Amazing weekend

 8 adoptions over the weekend including the F kittens (Frankie and Floyd), Panda, Bubble and Squeek, Suzie and Sirocco.

And today Peaches and her son Biscuit were washed to exclude all traces of ring worm.They have moved to next to Maxi. And Lolli and Gracie were washed as well and moved to Panda's stand alone. There are now only two kittens in Isolation. Let's hope they will be the last there for months. 

Lollie

Gracie

 Geoff came and cut holes in the single condos in the Transit Lounge. He installed the unscrewable doors so that two condos can be made into one for larger families of kittens. We currenly have one group of six tiny kittens below Rosy.

 

And Persephone has been moved to Lola's small stand alone (which was most recently occupied by the F kittens). Geoff investigated the latch that they (the F's) managed to open last week. His simple solution is to use one of the clips that came on toys given to us by Mariko several Christmases ago. I have used them for hammocks for enclosures as well. I took a photo of one in action with the Safe phone but couldn't send it to myself. My own phone was at home, of course and my camera has died). Perhaps Irene can upload it here or on Facebook. 

Prue and Trude were going to come back but their fosterers couldn't get them into cat carriers. They will try again. They have been gone for a long time. 

A mum and son came in to find a kitten to go with their young cat who is driving their old cat crazy. They loved Maxi. And will probably be back.

An elderly lady came in to get a cat because her dog is missing their previous cat so much. She may return. She rather fancied Phoenix.

Phoenix

 A family came in to find a friend for their big boy kitten. They liked almost everybody. But especially liked Maxi.  

 

Adoption Tails: Suzie

 

Suzie newly adopted

 1 day: Suzie was stressed in the car and it was a pretty long drive from SAFE. She was put into her safe room and her owner sat on a chair in the room and talked to her. She wasn't stressed after about 3 hours and wanted attention. She spent the first night sleeping under the bed but wasn't interested in staying in the safe room. She follows her owner around everywhere and they spend all day together. Suzie is a great companion for her and she loves the company because she lives alone. She has been scratching the carpet and the lounge a little but her owner understands that it will take time, patience and consistency and is happy to work with her. She already has scratching posts. She believes Suzie has used the litterbox (she hasn't cleaned it yet) and she has been eating and drinking. She has been renamed Lovey. Her niece suggested the name Lovey for her next cat, which is now Suzie.

1 week: Lovey has been sleeping near her owner’s head at night since the second day. She likes to sleep and sit near her owner during the day, and will often play at night. She is eating well and her owner is cautious about how much food she’s getting. Her owner really needed a cat like Lovey and thinks that they were destined to be companions. They are both very happy.

1 month: Lovey is doing really well. She has a lot of toys and some tunnels which she loves to play with. She sleeps with her owner at night. She is very active at night and loves to play but always comes back to bed. Her daughter bought a laser pointer toy today and she loves it. She has been a great addition to the family and everyone is very happy.

Suzie

Up Close

 The Coffee kittens had been in the play place since we left them there on Wednesday afternoon. Nobody else got a turn. But we managed to get them back into their stand alone at dinner time and moved it to where Bean will be easy for his potential adopters to see him on Sunday.

Coffee kittens

A couple came in to meet Rikki. The girlfriend hasn't had a cat before. He is very experienced. She liked Rikki because she is an all ginger girl. He liked Mayka because she is so pretty and also Suzie because his previous cat died at 23 and he knows there is a lot of life left in Suzie besides . . . . Suzie liked him. I sent them away with all the accessories to think about it overnight. (And hope he can talk her into Suzie who would be the best cat for them). They have a ground floor flat with a fence type screen on their balcony which will be an escape route for either Rikki or Mayka.

Clyde came in with a pet shop donation. We are overwhelmed with expired food and clumping litter.

Two of the supermodel kittens have been desexed. One was wearing her collar properly. The other had hers around her hips. She might have wiggled out of it by tomorrow. 

the good supermodel kitten

Jayde reckons that the short tailed cats are Japanese bob tail cats. Dora is the tabby and white. Diego is the tuxedo. Can we give them Japanese names please? They have recovered from the shock of coming to us and are friendly.

Dora

Amelia was friendly too .

Amelia

. . . it was probably the chicken. And Mayka likes being beside the Beatle brides.

Mayka

Yoko typically more reserved

Linda, as always, in your face

Softies

 I didn't take any photos this afternoon because I couldn't get to my camera. Tim was training Vicky about how to negotiate the Shelter Buddy adoption process with a real client. It took ages. The poor woman looked exhausted. She will pick up Zac tomorrow. In the meantime, Zac was perfectly happy in his condo.

Vicky didn't get to practice her chicken distribution technique. I had to do it. 

I actually got to pat Gus although Max was skittish. I patted Callie but Rosie, her sister wouldn't even eat her bit of chicken. And Raffiki and A? have incredibly soft fur. Even Princess allowed a pat. Means I am continually F10-ing my hands but I don't mind.

Left over Joy photos from Wednesday:

Kitty ate her chicken while I watched which is a first.

Kitty

So did her downstairs neighbour, Ziggy. The other Ziggy above Lucky is a loving spoonfull. . . . any excuse for a cuddle!

Suzie needs a good brush, as well as a hug.

Suzie

And Sabrina is a bossy boots who doesn't want to be touched or to have Lulu touch any of the chicken.

Lulu

Sabrina

Theodore got thirds because he is still on wet food only and is starving. He sweet talks to Amelia which is very cute.

Vicky learns to do magic

Bubbles and Cheena have been moved back into boarding which only has one boarder and Theodore who is getting more charming (and less pongy) every day. Suki was visiting today but she doesn't count (until she does a really stinky poo). It seems that Cheena has a middle ear infection which is most unusual in a cat and is why she holds her head on an angle. She is on long lasting antibiotics. She loves to be stroked, even with a comb. Bubbles is not so keen but warms up if you are persistent.

Bubbles (L) and Cheena

 We have a new pair of cats, who arrived together and were put into the same condo (Dynamo's). They didn't appear to get on very well. One, black fluffy, is upstairs and the other, dark tortie, hides in a grey, square igloo. They are Lily and Shelly. . .. no clues about who is who from the names.

Shelly/Lily

Sammy and Cypher have settled down. They were enthusiastic about chicken. Because they got seconds, I asked Vicky who did the chicken delivery service today, to give Bambi and Thumbelina seconds as well. I am sure that they know exactly who is across the aisle from them and if they get special treatment from the days when they were all in foster care together.

Sammy and Cypher

Zac has been moved into Fern's condo (she has been picked up by her adopters). He was a bit shocked at first but the chicken did its magic.

Zac got seconds

Casper and Suzie missed out on seconds. They will remember!

Casper and Suzie missed on seconds

And here is Catsie's cat Tasha's reaction to her bruised temple:

Horrors!

 

Prueless Wednesday

 I  swapped with Tim and Katie for Friday to let them go to a concert. But Joy was there and sent photos.

Juliet may be missing Romeo

Diego testing his new bedroom furniture

Luigi and Bambi are boarding

Thumbelina and Bambi

Lisa and Maggie

Princess and Precious

Suzie

Tip, the boarder

Sabrina and Lulu

Flu begone

 I arrived around midday to a busy scene: there were new vollies being trained, lots of regular vollies and Geoff trying to get odd jobs done before having to leave, Helen came in to be trained in the new computer system. We will all have to learn how to log on when we come to do our shifts. . . . yet another password to remember!

The coffee shop kids had been in the play place since the day before. I sat with them to have my lunch. The tuxedo, Bean, was very keen to share my salami. The others had to be tempted with tiny fragments. But when it came time for chicken, 3 of the 4 jumped into their stand alone to get their share. I had to carry the last, reluctant tabby and white one in. Will have to learn their names.

Now Caramel can have a turn. She is staying an extra day or two because her people's travel plans have been delayed. That's no trouble for us as she is a sweetie.

Caramel

We are fully booked for the school holidays which start next Friday. And every condo is occupied. Baby was moved out of the big stand alone in incoming. Her flu is much better. She LOVES chicken so she will get the leftovers today. Bubbles and Cheena have been moved in to her big one because their condo in Boarding was a mess of splatters. One of them has an ear that needs to be "drained".

Dymano is looking better but definitely not dynamic.

Dynamo

Diesel accepted seconds of chicken (Joy's instructions) without a sneeze. And Oreo, below him, is a girl. Our previous Oreos have been boys. Perhaps Orio for a girl. Or Oriette, Orea, Oray. . the possibilities are endless. One of the vollies spent so much time with her at the end of her shift that I was tempted to check her bag as she left!

Oreo-f

Suzie is looking much better too. So this has been a mild, albeit highly contagious strain of cat flu.

Suzie

Even the supermodel kittens have got over it. And, because of the extra attention and medications, they are much more friendly. . . . . or was it the chicken?

Cindy, Kate, Naomi

And Helena upstairs is more wary because she has had more stuff put into her eyes.

Helena

Close shave

 Hana got out of her condo yesterday evening and spent the night "on the town". There was food scattered all along Naughty Row. It gives me a shock when I arrive to a condo with both its doors opened. But I ignored them and got on with my routine of taking out the garbage bags before the garbos arrived (24 of them) and feeding the starving hordes. I was careful to keep the doors closed to out the back so was confident that she "must be here somewhere". I looked high first. No signs (and there is plenty of dust for her pawprints). Last place I looked was under the laundry shelves. Under the bottom bath mats shelf there was something fluffy. When I touched it, a growl came from the shelf. Found! I put her carrier in front of the shelf, covered and cozy and went to the next room for a while. 

Fifteen minutes later, she had moved into the carrier and got taken back to her condo. She wasn't very happy to be home.

Hana

The man who "rescued" Max and Gus from his work place rang to ask how they are getting along. He rang just when Sandy was offering them some chicken. I took some photos to send to him. I have asked him who is whom.

Max and Gus

 

 

We have another grey and white surrendered cat like Suzie who is settling down well. 

 

Suzie

The new one is Fern. She is very friendly but horrified and shocked at not being where she belongs.

Fern