More and more clubs are facing difficulties finding hotels that will accept exhibitors with cats for their shows. Often these are hotels that usually do not accept pets, but with whom the club has made special arrangements with just for their show…..only to be told afterward ‘never again.’ Why? Because the actions of a few disrespectful and ill-mannered exhibitors paints all exhibitors with the ‘nasty cat person’ brush and these hotels then refuse to allow all exhibitors to return.

Don’t contribute to this problem and this image. Treat your hotel room better than you would your own room at home.

When you leave for the day or at the end of your stay, sweep up all stray litter and cat hair. Bag (and tie closed) all soiled litter and empty food cans.

Do NOT dump soiled litter down the toilet – it will clog it up.

Spritz some air freshener so that the room smells fresh if necessary (especially if you have male cats with you).

The bathtub is for bathing – period. Not for litterboxes or any other purpose.

Do not let your cat use the wallpaper, draperies, or furniture as a scratching post.

Should your cat have an accident, clean it up as best as possible. Many exhibitors carry cleaning solution (Simple Solution for example ) just for this purpose. Do report it to housekeeping so that they can attend to the problem.

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