owner said that he was doing just fine.
At 1 month: He gets on well with the family. They have bought him many toys and that he is a lucky cat. He has a tall scratching post which he uses, he rolls around on his back, relaxes on the back of the couch and interacts with the family.

Puss and Scrat were adopted on Nov 24, 21
1 day: Scrat and Puss are doing great, eating and pooping like normal and very affectionate. They've been exploring and seem quite relaxed! The first night Scrat was wailing a little but nothing since then.

Puss above, Scrat below

1 month: We heard nothing until 1 month when the owners just sent photos no words. They both look really at home, relaxed & happy. 

Schnitty 693 Adopted on Nov 26, 21
1 day: Schnitty is going well, eating and drinking. He has his own room as is very, very cuddly.
1 week: Beautiful photos have been sent. 

Schnitty

2 weeks: Schnitty sneezes every now and then. His owner says she was advised that he is clear of cat flu. We told her that every rescue cat has most likely been exposed of cat flu but that a few sneezes here and there are nothing to worry about.
1 month: Schnitty only has discharge and sneezes every now and then. In the photo sent Schnitty looks comfy.

It would be nice to see the after photos.

Pipped at the post

I thought I was going to outdo Terry today with 6 adoptions. 

First an author came from Northbridge (and from north America some time before that). Her previous cat died recently and she is bereft. When she saw Tiger's profile, she decided that a second toothless cat was just what she needed. She brought a young couple with her: an Asian woman and a middle eastern looking man. They too were enthusiastic. Tiger liked them all and drooled. So they know she drools and there were no complaints. They look forward to brushing her daily. She brought a box of food that her previous cat turned up her nose at.

Tiger

Then a young couple came from Earlwood. . . . by public transport with shopping for cat beds and carriers on the way. They had met Scrat and Puss last week and have decided that they cannot live without them. I had softened up Scrat by having lunch with them. It was good to have a couple to do the paperwork: it halved the time it took even though he didn't know her mobile number off by heart. But who can remember more than one 10 digit number! They took a uber home. Scrat and Puss were the easiest cats EVER to get into carriers.

Puss on top of Scrat

 And another woman arrived with a pile of cat food that her cats won't eat.

I quickly cleaned and fogged the play place and put Schnitty there overnight. He wasn't so happy initially but will probably settle down. While I was processing Puss and Scrat a couple of Chinese women came in to visit the cats. They asked where all our cats had gone. Adopted, said I. Hurrah, said they.

After quickly seeing the visitors out and feeding everybody, I took off to Bilgola Plateau to process the adoption of 3 fostered kittens. That would make my daily tally 6 cats. A record! 

On my way I thought that perhaps tomorrow morning might be a better time than at 6pm. When I got there the mum (the adopter) was still collecting the kids from after-school sports. The dad agreed with me that it might all go better when the kids were at school, or at least fed and out of the way. So we made a date for tomorrow morning.

Then, almost home, I had to drop off some Bravecto for Lasagne/Laurie who is now called Rory. I was instructed to phone the son when I got there. I couldn't quite figure out if the cat lives at the house I was at or somewhere else. It would have been great to see him.

PS There are two kittens in Incoming with Dusty's kittens' names. But they are not grey kittens. So something has happened. Dusty is nowhere to be seen. My guess is that she and her kittens have been put out to foster and the only sign with "2-4months" was put on these new kittens. One is unwell. The other, a ginger, purrs like a trooper.

Wet outside and inside

 There was a thunderstorm this morning and torrents expected further north. But that all stayed outside. I created the wet inside by putting the emptied food tins in the sink to give them a bit of a clean before putting them into my rubbish tin for a fortnight. I turned on the tap, took the spoon back to the feeding desk and got distracted. Later when I went to go to the toilet before the vollies arrived, I discovered the sink overflowing and water streaming down the corridor. Oh dear! The floor there is now clean and my shoulders are tired from mopping. Thank goodness for the centrifugal mop!

Lots of cats were adopted over the weekend including Jumi, Sammy with Daisy, Garfield, Cherry (still with us waiting to be picked up) and Leo. I tried to get brownie points to counter the flood deficit by putting together 5 cat carriers.

Cherry waiting to be taken home

The man who adopted Jumi rang to say that his housemate (temporary) is allergic to Jumi. I did not say "Tough luck, get rid of the housemate." I said he should talk to Tim tomorrow.

Amy has a neighbour whom she loathes. That seems to be the usual reaction with Amy. She loathes us who feed her. She is sitting on her tummy so that her kittens can't feed from her while we are around. But she is not nearly as attacky as she used to be. I gave her kittens a dry bed (they made the flood by jumping on their water bowl) Two of them have claimed it. The third is on the outer.

Amy's kittens

I took this photo after I had carefully unfolded the bed that the kittens had carefully folded in half so that only two kittens would fit on it.

Amy's neighbour is Dusty. She has two adorable, friendly kittens who are grey, just like her.

And there is a heavenly kitten out back in Boarding called Lilly. It was very hard to get a photo of her because she wiggles with joy when a person is around. She has been desexed so will only be with us for the shortest time possible.

Lilly

Below her is Cookie and her four kittens who have a very strange collection of names: Bianca, Raja, Violet and Evie!

Cookie with Raja, Bianca, Violet and Evie

I now know how Scrat got his name.  He and Puss are now in the play place. They need more space than a double condo. When I swept their floor he ran off to hide in a small space. Later when I mopped the floor beside the play place he again ran off to hide in a small space. So he is a Scardy Cat = Scrat.

Driving Ms Potter

 She had to go to SH to get a microchip and be vaccinated. As Bron lives 3 minutes from me, I picked up Potter on my way there early because my tennis was cancelled. Potter cried half the way there. When I turned off my windshield wipers, she stopped crying. On the way home, no rain, she only peeped once. I wonder what she can hear that I cannot. At the cattery she tucked herself into the smallest space.

Potter

One cat came in to board crying non stop. It was our Marmalade. His owner was just as upset but determined to go to the Blue Mountains for the weekend. She told me lovely stories of how happy Marmalade is at home and how in control he likes to be. His favourite toy is the feather on a string when it disappears under the edge of the rug. He has his favourite vantage points and his owner is his favourite person (everybody else gets hissed at). He settled down quietly when she left until Tim visited him when they both sobbed. . . . almost.

Marmalade

My heart almost stopped when I saw that Scrat and Puss's stand alone had a "Please Clean" sign on it. But they have only been moved to Thelma and Louise's condo. They don't seem too happy not to be able to cuddle up together in a hammock.

Puss (top) and Scrat

And Sammy has been moved to the stand alone beside Beauty who was off at the vet being desexed. I do not know where Mayka and Tinker have gone.

Sammy

Sammy is a delightfully friendly cat. But he is a bit of a chicken monster. Although not to the extent of Rebel who must have been raised on BBQ chicken from his reaction to it. Victor is much the same.

Jumi was adopted today to a young man who chose him over Daisy of the dazzling eyes.

Day Mismanager

 Everything started off well. The single bag of trash left over from yesterday actually fitted into our own rubbish bin. I eventually got to turn on the computer. And when I sat down to check the mail, etc, it had died. Frantic SMS's to Tim and frenetic head scratching at Safe finally achieved a turned on computer with the "charger" and the internet connector thingy moved from Tim's computer to the desk set up. Thank goodness for Robyn and Joy. Their computer knowledge is so much higerh than mine. . . which is not saying much.

But we have new and returned cats.

Tinker and Mayka are back from foster care. They are still shy but not as much as before.

Tinker and Mayka

Casper is back too. Not quite so retiring as she used to be but still very wary. . . so she has joined the naughty row.

Casper

We have a boarder out back. Our Miko sporting a very fancy collar with an impressive dingle dangle which clanged on her dish. So I took it off.

Miko

 

There are two new cats out back as well. Not boarders.

Jackie

Sammy

And one new cat out front who will not last long: a grey, slightly fluffy, ragdoll type Cherry.

Cherry

 Bah, humbug says her neighbor Maple.

Maple

The best news of the day is that a couple came from Haberfield to adopt Thelma and Louise. They wanted a pair to replace their single cat who died aged 18. I tried to interest them in Scrat and Puss but they really fancied T& L. Which was a good thing because I had a terrible time with the Square which kept wanting to charge them for 7 cats before I figured out a work around and then it wouldn't accept anything over the internet. Tim will  have to deal with that tomorrow. I fail computers.

Amy's kittens

A surprise

As usual when I first arrive at the cattery I check each condo and count the residents and got to 64 cats and the last one . . . . was a rabbit, named Coco. Just in case you can't tell your pussies from your bunnies, the breed on the condo card is "Rabbit". I don't know where she came from. She must have arrived after 4pm when I spoke to Katie.

Coco

Diego is the last cat still in the boarding area. I think he prefers more action, and more folk to hiss at.

Diego

 

Nada and Tabitha have been moved to the main room. They may take a while to adjust.

Tabitha

Nada

Finn has adapted beautifully to his "sister" Lucky being adopted on Saturday. He is now the lord of his domain.

Finn

Also adopted over the weekend were Oreo and Lucky together, TinTin, Jetta and Champ. Well done weekend teams!

The Wednesday team decided that Amy's kittens need names: there are 2 girls and a boy. So we decided on Angel, Annie and Andy. Angel is the lightest coloured one.

Angel, Annie, Andy

Their mum seems to have divorced them. She spent all day on the highest ledge where they can't get to her. 

I took advantage of a quiet afternoon to give Scrat and Puss clean hammocks. They thought it was the perfect opportunity to get more smooches as I had to put my upper body into their wheely cage to tie the strings. I didn't mind too much. I chose the biggest hammocks.

Puss and Scrat