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!
Monday PM – Litter boxes were heavy and needed more litter. Added 2 bags spread out. Added big bag of food to container. No pee blankets but a couple of pee spots including someone peeing on the side of the trash can lol. 2.5 cups of food with lysine. Tokyo was very mischievous. Kept getting into the office and jumped into the paper goods cabinet. Almost knocked my phone out of my hand while I was typing this cause she wanted pets. All kitties got pets and treats. Calm shift except for watermelon showing a lil aggression towards Phia.
Sunday pm
1 pee blanket. Added 2.5 cups of food to room. Aperol still had lots of food in her bowl. Cleaned water bowls. Phia ate 1 whole churu, and 1/3 of another. Phia and Nola both got there meds. Nola is still disinterested in all treats and wants only cuddles and pets. Gabbi and Chester got the zoomies and started playing at the end of shift. Everyone got some crunchy treats and a bit of churu.
Sunday a.m. all getting along pretty well. Apersol ate some wet food. Everyone else ate theirs and had churo and temptations. Did chores. Cleaned boxes and mopped. Took out trash. Did not add any dry since bowls were full.
Saturday PM
Two floor pees. Light litter boxes, and food bowls still full. Aperol was a sleepy girl but liked some pets. Gave Phia both of her meds, and Nola got her pill. Phia ate a whole churu and some kibble! Everyone got crunchy treats.
I can do the morning shift this
Thursday!😊
!! Heeeeeeey!! Can anyone do the Thursday morning shift this week? The 12th? 😁😁🐈🐈💓💓
Saturday am
All chores done and water buckets changed out
Added 2 scoops of food with lysine
Phia ate and drank water and did well out in the room.
Nola wanted me to hold her and kept following me around. She’s so sweet!
Tokyo tried to get Nola one time but no problems really
Aperol still seemed a little pissed off but doing ok
Happy Friday!
Did all the chores and added only 2 scoops of food and lysine to the bowls. Gave both Nola and Phia their meds. Phia was already out of the cage so I let her be. I moved her food bowl closer to her and she nibbled on some food for a minute. Chester tried to start a fight with her but I stopped it. Aperol indulged in some playtime with me but didn’t want any treats. The rest of the cats got playtime, pets, and treats.
Friday 5:30pm
Gave Phia an appetite stimulant, its transdermal and is in her left ear. DO NOT touch it.
Leave her out tonight and tomorrow morning. If you see her or Nola eat or poop please let me know.
Room was clean when we came in today. Had to replace one pee blanket. Phia was not in the cage when I arrived so I left her out..she did some exploring but spent most of the shift in a cat tree. Tokyo and Nola don’t seem to care for each other, it was mostly Tokyo not wanting Nola around. Aperol is very unhappy to be back.. she tried to fight one of the cats through the ISO door and swatted at us when we went in so we had to keep some distance. All chores done, took trash out. Gave… Read more »
Two pee spots in the big room. Throw up in ISO. Chores done. Phia got her antibiotics and was allowed to stay in the big room. Nola was moved to the big room and got her Zyrtec. Aperol is decompressing in ISO. Everyone got treats. Gilly peed by the cabinets while we were here. Ringo had a little spat with Nola.
Thursday 6:30pm
Aperol is staying for about a week. Her foster is on vacay. Aperol is pretty pissed. She’s in iso. If she calms down she can come out on shift.
Had to pull Nola out into the room. Also leaving Phia out of her room cage tonight. I’m going to get an appetite stimulant for her tomorrow.
Pretty calm shift, one vomit in big ISO. Phia walked around the room and did fine, played with me for a little bit. Everyone got some Temptations and I left a small handful in the cabinet ISO for Phia.
Wed. PM
Cleaned litter, and floors. Added lysine to food. Offered everyone wet and dry treats. Phia liked the Churus but didn’t like going into the smallest room. No problems.
Swept and mopped out ISO. Nola is so precious. I picked her up and she rubbed on my face a lot and purred loudly. Cleaned out Phia’s safe space with Clorox and swept out litter in there. Filled out report on Phia and Nola.
Swept and mopped main room. Pee spots on floor. Everyone had some wet food, except N and P. Temptation treats for all. Little Phia doesn’t like it in the safe box, as she was so comfy on top of the cat tree by dog door. 😔
Everyone was good. They really enjoyed the dental crunchy treats, especially Gilly. Phia is back from the vet and in the cabinet iso. She must stay in there so we can monitor he food intake and litter box habits. Please measure with a measuring cup how much food is left in how and how much you add!! Also please be mindful of her new medicarion
Tuesday AM- good shift. Phia at the vet. Nola did not really come but of ISO except for one second. 1 pee blanket that Gilligan wet in ISO underneath that cabinet area which he then wet again after I replaced the blanket, so 2 per blankets. and 2 pee spots in room. Scooped litter and swept floor. Did 4 scoops of food for the room with lysine. Gave everyone some temptations, Churus, and ziplock kibble.
Monday PM – 2 pee spots on the counter. Several on the floor. Added 3 cups of food with lysine. Cleaned and refills all water buckets. Opened the door to ISO but Nola and Phia did not come out. Some blood in the litter box near the sink. Nola and Phia ate temptation treats. Gilly and Gabbi had Churus and everyone else shared some canned food. Added 2 small scoops of the ziplock kibble for ISO.
Sunday pm
Added 2.5 cups of food to room. No messes. Shared crunchy treats with everyone. Nola took her pill.
Sunday am. All okay. Did chores. Did laundry. All had wet food. Covering dog room too. Iso cats look good.
Saturday PM
No messes. Added 1 cup of food to room. Remember to measure with a measuring cup the food for iso. Nola got her pill.
Saturday am
All chores done
Food bowls were still full and changed out 2 waters
Nola and Phia were super affectionate and doing well
All kitties got treats
Friday PM Kitties all good, the new cats in ISO were very friendly and Phia really likes being pet. Gave Nola her pill. Food in iso seemed untouched so I didn’t add anything. Added 3 scoops with lysine to the rest of the food and topped off waters. Everyone got temptations treats. There was 1 blanket with pee in it so I threw that in the laundry bucket and the counter seemed pretty dirty so I cleaned it with some Clorox. 1 thing that was kinda weird was I had 2 seperate incidences of people knocking on the door asking… Read more »
Room was pretty clean. One blanket that looked like it had a bit of vomit on it so I replaced it. Refilled food bowls with food and lysine. Food in ISO was barely touched. They were both very affectionate this morning and let me pet them. Everyone was pretty chill, except Mr grumpy gills Ringo. He does not like any of the cats getting near him. All chores done, a little churu given to everyone before I left!
Two blankets with pee. 1/4 cup dry food and lysine added. Floors swept. Litterboxes cleaned. Gilly, Tokyo, Chester and Gabbi played with the feather toy.
Nola got her pill. Nola and Phia love pets. They both got brushed. Everyone got two temptation treats. Gilly got dental treats.
There was a pee on the floor and one in the sink and the kitties blamed Michelle? I’m inclined to believe that, since all 8 of them were in agreement and kitties would never lie.
Nola is super affectionate and seemed to want to come out of ISO, but they stayed in.
Gilly is very sneezy and in THREE different episodes while I was on shift, he vomited. The first was a lot of food, and the second and third were a lot of phlegm.
Everyone got treats and scratches and acted like they enjoyed it.
Wed pm
Cleaned litter and mopped. Added lysine to food. Everyone had treats. The two new cats are nervous but affectionate. No issues.
Hi everyone.
I cleaned out ISO. Mopped and swept in there and gave fresh water and added fresh litter. I left them with some wet food and treats, also 2 bowls of the rest of the baggie food. They are complete angels and it’s so sad. Hopefully they get adopted together.
All bowls nearly empty. Swept and mopped main room. Wet food and treats given. Lysine added.
Forgot to sign out Leaving now at 9:25
Nola got her pill, everyone got wet food and some churu. Everyone behaved and was very sweet
Tuesday AM – 2 pee spots & 2 pee blankets. Added 4 cups food with Lysine. Treats given. Nola & Phia are good, not much food left when arrived. 2 pees & smalls poops in ISO. Swept floor, scooped litter. Everyone fine.
Monday PM – No pee spots or blankets. Added 2 cups of food with lysine. Cleaned and refilled water buckets. 3 pees and 1 poop in ISO. Saw Nola do one of the pees. Phia ate a whole churu and Nila had 6 crunchy treats. Gabbi and Gilly had Churus and the other kitties shared some canned food. Calm shift. Everyone got pets except Gabbi who was like churu yes, pets no. Wasn’t able to get Bola to swallow her pill so I texted Michelle.
Sunday pm
Gabby is feeling frisky, running around the room and playing with toys. Room food bowls were very full still. Shared crunchy treats and tube treats with everyone.
Iso litter box had some pees, and Nola peed while I was in there. Gave both girls some of the kibble in the zip locks bag, they nibbled on it a bit. Nola was very good for her pill. Split a small can of wet food for them into 2 bowls and left it with them.
Sunday am. A few messy blankets. Quiet morning. Did chores. Added one cup dry. New cats let me pet them a few times. Not interested in food. All had wet food and treats.
Saturday PM
Chores done, litter boxes
Food bowls full and water
gave Nola pill and everyone got a lot of treats.
Saturday am
Had to do a quick shift but swept and mopped and did litters
Food bowls were full and all kitties got treats
Nola and Phia were so sweet and used their litter box
Happy Friday! All smiles, treats, and playfulness in the room. Gabbi was super playful today and was running around the room. I would say she’s definitely comfortable now. Did all the chores, added 3 scoops of food and lysine. Nola was excited to get pets and treats. Phia was a bit hesitant but let me pet her. At one point she did have drool coming from her chin and I wiped it off of her. Gabbi and Gilligan enjoyed some playtime together. Have a great weekend!
Floors swept. Litterboxes cleaned. Litterbox in ISO unused. 1.5 cups dry food and lysine added. Water bucket refilled. Cats in the main room got dental treats. Cats in ISO got some Churu. Nola is sweet and likes pets. Phia was huddled up in the cubby but no hissing or aggression.
Thursday 4pm
New cats!
2 new girls in iso.
Nola – DSH black, ~11 years old, female. Has skin allergies, meds incoming.
Phia – DMH greh/white, ~10 years old, female.
The came from the same home, owner surrender.
Cannot come out of iso yet.
Nothing crazy except one bowl of food that seemingly exploded on its own, since no kitty is taking responsibility. Everyone got treats and scratches.
Cleaned floors and litter. Added lysine to food. Everyone got wet and dry treats.
Ran into the new maintenance guy, Joe, who said to let him know if anything needs fixing in the cat room.
Room looked great. No messes, one pee blanket. I added food with lysine. All chores done including sweeping and mopping. Wet breakfast and crunchy treats after chores. Dropped off second bag of throws for the parade. Brought some last week.
Tuesday AM- good shift. 1 pee spot. Swept floor. Scooped litter. Did 3 scoops with 1/2 lysine and topped off water. Chester did attack Ringo a few times but they are fine. Gave everyone brushes and treats and pets.
Monday PM – Food and litter all over the floor. 1 big pee spot and 1 pee blanket. Lots of dried up canned food on the counter. Added 2.5 cups of food with lysine. Litter boxes were heavy especially ISO. Gabbi only came down for treats and didn’t want any pets. Watermelon, Tokyo, Chester, and Gilly wanted a lot of attention and pets. Gabbi and Gilly had churos while everyone else shared wet canned food.
Chester was doing some hacking but nothing ever came out. Did it several times.
Sunday pm
Some kibble on floor. No other messes. Everyone wanted attention, though not Gilligan. All the boys took turns cuddling. Split 2 tube treats with everyone. Added 2.5 cups of food.
Sunday am. Quiet morning. All had wet food. Did chores changed out water bowls. Did 2 loads laundry so some still in dryer. All had treats. Did not add dry food.
Saturday PM
Food bowls still full. Litter boxes were lite. Chill shift. Chores done.
Saturday am
Food bowls were still full and changed/topped off water buckets.
Litter boxes were light and chores done
The floors had like a thick film on them
and tried my best to get them clean
Ringo was so sweet most of the shift but attacked Watermelon and then tried to get Gabbi
Gabbi hid but he scratched Watermelon on her back end but she seemed ok and didn’t see any blood thankfully.
All kitties got crunchy treats.
Very chill friday evening in the cat room. Cleaned litter boxes. Swept, mopped, and refilled the water bowls and added 4 scoops of lysine in the food. All of the cats were playful and got lots of pets and treats.
Happy Friday!
Room was pretty clean this morning, no messes to clean up. Added a little food and lysine to all the bowls and gave treats around the room. Gabbi was down on the floor today playing around. I think her and Gilly are BFFs. All chores done.. happy Friday!
One pee blanket. Ringo had a coughing fit for about a minute, like he had a hairball but nothing came up. Gilly sneezed a lot, some snot came out. Gabbi played on the floor for a little bit. No dry food added but one lysine pill added. Litterboxes cleaned and floors swept. Everyone got two dental treats.