Mad’s Menagerie Pet Services

23/10/2026

26/09/2026

Noble Wolf Photography are raising money for Brighter Future Cat Rescue today at Petstock in Penrith by doing pet portrait mini sessions!

The Petstock team are offering free DIY dog washes for all dogs being photographed this afternoon, no need to book just get down there before 4pm and they’ll try squeeze you in! 😻
If you’re lucky the girls might let you wash your dog first so they’re fresh and clean for their close ups! 😂

Mini sessions are a $25 donation to the rescue, they include 10 minutes with the photographer and one digital image, you can pay extra for additional images, extra time or even prints!

My menagerie were down there this morning and I couldn’t be happier with how the images came out, this one is unedited straight from the camera so I can’t wait to get the rest back! 🩵🩵

07/09/2026

06/09/2026

PET PORTRAITS FOR A CAUSE!

Coinciding with our Adoption Day on Saturday 26 September at Petstock in Penrith, we have something very special happening!

The incredibly talented Alan from Noble Wolf Photography has generously volunteered his time, skills and professional studio setup to photograph your beloved pets, with 100% of proceeds going directly to Brighter Future Cat Rescue 🧡

Whether you have a dog, cat, rabbit, bird or another much-loved family member, this is the perfect opportunity to capture some beautiful professional portraits. All while helping us continue to rescue, care for and find loving homes for cats and kittens in need!

Saturday 26 September
Bookings are essential
Head to the link below and select Pet Portraits to book
https://madsmenagerie.setmore.com

Mini Sessions — $25
Includes 1 digital image

Additional session time from $10
Additional digital images $5 each
8x10 prints $10 each

Cash, card and bank transfer payments available.
You’ll also have the option to purchase additional prints or digital images at a later date if you can’t decide on just one!

Please arrive 10 minutes before your allocated session time so you’re checked in and ready to go when your session begins.

Spaces are limited, so don’t miss out!

And while you’re there, don’t forget to drop into our Adoption Day, meet some of the beautiful cats currently looking for their forever homes, and say hello to our rescue team! 🐱

Every portrait purchased helps provide food, veterinary care, shelter and a brighter future for cats and kittens in our care.

Huge thank you to Alan from Noble Wolf Photography for donating his time and talent to help our rescue. We are so incredibly grateful!

29/08/2026

03/08/2026

The last few weeks have been an absolute whirlwind. Business has felt busier than ever (thank you all! 🥹), but life has also thrown us a few curveballs.

Alex decided to test who would win, him, his dirtbike or a tree… spoiler alert: it was the tree🤦🏼‍♀️ He’s now recovering at home with a couple of broken ribs, I’ve been dealing with my own health issues, and our beautiful Joey recently underwent surgery to have multiple masses removed. Needless to say, social media and new enquiries have taken a bit of a back seat while we’ve focused on getting everyone through it all, thanks to our emotional support cats 😂

We’ve also decided to put a hold on in-home boarding for a little while so we can focus on fostering and make sure every animal in our care gets the attention they deserve. All of our other services are still running as normal!

For those who have been following Joey’s journey, here’s her update…
She had five masses removed, with three sent away for testing. The good news is that all three were removed with clear margins.

One was a benign fibroma, One was a benign haemangioma, likely related to sun damage.
The third was what we were really worried about and came back as a cutaneous melanoma. We’re now waiting on one final specialised test (Ki-67), which has been sent overseas and should give us a better idea of Joey’s long-term prognosis.

A huge thank you to the amazing team at PETstock Vet Dural for taking such incredible care of our girl. Joey has always found vet visits stressful, but they made her feel safe, calm and comfortable every step of the way. A special thank you to her Aunty Liz, who has kept us updated throughout the entire process and loved Joey like one of her own 💜

Thank you to everyone who’s checked in on us while we’ve been a little quieter than usual. We appreciate your patience and support more than you know, and we’re looking forward to getting back to sharing all of our furry adventures with you all! 🐶🐱🩵

01/06/2026

🐾 Service Update 🐾

As Mad’s Menagerie continues to grow, I’ll be implementing a small price adjustment from July 1st to reflect the level of care, experience and time dedicated to each pet.

I’m incredibly grateful for the trust you place in me to care for your animals 🤍

All existing bookings will be honoured at current rates.
Please feel free to send me a PM for updated pricing and service guide.

Thank you for your continued support 🐾

30/05/2026

It’s all happening down at PETstock in Penrith today!
Greyhounds as Pets have an incredible special adoption event for all their beautiful pups!
Come down and meet the GAP team and see if you can find your furever friend! 🩵

9/72-82 Mulgoa Rd, Jamisontown

15/05/2026

Compassion fatigue in rescue is something people don’t talk about enough.

People see the happy adoption photos, the tiny kittens, the glow-ups and the success stories, but they don’t always see the sleepless nights, the emergency vet visits at 3am, the constant worrying, the bottle feeds around the clock, the financial stress, or the heartbreak that comes when love simply isn’t enough to save them.

You carry every loss with you.

You replay every decision in your head wondering if there was something more you could have done, even when deep down you know you did everything possible. You learn to celebrate the wins while quietly grieving the ones that didn’t make it. And somehow, despite how heavy it gets, you keep showing up because the animals still need you.

Compassion fatigue doesn’t mean you care less. If anything, it comes from caring too much for too long without enough time to recover.

Rescue can be beautiful, but it can also be emotionally exhausting, isolating and devastating at times. Behind every foster, rescuer, vet nurse, veterinarian, kennel hand, volunteer and shelter worker is a person carrying far more than most people realise.

Please be kind to the people in rescue right now. Many of us are running on empty while still trying to hold everything together for the animals depending on us 🤍

26/04/2026

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We received a very sad and unexpected update today about one of our beautiful cats 🤍

Dreamfyre came into foster care in October 2024, heavily pregnant, and gave birth to five beautiful kittens, each with their own unique markings: Vermax, a silver tabby girl much like her mum; Syrax, our tiny tuxedo girl; Meleys, a stunning all-black little girl; Seasmoke, a handsome dark grey boy; and Caraxes, a beautiful, tiny tabby boy.

Tragically, Caraxes passed away at just a few days old. Despite our best efforts and interventions, the sweet boy passed peacefully, warm and surrounded by his mum, siblings, and myself.

Dreamfyre was an incredible mum. She doted on her babies right up until she was adopted. She was the friendliest, happiest little girl! She loved her humans and got along beautifully with all of our other animals. She was truly one of a kind, and I genuinely thought long and hard about foster failing and keeping her forever 🤍

That was until I met her perfect new family, everything she could have dreamed of. She was adopted in December 2024 and I would be lying if I said I didn’t shed a tear as she walked out the door, but her new family loved endlessly already. Renamed Yume, she quickly became a cherished member of her new family, alongside her three feline siblings.

Recently, Yume was diagnosed with renal lymphoma. Despite her family’s best efforts, and the support of their dedicated veterinary teams at Greencross, SASH, and ARH, there was sadly nothing more that could be done.

We are heartbroken that sweet Yume only had just over a year in her wonderful new life, but we are so incredibly grateful to Mell and her family for opening their home to an adult cat, giving her the life she deserved, and doing everything they could for her right until the very end.

Our beautiful girl has now been reunited with her beautiful boy, both taken far too soon 🤍