Pet Sitting

A Pet Sitting service is ideal if you have animals such as cats, birds, exotics, rabbits or small animals that need caring for whilst you are away.

Pet Sitters will feed and care for your animals in your own home whilst you are away. Many companies don't include dog walking. If you have a dog, he or she will require exercise and stimulation while you are away; if you are not boarding the dog at a kennel or with a HomeBoarder, you could consider hiring a Dog Walker as well as Pet Sitter to ensure that your dog is walked. If you have several animals that need caring for whilst you are away or if you don’t want to leave your house unattended, a pet sitter may be the best option.
In addition to looking after your pets, several companies offer other services such as ensuring your home looks lived in, i.e. - opening and drawing curtains, switching on lights, picking up post or deliveries, watering your plants, etc. Some companies also offer pet grooming and have veterinary staff that will ensure that if you require a medical service, your pet's medication or insulin injections will be administered correctly.
If you are going to be away for some time it is worth considering increasing your home security and improving your home’s outside lighting which should decrease the risk of burglary whilst you are away.
You will be required to detail all your animals’ requirements; routines etc and give this information to the company who will arrange for one of their staff to visit your home every day. You can request that someone actually stays in your home or that they visit several times a day. The price will vary depending on how many visits you request, how many animals there are to care for and whether you request any additional services - i.e., switching on and off lights etc.
The advantages of using a pet sitting service are that your animals get to stay in their own home and therefore disruption to their routine is kept to a minimum. Pet owners united - is an online club that aims to link up like minded pet owners across the UK. Their site aims to help you create a community in your own neighbourhood, with new friends who are willing to offer mutual holiday pet care. Quite simply, you look after their pet, and they look after yours, which potentially means free pet sitting.

Below is a list of companies that offer Pet Sitting services these links will take you directly to their sites. Please help promote our site by mentioning ANIMALRESOURCES if you use these companies. Please contact us us to advertise your business

Pet Sitting services start at around £25 per 24 hours (plus expenses such as mileage).

Premier Pets Plus
Urbantails
Pet Force
Southeast Pets
Petpals
Professional Pet Sitting
Pet Chums (Essex based)
Homesitters (West Midlands based)
Hound dog days
Helens Pet Care Services
K9friends
Housesitters.co.uk
Whiskersitters
PCFF