Feline Wishes and Caviar Dreams

We love it here! And so does our little boy, Gus. Lisa is so sweet and accommodating and we always feel comfortable leaving Gus in such caring hands. The service here is extremely personal. Lisa treats her clients like old friends, and always sends us pictures and updates of Gus when we are away. Thank you for taking care of our baby!

Had to leave my two fur balls for 6 days during our wedding. First let me say finding decent cat boarding is difficult at best. Unless of course you want them locked in a cold steel cage with a bunch of other crying cats and barking dogs at the vets or groomers. No thanks. This gal basically has set up little ‘closets’ with bedding, cat stands, litter boxes. They might seem small to you at first but when you realize they let your kids out for play time during the day giving them full run of the premises for like a full hour or two, you know they’ll be okay. There’s toys, things to climb on, additional bedding. I tried to book the bigger ‘closet’ room but it was already taken. You’re allowed to bring toys, bedding, blankets, food bowls, food/​treats. Anything to make them more comfortable and less traumatized by the experience of being away from you and in a foreign place. All the ‘closet’ doors have glass in them so you can see in and they can see out. They genuinely care about your pet. At least that was my experience. When I went to pick them up they were actually having their play time and were roaming around. Usually I get this «where have you been» screaming and yelling at me when I come back. I barely got noticed at first when showed up. They were too busy exploring and were clearly happy and content and felt safe there. That told me a lot! When they packed up all my stuff I noticed they had labeled the food containers with the girls’ names which I left on to this day. Their attention to detail made their stay a very comfortable one. I really appreciated this place. I will always use them in the future. Thanks Feline Wishes!

Love the Feline Wishes crew and my kitties love them even more! Just came home from a long weekend to collect the cats and they didn’t want to come home!
Lisa and her crew take such great care of the kitties. I feel very comfortable dropping off the kitties for a long weekend or a long trip.
It’s worth every penny knowing my kitties are safe and happy while I’m away!

We’ve been taking our kitties (now down to 1 kitty, our little devil tabby, Maggie) here now for years, and I’m SO SO grateful for all the care and attention the nice people at FWCD give our kitty. Lisa, the owner, is wonderful — she knows our Maggie well, and it’s such a relief to be able to leave Maggie with someone who knows her and genuinely likes her! FWCD is a very clean facility, and the enclosures are fun and very cat-​friendly — every time we go there, you can see kitties using the «lookouts» at the top of their enclosures. Also, the people who work there are awfully kind-​hearted people who clearly love cats.

Great place! Believe the hype! Super nice people who obviously care a lot about cats. Clean, nice, and feline friendly facilities. Our cat was obviously well loved and cared for in our absence. We’ve never boarded her before and were not sure what to expect but FWCD made it easy and worry free.

This is our go-​to place for boarding our cat when we go away for a romantic weekend or vacation. Lisa and her staff are true cat lovers and really go the extra mile to make sure that their accommodations are clean and cozy for their guests. It is a safe, secure and very organized establishment. Highly recommended.

The staff is wonderful here! The cat condos are great, both of my cats love cooking up to the top where they have a look out tower. Everytime I have dropped off my cats they haven’t been scared and usually don’t want to leave! The care is amazing, they send email updates about how the cats are doing and keep track of feeding and water intake during their stay.
Holidays book up quickly so make sure to allow time for booking!

One of the reasons I love Unilocal so much is because I get to read real people writing real things, and it’s not often I find companies with such flawless reviews but now I understand why.
Excellent service (Lisa is incredible), excellent facilities, and excellent care. I can’t say enough how terrific this entire experience was, and it helped put us at ease while our kitties were away during a move-​out cleaning we needed to make.
Highly recommend this place. Their attention to our special situation, and the adjustments they were able to make for us completely saved the day. Thanks a million times over.

Feline Wishes is the only place I will board my cats. We’ve used them twice and each time has been fabulous. Two years ago we kept our two cats in one of their larger Palazzo suites. They both have food sensitives and had never been boarded before. In the past we had hired a pet sitter to come in to our home, but being newer to the Bay Area, I instead searched for what was considered the best option for boarding cats. The search came up with this wonderful spot. My two finicky kitties did amazingly well that first time, so we decided to use Lisa and her team’s services once again, this time with a 3^rd cat in tow.
My two older cats are 12 and 14, both with restricted diets and very needy in terms of attention. Our youngest just turned 1 year old, was a shelter adopted cat and had never been away from us. We were still able to keep all 3 together in the «Palazzo» suite, which was a comfort to our youngest kitty, I’m sure.
As far as the care goes, it’s absolutely stellar. Lisa and her team know cats-​I mean REALLY know! She is tuned in to their physical and mental well being. When our little Bean, the youngest, wouldn’t eat the first day, she contacted us immediately and we chatted about different foods to try. Voila! Right away, they were able to find a food she was happy with and they spent extra time coaxing her to come out of her shell a bit. The other two cats did really well, once again, and the staff accommodated our request of feeding them their special food we brought, in the smaller portions they require.
The atmosphere is calm, soothing and cat friendly for your feline «kids» with music playing, catnip aplenty and special toys given to them. They will send you photos of their stay, and I could tell from the kitties body language, their bright eyes and smooth fur, that they were doing well. Lisa even sent me an action shot showing Bean eating the food they bought for her!
This place is amazing and very reasonably priced, considering the superior care, attention and love of cats their staff has. All 3 kitties arrived home healthy, happy and settled right back in to their normal routines at home. I would use them, and only them, whenever my boyfriend and I travel together again.

I thought it might be a good idea to update my review from 09. Things can change and I am surprised to see anything other than superb ratings — particularly since my experience has been consistently awesome.
We take our girls in 3 – 4 times a year. Our oldest girl is diabetic (now fragile diabetic) and we can’t just take her just anywhere — or leave her alone for a day or two for a quick get away. This last trip, we were having issues with getting her to eat. Even though we bring our own food (specially for diabetic kitties), we haven’t had much luck with her eating as much as she should and she’s been losing weight. When I spoke to the owner, Lisa, after my husband dropped them off Lisa said ‘no problem, she’ll probably eat baby food.’ Lisa then went and bought baby food — which was gobbled up (yeah). We even forgot to bring whipped cream on one trip (which she gets to distract her from the insulin) and they went and bought some. They also try to give the girls the same suite ever time for continuity.
All in all, nothing but a superb experience with FWCD.

This places is great. Lisa really works hard to make sure the cats have a great place to live.
They REALLY love cats there and do a great job to make sure they are happy and well cared for.
I was working on a move and would need to board my cats while the movers came and workers came to the house to perform noisy tasks (which frighten my cats).
Well, they were always open for short term appointments (in my experience) and multi-​day stays.
They are a bit pricey in terms of $$ but I think it’s a good value for the dollar. They’re in downtown SOMA so rent is pricey but it also means you don’t need to drive your cat very far.

Normally, we have someone come look in on our two cats whenever we go on vacation, but because we recently moved and weren’t quite secure with leaving our cats for a week in the new place, we decided to board them. One thing that people seem to forget is that cats are not like dogs – they hate change and new adventures, and dislike other cats even more (unless they are the rare few that think they are dogs and therefore love everyone and everything), so no matter what you do, they are going to be somewhat traumatized. We chose Feline Wishes because of the reviews and how clean the facilities looked and were not disappointed. Our two cats, one who is outgoing and the other who is shy, were a bit overwhelmed when we first dropped them off, but by the time we picked them up, they were secure and happy to explore, which is what they allow them to do once a day. Lisa treated our furry friends well and sent us updates about their progress during their stay, which made us feel better about leaving them. Best of all, they seemed better adjusted than when we left them with a sitter at home last summer vacation. We will definitely use them again for our next vacation!

These people love cats. My baby is in safe and capable hands while he is here. This isn’t just a business, it’s a labor of love.
Everyday I got an e-​mail with 4 – 5 pics of my kitty and a message describing how he is doing. The staff were accommodating of my kitty’s special diet that I brought for him. And my cat nearly didn’t want to leave! I had to really coax him and shove him into his carrying box!
The only reason I didn’t give 5 stars is that my kitty did catch a cold there. He has been coughing and sneezing for a week but still eats and uses the litter box, so we’ll see.
Planning to come back as our go-​to place for when I need to leave town. =^.^=

I needed somewhere to take my cat on short notice after he just got off a flight from the east coast. He was exhausted but Feline wishes gave him a very comfortable room to rest in. The experience was very human and considerate. The staff definitely care about cats and were even able to identify different cats by their meows!
The facilities are immaculately clean and the cat rooms even have a high alcove for cats to rest in which they all loved.
Excellent experience, I would gladly use their services again and would enthusiastically recommend them to friends.

It almost seems overkill to add one more 5-​star rating to the host of others for Feline Wishes, but I’d be remiss not to do it. Our two litter-​mate, arthritic, half-​blind, scraggly, matted, kidney-​failing tabbies — whom we love to a fault — have been with Lisa and crew for a month now while we’re showing our condo for sale. They’ve lost their mats, have gained weight and are happier and more alert than they were at home. Yes, they still recognize us when we come to visit, but I have the feeling they’d be perfectly happy staying there until whenever.
Feline Wishes is just for cats, run by cat people. I couldn’t imagine, all things considered, a better place for cats needing a temporary home. I recommend them to you without hesitation. (And all the other good things you read here are true, too.) I’m so grateful to have found Feline Wishes. Thanks, Unilocal

It has been a while since I have updated my opinion on this place. Perhaps that’s because it hasn’t changed much.
Recently, we tried to get a booking, but they were full; we put our kitty at another kennel, which was a mixed dog-​cat kennel in SF. They had a «cattery» over there, but I was really saddened by the size of the space. It made me appreciate FWCD that much more.
On our next vacation, we were able to book FWCD again via e-​mail (they’re very responsive to bookings via e-​mail if you are an existing customer), and I was relieved. I really don’t want to put my fatty puss-​in-​boots back in the other joint. (We now call it «the brig.»)
Put your cat in a cat-​only place if you can. They get cats… and, more importantly, cat owners. Isn’t it funny how finicky humans keep finicky pets?

I’ve been remiss in not writing a review for this place.
I’ve taken my cat there around four times during the past year while traveling overseas and have nothing but positive things to say. Lisa always remembers me, sends me updates/​photos, and Harmony gets to socialize/​run free for much of the day instead of being cooped up in a tiny cage.
There is nothing more important to me than feeling at ease about the care of my cat when I’m away. Feline Wishes and Caviar Dreams provides that — I never worry when Harmony is in their care. I feel as if she as loved there as she is at home and she always comes back with news toys/​treats.

I’ve been meaning to write a review since the first time we left our daughter at boarding school (that’s what we call it).
This place is amazing. This is the second time we’ve taken her to boarding school and we felt completely comfortable doing so. Dalila (our daughter) did not come home traumatized. haha
We love the email update we get from Lisa! We are very impressed with all the staff at Feline Wishes and Caviar Dreams!

We love Feline Wishes for our two very spoiled kitties. We have looked at a number of other boarding options and this is the only place that feels comfortable and built around and to the needs of the cats. The rooms are not staked on top of each other like some boarding houses and each has a lifted «hang out» box that the kitties get to sit in to watch the world go by.
We often try to reserve the large rooms with the big windows looking over the street since they have so much space and natural light. That said, the regular rooms are just fine and full of features for the cats to play in.
We have been nothing but happy with the treatment of the animals and the professionalism of the staff and owner.
We’ve only done long-​term boarding of 1 – 2 weeks to date.
For those needs, this is an A+ option in our book.

Our cat has been pressuring us to take more vacation so that she can spend time at Feline Wishes. Lisa and her staff are that good.
We first started boarding her there in 2008, and we will admit it, our feelings still get hurt when she waves us goodbye as soon as we step in the front door.
That said, having complete peace of mind while traveling = priceless!