Our most important consideration is for our much-adored cat, Kita. She is a 4 year old F1 Savannah, very energetic and demanding of attention. She gives tons of love with headbutts and loud purrs, and she is up for playing with you at any time. Her love for play means that she creates something to clean up each day, usually involving water which she is fascinated with. An extremely clever cat who lives for puzzles, she loves to open cupboards and drawers and doors, moving things around, hiding things, finding them again, etc. She can even open our massive steel front door, so one needs to be vigilant. We need someone who can be at home with her for at least a few daytime hours, and who will allow her to sleep with them if she chooses.
We live in a 1500 square foot condo with a 20 foot balcony, top floor of a super-quiet concrete building, corner unit with tons of southern sunlight and cross-breezes. Our home is yours while you are here, with free tv and computer access. We are in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, downtown Palatine, with grocery and restaurants and shops in walking distance; and we are three blocks from the Metra train station with direct service into Chicago.
Besides a short trip in October 2012, we would like to also go away for about ten days in December, returning on the day after Christmas. We would prefer to find a feline-loving sitter who is already in the Chicago area and who could become a regular for Kita, since she does much better with someone she gets to know. For the right person, we would be happy to arrange our travel schedule around dates that you can pet/house-sit!