Furever Felines - Cat Rescue Belfast

27/09/2023

Storm Agnes is looking like she might be a particularly nasty one!

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR PET'S ARE CONTAINED!

✅ Bring your cats indoors, NOW!
✅ If you have a stray animal in your garden or area, find it a safe place to shelter. Rescues are overwhelmed and the majority don't have space, this is your chance to do your bit to save a life.
✅ Do a final check to ensure that your fences are secure for your dog going out to toilet, the weather warning is in place for 20 hours and your dog will need to toilet in that time. If you have any doubts, toilet your dog on a secure collar and lead.
✅ Ensure that your pets are wearing collars and ID tags with up to date information. Phone the microchip company your pet is registered with and check that their chip details are up to date.
✅ Ensure you have up to date photographs of your pets, preferably showing their face, body and any distinguishable markings. These photos are essential to help reunite your pet should they escape.
✅ Before the storm starts, close all windows and curtains, so any unsettling sounds and sights from outside are hidden. To further drown out any loud noises, play some music or put the TV on in the room your pet is in.
✅ Severe weather can be particularly dangerous for small pets who live in the garden, such as rabbits and guinea pigs. To keep them sheltered from the heavy storms, temporarily move their hutch into a well-ventilated, enclosed outbuilding (e.g. a car-free garage or shed) or bring them inside your home.

Please listen to this advice, we don't want to see the lost and found volunteers having to putting their lives at risk to find and catch loose animals.

13/07/2023

We have removed our post regarding the kittens at Downpatrick Racecourse as we are hoping that the police will attend. If nothing is done, the post will be reshared.

07/04/2023

Sadly Sunny's little body was not able to put up the fight we all wanted it to.

He passed away with a full belly and knowing love, which is so much more than so many cats get to experience.

This was the first time we have ever had enough donations to cover all the costs for a sickly cat, and we are so much more thankful for that than you can ever imagine.

He was a very, very sick little boy and we knew that when we picked him up, but it still hurts our hearts to lose him.

I can't thank our vet team enough for the care and empathy they have shown today.

For anyone interested in the final diagnosis, he had a severe case of FeLV, which in a healthy cat does not need to be a death sentence, but his body was not able to fight the chronic infections and damage to his mucous membranes with this horrible disease alongside, nor would he have been able to generate red blood cells enough to survive.

FeLV is a direct result of people not bothering to neuter their cats. It is mainly spread by fighting between intact cats, as a result of bite wounds, and sadly affected mothers will often pass the disease on to their kittens.

With that said, we'd like to put any excess donations towards our Forgotten Felines fund, where we trap, neuter and release homeless cats either to their original locations (if safe) or relocate them to safe areas if needed. If anyone who has donated would not like their donation to be put towards this, please message us.

For now, we will mourn our little Sunny. Until we collected him last night, he had only been let down by humans, as so many cats are. We can do better as a species for the animals that share our world, we need to.

07/04/2023

Sunny Update

We've called him Sunny, in desperate hopes that the beautiful weather outside is a sign of the start of a lovely new life for him.

He had a comfortable night and sampled a variety of foods, sadly the blisters in his mouth make it very difficult for him to eat.

Unfortunately FeLV and Panleukopenia are our two biggest fears currently, neither of which are likely to have the outcome we hope for with his current state of I'll health.

He's now with our very trusted vets who have been authorised to test and treat as required and within his best interests, and will keep us updated of course. We'll call back to see him in a couple of hours.

It really is incredible that a little black & white cat has achieved the support he has in these current times, and your kind donations have allowed us to tell the vets to do what it takes if saving him is possible. So, thank you ❤️

06/04/2023

Update - RIP Sunny 💔 You stole so many hearts and we were all in this fight with you.

www.facebook.com/264782412076400/posts/634709371750367/

🆘 EMERGENCY 🆘

This little one was found in Newry today and, as we were in the area, we called to check for a chip.

Unfortunately it was immediately clear that he would not last another night in the cold.

Never have we seen a cat this anaemic but still standing.

He is wearing a collar and may have travelled in an engine as he is covered in oil. He is not chipped. This wee one has been suffering for weeks. He's crawling with fleas and has a belly full of worms. He's literally starving with every bone in his spine visible.

We'll be constantly assessing him through the night to see if he needs to go to the emergency vet (£180 consult fee before any treatment) or if he can wait to see our vets first thing in the morning.

So we desperately need your help in two ways.

1) Please share in case he is long term missing and has an owner looking for him.
2) If you can spare a couple of pounds to help us try to save him, our PayPal link is PayPal.me/fureverfelinesrescue

Our hearts are broke over this wee one, he is so sick and has been overlooked by so many, but we think he wants to fight.

17/01/2023

𝐅𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝‼️

Would anyone have a cat who has recently had kittens that could foster these 3 babies?

Please share

06/01/2023

Final call for our first Furever Felines Calendar!

We've got about 10 left.

£16.50 each including postage (postage can be combined for multiples). All proceeds go towards food, litter and vet work for the cats in our care.

Featuring a selection of cats and kittens we have rescued and rehomed in 2022 🐱

25/12/2022

Wishing a very Merry Christmas to all of our followers, adopters and feline alumni!

Rescue doesn't stop and, with quite a few cats with us at the moment, we've had a busy day. We made time to open Santa's gifts with Oliver and his friends. The cats were all treated too, of course.

As anyone who ordered calendars will have noticed, they didn't arrive on time as promised 😭 we were really let down by the printing company. We'll be in touch in the next couple of days to let you know when they'll be delivered.

Love from the Furever Felines Family ♥️

16/12/2022

Sad to see that the Christmas clear-outs of older animals are well underway 😭

We've had nothing but requests all week to take in older cats. It devastates us to know that some of these are being disposed of to make way for new puppies and kittens on Christmas day.

We have absolutely no space at present to take on any older cats. We have 2 at the moment who have been with us for months, without a single application or ounce of interest.

If you have cared about your cat enough to get it neutered, vaccinated and microchipped, we can advertise it on our page for you and help with homechecks. Please note that this service takes up even more of our own, precious time, so please only ask us for help if it's a genuine rehoming case and not just because you simply can't be bothered caring for your cat now that it's not a cute kitten anymore.

16/12/2022

Coco's three lovely babies were at the vets this morning for their first vaccine and a health check.

They're booked in for neutering, second vaccine and microchip on the 18th January so will be ready to go home after that.

Applications are now open for them, so if you'd like to welcome a little one into your home next year once the Christmas madness has finished, please complete an application on our website fureverfelines.co.uk 🐾

We also have 2 kittens in the vets today (Cody and Bella), having their first vaccine, microchip and being neutered.

Our vets bill from today alone will come to approximately £300. We know it's close to Christmas, and so few of us can spare anything, but if you can chip in even £1 to help cover the costs of our vet, feeding or heating bill, we would so appreciate it ❤️

PayPal.me/fureverfelinesrescue

15/12/2022

We have a few kittens ready to go to their new home but apparently December is the season of time wasters!

It's not fair on these little ones to be held for viewings by people that don't show up or never bother replying.

Our rehoming stops for Christmas on Sunday, so please only apply if you are able to commit to filling in an application form (it takes 10 minutes at most and is the first step of our rehoming process) and are able to visit over the next couple of days.

If you know anyone who would love to open their home to a kitten or two, please tag them or share our post. Please note that our kittens are a lifetime commitment and we only re-home to indoor only homes (properly cat proofed gardens and secure catios are also welcomed). Adoption fee to cover the costs of neutering, vaccines, parasite treatments and microchipping applies, as does a homecheck.

13/12/2022

Our 2023 calendars are on the way to us!

We have a few left so if you'd like one please send us a message 🐾

£15 each + postage, full of beautiful pictures of cats we've rescued and rehomed this year ♥️

02/12/2022

Pixie isn't in our care but we are helping her rescuer to find her the perfect new home.

Pixie is 20 months old. She needs an adult only home, with no other pets. She is very scared and spooks easily. She needs a calm environment to help her build confidence and she loves human contact. She doesnt mind being handled and has a lovely calm nature. She just needs the one on one with humans. She hasn't and isn't interested in bonding with other animals.

She's finding her rescuer's house stressful as there are other animals there, so would benefit from finding a new home as soon as possible.

All her vet work will be completed before she goes home, including neutering, vaccines and microchipping.

Please share far & wide so that Pixie's perfect new family can see her plea ❤️

02/12/2022

Poppy & Bailey are best friends and therefore, under their foster mummy's orders, are not to be split up!

The friendship this pair has is to be envied, so we agree ❤️

From feral roots, their foster mum now only has good words to say about them. "These two are now enjoying being brushed and you can check their wee paws and everything. A treat quickly means they'll be anyone's best friend. Their only flaw is the fact they will shout at you constantly while you stroke them then their only other setting is purring like mad and licking you!"

They're used to sensible dogs and sensible kids, both of which will need to give them space as they get to know their new home.

Could you be their perfect human?

Apply at fureverfelines.co.uk ❤️

02/12/2022

💞 BELLA 💞

We'll start by saying typical Tortie! With an impressive attitude to match 🙈

Bella has lots to say about the world, especially when it comes to mealtimes.

She'll definitely take a while to come round to new owners, but she's learning quickly that humans aren't all bad with the help of a super foster mummy.

Bella is searching for an indoor only home with another young cat, or with her brother Kody.

She's good with dogs and would be better suited to a home without young children.

Apply via our website fureverfelines.co.uk ❤️

02/12/2022

🌟 KODY 🌟

Kody is a fabulous little boy who is currently in a super foster home, learning to be a civilised boy after being born and raised as a feral with his siblings.

He's about 12 weeks old and will have all his vet work done before he is ready to be rehomed in a week or two.

Kody can still be a bit of a grump but loves to shout when it's breakfast time and enjoys playtime with his sister Bella. He's happy to interact with people when it comes to delicious licky treats.

Kody is searching for an indoor only home with another young cat, or with his sister Bella.

He's good with dogs and would be better suited to a home without young children.

Apply via our website fureverfelines.co.uk ❤️

01/12/2022

We've taken a bit of a risk and ordered 25 calendars, now for the panic while we try to find new owners for them!

£15 each + postage, or we can arrange collection in Newry or Belfast.

I think I've managed to include everyone who had their pictures sent in!

Please send us a message if you'd like to book a calendar, then we can be organised for when they arrive on the 14th to have them with you in time for Christmas 🌲

25/11/2022

Kindly modelled by Penelope the rescued Foxhound, my mum is making these beautiful handmade gift tags to raise some funds for us.

They're available for sale if you'd like a really special touch to add to your Christmas gifts, while supporting our work.

Each pack of 10 handmade tags is £6 including postage within NI. If you'd like some, please send us a message ♥️

25/11/2022

We use a lot of the Fish4Cats tins, especially for newbies who don't trust us enough to eat the less tasty food, and when we're out trapping ferals for neutering.

If anyone would like to send some tins our way while this brilliant deal is on (I've never seen them at such good value before), you can purchase them through Pet Connection's website, select Charity Donation at checkout and add a note to the order saying that they're for Furever Felines.

And of course treat your own cats to a few of the tins too 🙂 they're great to have in the house for a special dinner or for if your cat is feeling unwell.

It's Black Friday!

We've got some amazing deals for you, both in our Dublin Road store and on our website 🛒

10% OFF ALL PRIMAL SOURCE NATURAL PET TREATS

10% OFF ALL DOG & CAT BEDS

15% OFF ALL FISH4PETS PRODUCTS (including wet dog & cat food!)

£3 OFF ENGAGE BEEF & CHICKEN 15KG

£2 OFF PEDIGREE POUCH 40PKS (Gravy & Jelly)

Be quick - stock is selling fast!

24/11/2022

🌟 2023 CALENDARS 🌟

Would anyone be interested in a 2023 calendar, featuring some Furever Felines alumni in their new homes?

Calendars will be £15 each + postage. A lovely gift for cat loving friends & family, and a fundraiser for us to put towards some of the work we do.

If you're interested, please message us. A £10 deposit per calendar is required. We'll be ordering the calendars this weekend and they should be with us in time to post them to you for Christmas.

And of course we need pictures! So if you adopted your furry family member from us and would like a chance to be included, please post their photo and names in the comments.

❤️

19/11/2022

This evening we are remembering the beautiful Fynn, who sadly passed away this morning due to a sudden illness.

I'm so lucky to be part of the new life of every single kitten who passes through the rescue, but it is our adopters who truly change lives as they take on these little ones and allow us space to help further wee paws who need us.

So thank you to Emma and her family for giving Fynn the most fabulous and spoiled life, I'm sorry his time with you was so short. You did all you could and allowed him to pass peacefully when he needed to leave this world.

I'll always be there for any kitten or cat that passes through the rescue, for the rest of their lives. I'm only at the end of the phone, as I tell anyone adopting from us. For wee Fynn, this help was needed sooner than any of us expected, but I'm so glad that his owner called me when he became unwell and I was able to spend some time with him over the last couple of days.

RIP Fynn 💔 enjoy chasing butterflies at the Rainbow Bridge 🌈

11/11/2022

Today I shed a lot of very happy tears as Kai left the rescue with his forever family.

At points I'd even began to question whether I should be so honest with my findings from temperament testing, when I thought that the right family might never come along for my darling boy. I questioned whether I'd ruined his chances of finding loving owners by telling it how it is with his cheeky little personality.

His brothers and sisters had all gone to their new homes weeks ago, yet he stayed here with me.

Then a few days ago, out of the blue, we received an application for him.

Today, when we met his new family, he told me that they were his perfect humans. As I waved him out the door he didn't look back. He has his own family now ❤️

Now if an orderly queue of perfect homes can begin to form for his troublesome pal Loki, it would really make my weekend!

10/11/2022

A day in the life of a cat rescuer...

Aww. I wrote this 3 years ago… it still rings true. ❤️

If you have a stray…. And rescues are full….. take them into your home and work with them….
You’ll get this warm, happy feeling that you’ve saved a life…. PLEASE 🙏 💖

07/11/2022

Special foster homes needed for 2-3 weeks for some kittens we have here!

They are proving a little bit more difficult to tame than planned, but are coming round slowly. We feel this would increase if they had more 1-1 time in a home environment.

All food and litter will be provided. Fosters will have first refusal on adoption if you fall in love!

They're fabulous long haired tabbies and tortoiseshells and would ideally go between two foster homes as a pair and a trio, but would consider sending alone if you can only accommodate one.

Foster homes must fit our adoption criteria - no outdoor access unless in an enclosed cat-proofed garden or catio.

Please message us if you'd like to help!

17/10/2022

When we say we are full...

It means all of our enclosures are occupied. It means our hearts are heavy with the hard toll that rescue takes on any human. It also means that our pockets are empty.

Rescue is so, so difficult. Like many rescues, we need a break from all of the stress involved.

Yes, we love caring for the cats and kittens, otherwise we wouldn't do it. We love to save lives and we are able to do it well, ensuring that every cat or kitten that passes through the rescue leaves us healthy, neutered and ready for a fabulous life with a new family. However, it is so difficult and daunting when it comes to bills and expenses, and impossible to keep up with at times.

The vast majority of food, litter and vet bills come from our own pockets. As a very small rescue, it's so difficult to find time to care for the animals each day, prepare cats and kittens for new homes, do vet runs for booked vet work and emergencies, take pictures and assess temperaments for their website profiles, do home checks... The list goes on but you get the idea. All of this needs done, and it doesn't leave a lot of time for fundraising.

We currently have over 20 cats and kittens in our care, with a food bill pushing over £15 per day, and a litter bill of almost £5 per day. This is before we look at any veterinary expenses or parasite treatments. It also doesn't take into consideration the constant washing and drying of bedding, the disinfectant that we get through scary amounts of or the fuel we use travelling the country to rescues who need our help.

We know every single one of the small cat rescues in Ireland is on its knees currently. It is a truly horrible situation with so many people struggling, and so many others just choosing not to bother neutering their cats.

If you can spare the price of a coffee this week, or if you'd like to contribute towards the care of a kitten for its time with us (each kitten is here for a minimum of 5 weeks at a cost of at least £160 including vet work), we would so appreciate it and it would help to take a massive load off our shoulders.

PayPal.me/fureverfelinesrescue 🐱

Picture is of one of the lovely Coco's babies, practising her best grumpy Tortie face!

17/09/2022

We've sold half the names on our cash builder raffle!

Enter for your chance to win £20 🌟

Entries are only £2, check the list in the comments to see which names are available from the raffle card, choose the name you'd like, PayPal us at PayPal.me/fureverfelinesrescue 🐱

We've got lots of vet bills coming up this week with some newbies who we'll introduce ASAP, so your support is very appreciated ❤️

🌟 CASH BUILDER TIME 🌟

Fancy a chance at winning £20 while helping us to continue our work with cats and kittens?

Enter by sending your £2 donation to us at PayPal.me/fureverfelinesrescue along with the cat's name from the card you choose. If your name on Facebook is different to your PayPal name, please let us know - we need to be able to find you if you are the lucky winner!

See the comments to see which names are still available 🐱

15/09/2022

It's heart breaking that Kai is still sitting in the rescue with us, as much as he is loved here he so deserves to have his own family 💔

Kai is a very outgoing and mischievous little fellow, he loves to play with any toys available to him, and is often spotted scuttling off under the sofa carrying his favourite dog toy. He's super snuggly once he gets to know you and enjoys curling up for a nap on the shoulder of his chosen human.

https://www.fureverfelines.co.uk/post/kai-available-ready-august-2022

Please share 💔

08/09/2022

Sorted - Thank you so much!

Transport is urgently needed for a tiny kitten from Portadown (Haldane Fisher area) to either Newry (Armagh Road) or Belfast (Fourwinds) today.

This morning would be ideal as a kind person has taken it into their workplace but it needs access to food, litter, etc asap.

It's likely it has been dumped along with it's siblings as we have already received a same-age kitten from the same general area this morning.

Please share and message us if you can help.

06/09/2022

We'd love to fill this raffle card today and get £20 into the PayPal of our lucky winner!

Almost half sold so far 😃

🌟 CASH BUILDER TIME 🌟

Fancy a chance at winning £20 while helping us to continue our work with cats and kittens?

Enter by sending your £2 donation to us at PayPal.me/fureverfelinesrescue along with the cat's name from the card you choose. If your name on Facebook is different to your PayPal name, please let us know - we need to be able to find you if you are the lucky winner!

See the comments to see which names are still available 🐱

06/09/2022

Billy is an 11 year old, neutered boy.

His owner sadly passed away a few months ago and a kind neighbour has been caring for him since. Unfortunately the house is due to be sold and Billy faces being put to sleep if a home is not found.

This is very upsetting, but is unfortunately a reflection of the current state we are facing for rescue centres - we simply don't have the space or funds to support every cat that needs our help.

Although we're unable to take Billy into our care due to these constraints, we will do all we can to support him in finding and settling in a new home. He will have a full check over from our vets and will go to his new home with 5 weeks free insurance from Agria and will be microchipped.

Billy needs an indoor only home and would benefit from a quieter environment due to his age.

If you can help, please send us a message and we'll get Billy's adoption in progress.