I have 2 cats, both shelter rescues, that I take care of like they are my babies.  I found myself in a situation where I had to go to Washington State for a funeral and this and events associated with this would be 9 days.  I went into panic mode because my youngest cat was diagnosed with diabetes a few months prior and requires insulin injections daily.   I was trapped into finding one of those services that come to the home and charge for every cat, plus administering medication ... I just don't feel comfortable handing over my key to a complete stranger and having to rely they are going to treat my cats just like I do.  I called some vets and they ALL had dog boarding in the same area and only offered a small cage.  I didn't want my cats stuck in a cage for 9 days traumatized by barking dogs all day.

I was sitting in the waiting room at my vet and a man mentioned to me a company he uses for cat boarding and gave it rave reviews.  I checked out the site of this place (which ONLY boards cats) and then went to tour it.  I was so surprised this place even existed - I would have never known about it if not for the vet waiting room.  So I putting up this post for anyone else that thinks as their cats as their babies - this is a SAFE place to take your cats to when you go out of town.  They also charged me NO extra fees to give me one cat insulin shots 2x day.  They don't have little cages - rather units of various sizes for single and multiple cats.  The tour totally sold me, especially when I saw the playroom and the suites!  I was concerned about cost even though it was covered as an expense for the funeral - but I was again surprised that it was right in line with all these other places I was calling - both boarding shelters and sitters.  I used them again a few weeks later for Labor Day Weekend, but barely got in because there was a waiting list.

I've finally found a safe, trustworthy, clean, affordable solution that gives me great peace of mind about leaving my cats when I go on business or personal trips.  The place is called Warm & Fuzzy Kitty cat boarding.  Everyone who works there is so amazing and I know when I leave my cat there my cat is going to be treated perfectly.  They are in Silver Spring and it's the entire bottom story of a large mansion-type house.  The owner lives there (that made me feel better, too!)  the site is warmandfuzzykitty.com I believe, but you can also Google Warm and Fuzzy Kitty and the site pops up.

With so many places you need to be warned about when it comes to animals, I thought it would be good to post some positive information for once!