Contented Cat

Excellent boarding for 3 cats. They had their own space and were very well cared for. Have used two other boarding places, CC much better. The owner of the Contented Cat has cat care the way I like them to be cared for down.

We were thrilled to find this place! Gloria is the owner and she is extremely and sincerely loving and attentive to her kitties. We left our outdoor cat Cisco with her for 3 months and he was happier than when we dropped him off. He is a tricky, snippy and moody cat and Gloria had no problem with him. He was completely calm on then long ride home and I can't tell you how relieved we are to have found someone who understand him and calmed him down.

Her place was clean and decorated with love and care. She has been doing this for 40 years and it shows. Gloria is calm and unique and very reasonable with her pricing. She gave Cisco a bag full of new toys and treats with a water bottle, personal thank you card and homemade little kitty blankets that she crochets for each guest to take home! Those little afghans made me laugh and melted my heart to know there are people like Gloria out there! Thank you very much and Cisco will be back next year!

I have been boarding my cats with Gloria for over 25 years now and never had any problems like some of the neurotic cat owner reviews I've read on this website. I'm not sure how much space they expect their cats to have at a kitty hotel, but it's definately much larger than they would get at a pet hospital or cat shelter. Gloria is a "cat lady" and treats every cat as her pet. Urine smell.yes maybe a bit, but what do you expect when there are 40 cat litter boxes in one space at one time. If you are so worried about your cat being traumatized (because it is a big change for them being away from what they are used to), maybe you shouldn't travel.

We have used the contented cat several times now. The first couple times we only dropped the cats off for the day while we had work done to our house and moved into our new place. When the Thomas Fire came to Carpinteria, we had no where to bring the cats. The fear of a fire and smoke made us have to evacuate our home and with many hotels and AIRB&B's not accepting pets, we reached out to the Contented Cat to see if they had room. Gloria was able to find space for both our boys in a safe, friendly environment for them while this devastation raged around us.

Her love for cats is incredible and they are her first and last priority each and every day. When we went back to pick up our cats after the fire had subsided, she explained she had many, many cats she was sheltering almost all had to be evacuated due to the fire. During a time of great need for our community, Gloria kindly opened her doors to many people who didn't have any other options for their cats.

Our two cats were healthy & well when we picked them up from their stay. This place might not be the fanciest but it is run with love and we will be sure to use them again when the need arises.

Gloria has been caring for our rescue cat, when we are out of town, since we got her 2 1/2 years ago. Gloria is a kind gentle person, and a true cat lover. Her facility seems clean and safe. Since our cat is shy and timid, Contented Cat is a good fit because the environment is low stress and calm. Gloria treats the cats as if they were her own.

It's too bad when people only leave bad reviews. I leave a review when I've had a good experience and The contented cat has been caring for my cat (s) for over 30 years. I am leaving a 5 star review here for the following reasons. The woman that owns this business and lives on the premises is the most loving and kind, caring animal lover you could ever meet and has made it her life's work to care for cats.

The place may not be antiseptic but it is very clean and she dotes on the animals. Any place that cares for cats will have an odor people, even your own home if you have one litter box will smell. Imagine a place with many, and in the heat of summer. Gloria has a huge heart and has been known to take care of animals for people during great times of stress with only the highest integrity and love.

I wanted to love this place. My boyfriend and I recently bought a himalayan kitten to go with our five year old calico and when we went out of town to visit family we decided to board them both here at the contented cat. I sincerely wish we hadn't. We usually board our calico at the cat house hotel but since the kitten was too young for his leukemia and rabies vaccines we decided to board them both here since she only requires FVRCP.

She assured me they would be well attended to and I believed her. I don't know what went on while they were there but I can tell you it must have been horrific and traumatizing because of what kind of state my cats were In when I picked them up. My kitten smelled and was covered in his own feces and urine. We give him a bath every weekend and clean his eyes and brush him daily which I relayed to Gloria (the woman who owns the contented cat).

She obviously did none of these things - he was covered in fleas and sitting alone in a litter box when we got him, as well. Our girl cat's water was empty for who knows how long and both she and the place smelled terrible. Please don't ever bring your cat here if you care about them at all! I'd give her negative stars if I could.

Unfortunately, our cat has visually suffered during the 10 days we left her there. We gave clear instructions about feeding her, which have not been followed. We provided prepared frozen food, which has not been kept in a freezer and hence was all rotten. Our cat gained significant weight and had severe diarrhea when we got her back.