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!
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Tuesday AM- when I came in everyone was still sleeping and even Tesoro and Kiwi were sleeping in ISO together even though the door was open. It was so cute. Aperol came out in shift but hissed at everyone. She was so moody in the cage. Did 3.5 cups of food with lysine, swept floor, scooped litter, gave treats to all except Gilligan only wanted churu which we don’t have:/ When it was time to put Aperol away it got really tense and we tried leading her into ISO instead of the cage and even had to get the bite… Read more »
Monday PM – 2 pee blankets. Cleaned and refilled all water buckets. Added 4 cups of food with lysine. Scooped all litter including Aperol’s. Tesoro followed me everywhere wanting pets. Reminds me of Gabby at home. All kitties shared wet food except for Gilly. He didn’t want the wet food or the 2 different tiki cat treats. ☹️ I know he wanted a churu but we are out. Ringo was his normal grumpy self and Aperol didn’t want to come out or be bothered.
Sunday pm
1 pee blanket and 1 pee spot on the floor.
Food on the floor. Swept and mopped. Tesoro is no longer shy but I don’t think any of the other cats like him. Chester is sneezing a bit. Tesoro ran over and knocked a full food bowl off the counter onto my freshly mopped floors. Added 2 scoops and lysine. The kitties shared some wet food after they stopped trying to get in the way of cleaning. Aperol was the only one who was being good today.
Sunday am. Lots of cat fights. Aperol hissed and growled at me so I left her in the cage. Did regular chores. Laundry in dryer still. Litter boxes normal. Added one cup dry with lycine. All had treats.
Aperol Spritz is back from foster and will be staying at the shelter now. She’s set up in the room cage.
Saturday PM
Chores done
Everyone got treats, Ringo got his ear medicine
Food and water full
Got more litter
refilled food bucket
Saturday am
Chores done.
All kitties got wet food except Gilligan who had a Churu.
2 scoops of food added with Lysine. First time meeting Tesoro and Kiwi and they’re so sweet!
the room was a little messy when I walked in. litter and food on the floor. cleaned and did all the chores. added 4 scoops of food and lysine as most of the bowls were almost empty. Tesoro jumped in the treat cabinet when I opened it. Chester was sneezing a bit during the shift. we had some laser pointer fun after a lot of pets and treats. happy friday!
Tesoro and Kiwi let out of ISO. 1 cup dry food and 1 lysine pill added. Floors swept and litterboxes cleaned. No pee on blankets or the floor. Chester loves the wire and wood toy. Tesoro loves pets and being brushed
Cleaned floors and litter. Cats had treats and wet food and lysine. Tesoro doesn’t seem to be frightened anymore and both new cats are very friendly. No problems while they were out on shift.
Floor was a mess. Gave it a good sweeping and passed the mop a few times.
Tesoro is an angel from heaven. The most precious kitty. He and Kiwi are out of ISO and have had no issues with the others. So happy for Tokyo. Tesoro was in the ISO drawer peeking out so cute.
Added lysine to fresh food. Breakfast and crunchy treats given.
Tuesday AM- missing Tokyo… new cats are so sweet. Gave everyone some dry treats and then split a wet food treat between all 7 of them since we are out of Churus. Did 3.5 cups of food with lysine. Scooped litter and swept floor. One pee spot. Ringo in hissy mood. Gabbi and Pasha enjoying the shelves.
As I was leaving, Kiwi and Tesoro got in a big fight in ISO and spilled the water bucket everywhere.
She kept escaping or trying to and was really hard to put back in ISO:(
MONDAY PM – 3.5 cups of food with lysine. No pee spots or pee blankets. New kitties are so very sweet, especially Tesoro. ISO was completely out of food and when we opened the door, Kiwi raced out and went straight for the food bowls. Washed and refilled all of the water buckets. Ringo was very mad the entire shift. Don’t want any pets and was bowling and hissing at Kiwi and Tesoro. At one point, Ringo attacked Kiwi as she was walking by the tower minding her own business. All kitties (except) Ringo got pets. All kitties got treats… Read more »
Sunday pm
No pee blankets today! Did chores and took out the trash. Added 2 scoops of food plus lysine. Gave the kitties wet food which was a trial today. Tesoro is incredibly affectionate and would not stop getting in the way to get pets. Kiwi was a little sneeze and Chester kept trying to play with her which didn’t enjoy.
Sunday am. Quiet morning. A few messes. New cats did well out in the room. All had wet food. Added one cup dry with lycine. Did laundry, some still in dryer. Litter boxes normal. Gave treats before I left.
Saturday Tesoro has finished his meds. He and Kiwi can come out of iso on shift, they need to go back when you leave. They did great! Kiwi explored all over. Even getting on top of the cabinets now that some carriers are gone 😅. She came down pretty quickly when I shook Temptations. Ringo is very interested in her, not in a stalking way, more genuinely curious, but he has no chill and was making her mad. Tesoro came down on the floor and up to the door and did some sniffing. He did go back to the drawer.… Read more »
very chill in the cat room this evening. ringo enjoyed a lot of love and pets as well as the new kitties Kiwi and Tesovo Kiwi took took her meds like a champ. All chores done and added 3 scoops of food + lysine in the bowls. ended the day with some playtime and treats.
happy friday!
Tokyo is adopted!
A couple pee spots on the floor and on two blankets. Litterboxes scooped and floors wept. One water bucket refilled. 1 cup of dry food added and lysine. Tesoro is so sweet and he let me brush him. Kiwi is also sweet and escaped ISO for a little bit. Pasha ran into ISO for a little bit. Tokyo and Chester let me brush them. Everyone in the big room got 1/2 a churu. Tesoro and Kiwi had some wet food.
I took down the blanket on the iso door since Kiwi seems to have calmed down.
Cleaned litter and floors. All cats got treats, canned food, and lysine. The two new arrivals are very friendly. Kiwi escaped for a second and looked at the other cats but she wasn’t hard to catch. No problems.
Swept and mopped. Food bowls were empty so added lysine and filled. Wet food and treats after chores. Kiwi darted out and Nelson tried to block the entrance to ISO so I ran him out. Kiwi went back easily.
No messes. Tesoro is at the vet made a little space were Kiw could look out.
The slider for the food cabinet lock is missing. Was open when I arrived.
Everyone was sweet and perfect as usual! Kiwi was very affectionate. Crunchy treats for everyone
Tues AM quiet morning. Chores done litter boxes not bad except in ISO. One pee blanket. Kiwi is quick – she made a run for it but then froze when she saw Cheste. She let me pick her up & put her back in ISO. Gave 3 cups of food with Lysine. Chester was helpful as usual! Gave pets & treats to all who wanted them.
Tesoro to vet. He’s going to stay overnight and get neutered tomorrow.
Monday PM – added 3.5 cups of food with lysine. No pee blankets but a big pee spot near the cabinets. Litter was heavy especially in ISO. New kitties are really sweet. Everyone got treats and lots of pets except Gabbi. I played with her for a bit since she doesn’t like pets. Kiwi got out when I first tried to go into ISO. She hissed at Chester for getting too close. I was able to pick her up no problem and put her back.
Sunday pm
Short shift today. Ringo was sneezing and a little congested. There was a small infestation of sugar ants that I drowned in mop water. We’re running out of churus. Chores done and no pee blankets today! Added 2 scoops and lysine. Took out the trash. No treats today cause I’ve got to run.
New cats!
Tesoro (te·ṣò·ro) – DMH black, boy. Very sweet, loves pets.
Brown tabby girl, still working on a name for her! She’s a bit dramatic – screamed when she saw the cats outside of iso. Put up a blanket curtain on the door. Hoping she calms down.
They CANNOT come out of iso or meet any other cats yet.
Brown tabby girl is named Kiwi
Sunday am. No messes. Litter boxes medium. Added one cup dry with Lycine. Did laundry. Did chores. All shared wet food and treats.
Chores done, no messes. food bowls full, gave Ringo his ear meds. everyone got treats and played with everyone a bit before leaving.
Watermelon is off to foster!
Friday PM
All the kitties were extra friendly today! Tokyo is trying to sit in my lap as I type this. Even Gilligan let me pet him today and not just for a second for several minutes and he purred and nuzzled me! All chores done and 3.5 scoops of food added with the lysine. Water refilled. No messes today, the litter was very clean too except for in ISO, I guess everyone’s using it in there.
Lots of pee spots on the floor this morning..other than that the room was relatively clean! Pasha was out and about exploring when I got here which was nice to see. All chores done and food added to all the bowls. The battery in our laser pointer is dying, Ringo was very sad to hear this news. Nothing major to report today! Chester was well behaved, not aggravating everyone. I noticed that Gabbi and Gilly like to hang out together and it is so sweet!! Lots of treats and pets given before I left. Happy Friday everyone 🙂
Several pee spots on the floor and pee on one blanket. Poop in front of one of the litterboxes. One cup of dry food and lysine added. Chores done. Pasha sounded like she had a hairball but nothing came up. Chester had a few tussles with Ringo, Gabbi, Tokyo, and Watermelon.
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Cleaned floors and litter. Cats got lysine, wet and dry treats, and new water. No problems.
Tokyo is hanging out with me while I write report. Everyone had wet food and crunchy treats. Dug around office and found a new Lysine med sheet.
Lysine added to food. Swept and passed the mop a few times.
Cabinet was open with blankets pulled out so a little bit of fun was had.
Tuesday AM- good shift. Chester was instigating a lot though. Scooped litter, swept floor, took trash out. Did 3.5 cups of food with lysine. One pee blanket and then 2 big puddles of pee in ISO. Gave everyone treats and brushed their fur.
Monday PM – Scooped and fed and treated. 3c + lysine. No pee spots or vomit anywhere. Everyone all good. Ringo messed with Gilly a couple of times, but just barely.
Sunday pm
2 pee blankets and when I put out a new blanket, it was immediately peed on. Chores done and water bowls washed and refilled. Food bowls were low so I added 2.5 scoops and lysine. The gang got some temptations as a snack, except for Gilly and Chester who shared a churu.
Sunday am. A few messes. Someone threw up dry food on scratching post. Added one cup dry with lycine. All had wet food. Ringo picked some fights. Litter boxes light. Lots of laundry to be dried.
chores done, refilled food with lysine. had a few pee spots. gave Ringo their ear medicine. everyone got treats and plenty of pets.
I am calling it the memorial day miracle.The only mess was zoey. Everyone ate meds were given and chores were done.It rained during the shift and was kind of muddy, but otherwise good night.. sorry for the lack of punctuation.The internet was down.So I had to use my phone
Friday PM
Kitties all good, pasha made some hacking noises like she was gonna throw up but she didn’t. There was an Amazon package at the front door so I brought that in and left it in the office. Scooped the litter and mopped up some pee spots on the floor. The food all looked full so I didn’t add any but refilled some waters
The lock was left off of the blanket cabinet and kitties had a blast dragging them out I’m sure.. several of them had pee on them so I put them in the laundry! Ringo throwing up clear, slightly frothy fluid.. there were a few spots when I got here and he did it once on shift. Food bowls refilled and trash taken out.. all other chores completed! Treats given before I left! Happy Friday!
Five or six blankets with pee in them. Chores done. 1.5 cups dry food and lysine added. Dry treats for everyone and Gilly got a churu. Water buckets refilled.
Chores done except mopping. Kitties were very sweet tonight. Gilly had most of a churro til Tokyo sneaked in at at the rest. The others shared a Churo. Sat on the floor to do the log and most of the kitties came by to get some rubs. Was a quiet shift overall, except for Chester sneak attaching Ringo. He just couldn’t help himself. Lol!!!
Hi everyone. I swept and mopped the floor. Chores done. Friskies for breakfast, crunchy for snacks. Nelson had a ball with the pink Snoopy tunnel and was attentive to the mop.
Some pee spots on floor and counter was kinda gross, as well. Also, changed out waters.
Tuesday 4:15pm
Gilligan is back from the vet.
Quick shift tonight. Scooped litter boxes. Everyone was good and got to eat crunchy treats