Cambridge Cattery

02/01/2024

Well, here they are. These are the photos of most of our current and recent guests from the last 2 weeks. I hope you enjoy them.

We have had around a dozen black cats staying with us during this period too, so I will post another round of photos with just the black cats in the next couple of days.

😺

01/01/2024

Happy New Year everyone.

Well, I’m not going to lie. The last week and a half has been absolutely exhausting catering to a full house of feline furry friends (and it will be like this for another week or so). - However our guests seem to be very much at home here and some of them have even made new friends over the festive holidays.

I have been taking lots of photos of our guests and having spent much of today sorting through them all, tomorrow I will be posting a plethora of individual portraits, so, if your furry family member is currently staying with us then there is a high probability you will see a photo of them then.

For today however there’s just a few group shots of some new found friendships… 😺

19/10/2023

If ever you needed a reason to get a cat…

…Get your GP to prescribe one…

😸

When her check-up was over, the doctor handed her a printed summary of the appointment, at the top: "Get a cat."

19/06/2023

This just came up in our Facebook feed… 😻

Undercover 🐾 PC Harold heading out on pawtrol. 10/10 would pat.

30/05/2023

Well it’s nearly the King’s Birthday long weekend and we will have plenty of new arrivals over the next few days, so now is a good opportunity to post a few photos of some of our current and recent guests…. 😺

26/05/2023

Did anyone see “The Project” on TV3 on Friday evening? - A photo of our cat, Powder was featured on their “Beat That” segment. We didn’t win and silly me forgot to mention his name when I submitted the photo, 🤦🏼‍♂️ but it was still exciting to see the photo on TV. 😺 - You can watch the segment below… (UPDATE - Link is no longer available)

09/05/2023

With such horrible weather today, what better way than to brighten it with a few photos of some of our recent guests. - Hopefully all your pets are tucked up nice and warm and dry inside this evening 😺.

03/05/2023

Happy May the 4th everyone!

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12/04/2023

Well, we had a really busy Easter Weekend at the cattery which meant plenty of opportunities for photos of our feline guests.

So, here are a few of them…

😺

11/04/2023

We have had a very busy Easter weekend here at the cattery and I have lots of new photos of our recent guests.

I had planned to post them today, however that will have to wait until tomorrow as I received a message today from one of our regular customers informing me that one of her cats, Brogan has passed away at home today. - Brogan had recently turned 18 years old, so his passing was not completely unexpected. Brogan and his companion, Ghost, have been regular visitors with us for many years. He was a lovely natured cat and something of an old gentleman in character, and I am sad to hear of his passing.

So, today, in his memory here are some photos of Brogan taken over the years he stayed with us.

Chris, you have my sincere condolences. I know he will be sorely missed by both you and Ghost.

😿🌈❤️

30/03/2023

We have a busy Easter weekend coming up next week, but still have some spaces available if you havn’t yet made plans for going away. - Given that we havn’t had great weather over the summer, let’s just hope that the weather at least stays dry and sunny this time around so we can at least all feel like we have had something resembling a holiday before winter sets in.

Of course, a busy weekend also means plenty of photo opportunities of our guests, so I hope to have a bumper post of photos next weekend.

In the meantime, here’s another selection of some of our current and recent guests, including Benji relaxing in the sunlight and the affectionate but grumpy looking Bailey, both of whom have been with us for nearly 4 months but will be going home next week. Also, there is the equally grumpy looking but very loveable Max, and the visually impaired Brian who though reserved, loves a good chin rub… 😺

27/03/2023

Just a few more photos of some of our current and recent guests to hopefully brighten a rainy afternoon…

24/03/2023

24/03/2023

I almost cannot believe it’s nearly a quarter of the way through the year already and Easter is only a couple of weeks away. Hopefully the weather this Easter will be better than what we have had recently so that you can all have a break and we can look after your furry friends - and of course try to get some good photos of them for you. - Speaking of which, here are a few photos of our current and recent guests…😺

27/02/2023

Just a quick post with some photos of some of our recent guests. - I’m still sorting through all the dozens of photos from Christmas and New Year, but I will post them soon…

08/02/2023

Well, here’s a few photos of some of our most recent guests. - There will be more coming soon. - I have LOTS more on the way 😺

05/02/2023

It’s been so long since I have done a Facebook post that I bet you thought we had disappeared…

…Nothing could be further from the truth though. We have have been so busy over the last few months with cats, kids, maintenance and improvements that social media has been way down on the list of priorities.

I know many of you have missed the photos that I take of our guests, but despite our absence from Facebook for so long, I have still been taking lots of photos of our guests and will be posting literally DOZENS of photos over the coming week.

For now though, I wanted to publicise a local business which I never knew existed until recently.

Did any of you know that Cambridge has it’s very own TAXI company? - I didn’t, until I had the privilege of accomodating the owner’s cat, Tiger. - Tiger is an incredibly friendly and sociable cat and a joy to have around. He went home today after nearly a month’s stay, and I will miss his boisterous personality. In the coming days, I’ll be posting a photo of him along with those of dozens of others of our guests over the past several weeks.

In the meantime however, I would like to give a big shout out to Cambridge Taxis. - Anyone who needs a Taxi in Cambridge definitely needs to know they exist. - And the owner is a thoroughly awesome person.

And stay posted for LOTS of cat photos over the coming days….

21/09/2022

Cats, the cost of living and the “Cadbury” effect…

Here at Cambridge Cattery we have committed not to increase our prices this year, although we will have to on the 1st January 2023 due to the continued increase cost of pretty much everything.

Whilst we have not increased our prices, our service standards have not shrunk, unlike some cat foods… Although we use Royal Canin food here rather than Purina One, a customer of ours recently pointed out to us that they are now getting less value for money from their supermarket bought cat food than they were a few months ago.

It appears that not only have Purina rebranded their “One” range, they have also applied the “Cadbury” effect too by “shrinkflating” the bags by 200g from 1.59kg to 1.4kg (I call it the “Cadbury” effect because of the chocolate bar maker’s notorious history of shrinking the size of their products but keeping the price the same in order to hide the fact you aren’t getting the same value any more. - This now makes Purina One nearly twice as expensive as the better quality Royal Canin biscuits we use.

I’m sure Purina are not the only pet food brand to have done this, but such sneaky practices need to be highlighted. - So next time you are at the supermarket buying your furry friend’s favourite food, it may pay to check what you are getting for your money.

Oh, and by the way, we are nearly fully booked for Christmas and New Year, so if you are still needing a place for your feline family member for the holidays, then give us a call quickly…