Cat Sitting3 Days

Six visits over three days, in her own house, with nothing about her world changing except who's opening the food.

Three days is where staying home really earns its keep. It's long enough that a cattery stay would properly unsettle a lot of cats — the ones who stop eating, or come home flat for a week afterwards — and at home most of that simply doesn't happen. She keeps her windows, her chair, her routine and her territory.

It's also long enough for us to notice things. By the third visit we know whether she's eating the way she was on day one, whether the tray is being used normally, and whether the cat who hid on the first morning has started appearing. That's a genuinely useful thing to have somebody watching across three days, and it's the part a neighbour popping in to top up a bowl won't give you.

You'll hear from us throughout — messages and pictures, not just a thumbs-up at the end.

Nobody sleeps over. Three nights alone suits most cats perfectly well. Think twice for a kitten, a frail elderly cat, or one whose medication needs close watching.

Three days at R490 each, with 5% back.

Before we come

We visit twice a day. We don't stay the night. It's worth being clear about that before you book, because "pet sitting" means different things at different companies. Your animal is at home in their own house, with someone coming morning and evening — not boarded, and not supervised around the clock. For most pets that's a better arrangement than a kennel or a cattery. For some it isn't, and we'd rather you knew which yours is now than find out while you're away. Write everything down for us. Feeding times, how much, which bowl, which cupboard, what they're not allowed, where the lead lives, which door sticks, what the alarm code is, and what "normal" looks like for your animal. You know all of it without thinking; we don't know any of it. The households where sitting goes best are the ones that leave a list on the fridge. Leave us your vet's details and a number you'll actually answer. Also a second contact — a neighbour, a family member — for the times you're on a plane or out of signal. We hope never to need any of it. Tell us about the animals we might not see. The nervous cat who hides under the bed all three days, the second dog who's fine with people but not with strangers arriving, the tortoise in the garden. Nothing is too small to mention. Tell us about medication, and be specific. What it is, when, how much, how it's given, and what happens if a dose is missed. Enough food, litter and medication for the whole booking, plus a bit spare. We'd rather not be buying your cat an unfamiliar food on day two. Tell us what to do if she stops eating. A cat missing one meal is usually nothing; a cat not eating for a couple of days is not, and cats can get properly ill from it faster than people expect. Tell us in advance whether you want a call or a vet visit first, and leave your vet's details somewhere we can find them. Enough food and litter for three days plus spare, and tell us where more lives if we run short.