CATTERIES.

[Lindyloo]

While on the subject of catteries I wanted to say not all catteries are like this.
 At Coopers Croft we have had 2 "strays" turn up here at different times . Maybe they were left here as we are a cattery, I don't know, but in both cases we took responsibility for the cats ,fed and cared for them at no charge while we tried to trace an owner. After several weeks we decided they would need a new home. The first cat was given a home by a member of the garden centre staff next door. The second cat was taken in and subsequently rehomed by the RSPCA Bluebell Ridge Cats Home.
We have also had two cases of owners dying while their cat was placed with us. We did eventually get paid from their estates for their stay with us but I can assure you there was never any possibility of these cats being put out until a new home was found for them. One was taken by one of our customers who had lost there cat(died that is). The other was given a home by the secretary of the solicitor dealing with the estate!
Lynn

[CurlyCatz]

oh dear. they do not sound like a cattery you'd want to be sending your cat to.

[Debbie]

Oh my word, that is not something you want to hear.   

[Desley (booktigger)]

Not sounding good!!

[Ela]

Found out today the cattery had even given us the wrong neme for the cat, they told us it was Misty when in fact it is Sweep Just hope they have given the right cat.

[fuzziesdad]

something very odd there dont ya think ?

Very odd indeed. we have advised the previous owner of the cat (now we have the cat out) to only pay up to the time we said we would have the cat. It used to be a very good  cattery and the the owner died and her husband took over and things have gone down hill a bit. I was very shocked when Donna told me what the owner had said to her as only a few weeks before I had spoken to him and thought to myself I don't like you , you are only in it for the money now. I now know my thought were true.

OMG this sound just like the cattery that ron had dealings with about a year ago they lost some ladies cat and shrugged their shoulders as though it did not matter also sue of mymoggy lost her cat because they delivered her cat to someone who was expecting another cat opened the basket and out tilly jumped.
the mind boggles as to how stupid some people can be, it is to be remembered that catteries do not keep your cat for nothing they are there to make a profit some of them have a love of cats,some just a love of money.   

[Ela]

Definitely sounds like the cattery owner just wanted to keep the cat there for the money.

But it is about 14

[Sam (Fussy_Furball)]

Definitely sounds like the cattery owner just wanted to keep the cat there for the money.   

[Ela]

something very odd there dont ya think ?

Very odd indeed. we have advised the previous owner of the cat (now we have the cat out) to only pay up to the time we said we would have the cat. It used to be a very good  cattery and the the owner died and her husband took over and things have gone down hill a bit. I was very shocked when Donna told me what the owner had said to her as only a few weeks before I had spoken to him and thought to myself I don't like you , you are only in it for the money now. I now know my thought were true.

[CurlyCatz]

how very odd ela, if the cattery said they werent a charity then that would suggest the man wasnt paying for the 2 wks but im sure they wouldnt have told donna they would find a home 

something very odd there dont ya think ?

[Ela]

About four weeks ago a man rang me and asked if we could take in his 14-year-old cat as he was going to work abroad. I said that we would but we had a waiting list so was it possible that he could put it in a cattery for. a couple of weeks then I promised I would take the cat in. After about 10 days Donna rang the  owner of the cattery and advised that we would take in it as she had a space, but the cattery owner said Oh! no it is such a lovely cat it is OK  I will find a home for it.  Wonderful we thought, A couple of days ago the owner of the cat rang us in a panic could we take in his cat as the owner of the cattery had rung him and told him he was not a Charity and could he come ad get his cat. Although we really don’t have a space Donna went today to pick upon the cat and she was told oh! It’s a lovely cat I have spent loads of time cuddling it. Donna asked the cats name and she was told Oh! I don’t know I will have to look at the paper work. Not the right answer in my opinion. Later on today I hope to have a pic if the cat on the gallery on our site. As usually it is a golden oldie. What a surprise.

I appreciate that not all catteries are the same.