Is about $20/visit to feed, water, scoop, and maybe snuggle (if they allow it) the cats about right cost wise?

Our petsitter charges $15/visit, but she lives right in our neighborhood, so travel time is negligible for her.

Suzi, yep, that is what we charge per visit for cat sits, including what you outlined.

Sometimes we do two visit per day, depending on the client's assessment of the kitty's needs.

I hate the ones that say we should just go every other day. 30 minutes out of 48 hours doesn't seem right.

I always ask if there will be toys available, or if the sitter should...um...sit...and read until the kitty comes to them. We really try to work with the personality of the creature.

Bonny if you can wait another month or so there's a possibility new ones will be debuted in March (check out macrumors.com) and then old ones would be cheaper.

Thanks so much for this, meara. I can definitely limp along for another month. Toddling off to macrumors right now. Cheers!

This comic reminds me of (a) Firefly and (b) PMM [link]

I always ask if there will be toys available, or if the sitter should...um...sit...and read until the kitty comes to them. We really try to work with the personality of the creature.

The only foolproof way for me to get both cats to appear is for me to crawl in bed and turn out the lights. Then they snuggle up on each side of me and trap me in whatever position I had assumed. Not going to ask that of a pet sitter.

Miss Kitty will demand attention. Noodle will hide.

Miss Kitty will demand attention. Noodle will hide.

When unfamiliar humans appear, Slinky doesn't give a crap and expects pettins. Toke flees. EXCEPT for the petsitter -- Toke will initially flee, but will come back out, because she knows that petsitter = foods.

Some of our sitters would not mind!

We require that we lay eyes on every creature at every visit, so we ask folks to close closets and cupboards to cut down on our hunting time. Some of our feline friends are super stealthy.

Anyone remember my sweet son being sick a couple of days ago? Now I feel like utter crap. To make it even more fun, Jack is sharing certain symptoms but acting fine otherwise. I want to crawl in bed but I need to stay downstairs to let him out when he rings the bell.

We require that we lay eyes on every creature at every visit, so we ask folks to close closets and cupboards to cut down on our hunting time. Some of our feline friends are super stealthy.

Oh, yeah, that wouldn't work with The Professor. She hides when pretty much anyone comes to the house and there are too many places for her to hide for us to control her access to all of them. On the other hand, Magellan, Professor's brother, greets everyone at the door. Like a puppy! In fact, sometimes the actual dog in the house will wag from her spot on the couch while Magellan runs to the door to see the visitor!

This reminds me that we have to work out kitten sitting for the next time we're away. Our friend who regularly came to stay here when we went out of town moved to Colorado. sniff. (the other end from where you are, Suzi, otherwise I'd recommend her for your petsitting needs!)

Gud, that's wonderful! It's such a relief.

meara, I hope the trip gets worked out. That's really upsetting.

My petsitter charges $15/visit, but she lives just up the hill, so she doesn't have to go far.

We require that we lay eyes on every creature at every visit, so we ask folks to close closets and cupboards to cut down on our hunting time.

It's a good thing my cats have gotten used to T.; even the shy ones will come out for petting now. Otherwise I don't know how she'd find them. They can open the cabinets. I had to put doorstops in all the doorways to keep Percy Shelley from closing himself in rooms - he doesn't understand the consequences of not being able to open the doors he so enjoys shutting.

I've noticed that my anxiety and depression are almost non-existent on days when I don't have to work. Huh. Who would've thought.