About
London Cat Sitter was set up when I moved to London and was unable to have a cat at home due to tenancy conditions. Having lived with cats all my life so far, not having any around seemed very alien so it made sense to set up a service that would help other people look after theirs. However, my services are not limited to cats, I have had a variety of other animals including tortoises, terrapins, iguanas, mice, rabbits, guinea pigs, small snakes and fish.
Cats are generally very territorial animals that do not easily adapt to new conditions, such as being placed in a cattery while their family is away. From my own experience, my family's cats would return skinny and nervous after a stay at the cattery whereas when we left them at home under the care of friends, they hardly noticed we had gone! From then onwards they never went back to the cattery.
I have been CRB checked and am a member of the National Association of Registered Dog Sitters which covers all dog, cat and small animal sitters in the UK.