PlumPets Animal Shelter

02/04/2025

Please be on the lookout for Morris: Lost in UCT Middle Campus 🙏💜

01/04/2025

💜🐱🐶 OUR APRIL WISHLIST 🐶🐱💜

This is our April wishlist for the shelter. If you are able to pop a few items in your shopping trolley next shop and drop them off at the Plumstead Animal Hospital vet shop on Basil Road, or send them via an online shopping service, we would be SO grateful 🙏🏻💜

Cleaning items:
Scourer sponges
Floorwiz Rubber broom and dustpan set (we only had one donated last month)

For the Staff:
Teabags
Energade
(We are good for coffee and sugar)

For the Dogs:
Marrow bones from Southern Pets on Gabriel Road (ask them for the size bones for PlumPets) - these keep the dogs busy in their cages.

Please contact Paulette via WhatsApp on 083 641 3535 with any queries 💜

30/03/2025

Pop in at 🌳 Under the Trees Market - Constantia🌳 today before 15h00. The PlumPets bookstall has an amazing selection of pre-loved books available. 💜🐕📚🐈💜

29/03/2025

💜 CARINA (Now Called "Pumpkin") FINDS HER FOREVER HOME 💜🐈

Ann had always believed that a house wasn’t truly a home without the comforting presence of a feline friend. So, when her beloved rescue kitty passed away at the grand age of 17, she knew she could not be without another furchild.

After about two months, Ann decided it was time. She received a lot of photos from her friends of hopeful kitties in need of a forever home. Each one was adorable, each one deserving, but then… there was her. Carina. Now known as Pumpkin. The moment Ann saw her, she knew—this was her new fur child 🐈💜

Pumpkin was waiting at PlumPets Animal Shelter, a place already close to Ann’s heart. A good friend, who had also adopted a wonderful rescue from PlumPets, took Ann to meet her. It was love at first purr.

Ann, a mature lady with a few challenges of her own, knew that an older cat would be the perfect companion — And Pumpkin? She settled in like she had been there forever. With the intuition of a cat who knows she has found her person; she claimed her spot in Ann’s heart and home with zero hesitation.

PUMPKIN is affectionate, playful, and has a particular fondness for people-watching from the office window, where she no doubt judges passersby with a discerning feline eye. She’s not just a pet, she’s family. An irreplaceable presence that brings warmth, love, and the occasional bout of hilarious mischief into Ann’s life.

Ann would encourage others to adopt. Adopting a rescue cat is one of the most rewarding things you can do. Especially an older cat. Because giving a senior kitty a home means giving them the love and comfort they deserve for the rest of their days, however long or short. And in return? You get a companion who knows they’ve been given a second chance, and who will love you all the more for it 💜

PlumPets Animal Shelter is full of Pumpkins just waiting for their perfect match. So, if you’ve ever thought about adopting, take a look, you might just find the cat who’s been waiting for you.

Thank you Ann, for giving Pumpkin (and all your previous rescues) a second chance at a happy ever after 💜🐈

29/03/2025

Please pop in at the market tomorrow and support the PlumPets bookstall. 💜🐈📚🐕💜

🌿✨ Sunday vibes incoming! Join us this Sunday for a day of fresh finds, good food, and great company. 🌞🎶 Shop, sip, and soak up the market magic—see you there!
💛 10am to 3pm.

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28/03/2025

💜🐕🐈 It's our PlumPets Raffle 📸🐈🐕💜

💜 Have you ever thought about getting a professional photo of your precious furchild?

💜 Would you love a photo with your furkid?

💜 Would you like to suppawt our shelter?

We are offering the purrfect prize prize for you with our current raffle to help raise some desperately needed funds for the shelter. We have so many extra expenses at the moment with Paulette recovering from her foot operation a few weeks ago.

Professional Photographer, Ed O'Riley is offering 3 lucky winners, a pet portrait or a portrait with your pet, depending on your preference. The prize will be booked at the winner's convenience and the photographer is a local living close to the shelter.

We are still selling tickets for R40 each at the Plumstead Animal Hospital vet shop on Basil Road in Plumstead and at the Bookstall at the Under the Trees Market this Sunday (30 March). You can pay in cash, SnapScan or via credit card or via EFT (details in the comments), but please send Proof of Payment with your name and contact number to [email protected] so we can add your name to the draw.

We appreciate your suppawt and also would like to thank Ed O'Riley for donating this amazing prize 🙏💜

The raffle draw will be in April.

Photographer's Website: https://www.edoriley.com

27/03/2025

JERRY IS MISSING: Topsham, Milford Road, PLUMSTEAD

Male, short haired, striped, very friendly, fully ginger cat

He is sterilised, but he is not microchipped or wearing a collar or tag.

He went missing at 5am on Sunday morning from the corner of Topsham and Milford Road, Plumstead. He is new to the area.

Saturday night was his first night at his new home, and his new family left a door open and he escaped.

Contact Frankie with any information 0790616483.

27/03/2025

The PlumPets book stall will have a very special series of books available for sale this Sunday (30 March) at 🌳Under the Trees Market - Constantia🌳 One is Missing 😉, but the other seven volumes are in excellent condition. Come early! These are only available from the stall at the market, on a first come first served basis. All money raised at the bookstall goes towards the running costs of the shelter. Please pop in to support us 💜🐈📚🐕💜

24/03/2025

💜💜 BONDED KITTENS PEBBLE & APPLE NEED A FOREVER HOME TOGETHER 💜💜

PEBBLE and APPLE are an unlikely duo.
These two little kittens, Apple is the female Calico and Pebble is the male Tabby, were from very different walks of life, but they ended up in foster together with Sarah Barnes.

APPLE was rescued by a Plumstead Animal Hospital vet client who was working on a civil engineering job in a rough neighborhood. He came across this kitten and couldn't find her mother or any other kittens. He decided to rescue the kitten as she was not safe in that environment. When he took her home, his Yorkie was not very impressed, so he reached out to Paulette.

PEBBLE was taken off a vagrant in Rosmead Avenue, she had a little sibling who unfortunately did not make it due to a congenital condition. Sarah had come in the same day Paulette heard about Apple, when sadly Pebbles' sibling had to be put down. Paulette asked Sarah if she would consider fostering Apple with Pebble so that they would both have a playmate.

They weren’t friends initially and fought continuously, but looking at them now, you would never believe it! They have become inseparable 💜💜

PEBBLE is a curious little kitten with a super playful nature. The epitome of play hard, sleep hard. As much as he is independent, he loves to come for a bum scratch and he loves watching people too!
He’s got the most beautiful markings and little white socks.

APPLE is a complete lovebug! The purring starts when you reach for her and the pets haven’t even begun! She’s an adventurer too, but prefers cuddles. Apple LOVES snacks and makes the cutest growling sounds while eating.

We would love to move this bonded pair of kittens from foster to their forever home, so they never have to live in the shelter. If you would like to meet them and potentially offer them their forever home, please contact Paulette via WhatsApp on 083 641 3535 🙏💜💜🐱🐱

24/03/2025

DO YOU RECOGNISE ME? Found in Woodley Road, Plumstead

Grey tabby found in Woodley Road, Plumstead near South Road. She is blind and very friendly. She is microchipped but owner's details are not linked. Her name is Cruz and her owner's surname is Massop.

She is in bad shape and has been taken to TAH Rosmead. Phone 021 674 0034.

22/03/2025

💜 STORMY FINDS HER FOREVER HOME 💜

Ron had always been a cat person. Not in the "he-knits-sweaters-for-his-cats" kind of way, but in the "life-just-isn’t-the-same-without-one" kind of way. So, when he lost his beloved tabby to old age, he felt that something special was missing from his home. No soft purring in the evenings, no little paws padding around the house. He knew it was time to change that...

A chat with a friendly vet in Rosemead led him to PlumPets Animal Shelter, where he connected with Paulette. She sent him a collection of photos featuring a lineup of hopeful, whiskered, little faces. Each one with a story waiting to be continued. But it was one particular pair of green eyes, framed by a soft, white and storm cloudy coat, that stopped Ron in his tracks. Her name was Stormy, and from the moment he saw her, he knew she was the one 💜

The day Ron arrived at the shelter to bring Stormy home was nothing short of magical. Well, for Stormy, at least. She pranced out of her enclosure with the confidence of a cat who knew she had just won the adoption lottery.

From the moment she set paw in Ron’s home, she knew she was home too. She settled in so quickly. Greeting him every evening at the front door, like a tiny four-legged butler. Ready to listen to the highlights of his day (before launching into an elaborate monologue about her own). Snuggling up next to him while watching TV and later falling asleep on his bed.

Now, Ron can’t imagine his life without Stormy. And he would encourage others to adopt. There's something truly special about giving a cat in need a second chance at a ‘happy forever after.’

PlumPets is full of Stormys just waiting for their perfect match. And who knows? Your future best friend might just be waiting for you 💜🐱

21/03/2025

KITTEN FOUND: Cassino Road, Plumstead - Tues 18th March.

Female
No chip or collar/tag.
Not sterilized
Good condition, no fleas, just very thin, does not seem to be feral, comfortable around people. Probably been on it's own for a week or two.

Estimated to be about 2 months old.

Contact info: Fleur Twiss - 072 992 1900

20/03/2025

Owners found

DO YOU RECOGNISE ME? Claremont area

Male dog
Medium-small white dog, long body, short legs. Short-haired.
Sterilised? Not sure
Microchipped: No
Wearing a collar: No

Found in Claremont near Palmyra Junction on Thurs 20th March 2025

Dog is at TAH Rosmead, 021 674 0034

20/03/2025

FOUND AN INJURED LOVE BIRD

108 De Waal Road (Direct Axis), Diep River on 20th of March 2025.

Ring around leg (NV02B254821)

Possible neck injury and bird unfortunately passed away 😢

Contact Jefestine Frans 078 189 6765

Photo available on request

20/03/2025

UPDATE 24.03.2025: Sadly found deceased.
Rest in Peace Ice 💔

ICE IS MISSING: Waterford Road, Plumstead

Female Pomeranian
Description: Small white Pomeranian, weighs 2 kg. Extremely anxious and nervous around unknown people
Sterilised: Yes
Microchipped: Yes
Collar: No
When: 19 March, before 12am
Where: Waterford Road, Plumstead
Contact: Linda 082 559 8292 with any information

17/03/2025

17/03/2025: UPDATE ON PAULETTE'S SURGERY

Paulette had her foot operation this afternoon. She has come through the 3 hour surgery well and the surgeon is happy with the outcome. She will be in hospital for 2 nights and discharged on Wednesday, if all goes to plan.

Paulette is grateful for all your positive thoughts and prayers and to those who are helping make it possible for her to take this time to recover.

She will be on bed rest for the next 6 - 8 weeks. We kindly ask that you only contact her in emergencies over the next few days and give her time to rest 🙏💜

We still continue to need any financial support you can offer to cover the staff overtime expenses over this period and would appreciate any offers for fostering of dogs over weekends or even day fosters. Thank you to all who have helped so far 🙏💜

17/03/2025

Update: Back Home 💜

ESME IS MISSING: Plumstead area

Black cat, medium size, tiny bit of white fur on chest, no collar.

Microchipped and sterilized.

Last seen:
Friday 14 March 11pm in Plumstead (near Doordrift walk)

Contact:
Mercia: 072 610 9371

16/03/2025

💜 NOVA FINDS HER FOREVER HOME 💜🐈

When Estelle’s daughter saw the message from Paulette about Nova needing a home, it was as if fate had sent them a very specific, very fluffy memo. Estelle had always wanted a black cat, but more importantly, Nova needed a family. So off they went to meet her, and it was love at first sight. They knew there and then she was coming home.

Adopting her was the easy part. What came next? Well, that was a bit more dramatic.

They needed to keep Nova in a separate room while she got used to her new home and settled in. It was quite destressing for Estelle, and no one told Nova this was going to be part of the arrangement. She voiced her complaints loudly, and like a little Houdini she banged on the window so determinedly that she actually managed to pop it open and make a break for it. Gone. P**f. Just like that.

Cue absolute panic...

They searched high and low, combing the neighbourhood, calling her name like slightly deranged townsfolk. It was an exhausting, emotional, utterly fruitless mission. That is, until they came home after an entire day of looking and spotted a very smug, very unapologetic Nova sitting on their roof.

Estelle's husband, the hero of the hour, climbed up to rescue their wayward feline. Did she thank him for his efforts? Not exactly. Just as he was about to reach her, she gave him a look that said, "Oh, you're doing great, but I'm fine, thanks", and casually strolled down and back inside through the front door!

From that moment on, Nova made it clear she belonged with them, but on her own terms. And honestly, they wouldn’t have it any other way.

She sleeps on their bed now, purrs like a tiny lawnmower, and insists on being wherever they are. She’s affectionate, opinionated, and, as it turns out, an excellent escape artist. Estelle said that adopting her was the best decision they ever made, and she would encourage everyone to consider giving a home to an older cat in need. They may come with a little extra personality (and the occasional rooftop adventure), but they give back tenfold in love, loyalty, and entertainment 💜🐈

Thank you to Estelle and her family for opening their hearts and their home to Nova and giving a cat in need a second chance at a happy forever after…