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Learn About HouseSit Match Vet’s 24/7 Pet Safety Net for Total Peace of Mind
As a petowner, ensuring your pets receive seamless care while you are away is a top priority. With our Vet’s 24/7 Advice Line if you sign up for HouseSitMatch.com’s Choice Membership, you gain immediate access to a dedicated support from…
Cat Sitting in Berlin: Powerful Impact & a Shift in Lifestyle
Cat sitting in Berlin turned out to be far more than a simple December pet‑sit — it became a journey through a city of contrasts, where festive lights and heavy history sit side by side. In this story, our housesitter…
Cataracts in Cats: Guide to Cloudy Eyes
If like many petowners who own cats you’ve experienced cataracts in cats you’ll know that cats are good at hiding illness and especially problems with their eyes. You need to look out for cloudy eyes, and try to distinguish between…
Catsitting Kittens and Crazy Cats Top Tip
Maria Vano, a recent newcomer to full time catsitting kittens, loves crazy cats, all cats — infact she used to run a cat rescue. Cats she finds fascinating and no wonder, the antics perform around her. Read on to learn…
Finding Petsitters for a Shy Cat Whether Timid or Scaredy Cats
It’s a common fear among pet owners that their shy cat may disappear as strangers enter. Finding petsitters for a shy cat is a skill and the pet sitters themselves need particular skills. In this article seasoned pet sitter Tiera…
The Art and Importance of Staying Flexible: Housesitter’s Guide
Seasoned full time housesitters usually master the art, understanding the importance of staying flexible in housesitting by about the third month. In this housesitters’ guide Maria Vano shares her top tips on why and how keeping a flexible approach, even…
Housesitting for Pets at Christmas & New Year – Top Tips
One of our regular housesitters Deb tells us why she loves housesitting for pets at Christmas and over the New Year period, but offers newbies some top tips to help them make the most of the house sitting experience. Housesitting…
When Housesitting For Cats: How to Bond
If you are housesitting for cats for the first time you will need a few tips on how to bond quickly with your pet charges. Read on to learn our top tips on how to use play and other tactics…
Cat Sitter’s Advice: Rescue Cats 5 Top Tips
Many of our pet sitters often find they are caring for rescue pets, and often these are cats. Read this cat sitter’s advice from a 3am crisis. Learn why honesty with pet owners is the best policy, even when things…