What’s New?
Happy New Year!
We would like to wish all of our 2011 customers a very happy New Year, and look forward to seeing you again in 2012. 2011 was a very busy year for us, with the Christmas period fully booked by early October (we could have filled a cattery twice the size), and bookings for 2012 are already growing steadily. If you want to be sure of booking a room for your cat(s) when you go on holiday this year, please book early.
Thinking of paying by Cheque?
Due to the withdrawal of the cheque guarantee card and the cost of bank charges, we regret that we can no longer accept cheques for under £50.
Collection and Delivery
Because we are now so busy, we are sorry but we are no longer able to offer collection and delivery as a standard service.
What our customers say
Click here to read a new page on our site which summarises what some of our customers have said about us publicly on the internet.
We now have a Facebook page which we are going to use to give news and where you can use
the "Wall" to share your photographs and stories about your own cats.
If you would like to be our Facebook Friend, please click "Like" below.
If you would like to follow us on Facebook, please click "Like".
Fairmile Cat Hotel
Luxury Cattery in East Devon
Are you looking for a cattery in Exeter? Or perhaps a cattery in Honiton? The Fairmile Cat Hotel is a luxury boarding cattery in Ottery St. Mary in the East Devon countryside providing a superior standard of accommodation, tasty nutritious meals and high quality personal service. We would like to think that we are the best of all the local catteries in Devon. Situated only a 1/2 mile from the A30 at Patteson's Cross, the Fairmile Cat Hotel is 1 mile north of Ottery St. Mary, 5 miles west of Honiton and only 12 miles east of Exeter. So if you are looking for a cattery in Sidmouth or a cattery in Budleigh Salterton, we could be just what you would like to give your cat a great holiday. Some of our customers recognise the quality of care we provide and came to us in preference, say, to a cattery in Lyme Regis or a cattery in Axminster. Our catchment area also includes Seaton, Chard, Ilminster, Talaton, Feniton, Bluehayes, Whimple, Farringdon, Woodbury Salterton, Cowley, Pinhoe, Whipton, Broadclyst, Sowton, Heavitree, Brampford Speke, Offwell, Alfington and Cullompton.
Microchipping your cat
Dogs, cats, rabbits and ferrets!
Perhaps you are worried about your cat getting lost and not being reunited with them. Or maybe you want to make sure that cats other than your own can’t get through your cat-flap. Microchipping can be the solution to both these problems.
A microchip is a permanent method of identification. It stays with your pet for life. As details are updated, your pet will always have the current contact details on hand (providing you update them with the registry).
Nobody wants to lose a pet. Pets become part of the family and when they disappear it can be very upsetting. Microchips for pets will not stop your pet running away, and it may not completely remove the possibility that they will disappear, but they definitely increase the chances that you will have your pet returned. Everyone with a dog or cat should at least consider the possibility of a pet microchip. One simple, inexpensive procedure could prevent you losing your pet – and may even save its life.
If your cat strays and it is found by someone, these days it is standard to check to see whether a microchip has been implanted. If the scanner finds one, the unique number is used to look up the cat owner’s details on a national register, and these are then used to contact you and arrange for the two of you to be reunited.
There are also now two brands of cat-flap available in the UK which are designed to unlock the flap only when it successfully reads your cat’s microchip, keeping out any unwanted visitors. Please visit the web sites of SureFlap and PetPorte for details of such cat-flaps.
If you haven’t had your cat microchipped why not consider having them done here during their stay? We offer discounts for our guests of course whilst they are here, and can also microchip dogs, rabbits and ferrets for you at very reasonable prices.
Benefits of Microchipping for Pets
There are many benefits in microchipping for pets
- Microchips help identify your pet. If your pet is lost and ends up at an animal shelter, they will know whose pet it is.
- It is a permanent method of identification. The microchip will stay with your pet for life.
- Identification information can be easily updated. As the information is kept on a database, it is a simple matter to update your details whenever you move or your number changes.
- There is less chance that someone will steal your pet. As a microchip is a permanent record that that dog belongs to you, there is less likelihood that someone will be able to get away with stealing it.
- There is less chance that you will lose your pet. When a pet has a microchip, it increases the chances of your pet being returned.
- You will know if your animal is dying or injured. Unfortunately, some animals do get injured and died. When a vet or the council comes to retrieve or treat the pet, they will check the microchip and inform you of what has happened.
- It is fairly painless for your pet. The microchip is very small and is injected with a needle. It feels about the same as a vaccination.
- It cannot be removed. ID tags can be removed and even tattoos can become illegible over time, but a microchip is a permanent method of identification.
- A pet microchip is relatively cheap. When you consider that this microchip stays with your pet for life, it is a very inexpensive method of identification.
- It saves time. If your pet runs away, you will not need to spend as much time looking for them, posting up advertisements and visiting animal shelters.
- It may save your pet’s life. If a pet ends up at an animal shelter, it will stay there for a certain period of time before it has to be put down. However, if your pet has a microchip, then the contact details will be retrieved and your pet will be returned.
- In some places, you are required by law to register your pets.
