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Our address is 302 Island Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101. We are in Suite 101.
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The Cat Café features award-winning coffee and espresso from Cafe Virtuoso. We also have pastries from Bread & Cie, cookies from The Cravory, and items from Sunshine & Orange. All of these companies are located right here in San Diego. There are also sodas, juices, and other snacks available. View our full menu.
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Yes, but if we are at capacity, you may be required to wait to get in. We strongly recommend booking your space 24 hours in advance to avoid disappointment.
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For a little over two years, The Cat Café took in cats from San Diego Humane Society. As they started putting cats in more Neighborhood Adoption Centers, the demand for animals became next to impossible for them to fulfill. That is why starting in February 2017, The Cat Café began receiving cats from The Rescue House.
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The welfare of the cats is a very important concern. It’s not just the humane thing to do; it’s good for business. Nobody wants to hang out with unhappy or unhealthy cats!
The Cat Café limits the number of customers can interact with the cats to no more than ten. We’ve found this number allows for the best interactions between our cats and visitors.
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According to the ASPCA, communal cat living facilities should have no more than a dozen cats. We think that’s a good number to shoot for, but there may be fewer cats depending on availability from our partners and recent adoptions.
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No. Think about the reaction your cat has when it’s time to go to the vet. And then think about how they react when they are there. They’re not happy, and unhappy cats create an unpleasant atmosphere, which is something nobody wants.
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Great question. Any business, including The Cat Café, needs to make money. We can’t find homes for cats unless we can keep our doors open. We charge a nominal admission fee, which you pay upon entry. Your admission fee includes a food or drink item.
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Patrons of The Cat Café don’t have to worry about this because the only way it’s spread is through the feces of an infected cat. The staff are the ones cleaning the litter boxes, not customers. And even if customers were to scoop litter boxes, toxoplasmosis is spread by cats who have eaten infected prey. Since the cats at The Cat Café are served commercially prepared food, this is not a problem.
Finally, even if The Cat Café served infected food and had customers cleaning the litter boxes, the disease-causing cysts are only shed for about two weeks. It’s just not something that a customer has to worry about.