Short visits to your home, once or twice a day.
Somebody comes in, feeds your animals, sorts the litter, gives any medication and stays a while for company. Then they do it again tomorrow. The commonest way to look after cats.
Free to browse · Meet your sitter before you book · You pay your sitter directly
How drop-in visits works
The same booking either way: you find each other, you meet, you agree the details between you. Nothing is locked in until both of you say so.
Search sitters near you
Put in your postcode and your dates. Ask for the number of visits a day you actually want — one is common, two is normal for cats on medication.
Say what each visit involves
Feeding, water, litter, medication, plants, post, curtains. Be specific: a visit is a checklist, and a clear one is easy to price.
Meet and show them round
Do the meet and greet at home. Show them where the food is, where the cat hides, and what the litter arrangement is.
Agree the visits and the keys
Settle the number of visits, the dates and the price, and hand over keys in person. Your pet profile carries the medication detail.
Offer drop-in visits and set your rate
Turn them on and set your rate per visit. Say how long a visit is — twenty minutes and half an hour are the usual.
Take the rounds that fit your day
Visits work when they fit a route. Taking three houses in one neighbourhood beats one across town.
Meet and take notes
Go round before the first visit. Find out where the animal hides, what the medication actually involves and what to do if you cannot find them.
Visit, report and get paid
Post a moment each visit — for a cat owner two hundred miles away, a photo is proof the cat is alive and eating. The owner pays you directly.
What drop-in visits usually includes
Sitters set their own terms, so treat this as the shape of the thing rather than a guarantee. What a particular sitter offers is on their profile.
Fed, watered, litter done
The basics, done properly, on the schedule you set. Sitters say what a standard visit covers and what costs extra.
Medication given on time
Put the dose and the timing on your pet’s profile. Tablets, drops and injections are all ordinary requests — just say which.
A look round the house
Post picked up, curtains moved, a check that nothing has flooded. Say what you want done and it gets done.
The practical bits
- Where it happens
- At your home
- Usually charged
- Per visit, at a rate the sitter sets and shows on their profile
- Typical reasons
- Cats, rabbits, short trips away, medication that cannot be missed
- Best suited to
- Cats and small animals who are happiest at home and do not need somebody there overnight.
How paying works right now
PetDwelling Care does not process payments yet. A sitter’s rate is shown on their profile so you both know what to expect, but the money never passes through us.
You and your sitter settle up directly — cash, bank transfer, whatever the two of you agree. There is no platform fee and no commission, and a sitter keeps everything they charge.
The trade-off is worth knowing before you book: because we do not hold the money, we cannot issue a refund or settle a payment dispute for you. Agree the amount, the dates and what happens if plans change in your messages, where you both have it in writing.
Questions people ask
How many visits a day do I need?
One a day is the usual minimum for a cat. Two is normal if they are on medication, very young, elderly, or simply the sort of cat who minds. For rabbits and small animals, ask the sitter what they would recommend.
Can they give injections?
Many sitters can — diabetic cats are a common request. Say so in your first message rather than at the meet and greet, so anyone who is not comfortable can tell you early.
My cat hides from strangers. Is it still worth it?
Yes. Ask the sitter to note what has been eaten and what the litter says even when the cat does not appear. That is the real evidence they are fine.
What if there is a problem at the house?
Agree beforehand who they call — you, a neighbour, or a plumber. Leave a second contact who is nearby and put your vet on your pet’s profile.
Ready when you are
Search sitters near you, or set up a profile and start offering drop-in visits in your own neighbourhood.
