Qwerty is at Treehouse; Wants Home

QWERTY HAS BEEN ACCEPTED INTO TREE HOUSE, a non-profit, no-kill foundation dedicated to stray cats.

This morning Qwerty went into Treehouse for his physical. He was immediately noted as the "most big beautiful cat ever" and a mushpot. A sweet mushpot. A mushpot who needed a home, not to be returned to the alley. And so Treehouse has found space for our Qwerty, who will now receive his medical care (torn up ear, eye infection, neutering, etc.) and embark on a journey to find a forever home.

Readers, Qwerty tested negative for the FLK virus, but positive for FIV. This makes the fact that Treehouse accepted him even more special, for FIV cats are hard to adopt out. However, in good conditions (a nice home), FIV+ cats can live contented, long lives, and Qwerty deserves this after his hard time on the street.

Treehouse has an extraordinary policy: their cats are considered part of the Tree House family for the rest of their lives. They have a special contract for FIV+ cats, to help with their care. Please see their website for more information. Qwerty is not available for adoption yet, but you can inquire about him or any of their other kitties.

Can you thank Treehouse for their excellent work and for helping us care for Hyde Park Cats? You can donate online or send a check. Please make sure you let them know you are donating for "Hyde Park Cats" (or Qwerty). The funds can't be specifically earmarked, but this will let Treehouse know how much we appreciate their help with Qwerty and with past Hyde Park Cats Lebowski (also FIV+ and available for adoption at Treehouse), Czarina, Mimi, and Lulav/Sun Pacific (available for adoption at Treehouse).

Qwerty has been caught

Today I finally caught Qwerty. Qwerty has been an irregular member of the MJK Alley colony since November. He is very beautiful, but has been looking worse and worse for wear. He allows himself to be picked up, but could be neither enticed nor shoved into a trap (or even a carrier, we tried). Today I got the idea to set the trap and then actually sit by it pretending as if it weren't there at all, all friendly like. Today he was ready ... and he was a gentleman when the trap sprang.

Qwerty has an appointment on Tuesday at Treehouse for neutering and a comprehensive physical. Please keep your thoughts flowing for a FLV/FIV negative test. I believe Qwerty is, at heart, a friendly housecat, so also consider adopting this gorgeous man.

Last night when we were out Qwerty-hunting we also saw Rodrigo for the first time in months. Now Rodrigo is our next target. He's also obviously the liasion between the MJK Alley and Black and White Cat World. Obviously.

You can read about any of the below cats by typing their name into the blog's search bar.

Spay/Neutered from Black-and-White Cat World:
Ellis, Little Buddy, Nimr, Rachamim, Rachel, Rambam

Spay/Neutered from the MJK Alley: Aida, Bobbi, Chandra (disappeared), Czarina (adopted!), Dana, Emilie, Felix, Gino (disappeared), Harper, Izzie (adopted!), Jules & Kerry (disappeared), Luka, Mona, Mimi (adopted!), Niño, Onyx, Pixie, Qwerty (yay!), Lebowski (available for adoption!!!), and Twinkletoes (adopted!)

Spay/Neutered or Rescued from Other Situations: Swift (cat about campus), Mamma Cat + 5 kittens, Lulav, aka Sun Pacific (available for adoption), Shadow, Pants, Daisy, Sherlock

Qwerty goes home

Qwerty was adopted! Qwerty was one of our MJK Alley Cats -- our mascot, maybe -- he went to Treehouse in March of 2009. He's been living there ever since, in the FIV+ room. Everybody there loved him too! It's taken Qwerty a while to find his forever home but we know he's making some lucky person or persons very happy. GOOD LUCK QWERTY!

Previous Qwerty posts.

Qwerty at rest

Here is Qwerty resting in his "condo" (MJK's extra bathroom) before going up to Treehouse tomorrow morning. Remember, send good thoughts. Qwerty is such a friendly guy that, unlike our ferals, he was allowed out of his trap. Mary Jean reports that she was able to pick him up and put him on her lap, and he enjoys having his throat stroked. He likes his little “maison” and seems happy to curl up there.

Don't forget about our TNR Workshop this Friday at 7 pm in Treasure Island.

Purry thanks to Victoria for the recent donation!

p.s. sorry to the blog "followers," who mistakenly got an update from my personal blog.

Qwerty on Petfinder

Qwerty is available for adoption now via Treehouse. I can't say I find this the most attractive photograph of the Q-man.

Treehouse makes sure each and every cat they have has a unique name -- they never repeat themselves! I'm so glad they had never had a Qwerty before!

Sounds like Qwertster is still settling in. His ear looks much improved.

Qwerty sharing nicely with others

Qwerty, whom I love, sharing a tin of wet food with Emilie. Qwerty is generally known for his posturing against other cats, so it was nice to see him out sunning himself with Emilie and Luka the other day.

Big purry thanks to Peggy and Katherine (with Bonkers and Gossamer) for the recent donations!

Rodrigo, muy suave

Meet Rodrigo. He is muy suave, muy guapo, no? He is one of three unneutered toms who come around to the alley every so often ... the others are Qwerty and "big black cat," who needs a name (and his photograph taken -- we may have to name him Wile E. Kitty). Naming rights to the next donor!

We shall call him ...

Qwerty, because we're up to "Q." Here he is, the only remaining unaltered cat in our colony (for now). He is savvy, and rightly suspicious of the trap. He meows. He is fantastically patterned and beautiful. Soon, soon we will catch him!

Mamacat with the teeny tiny targets (see below) has moved her kittens, but we haven't given up hope. We're trying to acclimate her to the sight of the cage ...

Meanwhile, Bobby is now a tame cat. seriously. He purrs and rubs against people. Let's get him inside before winter strikes -- Bobby needs a home!