Most cats do fine alone for a workday. Day care is for the days when the house is not safe or calm for them, and for the cat that would try to slip out an open door.
Good reasons to use it
The AAFP and ISFM environmental needs guidelines stress a safe place and a stable routine for cats. Day care gives a cat both on a day when the house cannot.
- Moving day, with doors open and strangers carrying boxes.
- A remodel, flooring job or painting day, when dust, fumes and open doors are risks.
- Roofers, plumbers or pest control working in the house.
- Showings or an open house.
- A long day away for an older cat on a medication schedule.
How a day works
Drop-off is 7:30 to 11:30 AM and pick-up is 2:00 to 5:00 PM, because the office is closed from 11:30 to 2:00. Your cat spends the day in a four-level condo with its own litter box and blanket, with a cat tree and cat houses nearby. Bring a blanket that smells like home, and any medication with the dose written out, which is given at no extra charge.
Day care or an overnight?
If the house will not be safe by 5 PM, an overnight is easier than a late scramble. Ask how long your contractor or pest company says the home must stay empty before you choose.
| Situation | Better fit |
|---|---|
| One day of work at the house | Day care, $25 |
| Work or a move that runs several days | Boarding by the night, $35 |
| Chemical treatment that needs the house empty overnight | Boarding by the night |
| Two cats, one day | $25 plus $21 for the second |
Book it
Request the day through the Book / My Account link, with rabies and FVRCP records on file. The kennel confirms every reservation. See cat day care for the details.