Adoption Tails: Rachelle, Charley and Champ, Shadow, Ursula and Earl, Magnus and Sterling

Rachelle = June

Rachelle, now June

1 day: The owner has renamed Rachelle to June. She is doing great, settled in very quickly. She frequently sticks out her tongue.

1 week: The owner had a few concerns about June who has some eye discharge in the mornings and doesn't eat her dry food. They've been reassured about normal vs abnormal eye discharge. Other than that, she is great. June is now very comfortable around the house and with the owner.

1 month: June is doing great. The owner has yet to register her as she needed to move as the owner was selling.

June boarded with us for about a month and went home on Wednesday with her lovely, relaxed person. She was a delight to have at Safe!

Charlie & Champ

1 day: Charlie and Champ are doing really well, all things considered. They've eaten (or at least the food given last night was gone this morning so one could've eaten both bowls or both of them ate) and they've used the litter tray. They have chosen under the owner's bed as their safe spot rather than any of the hidey holes (2 cat towers with hidey holes and additional one created by a blanket) set up so the owner moved a storage tub out from under the bed and put in their cat bed they had from SAFE. Charlie and Champ now have a soft place to lay down under the bed. The owner is camping out in the living room until they've settled in so that the bedroom can truly be a safe room for them. In the afternoon, the owner took in a treat pouch to give the cats for being so brave! They both licked some from the pouch when she reached it under the bed to them and to her utter surprise and amazement, both licked some from the fingers when offered! The owner is so happy that they aren't too spooked and felt safe enough to get some treats from the hand. She is conscious about not pushing them but felt it was special that they were so receptive to treats.

1 week: The owner opened the door to the bedroom (their "safe room") about 2 nights ago and they have spent all night exploring the living/dining room, hallway and bathroom. The owner was quite sick and ended up sleeping on a bed in her room rather than camping out on the sofa. Poor Charlie and Champ did not like the arrangement and stayed in the living room almost all night and not in any of the hidey holes. On a more positive note, the owner has heard them playing when she is not in the room. they both are accepting treats from the owners, even from her hands! Champ has given a few hisses if they're too close. Starting yesterday, both Charlie and Champ started to follow the owner into the kitchen to explore. "They are both just so sweet. I really hope they are happy with me."

1 month: Charlie and Champ are doing really well. The owner can give Charlie pats if he is laying on one of his many cat beds! She can't go near Champ unless she has a treat tube at arm's length but given time, she's hopeful he will get there. Charlie likes to follow the owner around and see what is going on, especially if he thinks there is food involved! They both spend the late evening playing and chasing each other have a favourite night time sleep spot together in the study. The owner has registered them both with the council and she is going to get creative to work out how to give preventatives to Champ considering she can't get close yet. All in all, they are both adorable!

Shadow

1 day: Shadow's been settling in really well. He's been exploring the apartment a little each day and has been using the litter tray and eating and drinking a healthy amount of food and water.

1 week: It's going really well! He's settled in perfectly fine and is now very comfortable with the owner and their roommate. It took maybe about 3 days for him to fully settle in since he was rather skittish for the first few days.

Shadow

 1 month: He's going really well! Great with guests around. The owners have had a few guests once every few days and he's always warmed up to them really well, taking about 20-30 minutes for him to warm up and then becomes super cuddly with them.

2 months: He's been playing a bit and settled in really well. They've had some guests over at some stages and he's always warmed up to them after 30minutes. His more playful side came out recently. The owner also gave Shadow a catnip toy for his upcoming birthday and he's having so much fun!

Ursula & Earl

1 day: They're both doing fine. Ursula leads the way in most things, she is a lot more outgoing, adventurous and playful but also quite protective of Earl. She would run back to cover him on the first day. Earl is very shy and reluctant. He is going to need a lot of time, patience, persistence and treats. He will show the owners where all the hidey holes are. They both eat and drink well and had no issue with the kitty litter. The owners will be changing their names but haven't decided on what will suit their personalities just yet.

1 week: They're ok. Ursula is settling in well but Earl still hisses a lot when approached. Loves his food though. The owners are hoping it will just be a matter of time for him to come around.

1 month: They are both settling in and starting to show their comfortable/naughty sides. The owners no longer have to spend hours looking for Earl's new hiding spot and Ursula is a very vocal kitten. Many nights now they've awoken to some loud bang or crash as they play throughout the night chasing each other around. Still quite jumpy and shy but definitely getting there with treats. The owners will keep working on them to make sure they are comfortable and happy!

Magnus & Sterling

1 day: Magnus and Sterling are settling well. They've been eating, drinking and using the litter tray without issues. They're more active at night. The owner has noticed Sterling's breath as quite foul and even saw some blood in his mouth in the morning. They've been cleaning it with some baby wipes.

Magnus and Sterling

 1 week: It seems like Magnus and Sterling are not fully ready to explore beyond their safe room yet so the owners are taking it slow. The door is kept open to help them get familiar with all the different sounds. They usually sleep during the day and wake up around 5pm. Sometimes, they would venture out after dinner while the owners are watching TV. They pretend not to see the cats to let them explore on their own.

1 month: Sterling and Magnus are doing great and bring so much joy to the owners' days. Magnus is still quite sensitive to spaces outside his room.

LOVE THE BOX!

 

 

Geoffless Friday

 As will be the next three. Tommy is sulking.

I didn't have time to take any photos today so will use some of Joy's from Wednesday.

Yahtzee has become much tamer

And her kittens are healthy and playful

Their names are Battleship (brown tabby), Dice (white tail tip), Scrabble (black) and Bopit (all cream).

The photo of Pikachu on the Safe website is not good. She is getting more confident now that she is not in the busy lane. I am not sure how much she can see.

Pikachu

Lola's stand alone has been filled by a cat called Aldi. No prizes for guessing where he was found. He was brought in by one of our cat "rescuers" who is going to retire.

There may be a couple of adoptions tomorrow by separate women who came in to scout our collection. One was looking for a kitten for her 5 year old son. Then she met Shadow and fell in love. I could almost hear the thump as she fell! It was mutual too. Shadow even got out of his bed box to continue their love-in. She will be back tomorrow so that the son can choose the cat.

The other woman will be back as well. Good luck.

 I changed Trude and Prue's upper hammock for a clean one without the damage on the underside. They were not happy to be disturbed. I wonder how long it will take them to try the new one.

Teddy the cat who was surrendered on Wednesday and put in the celestial condo has been moved to where Raven was below Peaches in Welfare. If cats get adopted over the weekend, there will be more movements.

Ash gone

 Only one adoption this afternoon. As it was Mum, Dad, Son and son's mate (who looks after their cats when they are away) . . . it took a while. They had two female cats. One has recently died of old age (18yo: much the same as the Son) so they came to find a companion for her. 

When I arrived on the scene they were lusting after Tank. Too energetic, says I. Much better to have an adult to go with the 15 year old. So they moved on to Shadow and Ash. After lots of pats and discussion they chose Ash who has made amazing progress from a hissy, scardey cat when he first arrived a month or so ago into an attention seeking sook. Shadow took two years to make the same transition!

 It seems that Ash was very friendly when he was a colony cat. He just didn't like being put into a condo. He should be just fine, given time, in his new home. Seeing him walk around, he has a small body and a big head which is either a sign of exceptional intelligence or a result of having been desexed as an adult who didn't get enough food when he was a teenager.

After they left, we invited Turbo and Hiccup to step out of their condo. They declined, again.

Turbo

Amie is available. She is a sweetie.

Amie

And Pikachu likes being in Mickey's condo. She seems much more confident today.

Pikachu

And Emma's eye socket must feel less painful. She is back to her cuddlebug self.

Emma

We moved Willow back to where she used to be on Better Row. It wasn't easy. She escaped out of her condo while being "boxed" and hid under the stand alone. She was gently persuaded to walk into her own cat carrier with the broom handle.

Which reminds me. I bought a new broom for the Welfare area. Not before time!

Busy afternoon

 There were three adoptions.

First a woman rang to ask if we had any grey kittens. She wanted to replace her ferret who died aged 8 after a hard start recovering from being shaken by a dog. She saw George on our website. George played hard to get, of course. I introduced her to Princess the not-ready-yet big fluffy grey in Boarding. She chose George who was surprisingly easy to get into her carrier. So I feel they will settle down together nicely.

The couple who adopted Bear instead of George might be surprised when they pick him up on Monday.

Then a woman came from her apartment in Sussex St, Sydney to do the paperwork for Onyx who is in foster.

Then a young man came for a quick look at the cats at 3:45pm. It wasn't a quick look. But because he had such a lovely Scottish accent he was forgiven. (His accent is just like Sean the Shepherd's on YouTube. . . great viewing if you like to watch dogs herding sheep and ducklings). He fell in love with Tank, the first kitten he saw. (Lilly's kittens were all being desexed in Fairfield at their donor's expense). Tank liked him too.

Tank

 Then he spotted Pip Squeak who is in Luna's condo. Pippy was his charming self. 

Pip Squeak

 Pikachu was interested in meeting him but a bit shy.

Then I introduced him to Shadow and they had an instant relationship. It is amazing how Shadow has taken to people in the last month.

Shadow

He will be back on Sunday to make his choice.

More names needed

 I got to the cattery before the Willoughby collection. So gleefully planned schlepping out bags to fill others bins. But, the trolley was obstructed by boxes and bags of litter so I decided that I would wait for the Cousins bins. Which we did before lunch. And the Willoughby bins were still not emptied. They were by the time that I left. But even though the store room had been somewhat cleared, I decided not to get out the trolley into the pouring rain. Sorry tomorrow. There are bags on the balcony.

We had 3 lots of adopters this afternoon. One couple came to adopt Bear. They had been in on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Initially they wanted George because he is grey like their previous, much beloved cat. But George is Shy and Bear is liquidly loving. They did the paperwork despite a computer malfunction. They will collect him on Monday because they are going away this weekend.

The next couple had been before as well. They are in love with Ryan of Lilly's litter in Enclosure 3 (the one out of which 5 kittens explode at every meal time). But somebody else has bagsed him . . . if we have the correct kitten. They don't have microchip numbers in the computer so it is difficult to tell them apart from the tiny photos. This couple will return.

The final couple came to look at George. Of course Bear came up for cuddles. I showed them other kittens. They were entranced. I showed them adults. They were enthusiastic. They decided that an adult would suit them better and had trouble deciding between Shadow and Luma. Shadow was very friendly. 

Shadow

But Luna was loving. So they chose her. Done! I think it is a very good match for all three of them.

In the meantime, Claire took photos and videos in Incoming. She has named the six fluffy kittens in the stand alone:

Fluffy tabby (white diamond): Choux

Fluffy tabby with white moustache: Souffles (with a grave on the e)

Fluffy tabby: Mont Blanc

Fluffy tabby with left beauty spot: Brulee

short hair tabby: Kingston

tabby, short hair and orange: Monte Carlo

 The last kitten is probably a calico so is female. Perhaps she can be Monte Carla.

 Peache's kittens are all well and have moved to Incoming to Shadow's condo. They don't quite know how to jump up the levels. They are used to scrambling up the wires of the stand alone or swinging up the hammocks. They need Peachy names.

Peaches kittens

Aziza's girl kittens have been desexed. So next weekend should be a bumper adoption weekend. And there is still an Adom.

Aziza's girls

Adom

You can tell from the quality of the photos the Joy is back. Hurrah!

106

 I was curious and counted the cats in the cattery this afternoon. One hundred and six cats and kittens.

The most recent two are doing well. Cordelia is getting up to eat so I got a good photo of them.

Cordelia's two, at two days old

 Bree's three were on display as well. She keeps well to the rear and spits.

Bree plus 3

I tried to take a good photo of Le Clerc because the one on the Safe Haven website is very blurred. Mine were all as bad. That cat doesn't like to stand still. We let him out for a wander and a vollie took lots of photos with her phone. I hope she can send them to Irene to upload. He had a lovely play with the bobbles on a stick.

Gracie was out today. . . not out of her condo but off her sleeping shelf. It is a long time since her kittens were adopted. It would be good if she started to accept chin rubs as Shadow is doing in Incoming.

Gracie

Likewise, Ezra in Isolation, of the fluffy feet. He still spits.

Ezra

I carried Casper from Isolation to Wolfie's stand alone. No problem. He enjoyed it as much as I did. It didn't take him long to settle down. He will be on the "available" list as soon as he has been vaccinated.

Peaches and four of her kittens are back from the vet. She is in the stand alone in Isolation. She and the kittens have had two lots of medicine for their intestinal parasites. The littlest ones aren't eating well but Peaches is back to feeding them and she is eating well. Throw away any poo'y towels. We have plenty of towels. And no spare bags of washing today!

Don't know why nobody has snaffled Zoe and Maddy. They came in together but don't really seem to get on well. (Perhaps a clash of two dominant females). They enjoyed time in the top cat.

Zoe above, Maddy below, as usual

Cordelia is a mum

 I could tell that something was going on this morning when she wasn't waiting anxiously for her breakfast. I had a quick peak and saw one baby. Later on I saw another. Don't know if she had them today or I just missed the second one on my first brief peek. Later I got photos:

Cordelia with white with black kitten

Cordelia with white and ginger kitten

 We will have to read up on our Shakespeare to get names for them. There may be more by tomorrow.

Bree is getting more relaxed. We need names for her great gingers.

Bree and her ?boys

I tried to make friends with Shadow. He was not thrilled but submitted to being touched, briefly. Charley made real friends with him earlier so perhaps he was sick of the attention by the time I got to him.

Shadow

The other girl Shadow, on the other side of that condo block, renamed Codie, has got the sloppy, smelly poos. She may have got it from Peaches. Peaches and family are at the vets for tlc.

Zoe and Maddy are available for adoption, separately. One of them had inappropriate urinating problems in the home that she came from. So we have not labeled them as a bonded pair. Often two females together, if they are not related, have dominance issues that result in inappropriate peeing. 

Zoel and Maddy

The other Zoe is ready to a proper home, she tells me.

Zoe

And Wolfie has gone to his home. A young woman came in to adopt him from the play place. It was a wonderful opportunity to have a final cuddle. I quickly trimmed 6 of his nails before he realised what I was doing. I gave the trimmers to his new owner to finish off the job. All his daughters have been adopted as well.

 

Rebagged

 On Wednesday I left Safe with a huge bag of washing. Somebody had sewn a pretty print of cartoon cats into a laundry bag that would have been big enough for Santa to deliver presents to the Old Lady who Lived in a Shoe. Sue thought I looked hilarious. The bag held four loads of washing. I cut it into two to make two laundry bags of a more reasonable size.

Cody approved

Mateo was collected yesterday so his small condo was free. We moved Prime into there. He is the biggest of the kittens in Mia's condo and added greatly to the havoc of feeding time by greedying as much tucker as he could get his paws on. Moved into his own condo he hid in the hammock. And wasn't interested in his dinner! He is available for adoption.

Prime

As are Prue and Trude. Irene took lots of cats to the vet this morning. It is great to see their name cards changed to pink!

Prue and Trude

Also good to see was Archie out of his Pub Box. His face is cleaner but he needs to work on his body.

Archie

And also great to see was Shadow in Incoming responding to occasional visitor Christine.

Shadow

Now we know that he likes pats, we all need to give them to him.

Aziza and co were moved out of Isolation because a small kitten with ringworm was moved in. A and the little A's are in the Palace. I moved one of the Lola anointed stratchy poles from the front foyer into the palace so that the kittens could move vertically to get to Aziza. (My chosen names have been approved).

A visitor came to choose a second kitten to go with her boy kitten. She fell for Hui Hui because Tim W has her trained to be carried around lying on her back in his arms! She may well be back tomorrow at 10am to adopt her (after consulting her mother).

Don't waste a good name

 The black cat that I called Mickey because Michelle brought him in on Wednesday, had already been named Shadow.

Shadow

So Katie used "Mickey" for a ginger and white cat with a sore foot. (Perhaps somebody kicked him. He is very wary and street soiled). Young Mary has cleaned herself up beautifully and is now friendly.

Mickey

I spent some time brushing out Cherry's undercoat which is excessively fine and gets up your nose and everywhere else. She clung to me as I brushed her. I don't know if that was because she was so grateful to get rid of the fluff or because she felt exposed down at ground level.  I imagine that her owners will think that we have starved her when they pick her up on Sunday because she looks slimmer,

Cherry

And I brushed Yuki in the hopes that it might get her adopted. She tolerated it for a minute and then had had enough before I could get to her bib.

Yuki

Chi Chi is still in the box

I gave Luigi a bit of a brush too. But he was more interested in CHICKEN!

Luigi

We have another pair of torties on Naughty Row, under Melody. Don't know why we bother with beds sometimes.

Gia and Winnie

Adoption tails: Lucky 14th

 On Sept 14 this year, Miko, Shadow and Wilson were adopted.

Miko

Miko

Her new owner enthuses:

1 day: "She has been very calm and friendly using her litter tray and eating her food she’s enjoying the sunny spots looking out at the garden.
She’s a great explorer and is very nosey. She is watching me work at the moment and keeps my chair warm when I have a stretch I think she’s going to be a great addition to our family”
1 week: "Miko is divine and such a good girl. No accidents with litter tray and full of fun. She has started to play with toys. We bought her some treats from the vet and built her a climbing area which she loves. Miko has settled in incredibly well and seems very happy."
1 month: "Miko is such a sweet girl she loves watching Dr Jeff Rocky Mountain vet whilst having cuddles She has settled in great no accidents and she loves playing with her toys. She loves a nap in the sunshine”

Shadow

Shadow

1 week: Her new owner had a house visit as she had a couple of questions about set up and nail clipping. Shadow is otherwise settling in very well.
1 month: Shadow is doing very well. Her owner is very grateful for the nail clipping visit. Shadow was a bit frightened but with the "expert's" tips even her new owner's partner was finally able to clip them this week.

Wilson

Wilson

1 day: "He did really well for his first night with us. He's very affectionate and always tries to stand next to us. He's claimed a spot in one room that he goes to whenever there's a noise outside that freaks him out, not a big fan of the gardener with his leaf blower”
1 week: Wilson has been amazing, settled in comfortably and is very affectionate.
1 month: Wilson is doing great. Always playing or sleeping. And is the star of some lovely videos.