| Don't know which side of Southern NH you are referring to but, if Merrimack
is close, I have used Cavajone Kennels. The place is on the run down side,
but clean and the woman who runs it really cares about the animals. It is
primarily a boarding kennel, but she does take a few cats. We have both
and so its convenient. I have tried a few other places with nowhere near
as much satisfaction.
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| Ideally, the *best* thing to do for a cat is to "board" him or her at home.
If it's possible to find a reliable "cat sitter" in the area, someone who
really loves cats, the best thing to do is to have that person cme in and
feed/water the cat *and spend about one hour there as company* playing and/or
stroking the kitty. The reasons for this are:
1) Cats are *highly* territorial and *love* regularity in their
lives. Dislocating them might be necessary (e.g., if you're
having your house/apartment done over), but otherwise it just
streses them. One hour a day is sufficient if the sitter really
interacts with kitty.
2) Whenever you place your cat in a boarding area, no matter how
(ordinarily) clean, the chances are substantially increased that
she or he will pick up some disease. Particularly an air-vectored
one.
Steve Kallis, Jr.
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| I would try to get a cat sitter first, but if you can't there is the State
Line Kennels in Plaistow just over the line. They board cats and dogs in
separate sections, and the Meow Motel in Amesbury, Mass., which also boards
cats in separate stalls,some of which are quite elaborate. Both places
have excellent reputations and I have never heard of any problems. Both
phone numbers are in the phone books, but if you can't find them,let me
know. Denise
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