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!
IF YOU’RE NOT ABLE TO POST TO THE SHIFT LOG AND IT KEEPS POPPING UP SOMETHING CALLED “NONCE” THEN IT MEANS YOU NEED TO CLEAR YOUR BROWSERS CACHE. FOR PHONES JUST GOOGLE HOW TO CLEAR CACHE IN THE BROWSER YOU’RE USING. ON THE LAPTOP IT’S EDGE: TRY HITTING CTRL+SHIFT+DELETE AT THE SAME TIME AND CLEAR ALL HISTORY/BROWSING/COOKIE/CACHE AND HIT “CLEAR NOW”. FOR ISSUES TEXT KELLY, CONTACT INFO BEHIND LAPTOP.IN THE DOG ROOM
Two blankets with pee in them. Four per spots and some poop smeared by the sink. Some dry food spilled in the floor. Chores done. Lysine added to dry food. Everyone had some wet food and Nola got her medication.
Thursday 9:15am
Quick stop to check on Nola and give her meds.
Kitties were doing well. Gilly ate a tub of Sheba and got plenty pets. Had about 4 pee blankets. One was for sure Gilligan bc he got jealous that I was petting Tesoro and immediately peed on a blanket. Normal litter pans. Nola took her meds really well. She’s such a sweet girl. Left her a full bowl of dry food and a bowl of wet food. Everyone else got treats. Chores done!
All the cats are fine. Added lysine to food. Filled out Nola’s chart.
Tuesday PM
One floor pee. One pee blanket. No other messes. Cats are all a bit wound up, lots of hissing at each other but no major fights. Nola took her meds well. Nola got one whole plastic can of the Sheba Signature Seafood with very warm water added to it and mixed up/smushed around. We think she may like company when she eats! She ate about half her wet food when first given to her. Room food bowls very full so no food added. Everyone got churu.
Busy shift. All chores completed. 2 pee spots & 1 pee blanket. While I was cleaning ISO, Tesoro climbed in the treat cabinet & spilled 3/4 of the Temptations container! So, everyone had their treats!! Ringo was after Tesoro towards the end of shift. Very hissy!! Nola had her medicine.
Monday 5pm
Nola is back from the vet. She has 2x a day antibiotics. Morning and evening shift. Meds are in the fridge. Wash and dry the syringe well after using.
We’re also going to do health tracking on her. Remember to be detailed, measure the dry food, write out flavors and brands of wet food.
Monday PM – 3 pee spots on floor. No pee blankets. Litter heavy. Ants in 4 room bowls. Other 2 bowls were empty. Added 4 c food + lysine. Kitties were very hissy today. They all got treats and pets.
Nola came back from vet. Gave her some options: 1/4c room food, 1/4c other kibble, 1 serving Sheba seafood pate with a little warm water mixed in. She ate several bites of the Sheba. Wasn’t interested in the others. Left all 3 in iso with her.
Sunday pm
1 pee spot on floor. Swept and mopped. Refilled water and added 2 scoops to food plus lysine. All the kitties shared Christ with only a little hissing at the very end. Tesoro has figured out how to get into the sink, so watch him. Nola still at the vet.
Sunday Am Nola not in room – I hope someone has her! Vomit in iso room and a few messy blankets. Added 2 cups dry with Lycine. Did chores. Litter boxes normal. All had wet food and crunchy treats
Saturday PM
chores done, everyone got treats.
gave Nola their meds, refilled iso food bowl.
someone threw up by door to dog room
Saturday am
Quick shift. Chores done and everyone got crunchy treats except Gilly had Churu.
Water buckets changed out and 2 scoops of food added with Lysine. Kitties were pretty laid back today.
Friday PM
Room was kinda messy, someone threw up on the floor, someone peed on the floor and someone pooped on the floor. For all chores done and added 5 scoops of food with the lysine. Kitties were all behaving though and everyone got churro treats
Friday 7:40am
Was supposed to be just a quick stop to medicate Nola. But she hasn’t pooped since the morning of the 29th and she didn’t eat anything more from last night. So she’s off to the vet to get figured out.
Nola is going to be staying overnight at the vet to get some IV fluids.
A big poop in front of the litterbox by the sink. Pee on the floor by the cabinets and in front of ISO. Throw up in ISO – three small fresh puddles and some dried if throw up too. All cleaned up. Pee on two blankets. Lots of spilled dried food. 2 cups of dried food added to the bowls in the big room and lysine. Water buckets refilled. Nola- 1/4 cup cat chow added and room food. No big fights but lots of hissing amongst the cats
Thursday AM
Quick stop in to check on Nola and give her meds. She had a couple spots of vomit on the floor, I picked up the wet parts.
***ISO Health Tracking *****
This is a tool to help me monitor the health and wellbeing of our more persnickety and quiet cats. I need details.
Examples:
Bad – a blue car / a light blue hatchback
Good – a 2012 neon blue Honda CRV
Cleaned, floors, litter, and water. Nola didn’t feel like leaving the room. Cats had treats and played with the fishing toy. No problems.
Hi everyone. I swept and mopped the floors really good. Added lysine to food. Tesi kept getting in the mop bucket after I dumped it playing with the mop strings. Gabbi moved in with Nola and got comfy in the cat bed so I had to remove her. Nola had her antibiotic. Is in the refrigerator door. No pee spots! Shocking!
Ringo is at the vet for vaccines.
Wednesday 7:25am
Ringo to vet
Tuesday PM
2 pee blankets, and a few floor pees. Nola took her meds well. She had not touched her kibble from the morning. Everyone got crunchy treats and shared a churu. Room food bowls were still full. Left Nola with a buffet of options, 🤞hoping she eats. Made a little treat puzzle with a small box and some packing paper. Tesoro loves it and is sooo entertained!
Tuesday AM- all the cats are on edge, especially pasha, nola, and aperol. Did 4 cups of food with lysine, topped off water, split Churus between all, and gave temptations treats. Scooped litter, swept floor. Brushed everyone except they were all acting weird. Pasha is growling at everyone. Tried giving everyone separate areas to eat treats so they don’t get upset. Also took trash out.
Monday PM Lots of pee around the room on floor and counter. Litter boxes normal. 3c food + lysine added. For Nola, tried the Sheba seafood pate – wouldn’t eat it. Tried Sheba savory chicken and she ate a little. We left it in iso with her. Added notes to her health tracker. She came out for a bit but went right back in iso. Other kitties all good. Gilly super sweet, wanting pets. Of course Tes was very needy, even breaking into iso while we were in there. Tried pushing his head thru the screen and was scratching the… Read more »
Monday 4:40pm
Nola is back and is on antibiotics. Its a liquid and is refrigerated. Syringe is in the box, rinse and dry it well after use. I also want to start Iso Health Tracking on her as she’s lost weight. Let’s try out different foods and treats. Be detailed in your notes and watch for patterns from others. Thanks y’all!
Meds for Nola are twice a day, morning and evening.
Monday 7:45am
Quick scoop and feed. One big poop outside the single box by the sink. Added ~2 cups of food. Taking Nola to the vet for her vomiting.
Sunday pm
Opened iso but Nola seems to be comfortable not leaving. 1 Poe blanket and 1 pee spot on floor. Swept and mopped floor. Refilled water and added 2 scoops of food + lysine. No treats today cause I had to go.
Sunday am. A few messy blankets. Litter boxes normal. All had wet food. Nola stayed in her room. Did chores and laundry. Added one cup dry with lycine. All had crunchy treats.
Saturday PM
chores done, treats were given. litter boxes were light
Nola vomited lime green bile
one pee spot on chair
Saturday am
Chores done and 2 scoops of food added with lysine and water buckets changed out. Everyone got along well and got treats.
Friday PM
Kitties were very messy today. There was A LOT of litter on the floor and several pee spots. Swept and mopped thoroughly. Tesoro was fighting a lot with the other cats, also kiwi and Aperol were fighting. Gave everyone some catnip and crunchy treats to try and reduce the tension. Added 5 scoops of food with the lysine. Opened iso but Nola didn’t want out, other kitties wanted in though.
Litterboxes scooped. Floors swept. 2 cups dry food added and lysine. Gilly peed on one blanket on shift. Water refilled.
Despite the usual messes, the kitties were good. Nola came out of ISO during the shift, no issues. Everyone split some wet food and some treats.
Cleaned litter and floors. Distributed treats. We opened the door for Nola but she didn’t feel like coming out. The cats broke the lock off the cabinet below the canned food.
I replaced most of the blankets as they were really dirty. Unfortunately I did not have time to clean the floors. I sincerely apologize bc they are dirty. However I did clean up the urine spots Litter done , wet food and crunchy treats. Changed a few waters
Tuesday pm
Watermelon has been picked up and is back to her foster. Moved Nola over to iso, she can still come out on shift. Food bowls still full. Everyone wanted churu. Nola & Aperol like churu when its squeezed out onto a plate.
Tuesday AM- good shift. One of the cats (we didn’t see who) pooped in the litter box and it had blood in it. Scooped litter, swept floor, did 4 cups of food with lysine. Watermelon ate all her food quickly and I made sure to give her a lot of attention as well as Nola. Everyone split Churus and had some dry treats.
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MONDAY PM – Let Nola out and put her back at the end of shift. Room was a mess. Several pee spots on the floor and counter. Couple small poo droplets that had dried really good to the floor. Cleaned and refilled all water buckets, even in ISO. Cleaned and refilled Nola’s water bowl and scooped her litter. Most litter boxes had a lot to scoop, especially ISO. Watermelon really wanted to come out and I don’t blame her. It’s too damn hot in ISO. Gave Watermelon her food and a few pets. Ringo, Gilly, and Tess wanted lots of… Read more »
Monday 7:45am
Quick stop in to feed Watermelon and Nola. Also scooped Nola’s litterbox. Saw ants in the hibiscus last night so put some ant poison outside around the flowers.
Sunday pm
No messes. Light litter boxes. Added 3 cups of food to room. Watermelon ate all of her food. Nola is back from foster to stay. She’s set up in the room cage to readjust. She can come out on shift but needs to go back when you leave.
Sunday AM. A few fights in room. No messes. Did chores. Litter boxes normal. Watermelon didn’t eat food immediately. Remixed dry food – did not add any. All others had wet food and treats.
Saturday PM
Put up fresh reflective insulation in the iso room windows to help with the heat. Pasha had a big hairball vomit. Watermelon ate all of her food and was a sleepy cozy girl. Room food still full.
Saturday am
Chores done and 3 scoops of food added with Lysine. There was a pile of poop on the floor and typical pee spots in the room. Aperol drank a bunch of water and then threw it up and Watermelon was so sweet and ate her food and got lots of pets. Tesoro was a little crazy and rambunctious. I went to take the garbage out and someone had pooped on the floor again but not sure who did it!
Kitties got crunchy treats and Gilly got his Churu.
good shift today. there was one spot on a blanket with pee. one of the food bowls was knocked over. swept and mopped the floors. have them 3 scoops of food with lysine, and refilled some water bowls. enjoyed playtime and treats. watermelon ate most of her food during shift. sprinkled a little catnip in the room before leaving.
Room was kind of messy this morning. Several dried pee and vomit spots on the floor and one on the counter. Otherwise everything normal. All chores done and treats given to everyone except watermelon. Aperol threw up twice on shift and Ringo once.. both looked mostly like bile and hair. Watermelon ate her food right up like the perfect little angel she is. Emotional last shift for me.. will miss these babies. Happy Friday everyone.
Thursday PM
Pasha dry coughed a bit and Aperol puked yellow bile. Everyone else was normal and happy. Food knocked over, had to had one cup with lysine. Gave watermelon her scoop of special food and lots of brushes. Ringo sprayed on pink tunnel right in front of me. Main room got hard treats.
Note: Aperol barfed after hard treats, so maybe avoid giving her those
Normal chores done. Cats got treats and Watermelon got her special food. AS vomited a couple times during the shift but was otherwise acting normal. She likes to tear to tag off the fire extinguisher.
Watermelon is back until Tuesday evening. She is on a special diet which is in ISO with her, royal canine bag. She gets 1/4 cup in the morning and 1/4 cup in the afternoon (the scoop in the bag is a 1/3 cup so less than a full scoop).
Please do not let Watermelon eat room food or have any treats, only her prescription food.
The floors were really filthy . Dried vomit in 3 spots, dried urine in iso corner and on the counter. I passed the mop a few times to get the dust and fur.
Anyway, I cleaned counter, filled food bowls, 3 waters were dirty and low.
Breakfast and crunchy treats given.
Tuesday pm
Only some litter scattered around, no other messes. Aperol took her last pill. Tesoro got wound up and started in in Kiwi so he got a timeout in the room cage. Everyone got crunchy treats.
Tuesday AM- no fights, everyone in a pretty good mood. Swept floor, scooped litter, cleaned and refilled the water bowl in the back of the room. Did 2.5 scoops of food with 1/2 lysine. Mrs Catherine brought some new toys so we opened them and everyone enjoyed them. Split Churus between everyone.