miss_mystra

Used her over Christmas, don't know another number for her sorry! Keep trying :)

raerae Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Another huge thumbs up for Gloria! My cat is an > indoor cat, he's not really the most confident, > and he stayed with Gloria for 2 weeks when I went > on holiday. He came back very happy and settled. > Gloria is a lovely lady and responds to texts and > calls quickly when you want a bit of reassurance > that your puss is ok. > Her cattery pens are inside her house too so no > sheds at the bottom of the garden which is > nice...especially for indoor cats. oooh that is good! Pickle gets cold at night (she's sleeping on my head at night, and she did the same last winter haha) so i was a bit worried about some of the catteries coming up on google where they are pens in the garden!

thanks, will get in touch with her Any other places people can recommend so i have options would be fab!

Can anyone recommend a local cattery? I phone my vet and they didn't really seem to know any, but knew there was one in Dulwich, possibly Dulwich Cattery but no reviews anywhere or a website etc I normally get Lisa from Bow Wow Miaow (she's wonderful and i recommend her 10000%!) to come round but I am now living in a houseshare, with other people who aren't too vigilant at keeping doors closed when I'm not around (they are indoor cats, one has a brain problem so would not last long outdoors) so I'd just be too stressed out worrying if they had escaped, I hate the thought of sending them away but it seems to be the safest/most worry free option.

we got our (rented flat) through them - ridiculous fees and appalling service. Told me I was 'insisting on being difficult' when asking for an updated document before paying extra deposit money (they did it wrong on the day, this extra money was only ever discussed and agreed to on the phone). We did all the chasing. We had no idea whether we had passed referencing etc as no-one would tell us, despite us ringing them all the time. Trouble is, the agent who we viewed with was fine, then moved to another office. The service nosedived after we paid the ?500 holding money - no escape without losing money then.

*sigh* I wish i had found this thread sooner - dealing with them at the moment and I am so stressed out :(

Castle Aquatics in Eltham (obviously a little further away) is also really good, but another recommendation for Crystal Palace too! But I'd say depending on what you're after - Castle probably has a bit more as they only deal in Aquatics where as Crystal Palace has both Aquatics and reptiles. (I used to keep a large coldwater aquarium, and reptiles which i still have)

pandrns Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Highly recommend The Gardens - receptionist is > always chatty and friendly (which is a rarity) and > Dr Tran is very easy to talk to. Dr Tran is brilliant, love her sense of humour and chattiness - laughter is the best medicine! Seen her a few times and her personality always takes the edge off how rough i might be feeling :)

+ 1 for Lisa, she is fab, my cat adores her - she sent us regular updates and a few pics while we were away, which was lovely!

yes do try privately on here :) and be up-front (which you are being). We have 3 pet snakes which are harmless and small - kept in locked vivariums and are genuinely clean and would not cause any damage to a flat. We also wanted to get a cat so we posted about ourselves and what we were looking for and were offered our perfect flat! The cat moved in a few months after us and we're all happy and so is our landlord. it probably is a little easier with something like a snake/fish/lizard etc as they live in something rather than loose in the flat like a cat or dog, but believe me we were turned down for them. But they are our pets and part of the family - they are worth the hassle and we got there in the end. More and more people have to rent as it is near impossible to get on the property ladder now - a bit of give and take from landlords would be nice so long as those with pets keep their part of the bargain and make sure mess etc is dealt with so as not to ruin the place etc.

lol i keep getting the post for next door but one... not far to drop off but still. My bigger gripe is with people that move house and don't give out their new address! I get more post for someone that lived her two years ago than i get for myself. Junk mail fair enough just gets binned but there's hand-written things like cards and even phone bill looking things! and why do Boden send their customer a catalogue nearly every week (again this is the previous people) what a waste of paper!! I'm sick of binning the damn things and doing a return to sender session nearly every week with wodges of letters is doing my nut in. Soon it will all get binned!

we use the Neighbourhood Vets too, no complaints :) for occaisonal cat sitting we use Lisa (bowwowmiaow)... or Auntie Lisa as we now refer to her when talking to the cat... (there's a big pawprint on our foreheads - we're such cat slaves lol)

ObsessedwithOlives Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > As much as I have concern for the lady's safety, > I'd like to add she wasn't wearing a helmet which > I think is ridiculous nowadays. Noone seems to > wear them!! Is a concern for fashion more > important than one's safety?? while i personally wear a helmet i don't think a helmet would have prevented this accident taking place somehow. If the driver is at fault, the lady's safety precautions are irrelevant. The lady is unhurt (but bloody shaken up imagine) so what would a helmet have changed about this accident?