Cats Play While You're Away — Local services in Vancouver

Cats Play While You're away is a top-notch place for your kitties to stay a few nights! Margie is a true cat lady and treated my cats like her own.

I recently had to leave town for work, and didn't know what I was going to do about my cats, and especially my calico. My Smokey girl s the sweetest kitty and loves everyone she meets, and I was not worried about her at all. My calico Gizmo is not so friendly. In fact, she has been known to be ULTRA aggressive. She has attacked people that we have tried to leave her with for a few days, she has attacked people that came to our house to feed them while we were away. She (was) super crazy, even with us on occasion. She would act bi-polar, letting you rub her and love her one minutes and then swiping at you with murder mittens and meowing like she was being hurt. I was more than a little worried that she would be to much of a handful for Margie. Margie did her best to allay my fears and concerns, and she did to a point, but I was still very concerned about what lay in store for all of us in the coming days. Upon arrival, neither cat was happy. Smokey looked sad and dejected, Gizmos was mad and vocal. Well, Margie has turned my calico girl into something completely different. Gizmo is so sweet and loveable now. She is much calmer and more social with us, and there has been no sign of her past aggressions and crazy behaviors. Margie sent us pictures and updates every day while they were with her. They both had a great time! The next day's updates showed that they were both adjusting nicely. Both of them were letting Margie pet them, and while that's normal for Smokey, it was very abnormal for Gizmo. Cats Play While You're Away is the only place I will ever take my cats from now on. The service, price, and value was great. The rooms for the cats are gorgeous, as opposed to cages that I was seeing at some of the other boarding options. The place was very clean and smelled great. If you love your kitties as much as I love mine, don't bother going...

Tl;Dr Margie loves cats more than anyone I have ever met and she works harder for the cats in her care than anyone could imagine.

If Daenerys Targaryen is the Mother of Dragons; Margie is without a doubt the Mother of Cats. If there is one thing I have learned from getting to know Margie over the 5 years my grooming business occupied her boarding facility; No human I have ever met cares more about cats than her and it’s not even close. Over the course of the time my business was partnered with Cats Play Margie has fostered and gotten adopted easily 350 but likely closer to 400 or more cats & kittens. I’ve watched her turn tiny hissing growling balls of terror, disdain, and sometimes rage into purring you can’t even believe it’s the same cat angels ready for families and homes. Another thing I have learned about Margie is her number two priority beyond your cats experience boarding is that her facility is CLEAN. She doesn’t just freshen the place when people are coming in. She puts hours in every single day to keep her business clean and well maintained. It never ceased to impress me when she would have 25+ rooms filled and you wouldn’t smell a single litter box. I continue to bring my cats to board with Margie as I have for over 5 years now and my cats absolutely love their Aunt Margie and being at their little home away from home. I highly recommend boarding your cats here. There is no better way to have your cats cared for when you are away.

-Jared...

My girlfriend and I knew we were going away for two weeks over Christmas, and we needed to find someone to look after our cat, Othello. We didn't feel comfortable asking local friends to keep Othello company for such a long period of time, so we started looking into boarding options. I had never boarded an animal before.

Cats Play While You're Away exceeded our expectations, and we will definitely return to this local small business again. We didn't know what to expect, but Margie put us at ease and came across as very honest, caring, knowledgeable, and genuine. She sent us daily pictures of Othello, and he always seemed happy and entertained. While our cat didn't have any special needs or requests (besides time for cuddling!), Margie is very accommodating and willing to go the extra mile for any cat in her care.

We are very pleased with our experience. We picked up Othello today and it is obvious to us that he was very well cared for. He obviously is grateful to be home, but I believe he had a great time with Auntie Margie...