Welcome to Moss Cottage Kennels in Manchester

Moss Cottage Boarding Kennels in Manchester is set amidst 9 acres of moorland in Sale, Cheshire. The complete holiday home for your dog or cat to enjoy – where better than a caring place for your Best Friend/s. Moss Cottage Boarding Kennels is conveniently situated off J8 of the M60, 15 minutes from Manchester International Airport and just a short distance from Manchester City Centre. Moss Cottage Boarding Kennels is privately owned and operated by a small team of animal lovers whose main interest is to make your pet happy and comfortable during their stay. Please see below for more information on our boarding kennels and cattery in Manchester.

Moss Cottage Kennels

• We are open 7 days a week and All Year Round. Monday – Sunday 12pm-3pm. (Except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day)
• We Cater for Short & Long Term Stays (Discount for Long Stays of 14 days or more)
• Top Quality Premium Dog Food Used.
• 24 hour CCTV in Operation
• Pet Shop has food available for purchase

Cattery Opening Hours

• 7 Days a Week
• 12pm to 3pm
• (Except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day)
• Go to the Cattery Website

Boarding Kennels and Cattery Prices as 2023

• Our prices are per day or part thereof. There is a reduction for pets from the same family sharing a family kennel or cat house. Please ask at time of booking. Please note – Payment is on arrival unless full payment has been received in advance..
• Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Year’s Day incur double fees.
• Small Dogs (eg Pom, Yorkie, Pug, Chihuahua) £20.00 per day
• Medium Dogs (eg JRT, Westie, Cavapoo/Cockerpoo, Shitzu, Bichon, All Spaniels, Bulldogs, Frenchies) £22.00 per day
• Large Dogs (eg All Collies, Labrador, Retriever, Boxer, Rottweiler) £24.00 per day
• All Cats £15.00 per day
• A non-refundable deposit of £30 will be required at the time of booking except for our peak times when full payment at the time of booking will be required. These peak times are Easter, July, August, Christmas and New Year.
• You will also need to upload an image of your pets up to date vaccination card showing all vaccinations and details when you complete the booking form.
• No Refunds or Credits will be given for early collection of pets

Medication

All veterinary recommended medication can be administered by our trained staff while your pet stays with us. If injections are required to be administered out of kennel hours (8am-5pm), then their will be a small fee of £2.00 per injection applied.

Pet Vaccination Requirements

We require that all pets boarding with us must be fully vaccinated,  including the Kennel Cough vaccination and that all their boosters are up to date. All vaccinations require annual boosters.

Kennel Cough

Since the Kennel Cough bacteria can be present anywhere and can travel for considerable distances through the air, it can affect any dog… even one which never leaves its own back garden. However, kennel cough is more likely to occur when the concentration of dogs is greater, such as at a dog show, kennel, vets and other places dogs go e.g. pet shops. Dogs can also be exposed while running loose or while being walked near other dogs or playing in the park. In short, it is possible for kennel cough (canine bronchitis) to be passed on anywhere that dogs congregate.

Kennels with a rapid turnover of guests can be particularly susceptible and this is because, in a kennel, a dog encounters two conditions that do not exist at home which are the proximity to a number of potentially contagious dogs and the excitement of a less familiar environment, which can result in lowered resistance to disease. These same factors explain why children are more likely to catch the flu in school, rather than at home.

We ask that all dogs are vaccinated with the Bordatella Vaccine (which is a squirt up the nose) against the disease. It is important to understand the Bordetella vaccination used to prevent this viral disease is made from only one strain of over the 100 different strains of the virus. Thus the vaccination is not as effective against some strains as others. Some strains are not included in any of the vaccinations. Therefore, in some cases there is no prevention against Kennel Cough.

No amount of supervision, sanitation, or personalised care can prevent a dog from “catching” an airborne disease. All that we can do is to recommend immunisation against Kennel Cough. Please ask your vet for details of the vaccination, it will have to be administered at least a week before boarding and now lasts for a year so is easy to get when your dog has its annual booster.

We also refuse to take in any obviously sick dogs or any dogs that are clearly coughing. The above is for the comfort and safety of all our boarders, where a risk of cross-infection may exist.

We need to see each dog’s vaccination card or other veterinary certificate at the time of checking in for our own records.

Accommodation

Moss Cottage Boarding Kennels in Manchester provide individual heated kennels of various sizes according to the breed of your dog. All the kennels have an overhead heater, which is turned on at 6.30 in the evening and stays on right through until the next morning. Each kennel has its own outdoor run. We also have larger ‘double’ kennels for families sharing. All the outdoor runs are covered to protect your pet.

All plastic beds are provided. We also provide Vet bedding and Pet fleece bedding which is washed when needed during your pets stay.  You can bring your own bedding but we do not accept duvets or beanbags. The best thing you could bring your dog is a worn t-shirt or jumper smelling of yourself, as your dog will find this very settling. We use sawdust in our kennels, however we can also use training pads instead of the sawdust if you wish.

Reception and Feeding

We feed a variety of different foods for all life stages including dry, tinned and fresh meat. We also provide treats every afternoon. Please inform us what food your dog is used to eating so we can avoid stomach upset. We like to stick to the same feeding routine for the dogs so please let the staff know what times you normally feed your pet and how often. You can provide your own food and we would ask that ‘specialist diets’ are provided but unfortunately no reduction in price will be made.

Fully Stocked Petshop

Our Pet Shop stocks all our pet food that we feed the dogs and cats here at Moss Cottage Boarding Kennels and Cattery. We also offer a wide range of accessories for dogs and cats including collars, leashes, grooming equipment & bedding.

Exercise Area

We have 4 purpose built exercise paddocks for the dogs. They are fully enclosed so your pet can have a free run about and play. We also provide toys including Footballs and Frisbees for exercise. We never put any dogs together for exercise, unless they are from the same family and you have expressly asked us to do so.