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Hi All
Over Easter I'm going away for a few days and we usually take the kittens with us, but as we're going abroad it's not possible. We're thinking of putting the cats into a cattery and I was wondering if anybody knows of any good ones in the Bristol area?
Alternatively, is there anything I should look for in a good/bad cattery?
So so nervous about it!!
Thanks
Try phoning your vets or pop in to see what they have on their board,they are not allowed to openly recommend {or shouldn't} but if they are advertised there the places should be fine,ask any neighbours with cats about where they use,phone up any catteries near you & ask to go for a visit,normally when you go into a place you can pick up as soon as you walk in & meet the owner if you are happy or not with the set up &looking at how settled the boarders are will tell you a lot & its not always the most spanking new set ups that are necessarily the best,the only thing is you might have problems this close to Easter as I know where I go has been booked out for that period a fair while now,mine were booked in before xmas.....x
Don't know about Bristol but we put our 3 in a cattery for the first time last September. As jckkerrison says, you kinda know at once if it's the 'right' place. We turned up unexpectedly and the kitchen was clean and tidy, they had no qualms about showing us around, and all the cats looked well-looked after. They kept a daily diary on how much they eat, how they were etc. They even gave ours the pen/run next to the one we'd booked as well as it was empty (for free) - great service that showed they cared. And although I still hated leaving them, they we absolutely fine when we picked them up (although Sunshine wouldn't shut up when we got him home - kept walking around the house 'talking' to everything!!) x
The other option (and the one i prefer) is to get a cat sitter.
In our local Pets@home there is a notice board and i've quite often seen adverts on there from people who will pop in a couple of times a day to feed/pamper/empty litter trays etc.
It works out to be about the same as cattery fees, but is obviously a lot less stressful for the kitties as they stay in their own home.
My vet (Fernlea vet in Kingswood) have a vet nurse who does pet sitting, I don't know if that's preferable to a cattery for you? She comes twice a day, feeds them, plays with them, grooms them etc. She's been really great with Rasputin. Happy to give you her details if you're interested?
I would be grateful for that yes please. I live south of the river though...do you think she'll come this far?Quote:
Originally Posted by pralinehalo
Cool, will pm you her details :) I'm not sure if she'd go that far but you never know, if she won't then she might know someone...
I cat sit - Im a registered & qualified vet nurse - Im also in Bristol
Do you have a website Karen?
I dont have a website for the cat sitting - It got too busy so i took it down
email me if you like .. karenscomfycats@blueyonder.co.uk
If you decided to drop me a line , let me know what area of Bristol you are - as i dont travel all over the city