I am looking for an EXPERIENCED petsitter who
truly loves cats and dogs and understands the
responsibilities and demands of caring for a
multi-cat household.
We recently completed building a wonderful
daylight basement/cat "suite" for the cats,
which will include a fenced area outside to
allow them outside under supervision. Their
new "suite" includes cabinetry, sink,
dishwasher, washer and dryer, and their
new "bedroom" will be full of ladders,
scratchers, shelves, perches and other fun
things to keep them entertained. (Check out The
Cat's House book to get an idea.)
You will have a TV and recliner to relax in
while you spoil my "kids" with love and
attention in their new suite.
I need someone who lives in the Portland, Oregon
area, who would be available off and on
throughout the year to STAY in our beautiful
home in the country when we travel. This may be
for 3-4 days or up to a couple of weeks at a
time.
I am not looking for someone to just drop
by once or twice a day to feed the pets, but
want someone to be here at night and during the
day off and on.
I have one outdoor cat who pretty much lives in
the garage and has transformed from feral to a
lovebug, and he often lounnges inside in my new
office. I have 12 indoor-only cats, one of which
is rather shy and needs an insulin shot twice a
day for diabetes. Another one needs monitoring
for an auto-immune condition and receives
medication daily (easy to pill) - he is very
happy and his condition continues to improve.
We have two dogs, one is elderly, but enjoys
short walks. We also have a Llaso mix, about 2
years old, adopted from a local rescue group who
took him off death row from a local shelter that
ran out of room and his time was up (after only
10 days in the shelter!)
All of the cats were adopted from a shelter or I
found them abandoned as strays out here in the
country. They are used to having me care for
them, not my husband, so they are more
comfortable with women.
The ideal petsitter would be someone who would
feel at ease staying alone in the country. We
have an alarm system and video monitoring and
neighbors are not too far away. You will need
to understand the alarm system for the home and
barn. There are no livestock, horses nor land
upkeep to worry about.
We live about 35 minutes southwest of downtown
Portland, within 10 minutes access to either I-5
or Highway 99, in the general area of
Sherwood/Wilsonville/Newberg.
I am looking for someone who would be around
most of the time; a part-time job would be fine,
but if you work a full-time job and would only
be home in the early morning and evening, this
would not be a good fit. This petsitting
position will not provide a steady income, but
would be ideal for someone who works from home
and would enjoy peace and quiet, or a younger
retiree with a retirement income, who would
enjoy some extra spending money.
I expect my petsitter to enjoy my pets and my
home and take good care of both.
My veterinarians know me well and their office
is within 15 minutes of my home, should my
animals need medical care, or if you had any
questions. When we travel, I am almost always
available by phone.
If you enjoy the fun and understand the
challenges of caring for a house full of pets
and your dream "job" would be to be surrounded
by animals, each with their own unique
personality, then you are someone I would be
interested in talking to.
If you’re interested, please email and tell me
about yourself, your experience caring for
animals, and why you are interested in learning
more about this petsitting opportunity. I look
forward to hearing from you.
Furmom
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