Cat Room Shift Log
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Cat Program Chairperson & Volunteer Coordinator
Michelle Soileau, micrieeau89@yahoo.com
Dumped Animals Contacts
Dogs, Elise, 2nd Julie, 3rd Jamie
Cats: 1st Michelle, 2nd Julie, 3rd Charles
Medical Emergency Contacts
1st: Michelle Soileau, 2nd: Charles Beard, 3rd: Julie Amador
Communications, Email Lists, If Can’t Reach Others
Kelly Hohenberger, kelly.caaws@gmail.com
Litter Box Cleanings
The litter boxes should be dumped and totally and fully cleaned the first seven days of the month, alternating AM shifts and PM shifts per month. April was done by the PM shifts, May will be the AM shifts, and June will be the PM shifts again. Be sure to dump and clean them and sign the signature sheet on the med door after completing. This is very important!
Thursday PM
No dirty blankets, refilled water and food. Sugarplum got her half a can of food. Rest is in the fridge. Played lots. Gave some brushes. Leaving sugar plum out in room
A surprisingly uneventful shift. One pee blanket in ISO. All the kitties got wet food, treats, and scratches. 3 cups of food and a lysine added. Is it just me or is Sugarplum looking particularly rotund these days?
Sugar was out when we got here but was doing fine. Kitties were very playful today. Litter boxes were normal. Gilly most of a can of fancy feast and the others finished it off. Sugar ate half her can of wet food. Left her on ISO tonight so she should eat the rest. Chores done. Good shift. Gilly didn’t sound nearly as congested as he has been.
Food was completely empty save a few crumbs. Gave wet food breakfast and treats after chores. Pee spots on iso baseboards and in main room. Swept and mopped. Sugar had special food and I added lysine to their food.
Bottom blanket cabinet by sink was open and broken at the hinges. Closed and told dog volunteer to be aware that it’s broken.
Tuesday AM- Sugarplum seems to be doing great out of ISO. Seems like a lot less fights are going on without Praline around 😅 gave Sugarplum the whole can of wet food. Scooped all litter and gave 3 cups of food with lysine for the room. Gave lots of treats and play time for the fat babies ❤️
Monday – PM – 3 cups of food with lysine. All water buckets cleaned and refilled. Litter added to some of the boxes. New bag of food added to container. No pee spots or pee blankets. Sugarplum is doing much better out of ISO. Cannoli, Milkshake, and Gilly took turns meowing loudly for pets and attention. All kitties got pets and treats. Not sure what happened to the pen holder in ISO but I put a pen above the kitties check-in paper. Sugarplum ate most of her food. Milkshake had some of the leftovers.
Monday AM – Chores done. Food was mostly full so just topped off a couple of bowls with about a cup of food. Sugarplum ate almost all of a can of food which the rest nibbled on as well as treats. Everyone got along and wanted lots of pets. No messes on floor or blankets.
Sunday PM
1 pee blanket. Did all chores. Sugarplum was out of ISO when I got here, seems to be doing good. Gave her 1/2 can of food. Filled food bowls with 1 cup of food + Lysine. All kitties got treats.
Sunday a.m. all doing well. Gave Sugarplum her food and put extra in the fridge. Did chores. Everyone played and had a churro.
Saturday PM
Everyone got treats, did chores, and played w a bit.
all water was full no pee or poo spots on blankets
Saturday 2pm
Praline is adopted!
Also used the last of the big bleach bottle to mop the floor and put Sugarplum back in ISO-She was really sweet when I picked her up and let me hold her for a minute!
Saturday am
All chores done and waters topped off or changed out if needed
Found a few pee spots and a surprise
pile of poop in one blanket😂
Milkshake was full of energy this morning so played with the feather pole and Sugarplum Cannoli and Chickpea got in on it too and treats given
They all got along well!☺️
Sugarplum ate half a can of her food and put the rest in the frig
Friday PM
Sugar plum started fighting when I let her out but calmed down a bit with catnip spray. Other than that the kitties were good. All chores done. Everyone is determined to get into the office. Added 4 scoops of food with the lysine
Friday AM
All chores done, I added 2 scoops of food. The room was very disorganized, looks like the kitties had some fun last night. I gave Sugarplum the wet food & she ate a good bit of it.
Thursday PM
Room was clean. Sugarplum was out when I got here. She was hissy but playing fine with others. Gave her whole can of wet food. Upped room to 5 cups of food. Only 1 pee spot. Milkshake played really hard then targeted praline. Praline got a little scratch to the ear that bled 🥲. I tried to brush chickpea
Demanding. Destructive. Denial. Gigantic poop on the counter in ISO. Multiple pee spots. They really seem to be favoring peeing on the corner of the plastic food container, as there was quite the puddle under it. No fights, but plenty of mischievousness. Chickpea is not as helpful as he pretends to be.
Wed. p.m.
Cleaned floors and litter. Added lysine to dry food. Played with the cats and gave them some wet food and treats. Sugarplum got her special food. No problems.
Notified Michelle that Gilly is sneezing whitish blobs of snot and eating it as it fall out his nose. He is going for his annual soon and she will ask them to recheck his sinus congestion. Let her know if it gets worse.
Battle against the flying fur was mostly successful. Swept and mopped. Sugar had his special food. Gave Wet food breakfast, treats, and food with lysine. Added fresh litter to ISO box. Had a little panic attack, ok a big one, when Chick went missing. He had gotten in food cabinet in the little plastic office supply bucket and was quite comfy.
Sugar is doing well in gen pop. No scuffles. Also, Chickpea seems a little depressed.
Blankets fuffed and no stinkies
Tuesday PM
Water changed, litter scooped, 2 cups of food added. Sugar got her wet food and everyone else got treats. Lots of pee blankets and one that even got pooped on. Please make sure we’re sniff testing the blankets. Everyone was in a good mood and loved playing with the feather wand. We also need more catnip spray. Good shift!
Tuesday AM – gave 3 cups of food with lysine for the room and Sugarplum got wet food. All the litter boxes were scooped. I also swept a little (lots of fur balls). Everyone seems fine except Milkshake was very desperate for attention today more than normal and had a very daunting meow. Not sure what’s up with that:/ sugar plum was let out to play and everyone was (mostly) nice.
MONDAY PM – 3 cups of food with lysine. No pee blankets. Milkshake is so sweet. Saw him go up and groom Gilly and Chickpea. Unfortunately, when he tried that with Sugarplum, SP attacked him. Buckets were cleaned and refilled. All kitties got treats and pets.
Also there were some ants in ISO. I sprayed them with cleaner and wiped them up.
Sunday PM
Everyone seems good. Swept and mopped. Let Sugarplum out and played with kitties. Fillled bowls with 2.5 cups of food + Lysine. Gave Sugarplum the other 1/2 of her food. Gave everyone treats, Sugarplum didn’t want to share and started to fight with the others so she went back in ISO. Happy Easter!
Sunday a.m. happy Easter! Everyone doing well. Gave Sugarplum her wet food and put leftovers in the fridge. Did chores. Added two cups of dry food. Everyone played and had treats.
Saturday PM
No messes. Food bowls full. Played with the wand and Milkshake and Sugarplum went hard. Sugarplum did well in the room but put her back in iso when I gave her her wet food. She ate the full can.
Milkshake was loving the water-it was
cute!☺️
Saturday am
Kitties were crazy this morning but super sweet and Sugarplum did well out of ISO except for one little tiff with Milkshake
All chores done and food bowls were almost empty so added 4 scoops with Lysine and changed out waters
Friday PM
Room was pretty clean today, there was barely anything to scoop from the litter. Food all seemed pretty full so I didn’t add any. All the kitties seemed to wanna go into the office today.
Let sugar plum out of ISO for a bit but she immediately started fighting with Praline and gilligan so I put her back in. Gave her the other half of the wet food that was in the fridge. Other than that the kitties all seemed good
Sugarplum is allowed out of ISO if everything’s going well, thus sayeth Michelle.
Friday am
All chores done. Almost all bowls were empty so I I added 5 scoops with the lysine. Sugar plum ate almost a whole can of her food only a tiny bit left that I’m leaving in there with her. That was the last can of it. Kitties were nice & had lots of energy. I split a churu treat between them.
Thursday PM
Sugar plum was out in room when we got here, she played nice though. Gave her half a can and left some in iso with her. All cats got brushed and played. One food bowl was turned over so added 1 cup back
The entropy abounds. Multiple food bowls spilled. Litter scattered. SEVERAL pee spots all over the room.
3 scoops of food and a lysine was added. Sugar scarfed her wet food and the other kitties split a can.
Chickpea chewed on my arm.
Bad kitties.
Oh, Sugar is out of ISO now, watch for turbulence.
Kitties did good. Chores done. Gilligan ate 2/3 can of fancy feast, the others finished it off. He got lots of pets but not nearly enough if you ask him. Lol! Sugar wasn’t wild about her wet food. She ate a little bit. I added a little water to make kinda soupy. But she didn’t really go for that either. I left it in ISO with her. It could be the flavor that she doesn’t like. If they make it in seafood flavor I wonder if she might like that better than chicken and vegetable soup flavor. She did seem… Read more »
Sugar came out of iso. and did fine with the others. She had her special food. Captured all of the many rolling tumble furs. Swept and mopped the floor. Litter in iso is low and couldn’t get the cabinet open so I switched out a room one. Fresh food with lysine added after wet food breakfast. Treats given.
Tuesday PM
A few pee blankets, but not too bad. Let sugar out of iso for a few minutes, but then she got aggressive with the others so I put her back up. Water and food filled. Sugar ate a whole can again. Wet food given to everyone. ISO is very warm, so we might consider a fan or something of the sort.
Tuesday AM 4/15: all food bowls were completely refilled and litter scooped. Sugarplum ate the entire canned food. I let sugarplum out for a few mins and then put back in ISO. One pee spot by sink that I cleaned. Chickpea and milkshake and cannoli love the fishing pole toys. Lots of pets and treats given to all.
MONDAY PM – no pee spots or pee blankets. 2 cups of food with lysine. All kitties got pets and treats. Sugarplum made me sad so I let him out while I was cleaning but had to put him back in ISO after a few minutes. The cats wanted to come smell him and say hello and he didn’t want any of that. After putting him back in ISO he cried and scratched at the glass door. 😢 He ate all of his med food.. they are all so sweet. I want to take all of them home with me.… Read more »
Monday AM – Chores done. One food bowl was knocked over so refilled it but other bowls were still full. Sugarplum ate almost all of canned food. No pee spots or blankets. Everyone shared treats and wanted lots of pets.
Sunday PM
1 poop blanket and 1 pee spot on floor. Swept and mopped. Added 2.5 cups of food + Lysine. All kitties were very good and got attention and treats. Sugarplum got 1/2 can of urinary food, she ate a little bit of it but not all. Put the other half of the can in the fridge. Also left some kibble in ISO for her.
Sunday 4pm Sugarplum is back from foster. She’s a little pissy, so she’s in Iso till she calms down. She’s got Rx urinary wet food in the cabinet above the regular canned food. Each shift, please give her a 1/2 can (and some regular room kibble). If she eats the first half then she can have the rest. If she doesn’t, refrigerate the leftovers, put a lid on it. Lids are in cabinet. There’s a med sheet. Once she’s back out into the room we’ll just need to intentionally feed her the wet food each shift. This is helping with… Read more »
Sunday a.m. one poop on blanket, a little soft. Everyone happy and getting along. Did chores. Added two cups of food with lycine. Everyone had treats.
Saturday 6:45pm
One pee blanket, and a vomit blanket. Food bowls full. Litter boxes light. Milkshake woke up and was feeling spicy and stirring the pot. There’s a new toy! It’s a ball with a stick and a feather on top, there’s a button on the side that when pressed it’ll roll and wiggle around for a little while. Cannoli loves it!
Saturday Cat Adoptions 12-4pm
Spring cleaning! Organized and cleaned the upper countertop cabinets and one of the drawers. Also did the office! Somethings have been moved but everything is labeled. All the cats are exhausted and sleeping soundly.
Saturday am
Lots of pee under the litters and several pee blankets but room was pretty clean
All chores done and waters changed out
Food bowls were still full
All kitties got along great and were super sweet and got treats and attention
Pretty quiet evening in the room. Came in with hair everywhere and a food bowl tipped over. Topped off food with 5 scoops and lysine. swept and mopped the floors. Gave them lots of pets, treats and catnip. and before I finished writing this, milkshake and chickpea got in a headlock (it looked playful though)
All good in the cat room this morning! Food was still pretty full so I did not need to refill! Noticeably more hair on the floor now the chickpea is out and about! Everyone getting along today. All chores done! Happy Friday everyone
Thursday pm
All cats were affectionate and playful. No fights only friends. Chickpea has some poo pop around his backside in the fur. Tried to get most out but he may need it clipped out. Uppped food water and swept and mopped.
All the kitties are greedy and bad. Tumbleweeds of fur indicate at least one scuffle overnight. They didn’t need any more kibble and they split a Friskies can, with Cannoli being most interested in it. Chickpea is free to roam the room and is fitting right in with the rest of the bad kitties.
Litter and floors cleaned. Lysine added to food. When presented with wet food, the cats all behaved as if they had not eaten in weeks. No problems.
Hi everyone!
Mopped and swept the floor so hopefully it smells a little better. All kitties, except for Gilly of course, Enjoyed the mopping.
Wet food breakfast given, bowls filled and lysine added. Milky and Praline played together nicely.
Treats given after chasing 3 out of the office when they shot in like lightening bolts. I find that Milky is jealous when attention given to others. Lol