Cattery

WeAreGhosts

sorry another question about catteries .

if you were supplying your own food for your cat for a week would you expect a slight reduction in the cost of boarding? i know the staff still have to prepare it but they wouldnt be giving my cat their food.

ElusiveLucy

My cattery gives a small discount for providing your own food, but it isn't much. Mine has been offset by the cost they charge for giving one of my cats medication.

rustyboy21

I wouldn't expect it really.


After all, they have supplied you with the price per night, they will still have to care for your cat whilst you are away. It doesn't matter whether you are giving it the cheapest food or caviar, they still have to pay the staff to prepare it aswell as cleaning the cage out etc.


I don't see why, you changing their procedures by supplying other food should require a discount.


My dog (RIP) needed boiled chicken over his food in order to take his medication. I used to supply 15 nights of chicken frozen, separated into freezer bags. They would have to defrost each bag and most of the time, he would just each the chicken not eh food. They also used to get him his favourite brand/flavour especially in for him. Have you asked them to do that for you?

Torry_Quine

A previous cat of mine needed cooked rice and vitamin powder added to their food. I took along some rice to start but they provided it after that. No extra charge so no I wouldn't expect a reduction for providing the food. Is there a reason they can't eat the food supplied?

inkie

We take our own food for our cat (he was James Wellbeloved), and we don't expect a discount for that. It's our choice to take food. they are willing to provide it.

WeAreGhosts

she can't eat the stuff they supply cos she is on a restricted diet, just wainwrights at the moment, with some steamed fish now and again. they won't buy in what she is eating, no.

tbh i was a bit taken aback at the reaction i got when i said the cat is on a special diet. the owner of the cattery basically dismissed this as being rubbish and said cats should eat what they are given.

with that attitude im worried that she will be fed anything. so she wont be going there again. still thinking about losing my [large!] deposit and taking her somewhere more caring

dandelionclock30

Cant she go stop with a friend or family member instead ?. Thats a bad attitude from the cattery,obviously some cats have to have a special diets for health or weight reasons.
The owner sounds ignorant, I'd be going after my money back in full saying that they hardly inspired confidence etc.

WeAreGhosts

i dont have friends/family who can look after her. and tbh i would be scared she would get out and be lost. at least in a cattery i will get her back.
my head tells me i cant afford to lose a 60 quid deposit, but my heart says to take her elsewhere. i doubt they would give me the deposit back. on reflection and having seen other catteries, the one she is booked into is very much business, business, business. this will teach me to stop and think more

Slinky

Well my cat would soon get it's revenge in a cattery like this. He has a very small range of food we can feed him, otherwise he vomits it back up. Even with the food we've found works best, he'll still vomit it occasionally. So unless they want to be spending loads of time cleaning up vomited food, they'd be best off giving him what we've found works.

OP I'd find somewhere else for your cat to go, you'll probably spend your holiday worrying about whether puss is being looked after OK otherwise and the worry's not worth £60

WeAreGhosts

lol, i hadnt thought of that. my cat will have the runs if given other food and that will be pretty awful for them. although .. it is no fun for her either

i found somewhere better last week and am going to call them and see if they have availability. its a lot smaller place so they might not, but fingers crossed.