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hen thinking about how to make the environment in your boarding facility more comfortable for the felines you service, ambience is a great starting point. There are many inexpensive and free adjustments you can make to your boarding facility that will improve the comfort of the cats in your care. While aesthetics are important to the human client, more subtle factors help cats relax and stay stress-free during boarding.
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By Deborah Hansen Sound Background noise is something we grow accustomed to and easily forget how it affects our feline clients. Most cats seem to prefer a quiet environment. Very few cats live with dogs that are always barking. This makes it important that your cat area has as few dog noises as possible. Eliminating or muffling barking dog noises is just the tip of how we can manipulate the environment to make our feline clients more comfortable. PET BOARDING & DAYCARE
As natural hunters, cats seem to prefer nature sounds as background music. Sounds like rivers, forests, waves and birds seem to have a calming effect on cats while keeping the feline’s mind active. Changing your current background music to nature sounds will have a positive impact on the felines you board. There has been much research done on sound therapy for both canines and humans. Research focusing on sound therapy for cats is significantly lacking. I believe there is