Advice & Guides
Advice and guides for caring for cats
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Here we gather advice and resources to help you care for your cat and answer your questions. We will be adding to this section over time.
Adopting and fostering
How to give a rescued cat a home, temporary or forever.
FeaturedHow to Adopt a Cat in Benidorm with Cat's Club
A real guide to adopting a cat in Benidorm and along the Costa Blanca with Cat's Club Benidorm: our step-by-step process, what's included and what we ask of you.
Foster a Cat in Spain: What It Means and How to Start
Fostering is what makes every Cat's Club Benidorm rescue possible. Here's what cat fostering in Benidorm really involves, what we cover, and how to get started.
The Real Cost of Owning a Cat in Spain (2026)
The honest cost of owning a cat in Spain: food, litter, jabs, neutering, microchip and the everyday bills. A realistic budget before you commit, from Cat's Club Benidorm.
Bringing an Adopted Cat Home: The First Days
How to prepare your home for an adopted cat: secure windows and balconies, set up a safe room, and understand what's normal in the first days with a new cat.
Adopt Don't Shop: Why Adopt a Cat in Benidorm
Adopt or buy a cat? Here's why adopting wins: rescue cats come neutered, chipped, vaccinated and tested, and every adoption saves two lives.
Your home and balcony
Setting up a safe flat for an indoor cat on the Costa Blanca.
FeaturedHow to Cat-Proof a Balcony in Spain: A Practical Guide
Cat-proof your Costa Blanca balcony or terraza the right way: netting, reinforced mesh, what the comunidad allows, renter options and staying cool in summer.
Indoor Cat in a Spanish Apartment: Happy & Safe
Keeping a cat indoors in a Spanish apartment? Enrichment, vertical space, play, summer heat and a netted balcony. Practical advice from Cat's Club Benidorm.
EU Pet Passport for a Cat: Travelling from Spain
How to travel with your cat from Spain: EU pet passport, microchip, rabies jab and the 21-day wait, plus taking a cat from Spain to the UK.
Health in the Mediterranean
Heat, parasites and the risks specific to our area.
FeaturedCat Heatstroke in Spain: Keep Your Cat Cool in Summer
How to keep your cat cool in a Costa Blanca summer: spot the signs of cat heatstroke, prevent it, and know exactly what to do in an emergency.
Leishmaniasis & Processionary Caterpillars: Cat Dangers
Leishmaniasis in cats in Spain, processionary caterpillars, ticks and summer heat on the Costa Blanca. What to watch for, how to prevent it and when to see the vet.
Strays and colonies
What to do if you find a cat, and how to help street colonies.
Found a Stray Cat in Spain? What to Do Next
Found a stray or abandoned cat in Benidorm or on the Costa Blanca? Here is exactly what to do: check for a microchip, food and water, and when to call us.
Feral Cat Colonies & TNR in Spain: How to Help
What a managed cat colony is, how the CER/TNR method works, and how to help feral cats in Benidorm without adopting. A practical guide from Cat's Club Benidorm.
The law and your duties
What Spanish law says about owning a cat.
FeaturedCat Sterilisation Law in Spain: Is It Mandatory?
Is neutering mandatory in Spain? A clear guide to the cat sterilisation law (Ley 7/2023), the under-6-months rule, its two exceptions, costs and why it matters.
FeaturedMicrochip a Cat in Spain: the Law, Made Simple
Microchipping a cat in Spain is the law. Here's how to register your cat, the autonomous-community registry, the fines, and why the chip brings cats home.
Living together
Helping a new cat settle in smoothly for everyone.
