Coach House Cattery

15/01/2023

Hello all our wonderful customers and cat owners,

We have a retirement announcement for Sharon, who has run the Cattery since opening in 2013 and feels it is now time to put her feet up! Well, not exactly !! with daughter heather expecting twins in May, it won’t be feet up for long!

Due to Sharon retiring we are unfortunately closing the Cattery on Thursday 6th April 2023.

Sharon would like to thank all our customers for there support over the years and wishes everyone the very best .

We hope that we have been successful in our aim to offer wonderful care to your cat over the years and we hope you are able to find a Cattery which will do the same.

We have thoroughly enjoyed looking after all the cats that have come to stay at the cattery.

Again, we thank you for being wonderful customers over the years and hope that your cat finds a lovely new place to holiday.

Coach House Cattery’s last day of business will be Thursday 6th April 2023.

Thank you again

Coach House Cattery

17/07/2022

With the weather like it is there are loads of heat stroke warnings for our dogs but not so many for our cats, but that doesn't stop us worrying about them!

So what are the risks of heat stroke in our feline friends and what can we do to help them?

🥵🐱 The first thing to know is that heat stroke is rare in cats. They tend to be very sensible in the hot temperatures and although many love to sunbathe, they don’t exert or exhaust themselves like dogs. I have been a vet for a long time and I have never seen a cat with heat stroke.

🥵🐱 Although it is sensible to keep them out of super hot areas of our houses, particularly conservatories, there is no real need, I feel, to prevent them from going outside. And for many shutting them in is likely to stress them out. If they start feeling too warm, most cats will move to a cooler area. Ensuring they have the ability and choice to do that is the key.

🥵🐱 Encouraging them to drink more is a good idea. My top tip is to freeze the spring water from tuna tins into ice cubes and put a couple in their water bowl. This not only cools the water, especially if you change it regularly, it also flavours it & makes them more likely to drink it.

🥵🐱 Some cats will be grateful for a cool mat, especially longer haired ones. But don’t be offended if they don’t use it, you know what cats are like! Other good cooling options are fans and frozen bottles of water wrapped in towels.

🥵🐱 Talking of thick and long coated cats, if this hot weather continues, they will be much more comfortable clipped off. There is no truth to the myth that a thick coat has natural cooling properties!

🥵🐱Using a pet safe sunscreen on white ears (and noses if they will allow it!), even if your cat isn’t a particular sun-worshiper, is a very good idea. Unfortunately, skin cancers triggered by sun damage aren’t uncommon.

Essentially, for our cats in the hot weather, it is not really about preventing heat stroke but more about just ensuring they have the ability to stay comfortable and get cooler if they need to.

25/04/2022

Just a quick reminder of our opening times, if you can arrive between
Monday to Friday
9am-12pm & 4-6pm
Saturday and Sunday
9am-12 only

Just a quick warning also that the traffic seems to be quiet bad at the moment so please allow time for this 😸

Thanks again xx

13/10/2021