Tuesday, May 11, 2010

A vacation surprise.. kinda

When we just went back to NJ for family visits and for a wedding, we had to board our cat Moby, mostly because my husband doesn't want anyone coming in our house to feed him, etc.
So he goes off to Town and Country Animal Care Center. This is also his vet's office. I call it the kitty spa. I'll explain. People today fawn over their pets in ways unthinkable 20 years ago. I have no problem with this. my pets are my children, in every sense of the word, but i DO realize they are animals and not humans. So, while this is not a uber posh hoighty toighty place to board your furry loves, it is crazy. You can see their videos here.
Town and Country
The videos are mostly dog related.
So OK, you can get an idea of what the place looks like in general form their website.
The cattery consists of a room with enclosed cubicles on one wall, the wall is glass and the backs of the cubicles are clear. It faces a landscaped area of a pond/bird feeders,and trees. They have a TV playing "cat TV" constantly for those not interested with the outdoors. They also have a side of the room with several cat condos, and perches for climbing fun when the cats are allowed out for exercise. They also have one of those 5 foot tall stone facade waterfalls, resplendent with plants and real fish for the cats to watch.
It's quite a setup for an animal that sleeps 70% of the day.
You can see form their website that dogs have real toddler beds, they can also have nature walks in the woods, play in a man made pool for water loving pooches and for those special moments, private one on one time with a human on a couch and TV. I only hope a jar of peanut butter is not involved. All of those extras are extra fees as well, naturally.
So anyway, Moby has boarded there several times in the past, but we got a surprise when we
picked him up this time. Mo got a report card! I nearly laughed in the cute blonde's face when she handed it to me. I guess owners like to know what their pets have been up while they've been away cavoritng. BTW. The workers there love Mo, cuz he is a loverboy, and they commented on how he snuck into other cat's cubicles to eat their food,a nd ruin a visitors black pants with his ever shedding white fur. LOL
So I figured i would scan his report card to sow you what they do.


and of course, what post about Mo would be complete without a Mo pic?

1 comment:

Lydia said...

Wow, that place sounds fantastic! Cute photo of Mo, of course.