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=== Professional cat boarding ===

A professional cat boarding facility is a purpose-built facility usually equipped with [[air conditioning]] and [[heating]] and is staffed by professionally trained staff. Professional cat boarding facilities typically offer a range of [[Amenity|amenities]], with a variety of equipment and [[Cat play and toys|toys]] to keep guests comfortable and occupied.<ref>{{Cite web |last=josephschifano |date=2024-04-04 |title=What is Cat Boarding: Types and How it Works |url=https://www.silvermaplepetcenter.com/what-is-cat-boarding/ |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=Silver Maple Pet Center |language=en-US}}</ref>

==== Communal cat boarding ====

These are usually the cheapest form of cat boarding, which is often just a [[room]] or series of rooms where the cats all mingle together, are fed together and sleep in whatever space they can find. These cat boarding can be overcrowded, especially at peak times, and they also have the highest number of fights. Carers cannot monitor cats' eating, and communal toileting, eating and drinking can lead to outbreaks of illness if unchecked, which can be hard to contain. Cats in communal cat boarding benefit from the much greater space available for roaming and [[Play (activity)|playing]].

'''Semi-communal cat boarding'''

With individual [[Cage|cages]] and large play areas, semi-communal cat boarding is the middle ground between communal and celled cat boarding. Here, cats are fed in cages and separated at night from others, and there is the monitoring of toileting. Specific diets can be catered for, and medications can be given. The play areas of semi-communal cat boarding can have meshed open-air areas which along with separate animal feeding helps to greatly reduce the transmission of illness.

'''Celled cat boarding'''

Often purpose-build, these establishments provide a private, separate area for each cat. Similar to an aviary, they are meshed rooms within a much large facility. Ventilation is ample, which greatly reduces the transmission of illnesses. Similarly to semi-communal cat boarding, cats can be fed specialized diets and medication, and their toileting can be monitored. There is no chance of cats intermingling, and the chance of overcrowding is greatly reduced too. Celled cat boarding is at the high end of the pricing spectrum.

=== Private cat boarding ===