Today, I spent both of the volunteer sessions in Cat World. In the morning, after watching the safety video, I headed to "Jill's Diner" which is one of the cat buildings. In Cat World, many of the buildings have specific purposes -- some are for cats with feline lukemia, cats with FIV, cats with special physical needs and so forth. Jill's Diner is one of four buildings that make up "The Wild Cats" area. It was mainly meant for the feral cats but there are very few truly feral cats there. Each building has four rooms with both indoor and outdoor areas. There are tons of blankets and hidey-holes as well as cat perches and toys. There are also rafters with beds, litter and food. Rafter cats are generally people-shy but are slowly become more socialized.
My first assignment was to walk Frankie. He is a 16 year old rather grizzled on guy who walks on a harness and really loves to be outside. We were out for so long they thought we got lost! Frankie and I had a great time just wandering around the property searching for lizards, sniffing everything in sight and just lounging in the shade.
After returning Frankie (who promptly fell asleep), I visited a different room within Jill's. Armed with a bag of treats and some brushes, I went to make friends. The treats were a massive hit but many of the cats in this room are very shy. However, Nenet also lives here and she is very loving and friendly (you'll hear more about her later). I hung out there until noon and then went to lunch so I could return at 1:15 for my afternoon session.
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| Frankie |
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| a room at Jill's Diner |
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| Nenet |
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