Lindee Lu Ltd

14/10/2024

It's raining at HQ but that doesn't stop us. Paul and Will are heading to East Sussex today, for our next cattery installation. Fingers crossed it's brighter there than here for them this week.
10 new cosy chalets with a sleek black roof will be ready to welcome visitors in the coming weeks. Photos to follow soon.

24/09/2024

No better way to introduce, than just before Halloween! 🧛‍♂️

We are very excited to announce our NEW RECOGNISED BREED - The Transylvanian! 🤩

'Indigenous to the woodlands and forests around the Carpathian Mountain areas of Romania and Hungary, the Transylvanian cat is the most recently discovered natural breed in the world.

They have fascinating features such as the reverse Karparti coat, born white, over the first 12 months the kitten grows a black, blue or sometimes a red coat whilst leaving the points of the ears, nose and paws white. Basically a reverse point! The Transylvanian is thermal too, being lighter in summer and darker in winter.

The foundation breeders led by Beverly Elian (WCF Judge) are based in Romania, Hungary, Switzerland and in the UK with Stuart & Amanda Brass.

Extensive testing has occurred on all four generations supported by Leslie Lyons and it appears the breed is robust with no genetic or hereditary issues appearing in any of the litters.'

Not seen and heard enough? You can see our newly recognised Transylvanian at the Feline Fair! Buy your tickets here - https://tinyurl.com/5dm7kp9a! 🎟️

13/09/2024

We received a phonecall from Cats Protection Glastonbury & Wells Branch last month to say that they have a very exposed foster pen, which was getting extremely hot in the summer months.
Looking into the files we could see that the pen was of an age where it had an old style polycarbonate roof, the standard roofing for our pens these days is solid insulated sheeting, which help keep the pens cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.

Last week we carried out a roof upgrade for the fosterer, who will not only notice the temperture difference but also benefit from the energy saving too.

If you wish to discuss a roof upgrade for your pens, please contact us at [email protected].

09/09/2024

It's been a few years between installations but last week we were back with Animal Rescue and Care - Twickenham.
The fosterer had a particular space to fill, so we designed a bespoke Compact Chalet, which looks really neat in the garden.

04/09/2024

Thank you Farming & Country 😻

Lindee Lu is the UK's premier manufacturer of catteries and kennels. Lindee Lu have been designing and manufacturing catteries and kennels for licensed boarding establishments, animal rescue charities and private individuals for over 50 years.

27/08/2024

Something a little bit different for our latest Cats Protection installation last week.

Paul and Will travelled to Stevenson, for North Ayrshire Cats Protection branch, to erect a bespoke 'L-Shaped' CP 4ft Double Chalet with standard interiors and corner storeroom. It took several draft drawings to get it just right but we think it was worth it because it looks fabulous in the fosterer's garden and she has reported back, to say how pleased she is 😻

21/08/2024

Farming and Country - FAC 108 - 07/08/2024

02/08/2024

We are proud supporters of the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity. We've signed up for their monthly lottery, to help raise much needed funds for this life saving service.
You can find out more about it here

Great Western Air Ambulance Charity provide the air ambulance and critical care service across Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, Bath & North east Somerset, Bristol, Somerset and parts of Wiltshire.

30/07/2024

It was in at the deep end for our new starter, Al, last week, as he ventured out with Paul and Will to Nutwood Cattery.
The chaps put in a super new block of 10 5* Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) regulated cattery pens.

29/07/2024

🐯🐯INTERNATIONAL TIGER DAY🐯🐯

Beautiful. Iconic. Endangered.
Wild tiger numbers dropped by more than 95% since the beginning of the 20th century. Although good news reported from Nepal this week, shows that their protection programme has seen numbers grow from 121 in 2009 to 355 in 2022.

In 2010, 13 countries where tigers live pledged to double their wild tiger populations by 2022 - the Chinese Year of the Tiger - in an effort to bring them back from the brink of extinction.

Only Nepal has so far reached the target.

10 Tiger Facts, from National Geographic:

1 Tigers are the largest wild cats in the world.
Adults can weigh up to 363kg (that’s about the same as ten ten year olds!) and measure up to 3.3m!

2 Tigers are carnivores, eating only meat.
They mainly feed on large mammals such as deer, wild pigs, antelope and buffalo.

3 Tigers are solitary hunters, and generally search for food alone at night.
They quietly stalk their prey until they are close enough to pounce – then they kill their victim with a bite to the neck or back of the head. Ouch!

4 Tigers are good swimmers!
Unlike most members of the cat family, they like water and often cool off in pools or streams.

5 A tiger’s roar can be heard as far as three kilometres away.
SO when they want to be heard, you’ll know about it, gang!

6 At full speed, tigers can reach up to 65km/h.
That’s right – they may be big and heavy, but tigers are by no means slow movers!

7 These fierce felines have walked the earth for a long time.
Fossil remains of tigers found in parts of China are believed to be 2 million years old.

8 No two tigers have the same stripes.
Since every tiger has their own pattern on their fur, they are all unique!

9 Today, there are five subspecies of tiger.
These subspecies are the Bengal tiger, South China tiger, Indochinese tiger, Sumatran tiger and Amur tiger (also known as Siberian tiger). Sadly, three subspecies of tiger have become extinct – the Caspian, Bali and Javan.

10 Less than 100 years ago, tigers could be found throughout Asia.
Sadly, hunting and habitat loss have put populations at risk, and today their range has been reduced to around 7% of its former size. That’s why we need to do all we can to protect these beautiful beasts!

12/07/2024

We're looking forward to 18th July, when the next issue of The Country Smallholder magazine is out, showing our first advert with them. See us on page 13 😺.

09/07/2024

Interested in volunteering as a fosterer? Cats Protection have plenty of opportunities to offer a temporary home to cats in need across the UK.
www.cats.org.uk/support-us/get-involved-volunteering/foster-a-cat

09/07/2024

Last week we stayed fairly local, with another installation for Cats Protection, this time Frome and District branch. Photos below, the CP Standard spec. foster pen.

That's not to say that we've been quiet though, the factory has been buzzing with everyone manufacturing our next boarding cattery installation, for Nutwood Cattery, due out in a fortnight.

25/06/2024

Another excellent installation by Paul, Will and Sam. They completed a build, over the past fortnight, of 18 pens for Dick Whittington's Cattery, Hockliffe 😻.

29/05/2024

From 10 June 2024 cats over 20 weeks old must be and registered on a compliant database 📆

By microchipping their cats, owners can increase the likelihood that they will be reunited with their beloved pet if they go missing.

More information on how to get your cat microchipped can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/get-your-dog-cat-microchipped

24/05/2024

"The positive bond between cats and humans is being celebrated in a pioneering project to benefit mental health patients and cats in need".
Great to see a write-up in the summer issue of Cats Protection The Cat magazine, for Cats Protection Northampton and the foster pen we installed to help with rehabilitation at Broomhill Hospital.

23/05/2024

The next fortnight sees us quiet out on the road and all hands on deck in the factory, as our factory manager is taking a well earned break. We're mid-manufacture of an 18 Chalet cattery, which will be installed in June, near to Leighton Buzzard.
Watch out for an update and photos once complete