Prepare for cat boarding or daycare
Choose from our Group Room, Condos, Suites, or Sanctuary Rooms. Compare accommodations and rates, then use this checklist to prepare for your cat’s stay.
To make your pets stay the best possible, we have put the following items, steps, and procedures into a checklist:
Preparing for a first visit? Daycare is $30 per cat, per day and offers a chance to become familiar with our space before a longer stay. Veterinary-record approval is required before daycare too. Read our cat carrier and transport tips before the journey. Check weekday hours and the first-day evaluation offer.
- Contact us and save a spot for your cat. The sooner the better, though we will always attempt to help even at the last minute, but we are limited on space too.
- Check your vaccine records. Contact your vet or one of our recommended vets.
- Required records: rabies, FVRCP, FIV, FeLV, and stool parasites. Review the accepted vaccination-history alternatives, FeLV test-or-vaccination option, and household stool-test option.
- Recommended Vet Care: Feline Leukemia Vaccine, Revolution (or generic Selemectin) for Cats, and Pet Insurance from Trupanion (We think it’s the best pet insurance, they pay vets directly, over 3 billion paid, it’s what we use)
- Get a plug in feline pheromone diffuser like Feliway and start using it up to a month before your trip. Feliway for cats works by emulating the natural pheromones released by a mother cat to calm her kittens. It is similar to the substance that cats rub onto your leg or furniture. When they mark their territory with this substance, they are marking it as safe. Then when your cat arrives here, it will smell familiar and calming. Amazon link here
- Bring enough permitted food for the stay, your cat’s carrier, any agreed care supplies, and a washable comfort item. All belongings must arrive in a reusable bag labeled with your cat’s first and last name. No raw food of any kind, including dehydrated raw food; food containing wheat gluten is not permitted in the group area. Arrive and pick up at your agreed times.
- Carrier tips: Leave the carrier out several weeks before your trip. Put it near food, put treats in the carrier, and maybe catnip if your pet responds well to it. Put something soft inside the carrier for your pet to lay on. When you need to put your cat in the carrier cover the carrier with a blanket or sheet before you leave the house to minimize sights/sounds.
- Ring the bell on arrival, the front door has a magnetic lock.
Veterinary Records
Before boarding: Staff must approve all five veterinary-record checks. For rabies and FVRCP, we accept a current vaccination or proof of three past vaccinations. FeLV may be documented with an accepted test or vaccination history, and a stool-test result from one cat in your household is accepted. See the complete requirements, accepted alternatives, and test timeframes before scheduling.
Our largest private accommodations are Sanctuary Rooms, with room for up to five cats from the same household. Suites offer private multilevel space for up to three cats. See current rates and minimum stays before booking.
We also have a cat condo room for cats who need to stay in private accommodations. Each cat has there own space with one of our condos with a hammock, cat cave, litter box, food and water. Cats in the condo room are given several hours of free time to roam outside their condo, though inside the condo room, each day. There is a large cat tree and other amenities in the condo room for roaming cats to play on.
Most cats purrfur our most popular option, our group cat boarding room. Where your cat spends time with our staff and other cats in a large group room with home like furniture, cat trees, custom built cat walks, over 200 feet of wall & window shelves, plus lots of staff attention. Cats are social creatures and most enjoy the company and reassurance that other cats provide. We can always move your cat to a condo if your cat shows signs of stress, though the vast majority of cats do excellent in the group room.
All staff at the Feline Hotel are trained in Pet First Aid & CPR. Because of our training, we are more likely to recognize any issues early on and we are more likely to understand how to properly respond. This can save time, money, and pain & suffering. Are your Pet’s people trained in pet first aid and CPR?
Behavior training is another reason to choose The Feline Hotel. The owner has roots as a Michigan Humane Society volunteer dog trainer and also a volunteer cat trainer for the Huron Valley Humane Society, plus 20 years of real world practice with over 10,000 pet sitting visits completed.
Contact us to learn more… or to save your dates right meow request a stay online.