Ninth Post: More about FIV and Socializing

Remember when I explained FIV back in my first post?

Well, I found a website that can better explain the virus.

http://www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc/brochures/fiv.html

I also found a good website that has tips for how to socialize a cat and how important it is. This is from a first person point of view. Socializing may take a long time, but it's completely worth it!

http://ezinearticles.com/?Socializing-Cats&id=3417694

Eighth Post: 2 Hours 45 Minutes, 10 Hours 30 Minutes Up-To-Date

I worked a total of 2 hours and 45 minutes on January 9th. I worked at the SPCA from 5:00 to 7:45.

Shiloh

5:00-5:15: socialized Shiloh. Remember Shiloh? I socialized him back in my second post. That was when he was also with Steve and Littlefoot.

Xiah and Timothy

5:15-5:30: socialized Xiah and Timothy.

Pumpkin and Shyann

5:30-5:40: socialized Pumpkin and Shyann.

"Serenity"

5:40-6:00: socialized the FIV+ cat Stray, a.k.a. "Serenity".

Rhyme and Reason



6:00-6:15: socialized the FIV+ cats Rhyme and Reason.

Rosie

6:15-6:30: socialized Rosie.

 Cats by food dishes

 Kitty in the fake tree!

Haha this cat is laying on my notebook!

6:30-6:45: socialized cats in one of the gazebos.

Enzi and Uma

6:45-7:15: socialized Uma and Enzi.

Meadow and Claudia

7:15-7:45: socialized Meadow and Claudia. While Meadow was super calm, Claudia was bouncing off the walls! She was attacking my pen the whole half hour!

Holding cats allows them to get used to being held so they won't run away or act aggressively towards the person picking them up.

Seventh Post: 2 Hours 45 Minutes, 7 Hours 45 Minutes Up-To-Date

I worked 2 hours and 45 minutes at the SPCA on January 8th. I worked there from 2:30-5:15.

2:30-3:00: took pictures of cat movies.

 Shaman and Bashaw



Shaman or Bashaw

Tooth or Vivienne

3:00-3:20: socialized Shaman, Bashaw, Tooth, and Vivienne.

Cloud and Dusk

3:20-3:30: socialized Cloud and Dusk.

 Cars

Tuck and Cars

3:30-3:45: socialized Cars and Tuck.

Panther



3:45-4:00: socialized Panther.

One of the cats

More cats!

Cat standing on a scratching post. Haha!

4:00-4:15: socialized the cats in one of the gazebos.

 Ricky

Trish and Ricky

4:15-4:45: socialized Trish and Ricky.

Linus and Carlisle

4:45-5:00: socialized Linus and Carlisle.

5:00-5:15: socialized Papaya and Felicity. However, I never got pictures of them.

Sixth Post: Cat Movies!!!

When I visited the SPCA, there was this special event going on. The volunteers made it seem like the cats were "famous," and spoofed a bunch of movies and replaced the characters with cats. I posted some of my favorites!

The bulletin at the entrance to see the cats.

Here is the "popcorn!"

 Spoof of "The Matrix"

 Spoof of "Indiana Jones"

 Spoof of "Godzilla"

 Spoof of "King Kong"

 Spoof of the real "Rocky"

 Spoof of "Robocop"

 Spoof of "The Sound of Music"

 Spoof of "Star Wars"

 Spoof of the real "Titanic"

 Spoof of "Pearl Harbor"

 Spoof of "Cleopatra"

 Spoof of the real "Jaws"

 Spoof of "Saturday Night Live"

 Spoof of "Casablanca"

 Spoof of "Spartacus"

Spoof of the real "The Terminator"

There were a lot more, but these were just some of my favorites!

Fifth Post: Classified Cat Behaviors and Levels of Work

Hello again!

There is some pretty important information you may need to know to understand following posts.

First of all, each cat is classified by a specific group that explains how the cat usually acts. There are three main groups cats can be classified in, and two sub-groups. These groups are:

G (Green): This group is for cats who are very well behaved and sociable. They won't act out aggressivly and are very friendly.
P (Purple): This group is for cats that need improvement. This group usually includes shy cats.
     -S (Skittish): The cats in this group are very skittish, so you have to be steady with them.
     -T (Temperal): These cats may act out occasionally for no apparant reason. You have to use caution
     with them.
B (Blue): The cats in this group are the worst acting cats. They are usually very aggressive cats or cats that want nothing to do with you. There was one case, however, where a B cat thought everything was a toy, including your hand. Extreme caution should be taken.

There are also levels for the volunteers. These levels explain who can work with which group of cats.

G (Green): These workers can work with only the G cats. However, you can also take out the P cats if you take caution. This is what level I am at
P (Purple): These workers can work with G or P cats. You have to work a minimum of 20 hours to be at this level. I already worked here that long, since I volunteered at the SPCA last year. So, next time I visit, I will ask about getting "promoted."
B (Blue): These workers can work with the G, P, or B cats. They are the only workers allowed to socialize the B cats.

So, these are the basic groups and levels of cats and workers!

Fourth Post: SPCA Building

Hello everyone!

I took some pictures of the SPCA so you can get an idea of what it looks like.

Here is the giant welcome sign at the front of the shelter! It is right above the front desk.

Here is the front desk, where you walk in! There is a quote just below the counter that says "The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning." This is like the animals that come to the shelter. To them, it may seem like the end, but just around the corner is a person waiting to adopt them.

This is one of the few donation boxes at the SPCA. People can donate their loose change or even bills here to help pay for food, beds, and toys.

Here are the bathrooms. I thought this was hilarious! This is the womens' bathroom, or the "setters", and...

this is the mens' bathroom, or the "pointers".

This is what one of the gazebos look like. There is a fake tree in the middle, two boxes with litter boxes inside of them, a scratching post, some shelves, food dishes and toys.

These were just some of the features of the SPCA building! I will be sure to put more up soon!