Adoption Tails: Mickey, Lily and Patch

 Mickey

Mickey at Safe

 1 day: He's going really well, just started eating and exploring.

1 month: He's very well, very settled.

 

Patch and Lily

2 days: They are both settling in quite well. Patch is a bit more adventurous and is already sitting on their owners’ knees. Patch is eating well and has used the litter tray but they haven’t seen Lily eat or use the litter tray. Lily is still hiding and goes straight back to her hiding place when they pick her up. They think it will take longer for Lily to settle in but are happy to wait until she’s ready. 

Patch aka Patty

 3 days: Patch (who has been nicknamed Patty) is quite happy running around. She loves cuddles and voluntarily jumps onto their knees and settles down if their owners tap their lag. Lily is still shy and loves to hide behind the curtains or in her cat box in their safe room. They leave their safe room door open so they can come and go whenever they wish. “They are two beautiful cats with very gentle dispositions no biting or scratching. We are very much in love with them already”

Lily

5 days: They are making great progress with Lily. She has responded very well to her owners and is now coming voluntarily on their knees for cuddles. They both still have their safe room to go to if they wish, and they put them in there at bedtime so they feel safe. Their owner has also started building a cat podium for them both. 

 

9 days: Their cat podium has been finished. Patty is happy playing and Lily has claimed her space in the hidey hole. 

Patty plays, Lily is safe inside the box

 

1 month: They are both fine and settled in very well. Patty now goes outside on her own through the cat flap but Lily is not brave enough yet. “She needs more time.” Patty does not go outside at night as they lock the cat flap. They live on the top floor of a 4-storey building and have a large terrace with plenty of space to play in. Both cats are very safe as they do not have any contact with other cats. “They are 2 beautifully
natured cats and we love them to bits”. It took 1.5 hours for the owners to register them both at the council.

 

Filling the vacuum

 When cats get adopted, condos get vacated and new cats appear to fill the gaps.

In Incoming we have, with no known history (to me... . . so far). He is so upset that he didn't even eat his chicken.

The Sheikh

Kitty has been there for a few days is and is relaxing a little bit.

Kitty (ate her chicken)

Angie has been around for a fortnight and is getting bold.

Angie

And Lily is relaxing at last.

Lily

  There are two kittens where the R kittens used to be. I don't think they are related.

The last two R kittens were taken home today despite one infected eye. They are currently "foster to adopt" status. As soon as the eye is all well they will belong to their enthusiastic new mum. Not a chance that she will decide not to adopt them.

In Isolation we have Soybean who was in Incoming and went to the vet to be desexed and they diagnosed ringworm and sent her back, unfixed. . .. or him. I couldn't get an in focus photo because dinner (after being not fed breakfast and ignored at lunchtime because there was nothing written up on the wall) was more important than posing.

Soybean

There was one straight forward adoption today. Pino Nero  was chosen by a man whose flat mate has moved out and has taken his cat with him. Our adopter was so bereft that his daughter brought him to us to "fill the gap in his life".

Finally

 How long have we been at East Roseville? How long have I arrived at 7am on Wednesdays to see wet footprints wandering away down the corridor from the Shower? Well! Today I saw the towel clad bloke who owns the footprints. He didn't see me.

And, the unregistered car parked in the loading zone has disappeared. As has the boat in the basement. Changes afoot in Barcoo Street.

And Moet and Jerry have moved from their condo in the corner where Seb and Pebbles used to be. Somehow the patched mesh has failed. They have moved to the play place where they can display their superior foot tripping technique.

Moet and Jerry

Josie is much more friendly than she was when she arrived and gave birth.

Josie

And Shawna next door is settling in quickly.

Shawna

I opened Charlie and Champs condo at the same time as opening Miz and Riley's. It didn't take long for Charlie to go for a wander and for Miz and Riley to move in with Champ. Anybody want to adopt 4 cats?

Miz, Riley and Champ with Liam above.

There are new kittens in incoming who are scardey, nameless cats. Also in Isolation in Barry and Blaze's stand alone. (I hope that ensures that they will not return from foster)

And some nasty vet really chopped the end off Sweetpea's ear.

Sweetpea

Adoption Tails: Rory and Little, Martin and Aston

 

Rory & Little, now Biggie & Little

1 day: They are going great, eating well and using the litter box. The owners have changed one of their names to Biggie.

 

1 week: They are going great, definitely have settled into the home and the family more.

 

Rory and Little

No 1 month response. 

Aston

1 day: Aston is settling in very well. He has been eating and drinking well. Very cuddly and affectionate. Sometimes when the owner strokes him, he will bite her a little bit, not too hard.

Aston

1 week: Aston is really good.

1 month: Aston is doing really well. He is very curious and energetic. He is loved by all family members.

Martin, now Marvin

1 day: Marvin is doing amazing. He is so sweet and loves to play. Loves his food and drinking and using the litter. The 4 year old resident cat Tiger is getting on well with Marvin now, play-chasing each other.

Martin with Tiger

1 week: Marvin is doing great, so sweet and cuddly. He loves his cat tree and share the litterbox together with his big sister Tiger already.

Marvin

1 month: Marvin's a bundle of joy!

Marvellous Meatball

 got adopted today. By the partner of a woman who adopted a black cat whose name she has since changed Perry. She likes to be up high on the top of cupboards and on tall stratchy poles. He likes to be at ground level. She is rather overweight so likes her food. So does Meatball. They should make a perfect pair. The lady cat will get taken to Melbourne to keep her mum company while she does her masters degree. Meatball will stay at home to keep the partner company while the girls are away during term time. Perfect.

The R kittens got a turn in the play place because the boarders went home. So I cleaned Meatball's enclosure and Geoff added the fine mesh screen that sits behind the course mesh screen that Terry installed on Wednesday. Kittens' small snouts and sharp teeth can chew through the coarser mesh (as we discovered in the neighbouring condo). It might be easier to feed them in the larger condo than in the small single in Incoming. Or it may not be.

R's in the play place

Amelia above doesn't look happy about her new neighbours.

Amelia

Or was she upset because there were no seconds of chicken? Honey wanted thirds!

Honey

But Tommy just wanted more time with his Geoff. Or perhaps her Geoff. She looks more and more tortie-ish. A very small percentage of torties are male cats. In those cases the male cat is sterile. Tommy has been desexed. It might have been a waste of money!

Tommy/Thomisina

Geoff decided to let Billy get some exercise in the Top Cat. I suggested that he leave some greenies on the floor. If they aren't there in the morning, Billy might have explored.

And in Isolation the stand alone is EMPTY. Barry and Blaze are both with (separate) foster carers and both are doing very well, Irene says. Sharon scrubbed that stand alone religiously this afternoon. Thank you, Sharon.

Terry Tidys up

 Terry came today on his day off to replace Dexter's mesh. I remembered to bring my needle and thread and luckily by the time I arrived (late because of DH's doc visit) he had already removed the screws, located the mesh and was on the job. Meatball was delighted that his new condo (he is now available so out of Incoming) because he got to roam around while the vollies were working so could make mad dashes out the front or back door then get chased, picked up, cuddled and settled onto another lap. 

After Terry finished his mesh, he started to repairing all the cat carriers that adorn the top of the condos. Many of them didn't have doors that fitted, or tops that stayed with bottoms, etc, etc. By the end of the day there were only 4 left that couldn't be repaired. All the rest are neatly stacked on top of the condos or in the area where goods are for sale because they are almost new. THANK YOU Terry.

And Joy was back from her eventful holiday in the UK. She tested the National Health and was delighted by the service. And for friends and relatives who made her mum's fall bearable. We will celebrate with some of her photos from today.

Lion and Enoki are in Oscar's enclosure.

Lion (calico) and Enoki

And Sebastian and Pebbles are in Yin and Yang's enclosure. I made new hammocks for them out of the mask fabric brought in a couple of weeks ago by a visitor.

There seems to be a wine theme going on with names. Merlot and Jerry are where Sebastian and Pebbles used to be in the corner.

Merlot and Jerry

And Gino Grigio and Pino Nero are in the stand alone next to Julie and Bassuria where. . . . used to be. (Having a senior moment). I installed two hammocks (old ones) for them.

Gino Grigio & Pinot Nero

Amelia is where Annabelle and Abagail used to be. That has fine alliteration.

Amelia

Adoption Tails: Chanel, Tiger and Maxwell

 Chanel aka Winter

 1 day: She doesn’t seem to be eating or drinking yet. They think she has been in the litter tray but aren’t sure. She seems to be a bit lame in the back left leg. She won’t extend it and sort of moves around really close to the ground. She was definitely army crawling which she did at the shelter. She seems to be unable or unwilling to straighten her back left leg. That said, she jumps up onto the lounge. 

2 days

9 days: She has been renamed Winter and she is setting in. She is eating, using the litter box, gaining confidence, and exploring a little. “She is still very wary of our dog even though he isn’t really interested in her. She is still limping but improved slightly. She will get up on her toes and extend the joint a little.”

1 month: “She is settling nicely and we are all very happy”. They registered her with the council at no charge. “She has put on weight since coming home which is great because she was like a little kitten. She is also walking normally now.” It took her a couple of weeks to recover. Her owner suspects she doesn’t have the strongest legs and isn’t jumping to any great height. “That said she is fine and happy. She is much happier now so thanks again to the shelter she has been a great addition to the family.”

1 month

Tiger and Maxwell aka Bernie and Max

1 day: “The first night went amazing for Tiger. He certainly didn't waste any time making himself at home. He's eaten, used the litter tray and is finding all of his new favourite spots to snooze! He even slept with us on the bed the first night. He is currently lying on the bed under a ray of sunshine. I can't say the same for Maxwell. He ran under the spare room bed and hasn't come out since. He's eaten twice which is good. No litter tray use yet, though I did put it close by the bed in case he wanted to come out. We've been speaking softly to him and giving him space and time to come out on his own but I suspect it will take some time for him. Tiger is now Bernard. And depending on how Maxwell goes we may keep his name just for his comfort otherwise we were going to rename him Mo.”

2 days: They’re going to give Mo a wipe-down using fragrance-free cat wipes when he's more comfortable. “He came out and ate his food while I sat next to him which is big progress! He trusts us, just not enough to come fully out of his little room yet, but that's totally fine. We are patient with him.”

 

Bernie, 2 days

1 week: They decided to keep Max as his name because it stuck and he was familiar to him. “He's doing so well!” He ventures out into the hallway and is very chatty in the evening. He’s not yet comfortable coming all the way into the lounge room but his owners are confident he’ll get there. He has everything he needs in his safe room including a new scratching post, litter, food and a comfy little bed. “He's doing great. Bernie is just living his best life. Sleeps on the bed all day, has his daily zoomies at around 5-6 and does laps around the house playing with his toys. He's such a character! We got a big cat tower and he absolutely loves it. Spends his time there when he's not on our bed. Bernie certainly rules the house”

1 month: no message response but they sent photos

Bernie and Max, 1 month