Cuddles Cattery

Like anybody with a couple of cats and a penchant for going out and about, it’s sometimes difficult to tear yourself away from said kitties.
Most of the time we’re able to keep any trip short, or get friends and family to pop in, but when we had the holiday of a lifetime planned, it was just as important to know that the cats would be left in as comfortable surroundings as possible.
They’re nervous little beggars most of the time and finding a cattery felt like something of a lottery, luckily we were recommended Cuddles Cattery by close friends and any apprehension we had about leaving the kitties for 2 weeks evaporated during their stay.
The cattery is situated in a purpose built unit at the bottom of a stepped back garden of a normal house in Failsworth, it took a little bit of slow driving around the estate to pick out the house as there’s no signage to inform you.
Knocking on the door we were met by the business owners and led down the garden to the small, spotlessly clean and tidy cattery with around half a dozen rooms for cats, each room could easily host 2 or 3 cats at a time, and a little radio playing in the background to keep cats company when there’s nobody in the vicinity. The cattery has all manner of alarms and cctv to keep the kitties safe and allows the owners to keep an eye on the cats so they can attend to any needs.
During the cats stay we were able to find out how they were getting on regularly, our friend emailing (constantly) to alleviate any worries, we even received photos of the cats through the post a few weeks later! Our cats are nervous around strangers so we were understandably a little worried, the owners tried to keep them company, i’m not sure how receptive they were to it, but the effort was appreciated.
If you’re looking for a cattery I can’t recommend Cuddles highly enough, it seems they’re very popular too, booking up months ahead so plan early!

Cuddles cattery was recommended to us by friends. They’d had their cat in a few different catteries previously and said they’d only use cuddles in future because its obvious how much happier the cat was upon his return from cuddles compared to the other places they’d tried.
Whilst we normally get a friend or familymember to drop in on the cats for short trips away, this time we were going to be gone for 16 days, so not only did we think it was too much to ask of someone, we wanted to know they would be in good professional hands throughout our holiday.
We were met by Steve and taken down to the cattery building in their garden. It was instantly obvious how much Steve loves cats and how much he really cared for all those that stayed with them. The building is a wooden chalet style at the end of the garden and on stepping in you’re instantly hit by how professional and clean this place is. There are cameras, each unit has a windowed door (and some have windows looking out), the doors are all double glazing style, everywhere is white, tiled, perfectly clean, maintained at an appropriate temperature and Steve takes care to always ensure the exit door is locked whether he is in or out of the building.
The cattery was built and designed specifically with consultation from animal welfare throughout. As Steve and Gail put it, they built a cattery to meet not only the welfare requirements, but also how they would like their own cats to be cared for.
Our cats stayed in a room for 2, which had a window and platforms. You can either bring all of your own bedding and food bowls, or they will happily provide them for you.
They also (where possible) provide cat food throughout the duration.
We left our cats there with absolute peace of mind, knowing they were in good hands.
Gail and Steve are also happy to respond to your emails whilst away… so no matter how many times you want to ask if your cats are OK, they are always happy to respond.
On our return it was obvious the cats had been well cared for, fussed and loved whilst we away… and to top it off, a week or so later we received some holiday snaps (the cats that is) and a thank you card telling us about their stay.
Gail and Steve are truly lovely people who really care about your cats as much as their own. I cant recommend cuddles cattery more highly.