Just like Helle, my parents dogs would always and act different when they got home from the kennels.
How is kitteh tonight?
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Just like Helle, my parents dogs would always and act different when they got home from the kennels.
How is kitteh tonight?
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Yep I've worked in a vet clinic that had a cattery, on the day they were going home we would bring them up and pop them in a smaller bed just to make getting them easier when the families came to pick them up.
Hey guys,
Well, i rang them and she DID spend all that time in there.
*sobs*
Won't be using them again. We should have checked the place out first!
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oh my goodness, that's horrible! So she wasn't let out of that cage at all? No wonder she's so traumatised! Is there an agency in your state that "manages" boarding facilities? Like some department that sets out guidelines for boarding businesses and carries out inspections? Maybe the RSPCA could help..because surely that would be considered animal abuse if all the cats there are being kept in tiny cages for the duration of their stay?
ETA: it's not your fault hun, you weren't to know they were like that. After all, we put our trust in them that they'll take of our animals almost as well as we do, that's what they are there for...to provide peace of mind for owners that their pets will be well looked after while they are away!
I have been thinking about doing that ss_storm! Tomorrow I am going to ring the RSPCA and see if this is standard practice. I expressed my concerns on the phone to the cattery and they said that I should have paid extra for play time.
*Sigh* Poor kitteh!
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What the?!? Play time/space to actually be able to move shouldn't be an optional extra you have to pay for! I'm sure you would have already paid them enough to board her there for however long you were away..the basic needs of any animal include freedom to move and express their natural behaviours!
they said that I should have paid extra for play time.
I know
We paid all up $434 for our cat to be in a cage. I feel sick.
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That's terrible! Your poor kitty cat
You just reminded me of a place I was looking at years ago to keep our dog while we went interstate. They offered cages with concrete floors, when I asked where his outside access was I was told I had to pay extra for him to be let out, $5 per go! Once you put a bed and food bowls in with him there wouldn't have been room and he was expected to just go right there. I found other accommodation for the old chap!
Good luck!
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