Boarding is when you leave your cat at a cattery, which is a bit like a cat hotel. You pay a boarding house or cattery to look after your cat at their facility while you are away. A cattery usually has many cats stay at one time - often, cats sleep in separate cabins or cages and share a communal area. Sometimes cats have their own area that they stay in the entire time and don't share their space with other cats. Cat owners have to reserve a place at a cattery in advance and arrange a time to drop their cat off and pick them up when they return.