Joyful Fifth Birthday Membership Cat!

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In just a few days, on Friday, March 1, Membership Cat will have a good time its Fifth birthday.

That is an thrilling milestone for Membership Cat. Not simply because Membership Cat survived Covid-19 as a completely new, nuanced idea in cat-only boarding. But in addition as a result of statistically talking, we beat the percentages. In response to Entreneur.com, round 50% of companies fail by the top of yr 5.

Shana with her husband during the buildout

Shana together with her husband throughout the buildout

The night time earlier than our Grand Opening and Ribbon Reducing ceremony, I couldn’t sleep. I used to be completely giddy with pleasure and nervous vitality. After tossing and handing over mattress for what appeared like hours, I wakened my husband and requested, “Do you actually suppose there are different obsessive cat mother and father like me?” He rolled over sleepily and mentioned,

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“I actually hope so!”

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Looking back, it looks like a foolish query. In any case, we’d achieved exhaustive analysis available on the market over the earlier decade since I had first conjured the idea of constructing a luxurious cat lodge. However irrespective of how a lot analysis we did, irrespective of how ready we strongly believed we had been, there was all the time that risk we had been mistaken.

Quick ahead 5 years and it seems the reply to my query is “Sure!” There are infinite helicopter cat mother and father like me. Huge PHEW!”

Because the proverb goes, “Necessity is the mom of innovation.” That’s precisely why I constructed Membership Cat.

Shana with her kitties: Maximus Decimus Meridius & Wilbur

Shana together with her kitties who’re additionally Membership Cat patrons: Maximus Decimus Meridius & Wilbur

For years I struggled to discover a place the place I’d really feel snug leaving my cats after I was away. As an obsessed cat mama, I couldn’t perceive why there weren’t any interesting choices for my kitties. For years, I had searched throughout the nation to seek out cat-only boarding amenities. Not solely did I discover only a few, however the ones I discovered weren’t locations I felt snug leaving my felines. Cage boarding? No thanks. Crammed atmosphere? No thanks. Workers that neither cared about me nor my kitties and their distinctive wants? No thanks.

The primary and solely place I’ve ever boarded my kitties was Membership Cat. Realizing my cats had been within the arms of caring, observant, and communicative folks whereas I used to be away made all of the distinction. In truth, that’s the litmus check I exploit when interviewing a potential Membership Cat crew member. Would I really feel snug trusting my human youngsters with this particular person? If that reply to that query is sure, then that individual has a future with Membership Cat. As a result of if I can belief my human kiddos with them, I can belief my furry kiddos with them.

The final 5 years have been the skilled spotlight of my life. It’s really an honor to have the chance to serve fellow cat mother and father who adore their kitties as a lot as I am keen on mine. Whose kitties are considered as precise members of their household. Who need the easiest for his or her kitties and should not prepared to accept much less.

I can not say thanks sufficient to all of my buddies, household, and fellow cat lovers who’ve supported my imaginative and prescient to create a spot worthy of each feline. And to all of Membership Cat’s prospects, thanks for affirming there’s a robust want for Membership Cat in Orange County and past.