Willow Tree Cattery

04/05/2023

SEASONAL CATTERY ASSISTANT Required

We are looking for a hard working individual with a passion for animals - cats in particular !

Starting end May until end September 2023, hours will be variable, including weekend and bank holidays, so flexibility is essential. 3-4 days/week ( but may be more), each shift will be around 3-3.5 hours/day depending on the numbers of boarders. Early starts between 6-7am.

Daily duties will include cleaning, feeding, playing and grooming our guests. Additional tasks to include deep cleaning of pens, laundry, equipment cleaning and the setting up of pens for new arrivals.

This is a fast paced working environment, so you must be physically fit.

In return we offer up to £10.42/hour (dependant on age). Holiday pay accrued at a rate of 12.07%, along with lots of furballs, fluff and offensive litter trays !!! 😹

If you are interested in a trial shift, or have any other queries please contact Tony on 01246 433324.

22/01/2023

11/01/2023

To all our customers ………We are taking a much needed 3 week break, so the cattery will be closed from Monday 16th January until Monday 6th February. At this stage of the year we have plenty of availability so if you’d like to make a booking, please email your dates via our website. Please also remember to include drop off and collection times (between 8-10am or 5-6pm) Note we are closed Sunday afternoons and Bank Holiday afternoons.

15/06/2022

Willow Tree, like many other catteries, is seeing an unprecedented demand for bookings this year, which has meant we have been in the position of having to turn away custom at a much higher level than before.

This year has also seen an unprecedented number of new customers join us, who are obviously all very welcome !

However we have also seen an increase in the number of cancelled or altered bookings, which in turn has left us with many empty pens that we have been unable to fill, such is the short notice we receive.

Small businesses like ours cannot sustain this level of financial loss indefinitely, and we politely remind all of our customers of our Terms & Conditions with cancellations. We will also be asking anyone who hasn’t used the Cattery before for payment in full before their booking is confirmed.

13/05/2022

All the info needed in one photo. 😺

05/05/2022

Due to unprecedented demand this year, the end of May to around the 5th June (Jubilee bank holiday) we are fully booked! Also all dates from now onwards are filling up fast with certain dates limited availability. It may be a good idea to check availability before booking your holidays as spaces here and in other Catteries in the area are going to be in short supply.

23/04/2022

Sadly we woke this morning to find a large black and white cat on our driveway.

Unfortunately he/she is beyond help, but we will take him/her to Staveley Vets to see whether there is a microchip fitted and hopefully provide some closure for someone’s family.

Please get in touch if we can help.

22/04/2022

MISSING CAT PLEASE SHARE!
S21 Marsh Lane area.
She hasn’t gone missing in our care I have offered to post this on behalf of the owner to help find her! She’s been missing for the past two and a half days.
If anyone has seen or found her please contact us here at the cattery and we can put you in touch with the owner.
Please share so we can get her back to where she belongs!

08/03/2022

We have experienced an exceptional surge in bookings over the past few weeks, resulting in us now only having a small number of family pens remaining over the Easter period.

08/03/2022

SEASONAL CATTERY ASSISTANT(S) Required

We are looking for 1 or 2 cat lovers who are hard working with a passion for animals - cats in particular !

Starting in April 2022 until end September 2022 (possibly longer), hours will be variable, including weekend and bank holidays, so flexibility is essential. Usually 3 or 4 days/week, each shift may last up to 5 hours depending on the numbers of boarders.

Daily duties will include cleaning, feeding, playing and grooming our guests. Additional tasks to include deep cleaning of pens, laundry, equipment cleaning and the setting up of pens for new arrivals.

This is a fast paced working environment, so you must be physically fit.

In return we offer up to £9.50/hour (dependant on age). Holiday pay accrued at a rate of 12.07%, along with lots of furballs, fluff and offensive litter trays !!! 😹

If you are interested in a trial shift, or have any other queries please contact Tony on 01246 433324.

04/07/2021

MISSING CAT PLEASE SHARE!
S12 Area Hackenthorpe.
He’s a indoor cat, he’s chipped, a British blue tabby and not been seen for 4 days now!
If anyone has seen or found him please contact us here at the cattery and we can put you in touch with the owner. He’s a lovely cat who we’ve looked after many times, please share so we can get him back where he belongs!

Just to clarify, this post has been added to assist a valued customer in finding her missing cat, he did not go missing whilst in our care.

08/06/2021

Home required for a 9 year old Tabby. Goes outside but never goes far, likes to sit on your knee all day if she could. She is a little timid of strangers so ideally would suit someone who is retired or isn’t out a lot. If anyone is interested please contact us here at the cattery and we can put you in touch with the owner. Please share so we can find her a new home! 😺

04/06/2021

Due to recent changes to the business Facebook we are no longer getting notifications for our messages, so if you would like a prompt reply please use our website to contact us or call 😺