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!
Tuesday Pm
Water changed, litter scooped, one cup of food added, and everyone got their meds. I let watermelon and Red Bull out of iso for a minute and everyone was chill about it and except for Ringo when he came out of his little hidey hole. Everyone got wet food and lots of attention. Good shift!
Did 5 full scoops of food with lysine for the room. 1 pee spot and 1 pee blanket. Redbull took his pill with the churru. I split one of the gravy bisque treats between everyone as a little first of the month treat. Sugarplum wasnt very interested in her food, Ringo ate most of it. Turned the AC on in ISO because it was hot in there. Watermelon loves the AC. Scooped all the litter and swept up food and litter on the floor. Redbull escaped ISO once and ran to the sink, but I quickly got him back in… Read more »
Monday – PM – calm shift. No food added and no pee blankets. Pee in the sink. Redbull took his little pill easily with the Churro. Crushed the other pill and put them in wet food for Redbull and Watermelon. Sugar ate most of her food and Gilly ate the rest. Added 1 bag of litter to ISO. No food needed. All kitties got pets.
Monday AM
No messes, litter outside of one box but very small amount. Amazon delivery left in office. All cats were very friendly. There is a can of Sugarplums food in fridge.
ISO: Both kittens got medicine. Watermelon took some time taking it, but Redbull was very easily convinced with a little treat.
Sunday am. No messes. Litter outside of one box. Gave Redbull pill. Ringo tried to start fight with cats in iso room. Added one cup of food with lycine. Capri ate alone on cabinet. Did chores. All had treats and got loved on.
Saturday PM
Gave Watermelon and Red Bull their medicine they took it without trouble. everyone got wet food and chores were done. water bowl and food all full and no messes on any blankets.
Saturday 11am
Watermelon and Redbull have medicine to take for coccidia. It’s once a day in the evening. Redbull gets 1 pill, but Watermelon has 2. They each have a little baggie, in the cabinet by the Lysine. The pills can be crushed and hidden in food. Unsure if they’ll have a off putting taste. Don’t use too much food in case they won’t want to eat a lot. I’ll get more churrus soon and they’ll be available for sandwich method.
Saturday am
A few puke spots and pee blankets
All chores done
3 scoops of food added with Lysine and waters topped off
Redbull took his medicine and was soooo sweet and let me hold him
Watermelon just laid there but loved getting pets!
Added water to the fan in ISO and turned it on-it was pretty warm in there
Sugarplum ate almost all of the rest of her can of food
Capri ate part of a Churu but stayed on the top shelf
All other kitties got wet food
Had fun playing with the feather poles too!!
Friday PM
Cats were very sneaky today. Cannoli snuck into the office and I didn’t notice until I saw her jumping around in there later. Redbull snuck out of iso. He was very friendly but salty when I recaptured him. He took his pill easily tho. Watermelon was friendly but not interested in churro treats
Gave sugar plum her food and put the other half in the fridge. Everyone got some churro. Food and water all looked full so i didn’t add any
Couple of spots of vomit on the floor this morning.. other than that the room was pretty clean. Lots of litter in ISO. Redbull got his meds and I turned the fan on in there! Capri barely moved :(. Sugarplum finished off the can of food from the fridge. Ringo starting fights around the room this morning! All chores done and treats given around the room.
Thursday PM
Room was a bit messy. We refilled food water and mopped. Lots of litter to scoop, especially in iso. Redbull took his meds with a treat. Sugar only ate a bit of wet food. Rest of can in fridge (it was already eaten off of, might just need a new can for her) Ringo has scaley patch on back of neck. (Michelle has been notified) he got in a few spats when he got to close to sugar and canoli. Watermelon moved around a lot and got pets/ brushes. Capri enjoyed some brushes and pets.
Cleaned floors and litter. Replaced water. Added lysine to dry food. SP got her medicinal food. RB got his pill. I think he wants to roam around. They all had some treats.
Good morning! Chores done including sweep and mop. Bull got his medication. Lysine given for the day with fresh food.
Capri got a churu but wasn’t too keen on getting pet. Everyone had wet food treat when I arrived and a churu. ISO kitties are so precious. I added water to the little fan and activated it. Lots of dried up pee on counter. No bullying at all from anyone.
Cats were good! Red Bull took his pill with a churu. Capri Sun is getting back into liking pets. Sugarplum ate some of the wet food but not all of the half can.
Tuesday AM- room was pretty messy when I got here so I tidied up and swept food and litter off the floor. No pee spots. Redbull took his medicine easily and he loves to play with the fishing pole. I turned the fan on in ISO since it was very hot in there. Watermelon seemed like she was trying to throw up but was making more of a sinus type wheezing noise?? Not sure if that’s normal for her. Ringo didn’t start as many fights today, he even chased his own tail like a cartoon lol. Capri came out her… Read more »
Monday – PM – No food needed. Cleaned and refilled ISO water bucket. Also added a bag of litter to ISO. SP ate about half of her half can of food. Others finished the rest. Half a can in the fridge. Redbull took his pill easily with churro. WM didn’t want any churro but did eat some of SP’s canned food. Capri enjoyed churro and pets. No spats. Gilly peed on a blanket during the shift. All kitties resting when we left.
Monday AM
Main Room:
Lots of litter spots to be cleaned up, but only one pee spot. All cats had treats & were all very sweet. Sugar ate about 1/3 of her wet food.
ISO:
Redbull is trying to escape into the main room any chance he gets. Food and litter were both changed. Redbull took pill willingly with no problems!
sunday pm
main room
Kittys were all sweet and had treats.
pee under two bins not just one.
Sugar ate most the half a can she had left.
everyone was chill but rango wasnt very friendly
iso
watermelon had poop on the kitty shelf and its looks like either it or something was in the water pale so cleaned that out
redbull took meds quick and easy
Sunday am. All good in car room. New cats are great. Redbull took pill. Added 2 cups of food. Did chores. All had wet food and churros Capri still didn’t engage
Saturday PM
Couple of pee blankets and pee on floor. Redbull took his pill easily. Capri is in a new spot on the middle cat tree. Ringo was mostly good, a few surprise hisses but nothing big. He really enjoyed playing with the feather toy after Cannoli and Sugarplum were worn out.
Saturday am
All chores done
One area of litter on the floor and a few pee spots and blankets
Waters changed out and one scoop of food added to bowls
Redbull took his medicine and was super sweet and affectionate and vocal
Ringo was a little hissy and got into it with Cannoli and Sugarplum
Sugar only ate a small portion of her food and all kitties enjoyed some Churu
Another happy friday in the shelter! Red Bull is the sweetest! He took his meds and enjoyed churu after. Sugar ate 1/3 of food. Added 2 scoops and lysine to the food bowls. Room was pretty clean other than a few crumbs of food in ISO. changed out two of the blankets. they all enjoyed some treats and wet food at the end of the shift. Capri let me feed her some churu!
Room was pretty clean this morning other than one pee spot and litter on the floor. Gave Redbull his medicine with some churu and turned the fan on in ISO. Capri still up on the shelf but she did let me pet her and she had a churu all to herself! Cannoli and Ringo got into a little scuffle but other than that everyone was fine! Happy Friday star✨
Thursday PM
Red Bull is so sweet but loud, he took his meds with churu. Watermelon loved pets and brushes. Refilled food with lysine and scooped up litter. Played with feather toy. Sugarplum ate about 1/3 a can, rest is in fridge. Ringo only had a few naughty moments. Capri was on a shelf and took some churu treat
Thursday am
Found a few pee spots and blankets but room was pretty clean
Just remembered I forgot to replace the
pee blankets
All chores done and one scoop of food added
Austin was able to give Redbull his medicine and Capris some Churu
Watermelon was soooo sweet and affectionate and round!
Put water in fan and turned on in ISO
Sugarplum didn’t eat much of her food and all other kitties got treats
Ringo is getting much more friendly and no spats today thankfully
Cleaned floors and litter. The cats got wet food and lysine in their dry food. Gilligan ate more than usual. Redbull arrived during shift and got his medicines. Sugarplum ate about 1/3 can of her special food. Capri Sun still seems anxious.
Note: Kelly got Redbull to easily take his medicine with a small amount of churu on her finger.
New kitty Watermelon is definitely shaped like one. Very sweet and not in a rush to do anything. Capri got pets and ate a little wet food breakfast and a churu. I left the ladder by her spot.
Ringo was on his best behavior today.
I gave the daily lysine and swept and mopped the floor.
Tuesday 6pm
New cats! They cannot come out of iso yet.
Watermelon – female, dsh black & white tuxedo, unsure on age but over 2 years.
Rebuild – male, dsh black, unsure on age but at least 1 year. He’s wearing a purple calming collar.
*** Redbull – stupid phone
Tuesday AM- added 3 cups with lysine for the room. Ringo kept starting fights, but once I got the fishing pole and played with him and the others he calmed down a little. Litter has been scooped. Sugarplum had her food. The paper copy wasn’t signed so I assumed there was none in the fridge (my mistake, won’t happen again). Next shift, please use the other half that’s in the fridge from yesterday for tonight! Gave everyone a tuna pate lickable treat to split. Made sure Capri ate some food and had treats and pets:)
Monday – PM – only 1 cup of food added. Couple of pee spots near the sink. Sugar didn’t eat much of her food but Ringo and Cannoli finished it. The other half is in the fridge. All kitties got pets and treats, even Capri. Litter added to ISO. Calm shift.
Monday AM – Chores done. Only added a cup of food to a couple of bowls that were low. Sugarplum ate some of the leftover can from the fridge and Ringo and Cannoli finished it off. Gave Capri some of a Churu and petted her a bit. Ringo has become friendly and wanted pets. A couple of growls between him and Sugarplum but nothing more.
Sunday pm
Pee on the gray basket on the floor. Food bowls still full. Gave Sugarplum half a can of her wet food and she ate maybe half of that. Can with other half is in fridge. Gave everyone a gravy treat and only Cannoli wanted it. Left the other bowls out, maybe they’ll eat it once we’re gone. Ringo was well behaved.
Sunday am. Happy Father’s Day. Quiet morning in the car room. One mess. Fed Capri in top shelf. Added 2 cups dry food. Did chores. All had treats
Saturday PM
Lots of floor litter. No other messes. Sugarplum ate most of her remaining can. Everyone else got really excited about her wet food, especially Ringo, so shared a can of wet food with all of them too. Capri and Ringo were very happy about it, Capri even stopped looking terrified for a bit. Bowls still full, no food added.
Saturday am
All chores done
Litters were light
Food bowls were full and topped off waters
Sugarplum ate the rest of the can in the fridge and about 1/3 of a new can and put the rest in the fridge
Capris didn’t move at all from the top shelf but I was able to get her to eat some canned food off of a spoon-progress at least😊
Ringo was better this morning and everyone got treats and loved playing with the fishing pole
Sweet kitties
The room was still pretty clean and only added 2 scoops to the food bowls. Did all other chores and had a bit of playtime and treats. Capri was taking a nap the whole time. Ringo tried to bully both gillian and cannoli. Sugar ate about a third that was left in the food that is in the fridge. Have a great weekend!
Room pretty clean this morning. Added a little bit of food to the bowls. Capri barely moved while I was there.. was not interested in pets or treats. Sugarplum ate a good bit of her food, there’s a newly opened can in the fridge! Was going to add more litter but the lock on that cabinet is stubborn and I didn’t want to force it. Gave lots of pets this morning. Everyone chillin when I left! Happy Friday
Thursday PM
Power line was down so power was out. Generator wasn’t on – I let Michelle know. Room was clean. Sugar plum got some food but didn’t eat a lot so other cats helped finish can. Ringo was going after Gilly and canoli. Played a lot and gave capri some brushes and pets on the shelf.
New volunteer, Ariana trained on cat shift. Welcome!
Thursday am
All chores done and one scoop of food added (no Lysine)
One water changed out and the others topped off
Sugarplum ate 1/2 can of food and the rest put in refrigerator
All other kitties got canned food and Churu
Ringo Starr was very affectionate today and let me pet him but is still aggressive towards the other cats
Capri Sun stayed on the top shelf and I tried to give her Churu but she didn’t want any
Didn’t have time to play today so they might be crazy for the evening shift-sorry in advance
Ringo took after Sugar and Gilly a couple times. Sugar sat with me on the beach while I did the log so she could feel safe. Gilly ate 2/3 of his fancy feast. Sugar ate about 1/4 a can of her wet food. There is a little bit left in the fridge. Capri, let Chris and I both pet and ate some churro. But she is still petrified. Ringo let us pet him more. Cannoli was very lovey. Overall good shift. Everyone but Capri played with the feather on the pole today.
Chores done including sweeping and mopping. Food added. Capri is still terrified and didn’t come down.
One pee spot. Wet Breakfast given and treats after chores.
Tuesday 3:30pm
Capri is back from the vet. She had 1 dose of antibiotics left for tonight. Her recheck was good. We need to keep an eye on her for any breathing, sneezing, cough, etc. changes over the next few weeks.
Tuesday AM- only had to top off one food bowl (no lysine). Scooped all litter. Sugarplum had her food that everyone helped finish. Ringo fought Gilligan while he was eating and he scratched Cannolis eye. Her eye is fine it just teared up for a minute and she kept it closed but it’s ok now. Everyone got treats and pets. Sugarplum seemed less energetic and affectionate than normal today.
Update: Ringo has been put in ISO for the day due to being agitated and fighting with the others.
Tuesday 7am
Capri to vet for recheck
Monday – PM – no food added. 1 pee blanket in the basket. Capri took her pill easily but stayed at the bottom of the tower the entire shift. Ringo is a grumpy old man and hissed at any other cats that came near. Sugar barely ate any of her can of food but Ringo and Gilly ate the half. The other half was labeled and put in the fridge. All kitties got pets and treats. Also changed the water in ISO.
Monday AM – Added 2 1/2 cups of food and lysine and changed 2 water buckets. 2 vomit blankets. Capri took her pill with the Churu and accepted a little petting. Sugar ate most of a can which Gilly finished off. Cabinet door was not locked so temptations took a hit and were scattered on the countertop. Good bit of litter scattered on the floor but overall calm shift.
Sunday PM
No messes, everyone in a good mood. Capri took her pill with the sandwich method. Played with the fishing pole and the wire toy. Ringo was a bit of a butt again, Cannoli was not happy with him and hissed a lot. Sugarplum ate her food. No food added.
Sunday a.m. 1 dirty blanket and lots of litter on the floor. Ringo was hissing at everyone. Capri hiding in corner. Everyone had some wet food and treats. Added one cup of dry food and changed water where needed Gave Capri pill. I hope it stayed down. Played some go fish.
Saturday PM Tried something different with Capri’s pill since everyone’s reporting how depressed she is. I did a sandwich with the pill and some churu. ●Tube first, get her interested ●Some of the treat on my finger ●Push up more treat from the tube ●Pill on treat on tube ●Whats on finger smeared on top of pill ●Give tube back to Capri, just keep squeezing and she’ll keep licking and swallow the pill passively Ringo was a big butthead to Gilly, swatting at him a lot. Put a calming collar on him, hoping it helps. Sugarplum ate her half a… Read more »
Saturday am
All chores done and room was pretty clean
Only found pee on the counter and in the laundry basket and kitty litter on the floor
Food bowls were full
Capris did better taking her medicine and ate a Churu
She’s still so scared though
Wet food was given to all other kitties
Ringo Starr actually came up to me and wanted pets but just for a second😂
He was being hissy with the other kitties but not fights thankfully