Forgetful Prue

 No photos again. I left my camera at home and my phone is still at the shop getting fixed.

Mariko had the day off from her jobs (one is a Haig's chocolates and she left some of their goodies). She reports that Rebel and Melody are getting on OK together. She can stroke Rebel with a stick. And she only has 3 mice left. Perhaps the mice died of fright because of the cat smell! Luckily the mouse breeder that she took the surplus from has given up breeding mice.

She brought, of course, a big bag of Christmas toys for the cats. They are in the form of three coloured, rope covered balls possibly with catnip inside which hang from a nifty hook. We put one on the handle if the box the Tosca hides in. The red ball managed to fall into her water bowl. And the water was stained bright red! 

I think she needs to get a refund from whoever sold her those cat toys.

A pair of Chinese ladies came to get their first cat (since the younger was 5 years old). They liked Molly whom they had seen on the website. And Dexter, and Yuki, and Angus and. . . . .  They have some preparation still to do at home before adopting one.

Since the beginning of the month, Margurete, Kittah and Hunter have been adopted. 

I schlepped two bags of washing, 1 bag of recyclables, a disgusting cat carrier and litter tray down to the loading zone and left them there. Rosanna has done the same thing. So I am not the only vacated minded vollie at the end of a long day. Luckily Sue was still then when I got home and can rescue the things I left behind.  I will get them on Friday.

Recent photo of Cody will have to do.

Upside down Cody

Adoption Tails: Simon

 Simon

1 day: He loves the spare room and has three places to hide and nap. He didn’t touch his dinner last night but ate breakfast and dinner today. He’s used his litter tray perfectly too. “He literally can’t get enough pats and scratches” and he has had half an hour of exercise play today. His owners sat at either end of the room and rolled a tennis ball to each other and he had so much fun chasing it. “When he goes into a sleeping place we take that as a sign he’s had enough, but within hours we’ll hear him meow and we’ll visit and have another pat play session. He seems pretty relaxed, we’re letting him set the pace”.

 When they visited SAFE yesterday, they didn’t intend to fall in love as they recently lost their previous cat. When his owners stood in front of his condo, Simon meowed at them and bunted their hands. Since he spoke up when they were deciding to adopt him, they renamed him Locutus, Latin for ‘the one who speaks’. For short, they’re calling him Locky.

 

4 days: His first adventure out of his safe room wasn’t a big deal. He’s happily napping while his owners are watching a movie. “Just likes being close to us, we couldn’t feel luckier to have found him”.

  1 week: He has really come out of his shell and sleeps on his owner’s pillow. His owners bought him a scratching post and some more toys, but he “can’t get enough pats”. They had 7 friends come over last night and he was getting pats from everyone before snoozing on the couch next to them. He is very social and loves the den they have made out of the TV cabinet. His owners have said “he’s perfect” and it’s a “match made in heaven”. “We appreciate him so much”.

one month

 1 month: “He was way too playful for either of us to keep up, so we got him a brother to play with”. His new sibling, Ninja, is three months younger and they play chase games, wrestle, and play with toys. “It’s a riot. He couldn’t be more spoiled. He’s a pretty happy boy, so much more affectionate now.”

2 months

 

Adoption Tails: Fluffy and Little Monster

 Fluffy and Little Monster

1 day: Fluffy and Little Monster have settled in very well. They are eating well and using their litter tray. Monster is more confident and enjoys pats with everyone, loves to be on anyone's lap. Fluffy is a little more reserved but still happy. He likes pats and being picked up and rocked. They both love looking out the window and will wake the owner up in the morning to open up the blinds in the room so they can start bird watching. Monster has taken quite a shine to the owner's dad and loves being on his lap. They will be keeping their names. The owners all love them so much and Monster and Fluffy seem very happy and comfortable. Monster's nails need clipping which the owner is a little nervous for but she is very good natured. "They have already brought such joy to my family and we look forward to many happy years with them."

 

1 week: Monster and Fluffy are so good! Both settled very well and seem comfortable and happy with their new humans. Monster is still much more outgoing and attention seeking while Fluffy prefers a nice sunny spot to nap (but he still likes getting pats and cuddles). Monster will spread her time evenly between mum's lap, dad's lap and the owner's lap so none will get jealous! The family is so happy with them and cannot imagine life without them.

Mum's turn

 

1 month: Monster and Fluffy are great. Everybody is super happy, the cats get lots of attention and pats and cuddles all day. Fluffy is a snooze-a-holic. Monster is more playful and outgoing and loves being on a lap or chasing a ping-pong ball.

Adoption Tails: Chessie, Cookie

 Chessie = Jessie

1 day: “We are already loving our new fur baby.” She is doing great in her safe room! Her owners are surprised at how fast she is warming up to them and feeling comfortable. She's playing with them, climbing on her poles, using the scratching post, purring and being so affectionate and gentle. She already has a cheeky personality coming through! She only hid and hissed once. She is eating, drinking and using the litter, but hasn’t gone poo yet. They’re thinking of renaming her Jessie and she’s already starting to respond to it.

 

2 days: Her owners accidentally left her safe room door open a little and she explored on her own. She explored the house a bit before returning to her safe room and wanting to play with her owners. Her owners will let her decide when she wants to explore more and see how she goes.

2 days

 

3 days: They noticed fleas jumping off Jessie and onto the carpet. They needed to clean her safe room and wash all of the towels and blankets.

 

1 week: She’s great now. She was angry at her owners for a few days after the flea issue and her owner thought she would never come around. Fortunately, she really came out of her shell again yesterday. “She's sleeping with us, playing heaps and exploring the whole house.”

 

1 month: “She has been amazing” and “has come around in every aspect”. She doesn’t hiss, run away or get scared. “She loves attention and is so affectionate”. Her favourite toy is an elastic band and she loves to play fight.

1 month

Cookie, now Umami

1 day: She has done well so far and has been renamed to Umami. The owner has only had her in the ensuite as it is the easiest place for Umami to be kept away from the other resident cats for the next few days. The owner thinks the small space has been quite a good adjustment place and might graduate her to the bedroom plus the ensuite later. There is a little woollen cat cubby in there that she is very partial to. Umami has been eating ravenously (biome kibble and some fresh cooked chicken) and using the litter with no hassles. She has not had any further diarrhoea since coming home. Umami is gaining confidence each day and is asking for pats whenever the owner goes in. "She's quite chatty and chirpy". The resident cats know she's in there and have been sniffing under the door but the owner has not allowed any introductions yet. 

1 week: Umami is doing really well, pretty confident. She was introduced to the other cats on Friday and they're all playing together now. She's enjoying roaming the house and learning how to activate her microchip feeder! The family is amazed that she's slotted straight in, not hiding away at all.

 

1 month: Socially, Umami has done so well. All the cats got on basically straightaway and she settled into the house as soon as the owner let her out of the ensuite - no hiding or shy behaviour at all. Quite amazing! The owners feel very lucky to have 4 cats that are all friends, since they know people that have 2 that hate each other! They continue to have ongoing issues with Umami's toileting. Firstly, she does get poo in her tail every few days and then it tracks around the house. They have got a fibre/probiotic product that the vet recommending which they hope might help with the consistency. They also need to find a way to train her to check her cleanliness more! The owner thinks Umami has just missed this skill due to her unfortunate life during the formative months. Secondly, Umami tries to use the houseplants as additional litter trays. The owner is confident that she can be trained out of this but it has been a bit of a teething issue and drives the husband wild. Hopefully, it does not take too much longer for her to change those habits. Umami is definitely very happy. She's super social and loves playing with her siblings and chilling with the owners on the couch in the evenings.

 

Adoption Tails: Jolene, Phantom

 Jolene

1 day

1 day: She took a while to eat and drink but she’s now regularly eating. She’s settled in very quickly and was exploring/playing. She has used her litter box to pee but hasn’t gone poo yet. She’s been renamed Jolyne.

Her owner’s apartment had a water pipe burst and they needed to sleep elsewhere for the night. They ended up finding a pet-friendly place but the water incident scared Jolyne.

2 days: Her owner had to make a last-minute trip to their home country to sort out some things so Jolyne came to board at SAFE for about a week.

Boarding Jolyne/Jolene

Around 2 weeks: Jolyne is doing well. “She’s been an angel with the litterbox” but has had a few issues with dragging pee outside her litterbox and vomiting. She’s still being active and eating well.

Around 2.5 weeks: “She’s fine now! Behaving as per normal and extra cuddly”

1 month: She’s doing much better and “she loves eating”. She’s really cheeky nowadays and keeps zooming around and playfully bites her owner. Her owner visits her home country frequently so she’ll come back to SAFE from time to time.

1 month

Phantom (renamed Sprout)

1 day: He’s settling in really well. He is eating his two meals a day and is using his new litter tray. He has spent the last day playing with ribbons and taking naps. He has been renamed Sprout.

1 day

 1 week: Sprout is doing very well. He has started exploring parts of the house and is very fond of the kitchen. “He is very loved, and loves a lot back - we can hear him purring a room away. He’s a little shadow, and a very good boy who loves a nap while being pet”

1 week

 1 month: “Sprout is very settled in now and enjoys sitting and sleeping next to his new family. He loves playing with his feather toys and mice, and will happily ‘trill’ all day. He greets everyone in the morning with a little meow and will curl his tail around our legs. He is everyone’s little best friend, and we can’t imagine our family without him. No one has eaten a meal in peace since he came home, but we wouldn’t have it any other way”

1 month

 

Adoption Tails: Chonk, Athena, Louie

 Chonk (no photos)

  1 month: He’s much more open to regular interaction now. Up until a week or two ago, he would constantly hide during the day.

Louie (no photo at home)

Louie

1 week: He is good. He has been out since his third day and has been getting used to his new environment. He is still scared sometimes but seems to be getting used to having his owner around.

Athena (now Cherie) (no photos from home)

1 day: Athena will be renamed to Cherie as the cat sitter teaches French. She was picked up in the afternoon and has been hiding under the bed which was expected by the owners. She has yet to use the kitty litter or to eat/drink yet. The owner believes she is a little traumatised from the move and is leaving her be for now.

1 week: Cherie has certainly started to come out of her shell. She is exploring every chair, nook and cranny. She is gorgeous! However, she is sneezing and scratching a bit (on the owner’s furniture so that is a no no), and the owner suspects it’s the dust irritating her. She is not interested in the scratching poles provided and the owner has provided her with a damp flannel bath to help with the dust induced sneezing. Cherie is also holding in her wee and doing huge ones when she goes but is happy with kitty litter/tray, (only 2 pees and 2 poos in one week!) She has a good appetite, lots of rolly pollies and has certainly moved in and seems content.

Athena in foster

 

1 month: All good with Cherie except she is a furniture scratcher so discipline is being administered. She is not interested in the scratching pole and mat and other scratchers the owner has for her because the arm chair and carpet is far more interesting! She is also a night owl and charges around the unit at 2am and then jumps up on the bed and headbutts the owner until he gives her a cuddle. "She is so pretty and just loves people so the owners feel so lucky to have her!"

Adoption tails: Sushi

 

1 day: She’s settling well. She used the litter tray, drank a few hours after leaving her in the room yesterday, and ate in the evening. She hid away yesterday but came out on her own today when they fed her.

1 week: Sushi has been lovely. She’s been very much an explorer. They had a camera set up in her room to monitor her without disturbing her.

She came out pretty quickly and explored. Then, she hid and explored on and off that night and the next day. She slept out in the open in the room that night.

They’ve let her set the pace this week. They’ve rearranged the furniture to give her more hiding places. She still seemed very open and curious, so they expanded her space. She makes use of all of her space - she has one safe room in which she sleeps, a second room in which she has daytime naps, and the hallway for her food. She sits or lies down in the hallway to be near them or wait for attention.

Sushi has not been introduced to the resident cat, Mach, but they have been feeding them on opposite sides of the doors/barriers and occasionally swapping scent soakers such as blankets. Sushi sleeps on these blankets when they give them to her. Mach has never met another cat so he is unsure about it all. They have a large apartment and he doesn’t seem bothered by Sushi so far. Last night, Sushi was waiting for them to get home. They gave her some pats and she went off to bed.

1 month: She’s come really far and is doing really well. She’s definitely more settled - not all the way there yet but definitely far more comfortable. She’s always up for a good pat and scratch. She still sleeps in her safe room and hallway and will go back there when startled. She’s fairly anxious about their large and open living/dining space so she crosses it quickly. If she wants to hang out with them in that room, she’ll sit or sleep under the dining table.

Around a week ago, she woke them up from the bedroom doorway (she’d never gone that far before) and was in the mood to play, which she hadn’t wanted to do before. She plays on her own with a bell toy but has never wanted to play with them. They used their resident cat’s string toy and she loved it. She can go anywhere in the apartment now and they’ve found her snoozing in all different places but she seems to be settling into one or two favourites now. And if they’re around at home she’s often nearby, within eyesight.

She woke them up to play

It’s been around two weeks since she started interacting with their resident cat, Mach, and about a week since the whole place has been open to both cats. Sushi is keen to become friends but Mach isn’t very interested and is curious but wary. There’s no ill will between them and her owners believe it’ll take Mach some time to warm up.