Every cat's stay in one calendar
A cattery fills up in waves: Christmas, Easter and the summer holidays are booked months ahead, and every booking comes with questions. Which pen is free from the 12th to the 26th? Are this cat's vaccinations still in date? Can the two sisters share a pen? Has the deposit been paid?
Doxford is cattery software that answers those from one screen. Owners request stays on your booking page, you put each stay in a pen, vaccination records sit on the cat's profile with their due dates, and check-in, check-out and the invoice all hang off the same booking.
Pens and stays you can see at a glance
Add your pens or chalets by name and assign each booking to one. The calendar shows every stay by day, week or month, so you can see what is free before you answer an enquiry. Block out dates when you are closed and owners can't request them.
Vaccination records and care notes
Each cat has a profile with its vaccinations and due dates, diet, medication, vet details and anything the owner tells you about temperament. Upload the vaccination certificate to the profile. Reminders tell you when a vaccine is due, before the cat arrives rather than at the door.
Check-in, check-out and photos for the owner
Check a cat in and out in one click, with a record of which member of staff did it. Leave a note and a photo during the stay and the owner is notified, which is the message that gets you booked again next holiday.Prices per stay, invoices and online payments
Set your own price for each service, from a single night to a long stay, and give regular clients their own rates. Send the invoice when the stay is booked so owners can pay up front, online through Stripe or PayPal, or by bank transfer. Overdue invoices get automatic reminders.Terms and conditions signed online
Send your boarding terms as a contract the owner signs online, and keep the signed copy on their record. Booking confirmations and reminders go out by email, or by text if you buy message credits.What it costs a cattery
Yes, up to a point, and here is exactly where that point is. Doxford is free while you have up to 5 clients. There is no time limit on that and no credit card at sign-up. You get the same app as paying customers: the client and pet records, the calendar, your online booking page, invoices and online payments, check-ins and the staff app.
When your client list grows past 5, Doxford asks you to subscribe before you create anything new. The plan is $39.90 a month, or $24.90 a month billed yearly, plus $10.00 a month for each extra active staff member. Your existing clients, pets and history stay where they are either way.
Two honest footnotes: text message reminders are paid per message on every plan, and booking pages on the free plan show a small "Powered by Doxford" link.
Catteries in the UK and elsewhere
Doxford works in any country and currency, and runs in the browser on a Mac, Windows PC or tablet, so there is nothing to install on the office computer. If you board dogs as well as cats, the same account covers the kennels: see kennel and boarding software. If you visit cats in their owners' homes instead, pet sitting software is the better description.
Coty Cortez K9Elite Dog Training
This is easily the most quickly developing software I have seen for the pet profession industry. It literally gets updated daily with new features. I personally have worked with the developer and he takes every idea I have into consideration when it comes to implementation. He cares about his clients and their needs which is my favorite thing about Doxford. I can't tell you how many thousands of dollars I have spent on companies with difficult software that was to lazy to make it better. This is a must for new and experienced pet professionals alike.