Cat Room Shift Log
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Cat Program Chairperson & Volunteer Coordinator
Michelle Soileau, 225-247-0054 (text or call), micrieeau89@yahoo.com
Dumped Animals Contacts
Dogs, Martha, 225-939-6294
Cats, Michelle Soileau, 225-247-0054 / 2nd Charles, 225-615-0228
Medical Emergency Contacts
1st: Michelle Soileau, 225-247-0054 (text or call)
2nd: Charles Beard, 225-615-0228 (text or call)
3rd: Julie Amador, 225-270-4021 (text or call), 225-753-8731 (home)
Communications, Email Lists, If Can’t Reach Others
Kelly Hohenberger, 225-324-8903 (text or call), 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!
All chores done and only one pee spot. I added about 4 scoops of food and the kitties were pretty calm for the most part.
Thursday PM
Litter cabinet was open and blankets were scattered. Lots of Pee under blue chair and one dried vomit. All cats alert and wanting attention.
I brushed Eloise and gave her belly rubs. She was in the main room so I left iso open.
Food was empty, put out 6 cups. Ginger got her food with meds. Quinn ate too fast and vomited from her high tower before I left.
Wednesday AM – All chores done. 2 pee blankets and usual blue chair. Added 5 cups of food. Eloise stayed is iso. Camille was unusually social. All cats got lots of pets.
Tuesday pm
Quick scoop and feed. Everyone sleepy. Eloise was in iso sleeping, got Ginger out and closed the door.
Tuesday AM
All chores done.
One undigested vomit.
2 cups added of food.
Eloise ate all of her food but had no litter box action. 1 pee. Blanket and the usual pee in chair.
All cats happy. Eloise came out of her cage and went on top of the short cabinet in ISO. We left iso door open.
All chores done. No pee blankets. Room was pretty clean. All cats pretty chill and everyone got lots of pets. Ginger ate all of her food.
Monday AM (forgot to post earlier)
all chores done. room was a disaster when i got there! food and litter were all over the floor, and meeko kept rolling in the litter as I was sweeping. eloise stayed in iso but enjoyed some pets. added about 6 cups of food. gave everyone a treat.
Saturday PM
Couple of pee spots on the floor, and a pee on the blue chair. There was a lot of litter scattered in front of the boxes and Meeko was rolling around in it. Had to cage him in order to sweep. Eloise
Eloise food bowl was empty, filled her back up to 1/2 cup. She had a couple pees and poops in her box. Ginger ate all her food. Room food bowls were almost empty, added 5 cups.
Friday PM Everyone was pretty happy today. Eloise came out of iso pretty quickly and was friendly around me, plus her litterbox was quite active so I would say she’s doing great. One pee blanket, one undigested food vomit blanket, and a good amount of pee spots. Food nearly all gone so added 6 scoops and some to Eloise’s bowl too. Ginger ate all her food with gabapentin. Good shift overall, except for Shiloh getting spooked as I was finishing up, falling off the bench and into the water bowl, spilling it all over the front of the room. Pretty… Read more »
Thursday PM
Room was calm and fairly clean. Door to iso was open. I Put out 6.5 cups of food. Ginger had peed on ground where blue chair usually is. She got her wet food with meds. half of food left over is in fridge
I was happy to see Eloise again! I brushed her and used treats to get her to come out in the room. She walked around confidently then went to perch on shelf in ISO. I think she is ready to join the main room cats
Wednesday AM – all chores done. Added 3 cups of food. Usual pee spot in chair but no pee blankets. Everyone got pets and scratches. Eloise stayed in iso. Ginger and Meeko went in with her but they didn’t really interact.
All chores done. Ginger ate almost all her food. Eloise didn’t want to come out. A lot of hissing between the cats tonight. One pee spot on chair. Gave 2 scoops of food.
All chores done.
Litter was everywhere. 1 pee blanket.
Eloise hissed at me when I tried to greet her. Half of her food was gone and she had some litter box action. She didn’t budge from her spot when I opened iso door during shift.
Quinn was active through room on shift but still won’t let me pet her.
All cats chill. Good shift.
Monday PM
All chores done. Room was pretty clean. 1 pee blanket. Added 3 cups of food and refilled water buckets. Ginger ate all of her food. Eloise stayed in her comfort area almost the entire time but got some pets. She came out of ISO right before I was leaving, Shiloh went to say hello, and Eloise ran right back in ISO. Everyone pretty chill today.
SUNDAY PM
forgot to post yesterday. quinn had a spicy attitude. Ginger didn’t finish her food. all chores done. Eloise didn’t come out.
Monday AM
all chores done! cats were super active today, so I brushed everyone who seemed interested. shiloh was super lovey, and ginger chilled with eloise in iso the whole time. added about 5 scoops of food and couldn’t find any pee blankets, just spots on the floor.
Sunday AM
All chores done except mopping. Spot cleaned a few pee spots. Added 6 cups to room food and half a cup for Eloise. She wasn’t really into the ISO door being opened and just hid in the bottom cage all shift. Added litter to all the boxes as well
Saturday PM
Pee on the blue chair and lots of pee blankets. Eloise had pee and poops in her box, food bowl was still full. Added 4 cups of food to the room. Ginger ate her food. Eloise can come out while on shift now, but iso needs to be closed when you leave.
Friday AM
All chores done, no ferals spotted. No pee blankets but a few pees on the floor, and someone pooped all over the top of the cage on the counter. Everyone was pretty relaxed today.
Friday PM
Good shift overall, everyone was very social and playful. Four pee blankets and one puke blanket in Iso, along with an undigested food puke right in front of the door as a welcome back gift. Only added 1/2 scoop of food with lysine. Ginger ate less than half of her food with gabapentin despite acting quite hungry beforehand.
2 pee blankets. Ginger ate all her wet food with meds. The kitties were very sweet tonight. They were happy to see me after two weeks away. Scooped, swept and did a quick spot mop. Added two cups to room food. Eloise was doing good. She just relaxes in ISO during shift.
The volunteer appreciation party that was scheduled for this Saturday 5/7, has been canceled and will be rescheduled for a later date.
Wednesday AM – All the kitties were in good moods. Everyone got lots of pets. One pee blanket and one pee spot. Added 4 cups of food.
All chores done! Ginger ate most of her food. No pee blankets. All the cats were active. Added 2 scoops of food.
All chores done. One pee blanket and undigested food vomit. All cats were good!
Monday PM
All chores done. Few pee spots and lots of litter on the ground.
All cats were good!
Monday AM:
All chores done, three pee blankets, pee in the chair. Throw up in multiple spots in iso. A worker from Entergy came and said power will be off Thursday morning from 8am-12pm. Added a few scoops of food + lysine & 1/2 scoop to Eloise. Ginger was amazed that water comes out of the sink until I pointed her to the water bowls, she a mess! Rest of the kitties pretty mellow today.
Oh also, the cat sign off sheet was full so i made a new column, all kitties were accounted for
There’s a drawer in the office that has extra sheets.
Sunday PM
Ginger ate all her food. It was nice to see Eloise again. Filled up her food. Treats for everyone. I managed to pet Gilligan and Camille. Still miss Archie terribly </3. Good kitties. Milo got embarrassed by missing a jump.
Saturday PM
3 pee blankets. Ginger ate her food. Eloise accepted chin rubs. Her food bowl was still full, and she had a pee in her box. Room food was still full, added just a half cup.
Friday PM
Room was surprisingly clean. 1 pee blanket, one blanket in litterbox, usual pee in blue chair. Milo and Meeko were aggravating the others a bit. Camille was more social than usual. Ginger ate wet food with meds. No food added to bowls. Buckets rinsed and refilled. Eloise got 1/4 scoop of food added to her bowl.
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Dropped off Eloise at the shelter. She has been a great foster cat!
She is in iso for now, she eats main room food. The way to her heart is through brushes and chin scratches. Also she loves string toys.
All chores are done with 1 pee blanket and 1 poo blanket. All the kittties were supper relaxed today. I added about 5 scoops to their food.
Thursday PM
Room was pretty clean, one food bowl over turned. Otherwise lots of food. Ginger got her food and gabapentin. Rest of cats got snack of fancy feast.
I cleaned and set up iso for the return of Eloise from foster. I’m dropping her off tomorrow.
Wednesday AM – All chores done. Added 4 cups of food. 2 pee blankets and no pee spots. Everyone was very affectionate.
Tuesday PM
All chores done
Ginger ate half her food
No pee spots on floor or blankets!
Two cups of food added
All cats really sweet today
Tuesday AM
All chores done. Two cups of food added. Pee in the chair and on the floor. All cats sleepy
Monday PM
All chores done. Ginger ate some of her food. There was throw up but not much to clean up. All cats seemed good!
Monday AM
all chores done. blankets were everywhere! Meeko got in the cabinet when we were getting more out. a few pee spots, and one was on the new smaller scratch board. we weren’t sure of the best way to clean it. kitties were very active today.
Sunday PM
Good shift. Chores done. Ginger only ate the liquid of her food. Sleepy cats. Missed Archie.
Sunday AM
All chores done except mopping. Spot cleaned a couple pee puddles. Added food to the big food container and forgot to get the scooper out first so had to go fishing for it. Ginger a little feisty this morning. All cats happy tho
Saturday PM
Pee on the blue chair. Everyone pretty chill. Isadora and Camille(!) wanted attention. Ginger ate her food. Chores done.
Saturday AM
Everyone was very happy to greet me, but then mellowed out after that. All chores done. Added 4 cups of food, replaced 3 pee blankets and 1 just dirty (litter, dust, and dirt) one. One pee spot by the office door. Overall a good shift, even had a conversation with Quinn even though she might’ve considered it an argument
Friday PM
Calm shift at first and then things got more animated. There was one pee blanket and one puke blanket. I added 1 cup of food with lysine. Ginger ate half a can of food with one Gabapentin crushed up in it.
She thanked me by peeing on my earbuds. Her pee looks less red. Gilligan got so worked up on catnip he fell off the shelf. Camille decided to sit in the blue chair even though there was some pee still on it. Good shift overall!
Monday PM
All chores done. Ginger ate some of her food. There was throw up but not much to clean up. All cats seemed good!
Got more gabapentin for Ginger! It’s in a pill form now so the dosage is accurate. Crush it with the morter and pestle and mix into food.
All chores done. There was one pee spot and no pee blankets. I added about 5 scoops of food and the kitties were pretty relaxed today.
Thursday PM
Cats very active.cleaned and did chores. Food bowl was at 3 cups added 3 more. Fed ginger before I saw there was more gabapentin. Tried to crush and mix with gravy but she was not enthused after already having eaten.
All chores done
Gave cats treats
Ginger ate half her food
Pee spot under chair
No pee blankets
Missing Archie’s antics
Tuesday PM
Tuesday AM
All chores done
3 cups of food added. No pee blankets!
Weird being here without Archie boy. All cats sleepy. Quinn batted at me for getting too close to her scratching post. Ginger followed around wanting food and love.
Monday PM
All chores done! There was a pee spot with blood from Ginger. No dirty blankets.