Now I have finally remembered how to get into my own site (never said I was a techy!) I am adding our updated terms and conditions of boarding, together with information about data care. You may have heard about GDPR, if not, its a new set of personal data care requirements all users of personal data must comply with. As … Read More
Grooming time for Oliver (how to groom a long haired cat)
Cats have different coat layers. The top coat is wiry and does not matt, but it moults. The undercoat keeps them warm but it felts if rubbed. When they moult (twice a year) the coat should just slough or be groomed off. But undercoat tends to stick together and when you add friction (lying in one spot for instance, or … Read More
more blowing of trumpets!
From Harry’s mum Cathy, some new bookings and the sort of feedback that makes our day: “So pleased you can take him as he was the most relaxed I’ve ever seen him on taking him home from a cattery.” We were very glad to meet Harry too Cathy, thank you.
email playing up 28.1.17
I am told there have been glitches with emails this weekend and info@specialcats.co.uk has bounced. If bookings@specialcats.co.uk is not working either (please let me know if so) emergency email is via rosiestories@ymail.com. Sorry for any inconvenience while I check it out with the server. Rosie And all is well again, yippee!
Roadworks!! Check your access route 28/11-14/12/16
Signs are up to warn that access via Mossblown to Annbank is blocked from 28/11/16-14/12/16. The good thing about living at a crossroads means three other ways are still available. via A70 and B744 after cattle market coming right through Annbank Village via A743 and B744 Ayr to Mauchline road near Tarbolton via A7o and B742 at Coylton war memorial
When best friends fall out
“Hi Rosie, Just a wee note to say thank you for looking after Charlie and giving him special treatment. He has been a wee honey since he came home and slept with molly the past two nights! I have ordered the Royal Canin Calm and I think he’s been looking for it as he’s not so impressed with the usual … Read More
Happy owners make us delighted too
Last week we boarded a new friend called Paddy. His owner Sheila had confided she has been having a little trouble getting close to her friend since her having an operation last year. She wondered if we could address his relationship with humans, see if he could become friends with us again. He certainly was hissy when he came in … Read More
Equinox passed, it’s spring renewal time
Spring has sprung, birds chant sweetly, piles of sticks, fur and wool I placed for nesting birds are being pulled out for use and the garden is coming to life with bulbs flowering again. I was’t sure how many would have survived the drive and pathworks but the warm light of springtime always brings pleasant surprises. Snowdrops carpet under the … Read More
Spring ahoy – bird watching
Looking forward to spring nesting, I did the Big Garden Birdwatch count. To be civilised about it, I moved the bird feeders nearer to the roundhouse a week before to accustom the birds to flying near there. Then on Sunday I lit a wee fire in the pit there and sat in comfort with a cuppa, counting, while the birds … Read More
Specialcats News 2015 New paths, new plans
This year we said a goodbye to Jaime as she settled into life in Dundee for good. We have to do the visiting these days. In her place we have Pat, who just happened to need something new to do at the right time. I love synchronicity! Pat brought her cat Molly-Bolly so we are now a 4 cat household-one … Read More