as good as New Brooms

 Kiwi came back today. According to Irene: he was meowing all night and kept all the housemates awake. He is where Muffin was so can be the first cat that folk see when they come in (if they don't pass by the merch shelves that still look clean and neat!) Kiwi spent the day sleeping.

Kiwi

There was a goodly number of vollies. And more folk came in the afternoon to check us out before volunteering. (And or adopting/fostering a cat). For the first time that I can remember, the dust pans and brushes got washed! As well as the brooms!!

The brooms were sodden so I took them outside to the roof of my car to dry out. Later in the day, Tim couldn't find them when he moved the Rascal to Rayven enclosures to have installed an exhaust column that will suck the bad smells out of the "factory floor". Strange. I hadn't noticed any smell. But I sure can hear the machine humming.

Enzo's "kittens" went for their vet check. They were quite easy to get into carry cages but I don't think they enjoyed their day out from the look of them when they returned. All three hid under the scratchy pole shrouded blanket. Their names are Raven, Rouge and Riley. Enzo has gone to his forever home.

Enzo

Persephone has been declared ring worm free. So is able to be "handled". Which means that she will crawl all over your shoulders given half a chance and suck/chew on your hair.

"Who me!" Percy

 Amelia took some photos.

Here is one of Bubble and Squeak mesmerized by a toy that was donated. It has to be charged by the same plug that charges the phone. I reorganised their enclosure so that they could have more floor space for it to perform in.

toy stuck beside the litter tray

 The F kittens are very relaxed. Saving their energy for the next time they get adopted.

 And we have 7 kittens in one double condo in the Transit Lounge. Who knows if they all had the same mum. They need names!

Just some of the Secret 7

 

 

Yahtzee adopted

 A mother came in to buy her son (grown up and in his own apartment) a cat for his birthday because his previous cat recently died. They were lovely. Irene sold them (on) Zahtzee. I think they will be very happy together. The mother is going to tell all her friends about us.

Yahtzee

This is one of Joy's photos (as you can tell). Her others this week were mostly of our white cats:

Will

We had Will out to run in the Top Cat in Welfare space this afternoon. He loves to chase anything. But I noticed that his claws keep getting caught on whatever he was chasing.  I managed to trim two on his right front paw. Feel free to try any of the others!

Minty

Rascal

 The plan is to have Boarding and Better Row emptied out before the boarding season starts at the end of November. What will happen to R & M? Will somebody foster them? I can recommend fostering. Aslan is very easy to live with and his poos are not as sloppy/smelly as they used to be.

Aslan keeps my chair warm 

 Because Goldie got adopted, Alex (male) was moved into her condo. Which left that enclosure empty. So Roxy and her three kittens moved into it, after I cleaned it. I cleverly positioned hammocks close to the ground so that the kittens wouldn't have to climb. Of course, the first thing they did was to scramble up as high as they could. Their names have been reverted to the first decided upon names: Riley, Rosie and Rachael. As they still don't have microchips only they know who is who.

Roxy Enclosure

 The empty stand alone by the door which used to house Licorice has a new black, female cat with a sparser patch of white fur on her chest. She came from a foster home and her name is Ravyn. But I think some folk might assume that Licorice has returned.

Ravyn

 

Door charm

 Lola does like having all the junk moved off "her" table. In the mornings she sits there while waiting for her breakfast. I can't decide if she likes the sun on her back, the purring noise that the air makes as it is sucked through the door gap or the breeze that comes in. 

Of course, it might just be a good vantage point for her to track my progress towards her food bowl.

Irene asked me to weight Roxy's kittens today. The ginger, named Roo has always been the runt of that family and she is just over 1 Kg. Too light to be desexed. 

Roo, Ri. .  and Roxy

We decided that the champagne's names will be Riley and Rimi. . . or Ri until they get microchips and can be distinguished.  The two champagnes are almost heavy enough. They are both girls and are identical. We tried very hard to seen some difference but couldn't. So one in the photo suffices.

This afternoon I noticed that Chester's door was open. He wasn't in his box. We found him pretty quickly crouching under the cleaning trolley in Welfare. He ran straight back into his stand alone.

Chester

 I am sure that Alex could have told me where he was, if s/he deigned to talk to a person. (We couldn't find the paperwork to find out whether Alex is a male or female). His/her cage mate  Olive was adopted on Saturday. She would have told us.

Alex

Also adopted on the weekend were Choc and Chip. And they are likely to be returned this week because Choc is too shy. BUT WE TOLD THEM! (Some people don't deserve our cats).

I am sure that the nice man who adopted Goldie this afternoon will be happy with her. 

The Planet kittens have been moved out of Isolation. They are in the Palace until Teddy moves elsewhere.

 

 

Saturn

 

Venus

 

 

Neptune

Adoption Tails: Miz and Riley, Soybean, Mystic

Miz and Riley

 1 day: “They seem to be settling in slowly. They are in our spare room with boxes to hide in. Miz seems more relaxed so far and Riley a little more on edge, although she has been purring. We’ve checked on them throughout the day and they’ve both come out of their boxes to say hello. Riley is scratching the door this evening. Miz has used the litter tray, I’m not sure about Riley yet. Both have had dinner this evening and been drinking. They were happy to do it in our presence.”

1 week: “They are settling in. We let them explore outside of the safe room on Monday and Miz has been the most settled so far. Riley is more settled today but less adventurous. They do seem to be relaxing a bit more. They both seem to be using the litter tray based on what I am clearing each day.”

 5 weeks: “The cats are very much settled in, have a routine and their favourite sleeping spots. Riley has come to the fore and is much more confident than Miz. She enjoys a cuddle on the sofa each evening. She is very much a lap cat! We are a bit concerned about Miz. She continues to scratch her neck and under her chin and breaking the skin.” They have given her Felpreva but are wondering if she suffers from anxiety as well as allergies. “She is a bit more reserved but does love the itchy area being soothed and stroked. They both do appear ‘ravenous’ several hours before feeding time. They scratch our bedroom door every morning to get us up! They are indoor cats and don’t want them to be overweight”

 Soybean, now Winnie

 

1 day: She has been renamed Winnie. “She is doing incredibly well. She is very confident in her room and has not been hiding or scared at all. She is eating and drinking very well and has used her litter box multiple times.”

Winnie and TIg

1.5 weeks: “Winnie is an absolute champion and well and truly owns the whole house now. She loves playing with our two year old cat and they are getting on incredibly well. Their process has been a lot easier than we could’ve hoped.”

WInnie at 5 weeks

5 weeks: “Winnie is doing really well. She grown nicely and has settled in really well. Feels like she’s always been with us. She has a very loud meow to her still so small frame and loves playing with Tig. The cats get so much from each other’s company.”

 

Mystic, now Delphi

 

1 day: Mystic's new name is Delphi. She's been eating like a champion and pooped 3 times already! She spent the better part of the weekend in the bathroom and has the day to explore the attached bedroom, she seems to be pretty chilled.

1 week: Delphi had tapeworms and the meds has disrupted her bowel movements but besides that, she's going really well. Weeing and drinking a lot of water which is still positive She's exploring the apartment now. Super playful and mostly sleeps through the whole night. She's got her safe spot to go back to when she hears something unfamiliar. She's happy to take a scratch on the ear (even the belly) but she doesn't quite want to sit with the owners yet, they're sure it will come!

1 month: She's having a ball and so are the owners! She's got a stash of balls and xmas decorations under the ottoman in the bedroom! Delphi's out of her habit of piddling on the spare bed and is comfortable out on the balconies now so the owners are pretty chuffed. She will sleep when they're sleeping, except for the occasional ball bounce at 2 in the morning. "All in all very very happy cat owners!"

 

 

More food

 What a good thing I put away (ie moved out of the passageway) the bags of food that cluttered Better Row on Wednesday. Because today a nice man arrived with trolley loads of boxes of Fancy Feast! His cat declined to eat it. A pallet full must be cheaper than a box at a time from Woolies. Shortly thereafter I observed Geoff's grooming technique on Tommy. Tommy loves Geoff's technique. That pile of fluff in the foreground is all the snarly bits from behind his ears and down his spine.

Spruced up Tommy

 Geoff wanted to reward Tommy by letting him play in the Top Cat tonight. Which means that he had to offer to move the piles of boxes of Fancy Feast. He may still be there moving them out of Tommy's play place way. Tim in is tomorrow to restore all to normal. Shawna will enjoy observing what is going on from her corner condo.

Shawna

Talking of "normal." The linen shelves are abnormally full of towels. We have been declining donations of sheets, pillowcases, cat beds, etc, etc. Finally the message has been heard and we are full of towels. (Notice the empty spot where the blankets used to be. They are in the community bin).

 

Sooty had her first go in the Top Cat after Sparkie had a happy time there (with Sooty watching and, hopefully, learning). It took a while. And Charlie below was (?) encouraging.

Sooty and Charlie

A lady came to find a cat to go with her two boy cats who are having dominance issues. She also has 2 kids and a husband who doesn't like cats. She chose Moonlight 1. because she is a girl and will take over command of the felines of her house and 2. because Moonlight is a tuxedo and she has always lusted after a tuxedo cat. Could have picked Sooty. Or Jody. Or Riley who behaved charmingly (while Miz explored by ducking out of doors that got opened and explored elsewhere). So much choice.

Dark day

 The fire alarm system was being checked and they turned off the electricity in the morning. We asked for it to be turned on if they could have it off a bit later (after the work had been done.) We compromised

Bubbles and Squeek were deliberated over this afternoon by a young couple. The kittens behaved beautifully while being observed. I didn't tell the people that they had been fighting, wrestling and generally behaving like boys all day long. The people will be back tomorrow morning (early) to adopt them and for them to be vaccinated which might slow them down for a nanosecond. 

Bubbles and Squeek (or vice versa)

 

I hope that Tim has rounded up Stardust by then. When I went around to Boarding to feed them their dinner, Stardust's condo door was wide open. Surprisingly, there was no cat in the condo. He hadn't gone far. And, thank goodness, he was at ground level not on top of the condos. Eventually he found a good hiding place on the lowest clean linen shelf. After the folk who came to adopt one of the fostered cats had left Sue and I tried to entice him back into his condo. No go. So we left him securely stuffed onto the shelf with his dinner in a carry cage pressed up against the shelf. All Tim will have to do is to shut the door (we hope).

We tried to entice Amelia out of her condo this afternoon. She wasn't having a bar of the big wide world, thank you. She did tolerate pats and hair brushes. But not stepping out onto the conveniently placed stracthy pole.

 

Moet and Jerry are on the Available List. I suspect that Moet is the cat who got at the bags of crunchies stacked on the floor beside the food shelves on Better Row. She was very keen to get the door of the play place open today. I moved the secondary latch from inside to outside and it kept her in during the day. 

As are Miz and Riley. They are supposed to be bonded but Riley prefers Champ. She makes a bee line to his condo as soon as Charlie steps out. Not for the food because the girls have more in their condo. Charlie is inclined to wander into their place on the off chance of an extra nibble. Miz is not happy to share her space. She'd rather wander around. Cats are interesting.

Finally

 How long have we been at East Roseville? How long have I arrived at 7am on Wednesdays to see wet footprints wandering away down the corridor from the Shower? Well! Today I saw the towel clad bloke who owns the footprints. He didn't see me.

And, the unregistered car parked in the loading zone has disappeared. As has the boat in the basement. Changes afoot in Barcoo Street.

And Moet and Jerry have moved from their condo in the corner where Seb and Pebbles used to be. Somehow the patched mesh has failed. They have moved to the play place where they can display their superior foot tripping technique.

Moet and Jerry

Josie is much more friendly than she was when she arrived and gave birth.

Josie

And Shawna next door is settling in quickly.

Shawna

I opened Charlie and Champs condo at the same time as opening Miz and Riley's. It didn't take long for Charlie to go for a wander and for Miz and Riley to move in with Champ. Anybody want to adopt 4 cats?

Miz, Riley and Champ with Liam above.

There are new kittens in incoming who are scardey, nameless cats. Also in Isolation in Barry and Blaze's stand alone. (I hope that ensures that they will not return from foster)

And some nasty vet really chopped the end off Sweetpea's ear.

Sweetpea

Movement in photos

 Is not as desirable as movement in adoptions. But is inevitable. Trude and Prue were sitting at attention this afternoon, waiting for chicken. But as soon as I pulled out my camera one or the other moved.

 Miz and Riley have a "bonded pair" sign but they really don't act like a pair. Only one ever comes out for a wander when the door is open. Charlie likes them because they don't eat all of their crunchies and they let him come into their condo.

Riley and Miz

The folk who were going to come to adopt Yang either didn't come or got talked out of it. The sisters are both still here. Yang tends to hang out on a top shelf and Yin stays in a hidey hole. Both accept pats happily enough.

While Billy and Harley are not in the same condo (Billy is above Harley) they seem to have the one still/one moving vibe going:

Billy

Harley

I gave Harley a cuddle this afternoon and almost had to wash my face afterwards. She is very enthusiastic.

A bloke rang up about Cooper. He regularly looks after other folk's cats and wants one of his own because the hole in the house when the cat goes home is just too hard to live with. If he takes Cooper, he will be able to have other folk's cats visit because today Cooper, PC, Harry and Charlie all shared the front desk while Meatball frolicked in the corridor. Harry has been moved from Better Row to Betty's stand alone. I am not surprised that he preferred his bed on the desk: the stand alone was uncovered and hammock-less. It is habitable now.

Muffin and Venice were the last ones out in the Top Cat. (Sebastian and Pebbles had a fine ping pong ball game, Sparkle surveyed his domain and Abigail and Annabelle had a lovely time there too). I hope it is not too hard for Irene to take it down in the morning.

Muffin and Venice

Happy Harry

 Sorry I am late. Geoff usually does the night feed on Fridays but he has gone off to WA to swim with the whales and enjoy the big skies. For three weeks. . . . 

But Irene came today to catch up the paperwork on the cats who are ready for adoption. There should be new faces on our website soon. Hansel and Derek are ready to go. They want out of their stand alone. They wiggle so much it is difficult to get a good photo of them. Sod's law says that after all the efforts to get photos of them together and separate today by Irene and others, Terry will find them a home tomorrow.

Somebody was handing out clean cat beds. I don't know how Harry came to have his put on the front desk. He was happy and stayed there most of the afternoon while Cooper was on the poof under the computer.

Harry is happy

Later Charlie took up his preferred place on the visitors chair. (Lola spends her days on the conference table on Cass's hoodie in a cat bed in Opies room). Champ was tucked into a stratchy pole box.

Charlie

I agreed with Sebastian and Pebbles that they NEEDED time out in the Top Cat.

And Miz actually got up to visit them. 

Riley was not going anywhere, thank you!

Theresa's four are only three these days. The little one has gone to foster. The remainders are getting bolder. There are two white ones and one tortie. We need names beginning with T.

Amelia has been desexed and moved to Boarding. She was quite confused this afternoon. But quite needy. As was Mira. And Epsilon. Maybe it was a bit chilly back there.