Aslan adopted and Piglet picked up

 A day for alliterations!

 I learned from taking Aslan to the vet on Tuesday after breakfast: he threw it up and crapped on the way. Today, I went early to Safe Haven before his breakfast and after his morning poo. It was an almost odourless trip. . . . and quite short.

He was not happy to be back in an enclosure. And the vollies didn't recognize him. "He is so plump and his fur is fantastic."  Plus he wasn't complaining about anything. Irene did the adoption to his new family in Mosman. I think they will all be happy together. And I will try to keep my kitchen as clean as he has trained me to do it, in his honor.

Aslan ignores what is on TV just so long as he is close to you

 

 This afternoon Piglet was picked up which was nice for the Friday vollies who loved on her in the morning.

Piglet and her new staff! 

 

And Robin visited. She hopes to make it a more regular visitation. She celebrated by naming the kittens in "Incoming" as Sparky (because she loved the all-black horse of her childhood neighborhood) and Moet (to continue the sparkling theme). Will these names stick? Who knows.

Moet and Sparky

She took photos of her old mates Julie and Bassuria (who is much thinner than last she saw him).

And we visited Gideon who is moving more and eating a bit more. . . . sometimes. (Dinesh is definitely eating more, talking more, enjoying his position next to the feeding table to the max!)

Gideon

One of Peaches' kittens has been whisked off by their fosterer because she noticed that his gums were very red on Wednesday. Today she noticed that Peaches has some bald patches.

Peaches minus one

 

Adoption Tails: Sparky, Lucy and Junior, Max

 Sparky, now Sparkle

1 day: Sparky slept in the bed last night and broke the bedside lamp (which the owner did not like so "Well done Sparky". He has toileted and had some wet food which he quite liked. The owner is off to the pet shop to get some more essentials for Sparky and is keen to set up a direct debit for a donation.

Sparky

No 1 week response

1 month: The owner found out as he went into his local council to register Sparky that Sparky is in fact named "Sparkle" and this is what he will be sticking with. "Sparkle is a stellar champion!" The owner has been experimenting and settled on a diet that Sparkle likes. The owner will put the food down and turn around and the food will be gone versus tolerable/disliked food that will take all day or even go untouched. 

The owner plans to introduce a dog (Chihuahua and Jack Russell cross) named Billy who may become a regular visitor if Sparkle and Billy get along. Billy will be in a carrier for Sparkle to meet at home and the first few visits will stay this way until they become accustomed to each other. All in all, Sparkle is well settled in at home, coming up to the owner's ankle for pats and initiating games. "Truth of the matter is that Sparkle saved me."

 

Lucy & Junior, now Pepper & Ginger

1 day: They're doing great. Lucy, who the owners are now calling Pepper, is so affectionate and Junior, now Ginger, is pretty shy but has come out of the cat cage for food and water. They've both used the litter tray. They are both so sweet and the girls were up at 6am this morning, playing with Pepper. The owner even introduced Pepper to her team over a work Teams call as she was sitting on her lap. Ginger is taking a little longer and definitely prefers it when it's not so noisy (with the kids).

Lucy now Pepper

 1 week: They're both just gorgeous. Ginger is slowly getting used to the family and sits with them in the evenings now. Pepper is so cuddly. Naomi (one of SAFE's day managers) will visit the family soon.

Junior now Ginger

1 month: They're both doing so well. The family loves them. Ginger has totally come out of her shell and loves being picked up and having cuddles. Pepper loves all the attention and wakes everybody up first thing in the morning for breakfast. Pepper and Ginger like to sit outside on the verandah which is enclosed with pool gates so they can't get out. They get some outside time but they're not allowed out into the bush. "They're a fantastic addition to the family and we are all smitten."

Pepper and Ginger

Max

Max was adopted by Cherry's owner (adopted back in Nov 2021)

1 day: Max is doing well. He is in his own room and has been eating, drinking and using the litter tray. The owner has also been in contact with Tim for advice which they have been following. Max loves to sit on the owner's desk, especially during meetings.

Max

1 week: Max has settled in well, however he and Cherry (resident cat) do not get along at all. Cherry is still hissing and growling at Max and Max would chase her down. The family is still trying different ways to get them to play nice.

1 month: Cherry and Max aren't getting along unfortunately but they're both boarding at SAFE for the next few days so hopefully they have a chance to reset when they both return home and play nice with one another.

New enclosures

 These are very spacious for one cat. I imagine that they will be used for families. Prue and Trude were overexposed so I put up a modesty sheet to shield them from the front door traffic and put a towel over the transparent dome on the igloo that they were hiding in. They did come out for chicken. Sydney (next door) didn't.

Prue and Trude

These enclosures will be fun to clean because you can stand up easily in them. But I think the floor will take a beating. I will have to make more triangular hammocks for the cats to loll in.

Mimi also came out for chicken. She was so thrilled that she arched her back and her tail stuck through the top of her wigwam and made it fall to pieces. She may be sleeping on top of a felt bed tonight.

Mimi

Spot, another new cat from a foster home is still sulking. He didn't fancy any chicken. It is a pity that Sparky's sang froid didn't infect that stand alone.

Spot

I forgot to bring in a newspaper for Pickle. As there was lots of cardboard around, I made a nesting box out of a sheet of it with the help of the Stanley blade and the stapler. I put some odd bits of paper in it and placed it behind a modesty sheet in Pickle's stand alone. She immediately jumped in and started to scratch at the paper. There might be kittens by tomorrow morning! Then I found the new mop and bucket in a perfectly sized box! The mop is put together and the box is on top of Pickle's stand alone in case it is needed.

Geoff made friends with blind Hermione.

Hermione

Adoption drought broken!

 Eight cats were adopted over the weekend: Astra and Zaria, Arlo and Annie, Roman, Sparky, Trixie and Mabel. And one was adopted today from foster by the fosterer before it even was posted. And Kat has been posted as available so with any luck, she will go tomorrow!

Or course, there has been lots of rearrangement because of this. Mia and Hugo are the only cats out on Better Row. She demonstrated how much better it is there by staying in her condo even though the door was wide open for at least half an hour!

Ted has moved to Arlo and Annie's stand alone.

Ted

Max has moved to the other side of the smaller AWL condo block.

Max

Niether look happy. But Dexter does where he is below Tosca.

Dexter

Isolation has "new" condos donated to us from Mona Vale Vet. They have a distressing tendency to stain when poo'd on and the doors are a bit tricky to close. But Gracie and her kittens have the run of the upper layer of the one that has been put together. 

The bottom layer is marked for Sabrina and her kittens and across the way is another set to be installed for Elsa and her lot. We might have to rename this room the Nursery. Elsa and her kittens are on medication and have to be separated into a cat carrier to eat their dose. Only two of the six ate voluntarily. Sue and I had to spoon feed the others. Made me feel as though I was force feeding suffragettes.

Lola got back into her stand alone with the encouragement of soft food. (Thank you Paris)

Lola

And the three boys were happy when I installed a hammock big enough for all three of them. They spent the night in the play place because they couldn't be enticed back into their stand alone. They did it for dinner tonight.

Just a reminder not to leave rolls of paper towel on top of stand alones.

Oh, and I forgot to mention. The mop died. It fell into two pieces. It is an ex-mop.

Time for somebody to go to Bunnings to buy a new one.

Reluctant Louise

 Now we know who is who of Thelma and Louise who have been on Better Row for months. They are ready to be adopted and have been moved to Leon's condo. Thelma (the friendly tortie) was no trouble to move. Louise escaped to under the food shelves. She came out from under for chicken. Gradually I enticed her back into her condo and put the carrier in there just in case she fell for that old trick. No way. When Tim tried to grab her she escaped to under the food shelves again.

We let her settle down and did something else. 

Eventually she was in a place where Tim could grab her with the big blue gloves. She managed to bite through the gloves to his finger. 

We let her settle down and did something else.

Then she escaped into the main room behind Sparky's stand alone. We encouraged her to move towards her new condo. Eventually while she was looking at me in front of her, Tim grabbed her from behind and hoisted her up into her condo. She fell into Thelma's arms. 

It may take her a while to trust us again. Chicken will help.

Thelma and Louise moved

 

Davo was not trouble to move below Billy. He was having a lovely play just before I snapped this photo.

Davo

 Astra and Zaria who were in Davo's condo are now in the stand alone by the filing cabinet with Roman.

Lola has another new position. This one has a bankie. She looks like she is winking at me but I think she has a sore eye.

Lola

I learned Hugo's history. He was a street cat who had trouble breathing. A pair of kind souls took him to a vet who discovered that he had a diaphragmatic hernia. . . . ie a hole in his diaphragm which let his guts move into his chest. The vet operated. The incision was from pubic bone to breast bone. His innards were put back where they were supposed to be and he was sewn up. The two kind souls paid the astounding vet bill but didn't have anyway to keep him. So we took him. 

He LOVES chicken.

Lola has a new role

 Lola has taken over being office cat from Ginger George and Tiger. This afternoon she sat on a visitor's chair for an hour. She then moved to sit on the desk.

Adele

Luckily that was after I did the paperwork for Adele who has been adopted by a lovely, older lady whose cat died some time ago and who is now ready for another. Adele went into her carrier (a top loader) with no trouble at all. And didn't make a sound as I carried her down to the car. They will be happy together.
 

Devo and Queenie have been adopted but are still with us. They are boarding until Sunday while their new people get themselves sorted. The boarding area is already booked out so they get to stay in their own condo.

Sparkle has moved into Junior and Lucy's stand alone. And his name has been changed to Sparky. 

Sparky

I gave Virgo more light in her corner condo. She seems to always been peering out without the hissing.

Virgo

Kenzie looks as though she needs a good brush. There is a tiny brush on a long stick in her condo. I tried stroking her with it, gently. She, just as gently, pushed it away. Tiny steps. .  . . .   

Kenzie

Bumper weekend

After Socks on Friday, Dallas, Danielle, Pepsi, Sparky and Sunny were all adopted on Saturday. That left Douglas to be adopted on Sunday. Sparky is the brother of Socks. That litter hasn't been listed as available yet. I dropped by the four carriers that I picked up from Pittwater Animal Hospital last Friday today, as I was passing by. It seems that the ring worm quarantine kittens are now out of quaranteen so will be available for next weekend!