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Pounce Play and Stay is a feline-only hotel located in Portland. You will not find metal cages, cramped spaces, or loud noise. We’ve designed custom suites to accommodate cats of all ages, sizes, and abilities.
This isn’t your typical boarding environment! Our cat experts guide interactive play and cat socialization, along with individual attention to ensure a rich environment where your cat can feel safe and happy.
Most cats don’t board: they wait for it to be over. At Pounce Play and Stay, we built something different; a communal space where cats move freely, socialize on their own terms, and actually enjoy their stay while your away.
Contrary to popular belief — even among some veterinarians — cats are social animals. They are naturally family-oriented: they sleep together, share feeding areas, and groom one another within groups. The key is the right environment, the right introduction, and the right methodology.
At Pounce, every cat has their own private suite with a lockable door — their safe home base with their own litter box, food, and bedding. But they also have access to our cat-ified community lounge: climbing towers, window seats, filtered water fountains, scratching posts, sofas, and toys. When they are ready, they can come out and be part of the community.
While most cats do well, not every cat is right for communal boarding and we’re honest about that. We have thorough conversations with every prospective client to ensure their cat is a good fit. We don’t accept cats with known aggression or those who tend to shut completely down in new environments. The screening process is how we protect every cat in our community.
Cats communicate through pheromones — chemical signals that are invisible to humans but deeply felt by every cat in a shared space. Stress pheromones released by one cat can elevate anxiety in others who aren’t even experiencing the stressful event themselves. This is documented animal behavior, and it shapes every decision we make at Pounce.
That’s why we intentionally do not offer nail trims or grooming services. Even a calm nail trim produces stress pheromones that ripple through the cat community. Protecting the emotional environment of every cat in our care means sometimes saying no to services that benefit us commercially but compromise their wellbeing.
Our team is Fear Free — a rigorous program of education focused on reducing fear, anxiety, and stress in the cats in our care. It’s not a tagline. It’s a methodology that guides every interaction, every introduction, every day at Pounce.
Drop-off and Pick-up at Pounce is available any time between 8:30am and 4:00pm every day — no gaps, no restricted windows. That’s not just convenient for you. It’s a signal that we are genuinely present and attentive to your cats all day long.
We believe peace of mind for pet parents isn’t an add-on — it’s a part of the caring we provide. That’s why updates are included; we don’t charge extra for letting you know how your cat is doing. Medication administration, extra love and play, check-ins — these are part of caring for you cat, not line items on a menu.
Pounce charges by the night. There are no additional charges related to drop-off and pick-up timing.
$43.00 night for single cat
$60.00 night for two cats sharing
$60.00 night for single cat
$80.00 night for two cats sharing
Every cat at Pounce has their own private suite with a lockable door. It’s their personal sanctuary — a familiar, secure space that houses their litter box, food and water bowls, and their own bedding. They can retreat here whenever they want with no sharing of their own space.
We offer two suite styles, designed around how individual cats naturally like to live.
Some cats feel best when they’re up high — surveying the world from above, perching on elevated platforms, watching everything from a position of confidence. If your cat has a favorite high spot at home, the Aerial Suite was designed with them in mind. Multi-level platforms give climbers the vertical space they crave while keeping their private suite comfortable and secure.
Other cats prefer to stay grounded — curling up in cozy corners, stretching out on soft surfaces, keeping close to floor level. The Ground Suite is designed for cats who like easy access, wide open floor space, and a comfortable, den-like feel. If your cat claims the bottom of the couch at home, they’ll feel right at home here.
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