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Our Daily Sanitation and Care
Procedures
We take your cat’s well being very seriously. We will
do everything possible to ensure your cat is well cared for, happy,
and safe.
- Before cats will be boarded, you as
the cat owner must produce an up to date vaccination
certificate(s) for Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus,
Panleukopenia (3-in-1); and vaccinate for Rabies if your cat has
roamed outside your house at any time within the last 3 months
prior to boarding. Feline Leukemia Vaccination is highly
recommended, and you assume all risk to your animal(s) and other
animals under The Cat’s Meow Inn’s care, if your animal is not
vaccinated for Feline Leukemia.
- Cats will be fed and watered at
least twice a day, except as otherwise required by a veterinarian,
with a brief time for play and activity each day (we guarantee at
least 15 minutes) outside of their condo in a controlled portion
of the facility, under our direct supervision. Extra time is
available for an extra fee. No cats from one condo will be
released for play at the same time as a cat or cats from another
condo.
- Food containers shall be kept free
from contamination, and shall be located to prevent contamination
by excreta. Feeding dishes shall be kept clean. Uneaten dry food
shall be removed after 24 hours, and moist food and meat shall be
changed at each feeding.
- The food and water dishes will be
washed daily in liquid detergent to prevent bacteria growth or
other contaminants.
- Feces and soiled litter shall be
removed from all litter pans at least once a day. Absorbent litter
and/or any other material used to absorb urine shall be changed
when it becomes 30 percent saturated with urine. After each cat
returns to its owner, the entire litter box shall be cleaned
inside and out. The facility shall be kept clean and remain free
of an accumulation of debris and excreta. The excreta and cat
litter shall be disposed of in the manner recommended and required
by the CRHA (currently, double bagged and removed from premises to
land fill site).
- The ambient temperature shall be
maintained in a range that ensures that the cats will suffer
neither from heat stress (heat stroke or hyperthermia) nor from
cold stress (frostbite or hypothermia).
- The storage area under each cat
condo will be cool, dry, clean, and free of vermin and other
potential contaminants.
- Each condo shall have an information
chart with the cat’s name and owner’s name, address, contact
information, medical history of the cat, veterinarian’s name, etc.
- Again, owners shall be responsible
to bring their cat’s favorite food, a blanket or towel from home
(for comfort and a sense of security), toys, and anything else
they wish their cat to use, as well as vaccination certificates.
Storage of all items shall be under the cat condo in the storage
area. The facility and storage spaces shall be cleaned with
appropriate detergents and disinfectants as often as is necessary
to keep them free of dirt, debris, and harmful
contamination.
- Before and after handling each cat
from a separate household, all workers shall wash their hands with
an antibacterial liquid soap and water to prevent cross
contamination or spread of disease.
- At least once per week (for long
term cat boarders), and after each cat leaves the facility, all
inside surfaces of the condo shall be cleaned with appropriate
detergents and disinfectants.
- Covers of cushions and bedding shall
be laundered after each cat leaves the facility.
- Cat carriers owned and maintained by
the facility and used to transport an owner’s cat shall be cleaned
inside and out with appropriate cleansers after each use to help
prevent the transmission of disease and fleas. Our detergents,
disinfectants, and cleansers are all non-caustic, and contain no
phosphates, fillers, ammonia, or bleach which could injure your
cat, and are environmentally friendly. Ask us about them.
- Cat owners will be responsible for
the cleanliness of their own cat carrier. No cats will be put into
a different cat owner’s
container.
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