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Dear Client,
Subject to telephone/ email confirmation of your booking, we thank you for booking your cat(s) into our cattery.
To help us care for your cat(s) as well as possible, we need to make sure that we have up to date information on their food and other requirements . We also need up to date information on their health and any special veterinary care they may need, and authorisation from you for any veterinary treatment should they become ill. These days, the administration of medicines, even flea and worm preparations from veterinary surgeons, requires permission from the cats owner.
Whilst this tightening up on legislation is in the best interest of the cats, it means that we have to ask our clients to consider all the possible problems which could arise while their cats are in our care. We are likely to board elderly cats and with this comes the increased risk of problems occurring when the cat is here. Occasionally, too, a young cat can develop a serious illness and we need to be able to act in the best interests of the cat. For this reason, we ask for details of your cats vet and for you to complete the veterinary authorisation form enclosed. You may find it a little startling to be asked to give permission for veterinary care or even euthanasia. This is a very rare occurrence, but it is better that we have asked about your wishes and know what you want. Such actions are not undertaken lightly - we will have contacted you, if possible, and your named contact. We will ask your vet to guide us in the event of a serious illness. Throughout their stay, your cat’s interest is the most important factor.
You will not need to sign the authorisation each time your cat(s) stay with us-we will keep it in your file. Please let us have any additional information you may feel will be useful or call us to talk through anything which you find worrying. We look forward to seeing you all in the near future.
Yours faithfully,
Margaret, Gemma & Graham
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