Jimmy update

My cousin adopted Jimmy in January mainly to be a companion for her husband who had a terminal illness. They got on very well together and Jimmy got fat because he spent his time sitting beside “his” man. In May her husband died and Jimmy was sad. A friend came to stay with Jimmy whenever she had to go to her holiday house on the Hawkesbury River which is only accessible by boat. She loves him and he loves her so they kept each other company. The realisation, when we saw the real Jimmy, he is very adventurous and exceedingly loving. He can open most doors and tears outside for an adventure as soon as he sees an opportunity. Another friend had just had a long lived cat die. She has two others so Jimmy has gone to live with her. He is now never lonely. He hated being left for more than half a day. He now has two other cats to hang around with. He has been there for a bit over two weeks. My cousin misses him so much. He was wonderful company. But he is happy now being King of the roost in a house set up for cats. He is a gorgeous cat, albeit quite eccentric. He has lost weight!

Where is the box?

The kittens in condos are cute enough to be on a chocolate box. The pair happily played in an empty box until if fell off their upper shelf. They are a bit hissy but will soon associate folk with food.

Sue has worked hard to price all the new/good-as-new donated items for visitors and vollies. I bought Cody a tall scratchy pole because the one that Catsie gave me is getting a bit scruffy and it perhaps too short for him. His first reaction was "where is the box?"

[Notice the grass in pots being revived in the rain on the table outside. Tim says that they just need to be sprayed with water to keep them watered in the condo. But some cats, eg Felix, don't like the sound of a spray bottle even when used across the aisle.] His second reaction was "This one is just the perfect size for me."

His third reaction was "What new scratchy pole?"

Some of Dolly's kittens may be ready for adoption this weekend. Tell your friends. While I sewed a patch on the mesh of the condo below Rara's he came down from his upper shelf to keep me company and play paws. His boofy, big boy head is too big for his body which is still a teenager's undernourished, fast growing, leggy, thin tailed cat-astrophy.

PS: I spoke to the lady in Mona Vale who adopted Taylor (of Buffy and Taylor fame). She says that Tutu (aka Taylor) is the love of their life and is exceptionally affectionate to her and her husband. But if anybody visits their home, Tutu vanishes. She will not come out until they disappear. If you remember, when I visited them shortly after I delivered Taylor, she hissed at me and dove into a closet. Now I feel better knowing that she treats everybody apart from her beloved parents in exactly the same way.

Surprise at lunchtime

It was a busy day. The paper towels and gloves arrived yesterday, late. A couple of blokes came from a men's shed (that has some women builders as well) to measure up for new cages, two new vollies were trained by Sue, visitors came. I hung a cat themed wind chime on the door when I was the only person around. It worked once when I was out back in the morning but didn't work at 5 to 4 when I was handing out dinners. Better than nothing. It is on the stracthy near the buy-stuff=bookshelf just inside the second door. Tim had warned me that a quartet of kittens came in from a fosterer and that one had an eye infection that needed cream. It was hard to tell, in the morning, which kitten had the gummy eye. But eventually we worked it out and treated it. (The second photo includes the face of the white kitten).

But it wasn't until Sue was sitting with a cup of coffee at lunch time that she noticed a kitten in the next condo! Poor babies had not had any breakfast. After their lunch, Sue burritoed one to give it a good cuddle. Within five minutes the second kitten was crying for it's sibling. So I had to give it a cuddle. Hard job.

Neither of these condos had any sign. They do now. There is a new adult in Abbie's condo called Mixa. But she doesn't want to mix, thank you. By the time I left she had not touched her breakfast.

But Mia and Bella have come out of their shell/igloo.

Joy on Sunday

Lily quite enjoyed being photographed!

Also little Macy actually let me stroke her, maybe now she’s been desexed she’ll be less skittish.

Mimi decided to stay in her igloo.

Beautiful Rita still enjoying being a new Mum, her kittens look quite large considering they were born on Tuesday. She loves them.

Marmalade came and took a biscuit! Made Billy ‘bigmouth’ even more vocal.

Flash just enjoys company.

I ended up with the kittens again so quite familiar now and Cass came and helped after the welfare since there was enough of us. Lastly Luna's 3 tuxedo kittens.

Meet Sam

He is a lovely, friendly, 3 year old ginger boy who was brought in on Wednesday. He has settled into his condo above Ashleigh very well. Let's hope his cool vibe washes over her.

And next door to Ashleigh. . . . . tragedy. Buddy has lost his one white whisker.

I took Dolly's five kittens to be desexed today. One came back not desexed (Dobby the tuxedo who snuffled a few weeks ago). And another got worse snuffles after his op (a ginger and white). It is not a good idea for us not to know kittens names before they are ready to go home. Sue has priced all the stuff that we don't need. So there are bargains for kitty Christmas presents.

Rita deflated

She has had five kittens so is much slimmer now. And looks a bit shocked.

Mimi's kitten has been named Macy.

Mia has a grown up kitten, Bella, a dark tortie, added to her condo. She is more confident than Mia who stays in her igloo (except when chicken necks are offered. She pockes her head out then!)

Elona's kittens are getting big but she keeps them very close.

Gracie's five are doing well. Last week they were in two clumps now they are all together.

Joy got a photo of Silky with her five.

Another cat arrived whom I didn't meet. And Lizzie was adopted today. Just Laurie, the last of Lily's litter, waits to be picked up on Friday. I gave him a small toy to play with because he had lost his sister and he crowed as though he had just killed it.

Lily's lads last 1 day: Liz reports

They were listed on the website as available for adoption on Monday morning and were adopted by today, Tuesday. Larry and Loredo have gone together.

Laurie will be picked up on Friday.