Beccijanes Cattery in Christchurch appears to have closed down.

A troubled cattery that lost pets and whose owner was allegedly abusive toward customers appears to have closed.

The Christchurch property Beccijanes Cattery operated from is for sale, signage has been removed and the business' website has been pulled down.

The cattery was criticised in January after two customers returned from their summer holidays to discover their cats were missing. One was found almost three weeks later. The other remains at large.

SUPPLIED Daisy has been missing for more than two months after her owner Marianne Rogers engaged the services of Beccijanes Cattery.

More customers came forward to express their displeasure with its owner, Rebecca MacPherson, who they claim sent abusive text messages, including a man who was called "an ignorant old fool".

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The business was under scrutiny from the Christchurch City Council for alleged breaches of its resource consent through non-compliant signage and a non-permitted outdoor exercise area. Under the Building Act, it had a notice to fix a roofed area.

A council spokeswoman said the business "no longer appears to be operating", and unconsented building works had been removed.

MacPherson did not wish to comment when contacted by Stuff, but on February 9 sent several text messages saying a customer whose cat went missing was mistaken and she was the victim of a scam.

"I've never seen a woman on her own go thru such public rage all over misinformation [sic]," she said.

Marianne Rogers continues to search for her missing cat Daisy – a black cat with a brown speck in its right eye and small nick out of its right ear.

She has distributed flyers near the cattery, posted messages on social media and set up feeding stations in areas where there were sightings.

If Daisy was not dead, someone may be feeding her or a family in the area may have adopted her, Rogers said.

Chris Clemett, whose cat was found three weeks after it allegedly went missing from the cattery, was "not surprised" the business stopped operating.

He believed he should have been refunded after his cat went missing. He said he had lodged a claim against the cattery with the Disputes Tribunal for $835.