Cat Whisperer Pet Sitting

28/01/2023

This program helps to reduce the enormous number of kittens born each year. In South East Qld.

Best Friends Felines Last Litter Program is where we take in all the babies and des*x mum cat free of charge to the owners. This is to stop the endless unwanted litters that continuously flood pounds and rescues during breeding season.

BFF have limited spaces available in our last litter program, which runs to assists those in the community des*x a pregnant queen (once kittens are born) or a feline already with kittens.

Please fill in the form below to be considered for our limited spaces in this program.

http://www.bestfriendsfelines.com/forms/last-litter-application/

04/01/2023

Cat savvy carer needed –

Unnamed boy and girl
For 6 long years this is how these two cats lived , padlocked in a cage barely big enough for a litter tray , they have not known any real love , nor have they known a comfy bed and they have not been interacted with much at all .
Both need a super cat savvy person to work on them to the point of being adoption ready , they will need patience , understanding and lots of love.
Someone who is able to read body language would be handy as fear sometimes causes aggression .
The ginger girl is super scared but friendly
The tabby male is confused but trying to be nice
These two deserved so much better than 6 years in a cage so please help us find a carer for them and let’s change their lives forever
They do not need to go out on foster together as the padlocked cages were in different ends of the shed .

If you can open your heart and home to them together or separately, please follow the link below to the fostering application form
http://www.bestfriendsfelines.com/.../fostering.../

04/01/2023

Two reasons to consider fostering ❤️

Cat savvy carer needed –

Unnamed boy and girl
For 6 long years this is how these two cats lived , padlocked in a cage barely big enough for a litter tray , they have not known any real love , nor have they known a comfy bed and they have not been interacted with much at all .
Both need a super cat savvy person to work on them to the point of being adoption ready , they will need patience , understanding and lots of love.
Someone who is able to read body language would be handy as fear sometimes causes aggression .
The ginger girl is super scared but friendly
The tabby male is confused but trying to be nice
These two deserved so much better than 6 years in a cage so please help us find a carer for them and let’s change their lives forever
They do not need to go out on foster together as the padlocked cages were in different ends of the shed .

If you can open your heart and home to them together or separately, please follow the link below to the fostering application form
http://www.bestfriendsfelines.com/.../fostering.../

26/09/2022

BFF have rehomed over 400 cats this year so far, but the donations have been shrinking. They have these amazing prizes for their raffle to make up a bit of the money. If bingo is your thing, they also have a bingo night coming up.

Sizzling into summer raffle -
Kitten season is here !!!
Right now its like nothing we have ever seen before in rescue with countless animals are in need right now .
Rescues , pounds and shelters across the country and swamped with endless calls for help .
The rising costs of living have displaced so many families , our homeless population has increased exponentially and many are living in their cars or tents . This is turn has seen endless surrenders of domestic pets across all states.
Now we face kitten season as breeding season has officially commenced.
During the spring and summer months BFF averages 25-30 k in vet expenses and with no funding from any source , donations affected by the costs of living , we have come up with an amazing sizzling into summer raffle to try and sustain us during the endless demand on our charity as without the funds coming in we are limited to what help we can offer this peak season so please support us and help us to continue to save lives and you could be one of the lucky winners
We have some amazing items up for grabs -
1 st Prize: Outdoor Lounge Setting - RRP $7,756
2 nd Prize: Treasury Casino overnight stay plus breakfast – RRP $250
3 rd Prize: Picnic Hamper , Booze and mini esky pack – RRP $220
4 th Prize: Pizza oven – RRP $199
5 th Prize: Fitbit – RRP $199
6 th Prize: Gold Class voucher – RRP $100
THATS A TOTAL PRIZE POOL VALUE OF $8, 724
Tickets are $7 each , 5 for $30 or 10 for $50
Tickets can be purchased by emailing [email protected]
Raffle will be drawn Sunday 11th of December.
Thank you for your support for the fur babies in need.
Please note:
The furniture package is pick up at Salisbury
The Picnic pack is pick up at Taigum
The pizza oven is pick up at Ferny Hills

21/08/2022

2 is better than 1!

31/07/2022

This cat's owner passed away and the family rushed her to the vet to be put down!!! 😢 She is 18, so won't live a lot longer. But she deserves to be loved for that time. Do you know someone who can take her in?

24/05/2022

Cats can live a long life. (They may howl a bit as they get older.) But they're just a loving.

12/05/2022

With the current bad weather people are more likely to find sick and or injured animals. What should you do if you find kittens?

12/05/2022

Your Daily Smile 😁

29/04/2022

Cats exercising. https://fb.watch/cHl19iYDe3/

01/03/2022

14/02/2022

A plastic allergy!

26/01/2022

31/12/2021

Are you the special person? Perhaps in between cats right now.

Slash was surrendered to a vet clinic by his owners for euthanisia as he needed life saving surgery for being blocked and had been unable to p*e for an entire week .
Slash will need to remain on a special urinary diet to avoid him blocking again and he needs a home without other animals . Slash does love his humans though and endless smooches will ensue .
Slash deserves that chance of happiness after all he has been through so please share his gorgeous face out there and help us find someone to love him until his forever home comes along . Being a solo kitty we realise he is harder to place as most people that foster have fur babies of their own already but we know there is someone special out there for Slash both as a carer and as a forever home .
If you can open your heart and home to Slash and have no other fur babies please fill out the fostering carers application below

http://www.bestfriendsfelines.com/forms/fostering-application-form/

20/12/2021

This post give the reasons why taking up fostering can help so much. (or if you can't foster, a donation helps too!)

BFF Doors have had to close

I do not often get up on my soap box but tonight I must

This kitten season is by far the worst we have ever seen and its getting incredibly difficult behind the scenes of rescue, we are all overflowing at the seams and desperate to fit in one more litter , one more cat , one more life to save .

We are exhausted both mentally and physically, our vet bills are exploding , and we are frustrated beyond belief that we never seem to make a dent .

We see the pound lists every day, we are emailed and tagged to put a save on some of those due to meet their fate at the end of the green needle as the pounds are way beyond capacity .

Let’s not be naïve to the fact that you think kittens will be safe cause they are young and cute as it doesn’t matter on the age, the s*x or the breed they are all put to sleep when they do not get a save. This isn’t the fault of the pounds it’s the fault of irresponsible owners . This is the harsh reality of kitten season .

The rental crisis has caused an explosion of cats being left behind when they move out as cant find pet friendly rentals or what we are seeing a lot of of is cats being dumped in carriers in shopping centres , peoples yards or at vet clinics . I had 7 different vet clinics call me this week to ask to assist with a combined 46 cats handed to them from being abandoned. The pound lists of those due for euthanasia is extensive , the emails for surrenders endless .

Sadly BFF have had to close the doors to intakes as of this weekend as we hit an all-time high of 269 cats in care this month .

I do not think people understand how emotionally difficult it is for us to say no but there comes a point where you have to .

Limited carers
Limited food and litter
Limited funds

These all add up to where it means we have we have to bring ourselves to say no as simply we cannot help.

Every rescue is beyond capacity and every pound overflowing .

It’s a crappy ass time to be a cat .

This month has been one of the most difficult I have faced in all my years of doing this , I have never seen so many surrenders or had so many calls from vets and pounds and while we have taken in a lot of cats, we cannot help them all sadly .

This is emotionally draining behind the scenes .

Pounds and vets you usually work with to save as many as possible you have to say no too .
People trying to do the right thing by a cat the neighbours left behind you have to say no too and that is not fair as they are just trying to help and do the right thing .
Owners trying to surrender you have to say no to often leads to abuse “ we have tried everywhere else and you are our last option its your fault I will have to take it to be put to sleep “ or the joyful threats “ I will just have to turn it loose and make it a stray or abandon it as you wont help” .

We try and console ourselves knowing so many in care are safe and that we need to focus on the ones we have saved and try to not dwell on those we cannot help but It is taxing on the soul .

Christmas is meant to be a joyous time of year but this year with a heavy heart we have to close the doors for intakes right now.

How can you help ?

Buy one of our BFF 2022 calendars
Bid on an item in our one bid auction album
Donate some food and litter to the fur babies in care as 260 plus mouths to feed is a lot !
Share our posts with out felines in care and help them find a forever home as when each one leaves care it opens the door to save another.

Alternatively, please make a donation via our bank account or via our paypal – our vet expenses so for 2021 is over 250 k !!!
BANK: Commonwealth Bank Australia
ACCOUNT NAME – Best Friends Felines
BSB – 064171
ACCOUNT NUMBER – 1045 6758

Paypal –
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GLUMW2UAQ9PJE&source=url

We are tired , we are frustrated and just wish things were different out there.

20/12/2021

I would if I could! 💕

10/12/2021

Beautiful animals.

01/12/2021

A cat owner's Christmas tree. 😄

The purr-fect Christmas tree for cat owners!

I'm putting one of these up today, Happy Wednesday!!!

13/11/2021

I have a soft spot for Errol, and would take him if I could. He has been in care 6 years because he is a bit shy. He needs another (non-dominant) cat in the the house. Would you love a shy cat who will lie on your lap for cuddles, sleep on your bed, and even follow you around - all once he comes to trust you?

27/09/2021

I wish I had one of these for my cats when they were younger!

25/09/2021

If only the organisers of these events could see it from the birds' (and other animal's) perspective.

22/09/2021

Pretty much sums up the whole of Victoria when it happened :DCredit to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un8f85yADAU

16/09/2021

Perhaps the cat wanted his own pet.

Simon made the uninvited guest feel at home.

24/08/2021

These little ones need names and sponsors.

19/08/2021

Lots of lovely prizes.

🌺 SPRING FLING RAFFLE 🌺

Batten down the hatches!!! Kitten season is about to kick off !!

A seemingly innocent spring fling from the many entire females out there will see litter after litter produced and every rescue, shelter and pound flood with endless litters .

Kitten season is a huge financial strain on us so in preparation we have decided to kick off a spring fling raffle .

We have some amazing prizes and will draw the raffle at our annual bingo event on the 23rd of October .

Please support us this kitten season by purchasing tickets which are $5 each or 5 for $20 and with over $1,200 you never know you could be one of the lucky winners !

Please email [email protected] to secure your tickets now and thank you for your support x

14/08/2021

Today's Funny!

30/07/2021

There are many amazing quilts, cards, paintings, pet packs, kids clothes, cushions, and all sorts of things. You have another week to bid. (I had thought it was just last week).

PLEASE READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR OUR AUCTION PRIOR TO BIDDING.

Terms and Conditions of Auction:

Best Friends Felines 2021 Mid Year Craft Auction begins at 7pm on Sunday 25th of July 2021 and will close 7pm SHARP Sunday 8th of August 2021.
Please make your bid by commenting the amount you wish to offer for the item pictured, ensuring it is higher than the previous bid. Any bids commented before the official start time will be removed for ease of organisation. Some items will have a reserve placed on them, please ensure you bid above the set reserve or the bid will be void.

We will contact all winners by tagging them in the items comments at the end of the auction and asking them to PM the page to arrange their winning items. As tags do not always notify the winner, we ask if you have made a bid on an item that you also check back after the auction is closed to see if you are the highest bidder.

The items that are being auctioned will be granted to the person with the HIGHEST bid at EXACTLY 7pm Sunday 8th of August 2021. NO FURTHER BIDS will be accepted after this time and the organisers decision is final.
Auction is open to AUSTRALIAN RESIDENTS aged 18 and over only due to quarantine restrictions and postage costs.

When you have seen your name announced as the winner of an item/s please send a PRIVATE MESSAGE to this page with the items you won, your full name, postal address and phone number so that we can arrange postage/pick up of your item/s .

PLEASE NOTE! Any items that are required to be posted will incur an average postage cost of between $5- $30+ so you will need to consider that in your budget when bidding on item/s. Some large items may be marked as pick up only and you will need to be able to collect these from Kallangur in Brisbane or courier transport can be organised at the buyers expense. Collection will need to be arranged in conjunction with any current COVID-19 restrictions.

If you are not a Brisbane resident, post may be higher due to increasing postage costs imposed around COVID-19.
If possible, you are welcome to arrange a collection day and time for your item/s if you are nearby and are willing to pick up your item/s.

Full payment will need to be deposited for your item within 5 days of notification that you have placed the winning bid or your item will be offered to the next highest bidder. Please note NO further payments will be accepted after Sunday the 22nd of August 2021 and all items not paid for will go towards our next fundraising event. All paid for items that are not collected by September the 5th will be repurposed by Best Friends Felines for future fundraisers.

Payment can made to –
QBank ACCOUNT NAME - Shelley Van't Veldt
BSB - 704052
ACCOUNT NUMBER - 100157123
OR
VIA PAY PAL to - [email protected] (please be careful with spelling 😊)

Please include your FACEBOOK profile name and auction item number in the description field when making payment so that we can process the order accurately. Please remember we are a charity and be generous with your bidding for the fur kids . Thank you The BFF team ❤️

27/07/2021

The person who makes these quilts has amazing skills! This is one of the simpler ones on offer.

Item 76
'Country Cats' quilt, 120cm x 120cm
RESERVE BID $80

27/07/2021

BFF craft auction this week.

Item 18
BFF 'adopt' supporter pack
$10 RESERVE BID

27/07/2021

There are some wonderful crafts on offer this week in the BFF craft auction. All proceeds go to rescuing cats. Amazing quilts, beanies, tote bags, jewellery, kids clothes, pet packs, paintings and more!

Item 44
Mini canvas set painted by Leah, 12