Tuesday 13 September 2011

How to choose a cattery

Here at Pussy Willows we positively encourage new customers to come and view our facilities before they book their cat in for a stay. We like people to see the cattery in action and therefore an appointment is not necessary; call during our opening hours at your convenience and one of our friendly staff will happily give you a tour and answer your questions. Always be aware of catteries that insist on you making an appointment. Ask yourself why they operate that way? Its likely that they are putting on a special show for you and you should be aware that what you see is not necessarily normal practise. Similarly if a cattery wants you to make an appointment or call before you pick the cat up you should be wary.
Here's a few tips:

1) The cattery should be clean with no unpleasant smells.

2) The environment around the cattery should be tidy and there should be no noise to stress the residents.

3) The cattery should be well staffed and the staff should be helpful and polite.

4) A good variety of cat foods should be available.

5) Your cat should be insured during its stay.

6) A veterinary policy and flea/worming policy should be clear to all customers.

1 comment:

  1. These are things I wouldn't have thought about before to be honest. But after going and seeing Pussy willows and speaking to the chap that helps out.. I will not put my cat anywhere else.. it was amazingly clean.. lovely and warm and a very calm atmosphere.. which from what I could see the cats there were looking quite happy.. top marks to you guys :)

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