Editorial
Kuro Journal
What to bring for a cat boarding stay in Singapore: how much food to pack, bedding, medication, documents, and what a cat hotel already supplies.
Pack your cat's usual food with a 10% buffer, one thing that smells of home, any medication in its original packaging with written instructions, and the paperwork. Litter and filtered water are looked after at the hotel. Beyond that list the bag is optional. Below is each item and why it is there.
Your cat is about to lose its room, its smells and its household. Food and scent are the two things you can carry across. The table shows what comes from you and what the hotel already has.
| You bring | We provide |
|---|---|
| Your cat's usual food, wet and/or dry | Premium dust-free tofu litter |
| A favourite blanket, bed or unwashed piece of clothing | Filtered water, topped up through the day |
| Medication in original packaging, with written instructions | A private suite, cleaned twice a day |
| Grooming tools, if your cat needs specific grooming | One-on-one play every day, or quiet company for cats who prefer space |
| Vaccination, sterilisation, microchip and AVS licence records | A daily photo or video, and a private suite camera |
The boarding terms carry the same list in the order a first-timer needs it.
Bring enough of your cat's usual food for every day of the stay, plus an extra 10%. The buffer is there in case plans change. Wet or dry, pack what your cat eats at home, in the same brand and format, because a new diet on top of a new place adds a second change.
A worked example: a cat who eats two 85 g pouches a day on a seven-night stay needs 14 pouches, so pack 16. If you feed dry food by weight, measure the whole stay's worth and add the tenth. If it helps you, put each day's portion in its own labelled bag. The care plan records the food brand and the feeding times, and the two-week preparation checklist covers when to fill it in.
A cat reads a room through its nose, and in my experience a suite that smells of home does more for a nervous guest than any toy. A favourite blanket or bed works. So does a t-shirt you have worn and not washed.
A favourite toy or two is fine. Leave anything you would be upset to lose at home.
We provide premium dust-free tofu litter, so most cats need nothing from home. If your cat is particular about its brand, bring it. Grooming is the other exception: if your cat needs specific grooming, bring the tools you use so the routine stays the same. Filtered water and twice-daily suite cleaning are part of the nightly rate, which is on the pricing page.
Bring medication in its original packaging with the dose and times written down. Confirm the arrangement with us before you book, because medication has its own fee and care times fit the hours the team is on site, 9am to 7pm. We give oral and topical medication, subcutaneous fluids and injections under your vet's plan. For fluids and injections you supply the medication, the fluids and the equipment. Boarding a cat on medication sets out how it works.
These are checked at or before check-in, and a cat that does not meet them may be refused admission.
The vaccination and parasite requirements article goes through each one.
Check-in is by appointment, from 3pm to 6pm, and we hold 15 minutes for each one. Bring your cat in a carrier with a light towel over the top and sides, because there is less to look at and less to react to. Hand over the food, the scented item and any medication, say any last notes out loud, and keep the goodbye short.
Your cat's usual food with a 10% buffer, a favourite blanket, bed or unwashed piece of your clothing, grooming tools if your cat needs specific grooming, any medication in its original packaging with written instructions, and the vaccination, sterilisation, microchip and AVS licence records.
Enough of your cat's usual food for every day of the stay plus an extra 10%. A cat eating two pouches a day on a seven-night stay needs 14, so pack 16. Keep to the same brand and format as at home.
At Kuro Cat Hotel we provide premium dust-free tofu litter, filtered water and twice-daily suite cleaning. You can bring your cat's preferred litter if it is particular about the brand.
Yes. Bring it in the original packaging with the dose and times written down, and confirm the arrangement with the hotel before you book because medication has its own fee. For subcutaneous fluids and injections you supply the medication, fluids and equipment.
One or two favourite toys are fine. A blanket, bed or unwashed piece of clothing that smells of home matters more, and anything you would be upset to lose should stay at home.
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