Adoption Tails: Hazelnut, Suga, Tommy and Mia

Tommy and Mia adopted May 1, 2022

 

 1 day: Tommy was instantly out and about when he was let out of his cage and wandering around. Mia came out a few times but spent the day in her cat cage in a dark room set up for her. They've both been using their litterbox, eating and drinking (they have separate bowls for now so he knows if they are or aren't). As for renaming then, the owner thinks he's going to keep their names. Tommy responds well to his. 

Tommy liked a lap from day 1

Another day: He spent some time with Mia and made some great progress. She ate outside her room and let him give her a quick pat. After a few days, Mia has started to warm up and she's doing very well. 

 

The following day: she made behavoural improvements. She came up to her owner while he was getting her food. She's definitely a slow eater but Tommy is learning to leave her bowl 
alone.

1 week: Mia is out and about exploring the place and doesn't spend much time in her room anymore.

1 month: They're both doing well. Tommy is a lazy boy but loves chasing laser pointers. Mia, whilst still very shy has become a lot more affectionate. She'll come up for pats and will hang around their owner for most of the day. 

Mia had some flu symptoms along with her hissy breathing but she seems to be doing very well now.

Suga, adopted May 13, 2022

Before he was picked up from foster care: Suga has been renamed Leo. He came for a visit and stayed 2.5 hours. He explored his manin room, played with his toys and used his new litter box!

1 day: He's very much at home already.

1 week: He was taken to the vet for his third vaccination and she remarked on how confident he is! He loves exploring the house . . . but lkes to retreat back to "his" sofa.

1 month: "One happy cat!" They love him already, although he only seems to love his food.

Hazelnut, adopted May 14, 2022

1 day: She loved exploring her new house. Her new owners gave her access to a small part of the house to not overwhelm her. She has been eating well. She used the litter tray yesterday for a poo but has had a few pee accidents.

1 week: She has settled in really well and loves playing and sleeping. She is using her litter tray properly and has thoroughly explored the whole house. She loves sitting on her owner when she's watching TV and sleeping in her daughter's room. She is very curious.

Hazelnut 1 week

1 month: Hazelnut is doing well, her owner thinks she is very settled. She is exploring everything and has grown. Her balance and jumping ability are improving. She loves playing. She doesn’t always eat all her food and sometimes she thinks Hazelnut needs the security of them being around before she will eat. Hazelnut is left alone while she is at work and when her daughter is at school. If she works from home, Hazelnut usually sleeps most of the day. She is curious about what is beyond the back door or the windows but doesn't try to escape.

Hazelnut supervises WFH

More Gingers

 Since last Wednesday, Gracie, Dumpling and Matteo have been adopted from Safe Haven and Suga and Hazelnut from foster. To counterbalance that outflow, we have new cats, currently parked in Boarding but soon to be elsewhere. Like Puma who is a young (6-12 month old) ginger whose fur reminds me of a Burmese's fur. But his face is all ginger DSH:

Puma

He is a loving armful and had a fine time in the play place.

Next door is Monika who most folk would call a boy because most gingers are boys.

Monika

But poor Zoe (not the old one but a new one) in Incoming went to the vet to be checked and came back a Zack and without any teeth. He is on soft food only at the moment. The old Zoe has gone to foster along with Archie and Beckie. I had a frantic phone call at 8:30am from her fosterer to say, on a very bad line, that she had found a paw in her carrier. I called back and learned that it was a claw not a paw so explained that cats shed their claw sheaths regularly. Peach also went to the vet and came back without any teeth. She has retired to her bed box.

Back to the new kids in Boarding. There is Yoko and Linda. Don't know who named them. Or who is who.

Yoko and Linda

And there are two new mums with kittens that Joy didn't get a photo of. Next time.

In the meantime, Cheena and Bubbles are settling down with us.

Cheena and Bubbles

And Wanda's kids are ready to move to the Cat Room and get adopted. . . . but only if those blinky eyes are not flu. . . . ..

Quentin, Bingo, Pickles, Squiggle

(Can we please change Squiggle's name to Squire. Imagine how undignified the cat will be as an adult being called Squiggle!)