Cat Sitting
Are you worried about going away on holiday or for a weekend and putting your cat to a cattery? Have you leaned on your friends and neighbours too many times for cat sitting duties? Does your cat have special dietary or medical needs?
Cats are creatures of habit and being independently minded may not take kindly to being moved to an unfamiliar place and having their movements restricted. By having an Animal Aunt/cat sitter your cats can remain in their home and follow their normal routine, their normal meals, their normal diet. Whatever your cats do when you are there, they can do with their cat sitter. The care of your cats can also be combined with the care of all your other animals – and your home.
With an Animal Aunt your cats will:
- remain in their own home
- follow their normal routine
- eat their normal diet
- continue their usual grooming routine
- have medication and any other special requirements that are required
- receive all the love and attention you give them and probably won’t even notice you have gone!
Animal Aunts are a team of passionate cat lovers, many of whom have been owned by cats all their lives.
Daily Visits Available
Daily visits to feed cats can be arranged in certain areas – please phone us to see if we can have a visiting Animal Aunt / cat sitter close enough to keep the travel expenses reasonable. We can always arrange for a residential cat sitter anywhere. If you have any further questions, please email us or visit or frequently asked questions page.
Simon’s Cat
Everyone knows the Internet is made up of 90% Cat Videos, so we thought we’d share one of our faves!
We, at Animal Aunts love the Simon’s Cat videos. Here’s his latest masterpiece… enjoy!
Our most recent booking was with Aunt Pippa - she was very friendly and amazingly knowledgeable about animals. We had the opportunity to discuss our dog’s general needs, his temperament and routines before we left, as well as to specify how often we wanted updates while we were away. Our dog took to Aunt Pippa immediately and was clearly very comfortable with her which made us leaving him far easier. Aunt Pippa sent us photos and videos on a regular basis and kept in touch which we really appreciated.
When our dog was unexpectedly taken ill, Aunt Pippa was amazing - dealing with the immediate situation and getting advice from the vet. We felt thoroughly reassured that our dog was being well cared for and loved and appreciated the calm and professional approach by Aunt Pippa.
Animal Aunts have always been so good that we cannot imagine leaving our dog with anyone else! Highly recommended.
- Pauline & Derek
Noel was a lovely, calm and kind presence. He was totally devoted to his job of caring for the dogs. He took them for plenty of walks and spent lots of time just hanging out with them. When we went round it felt that he had already formed a bond with them which was exactly what they needed. The dogs even started losing weight and being a bit better behaved which was a real bonus.
Noel was more than happy to fit in with our slightly uncertain schedule, kept me regularly updated as to how they were doing, made sensible decisions about their care and was welcoming to friends and neighbours who popped round a number of times. I could not recommend him highly enough!
- Sophie
To get away is such a big thing for us and I do worry about all the animals, but when I come home the animals are calm and happy and everything is just perfect.
Alex kept me updated with how things are at home and went above and beyond to help with all our animals.
I recommend to all my friends and clients your wonderful company and wonderful caring staff you have.
Once again thank you, please could you pass on my thanks to Steve and Alex... I actually think our rescue Jack Russel - Dave wanted to go home with them when they left!
I totally relaxed on holiday which is what I needed and I did not worry about home with the animals .
- Jess Clare
So this is to say how glad I am that I don't have to rely on either of the above. In the middle of July one of our younger cats, Valentina, became seriously ill and had to undergo an operation to remove her left kidney. We had to cancel our main holiday but after much intensive vet care and home nursing she was well enough to consider leaving to spend a few days with a friend in Suffolk. But Valentina still needs to follow a strict regime which would be impossible to ask anyone other than a professional sitter to maintain. Our long relationship with Animal Aunts meant that it was not a problem. Pages of instructions were followed to the letter by Thea Adelin Willow and Elisha Abdelkereem, with regular reassuring pictures. The love these ladies have for our family and their welfare is incredible. We were able to have our desperately needed break and return to four happy cats, and especially Valentina who looks even better than before we left.
We have to go away again this weekend (not for pleasure, but still essential) but knowing that Bernadette Murphy will be with them, and benefitting from being able to communicate with last weekend's aunties for guidance, takes the edge off the disappointment of not being able to be with our babies ourselves.
Animal Aunts totally rock! Thank you SO much! Xx
- Sarah Tyler
To get away is such a big thing for us and I do worry about all the animals, but when I come home the animals are calm and happy and everything is just perfect.
Alex kept me updated with how things are at home and went above and beyond to help with all our animals.
I recommend to all my friends and clients your wonderful company and wonderful caring staff you have.
Once again thank you, please could you pass on my thanks to Steve and Alex... I actually think our rescue Jack Russel - Dave wanted to go home with them when they left!
I totally relaxed on holiday which is what I needed and I did not worry about home with the animals .
- Sophie
- Emily J
- Diane Pengilly
I wanted to put in writing his amazing Bernadette has been over the last few days. I have been so worried about Bella, and Bernadette has been a great support. She has given generously of her time over three lengthy visits and given me reassuring and helpful updates each time. I have been very grateful to her.
I hope you have a testimonials file and that you can use good feedback to everyone's benefit!
- Sarah T
So thank you for sending her. Great sense of humour dedicated and a really nice person to boot.
Regards
- Sue, Richard and Piggy
Hope you had a great summer,
- Isabel
I just wanted to say a quick thank you for arranging for Katy to come and housesit and look after my animals over the xmas holiday. Katy did an amazing job, it all went like clock-work and I had a completely worry-free break with my family.
A great service, definitely one I would recommend and use again myself in the future.
Best wishes
- Yvonne
Many thanks again,
- Sarah H
- Sheila
- Susan J
Thank you very much
- Barbara W
- Pamela Glitenkamp
Jackie was perfect and my sister and I felt at ease and confident as soon as we met her. She dealt superbly with a problem that arose and her quick and competent action saved the problem turning into a life threatening situation
I will most definitely ask for Jackie in the future . Not that I have ever had anything but excellent service from your company thank you
- Edna
- Shelley
I just wanted to say a big thank you. Our Aunts looked after our dogs and fish while we were in Florence. Hugo and Bessie absolutely adore them and we have complete peace of mind every time they come to stay. I try and leave the house as tidy and clean as possible but without fail we come back and the house is cleaner and neater then when we left.
They are just brilliant!! – thanks for introducing us to them
Kind regards
- Joseph
- Kath Woodward
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