Thanks to Vikki Clarke I discovered this neat new site on How to Start a Cattery. I've always wondered about brave folks who keep cats in herds, so to speak. (I know, the cat people are going to write and yell at me; I apologize in advance...but that's what comes to mind when I think of a cattery) The purpose here is to board cats, not raise them.
I've only ever had two cats at a time. Maggie, my delightful daughter from Buffalo, has 3 cats (this is Booger and don't ask...I do not know how they came up with that name for him!) and I think she'd have more but they are at their limit with space and finances. Back in the day, I worked at the Cat Hospital here in Rochester and we helped a delightful woman who rescued cats. She had... dozens of the funny little furballs. I do not even remember how many she had. She was a saint! (btw, the Cat Doctor, herself, had 5!)
Wabby is pretty solitary and I wonder what she'd do if I brought a kitten, or a full-grown cat, home to keep her company. She'd likely be annoyed. When Maggie visits with her brood, Wabby sits on our bed and surveys their antics but refuses to have anything to do with them.
I'm not ready for a new Carmie - Carmie was so much a fixture here, and I still see her everywhere in the house and feel her presence here (like right now, I could swear she just sat up in her bed to look at me, as if she knows I'm writing about her), so...no new dogs, yet.
At the Cattery site, there are lots of great articles and other content on caring for your cat. And how to keep your customers happy. It's interesting to think about the concept of boarding a cat... because we generally think of cats as self-sufficient. I think too many of us forget the cats that are keyed into our soul...and who miss us when we're away.
Over at the Pet Center, they have a good bit of content on boarding your cat or dog, here in the U.S. I saw mention of the American Boarding Kennels Association, which is now Pet Care Services, and I like what I see on their site. They have a Code of Ethics and a Pet Owners' Bill of Rights.
It's such a delight to discover sites like this. I have to write to Vikki and thank her. If she hadn't emailed me about the Cattery, I would not have found these great resources.
p.s. check out Doggie Mayhem...GREAT blog about some mischevious dogs! Irresistible!
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