Cat Boarding Vs Cat Sitter
As a cat parent, it has never been easy to leave your pets while you are on vacation. Deciding what to do for your cats while you are away is a big decision, because I am sure like me, you love your fur babies and want to make sure they are comfortable and happy while you are away. Usually you come to the following options:
1. Leave your cat home alone with gravity feeders:
- may work if you are only going way for one over night. We do not recommend this option for longer absences
- your cat may be very stressed by the absence of people
- litter box not being used (due to stress) he/she may make a mess around the house
- safety for the cats, since they may get stuck, or worst ingest a foreign matter
2. Ask a friend or relative to help:
- isn't always an option if you are new in town
- your friends or relatives already have pets
- of course you may also have friends or relatives that can't take your cat in at all
- if you just don't want to ask for the favor
3. Daily visit from Cat sitters :
- Privacy issue, I think many are weary of handing the keys to your home to a stranger, despite being bonded and insured, this doesn't stop them from opening your drawers or going through your belongings
- can it be trusted they will be there for the visit to feed AND interact with your cat?
- for many cats a 30min visit per day is not enough companionship time and your cat may be in distress.
- due to the short visit, it is hard to spot any behavior changes to your cat if any occur.
4. Traditional kennels/ vet clinic:
- not cat only
- kennel is usually too small for a cat to be happy, usually they are not allowed out to roam around
- busy, high traffic noisy atmosphere, causes additional stress to your cat
- you wouldn't stay at a hospital when you need a place to crash, and neither should your cat
- cats seldom if ever get any one on one time
5. Purrfect Cat boarding:
- larger and varied room options for your cats to move around
- natural light and window view
- quiet environment
- spacious play area
- daily TLC for each cat
- well ventilated
- clean and odor free
Choose Purrfect Cat boarding because we are all the above, PLUS
- we offer one of the largest rooms in Vancouver core
- we are only 10 min drive from Vancouver Downtown, 26min from Richmond and 24min from Burnaby
- we offer cat pick up and drop off service
- the owner is a cat lover and owner with over 30 years of cat experience (She as 3 cats right now and is borderline cat lady )
- lots of TLC