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27/02/2025
๐ Lets Talk About Our Outdoor Decks ๐
Whether your cat uses the verandah or not, doesn't determine their happiness while staying here.
We absolutely love that all our Suites have access to a safe & secure outdoor deck area. And we love that all our families (both pawrents and fur kids) also love that we have decks. But pleeeeeease remember the outdoor decks are a bonus, a snippet of what we provide here and most of all an extremely tiny part of what determines whether your cat's happy.
Out of the thousands of furry guests we have come through here, some could spend all day out there, some like the window open but want to just feel the breeze, and others just donโt even want to go out. And that is completely OK! ๐ฅฐ
While on holidays, your fur kidsโ happiness is measured by a whole heap of things! Including their food/water intake, litter use, how they interact with us, their general demeanour and body language, showing behaviours that are normal for if they were at home (like purring, chattiness, affection, smooches, relaxing in beds, playing and the list goes on and onโฆ).
So weโll say it again - ๐ฅ Whether your cat uses the verandah or not, doesnโt determine their happiness while staying here ๐ฅ
This is really important for everyone to read. Because itโs becoming very common for the sole focus to be put on the outdoor area access and how it equals whether your cat is โhappyโ. And this in turn, means that everything else that we do to ensure your cat is relaxed & happy, as well as the feedback and updates we give, is being disregarded.
And weโre now even getting asked to โpush them outโ or โlock them outโ (??)โฆ. Sorry, but we wonโt ever force our furry guests out onto the decks, just because their pawrents want them to. We donโt believe in forcing our furry guests to do anything! Each individual cat will make use of the deck area if they choose to. And if each furry guest is happy doing what they want, thatโs all that matters.
If you are choosing our Cattery purely based on the fact that we have an outdoor deck, then weโre probably not the right place for you. There is SO much more that we do here, to ensure each and every guest is happy, than just providing an outdoor deck area.
So lets start to embrace and appreciate allllllll the things that indicate your cat is having a great holiday ๐ Because 99.9% of our furry guests actually are, and most never want to leave. And we guarantee you, it has nothing at all to do with whether they went out on the deck!
