Fairfax, VA Cat Sitting Services

Whether you’re away on vacation for a day or even a week, Paw Pals is there to ensure that your cats are happy and healthy while you’re away.

We understand that you may have some doubts leaving your cat alone in the house or boarding them in an unfamiliar place. That’s why our Fairfax, VA cat sitters will do everything they can to make your cat happy, healthy, and active while you’re away. They’ll provide your cat with the attention and care they need to continue thriving, as if they were one of their own. You can be sure that Paw Pals cat sitters will get the job done right.

Paw Pals is licensed, bonded, and fully insured, and our Fairfax, VA cat sitters are 100% PetTech certified in Pet CPR and First Aid. We give the option of vacation visitation or overnight cat & house sitting to cat owners. We also provide House Sitting and Garden Watering services to you, which allow us to take care of the house while you’re away.

Vacation Visits and Care Services for Fairfax, VA

With our Fairfax, VA Vacation Visits and Care Services, your cats will be taken care of, providing only the best of services. Our caregivers will be able to feed your cat, give them fresh water, provide them with attention, give them treats, play with them, brush them, clean their litter box, and other sorts of services that can be specifically requested. Paw Pals is here to give your cat the loving care they need.

Vacation Visits Pricing

Includes:

• Playtime, brushing, treats
• Fresh food and water at scheduled visit
• Clean litter box
• Medications, if required (see medication administration)
• Attention and love as if they were our own!

Overnight Cat & House Sitting Services in Fairfax, VA

Should you need to find someone to take care of your cat at night, consider our Overnight Cat and House Sitting Services. Our Fairfax, VA cat sitters will come over at around 7 PM to 10 PM to take care of your cat for 12 hours. They will give them fresh food and water, give them affection, give them some brushing, and give them their medicine, along with doing other tasks like cleaning the litter box. Please be sure to contact us two weeks in advance for an available Paw Pal sitter.

Overnight Cat & House Sitting Pricing

A Paw Pals cat sitter will stay with your cats overnight. Overnight stays are for 12 hours with arrival
times between 7-10 PM. Additional mid-day visits may be scheduled as needed.

Additional Services For Fairfax, VA

Cat Supply Pick-up

We can shop at your preferred specialty store or the nearest pet supply store to pick-up any of the food, supplies, or litter, etc, a cat owner needs and is unable or unavailable to do. Whether someone is just too busy or is out of town, Paw Pals cat sitters and cat sitters can get all of the supplies your cat(s) need to stay cute.

Note: We will shop at a nearby pet supply store. If a particular specialty store is requested, depending on the distance, additional costs may be incurred.

Cost: $20 plus amount of receipt

Cat Medication Administration

Your Paw Pals Pet Sitter has training to administer cat medications. In most cases, cats will take the medication with a little coaxing, or willingly, and administering medication in food or treats would not require an additional charge when feeding your cat(s). However, medications including subcutaneous fluids and injections such as insulin require additional expertise, and an add-on fee.

Cost:

• Topical – $0
• Oral in food – $0
• Oral without food – $5
• Injections – $15
• Subcutaneous Fluids – $25

House Sitting / Garden Watering

No cats, but you still need your house taken care of while you are away? We can visit your home once
or twice a day to take care of the minor household tasks that you would usually do. Your home is made
more secure by crime-deterring measures taken by your cat sitter, including:

• Bringing in papers, mail, and packages
• Watering house plants
• Feeding fish and refilling bird feeders
• Opening/Closing blinds
• Alternating lights
• Taking out/Bringing in trash and recycling

Cost: $20 per day/per visit

Garden Watering
Garden watering can be added onto either House Sitting or Cat Sitting visits.

Cost: $8.00 for each 15 minutes

Fairfax, VA Cat Sitting Policies

Paw Pals has policies and procedures in place for certain situations which include:

Safety First!

First and foremost, our professional cat sitters put safety first. We do our absolute best to make sure there is nothing that could go wrong during any of our visits. Each of our cat sitters and pet sitters is certified in PetTech PetSaver First Aid and CPR and must recertify every two years in order to keep up with the best safety practices which could save the life of a pet in an emergency. Each of Paw Pals cat sitters and pet sitters is truly an animal lover, and that is how we can always provide the care and attention your cat(s) crave during the day.

New Client Setup / Meet & Greet

Before someone becomes one of our cat sitting or pet sitting clients, we require an initial “Meet & Greet” at your home to make introductions with you and each of your pets. We’ll take this time to discuss the needs of you and your pets and to determine a pet’s temperament and behavior and analyze whether a cat is an acceptable candidate for our cat sitting or pet sitting services. Once this has occurred, we can talk about a pet’s normal routine as we fill out all of our required paperwork and inform new clients on our policies and procedures.

We also use this as an opportunity for you to show us your pet’s routine, and for us to complete all the paperwork and go over our policies and procedures. However, you are under no obligation to obtain services as a result of this visit, and we reserve the right to refuse service if a pet is not a good candidate for our services.

Cost: $25.00 (This fee will be waived if Paw Pals determines that your pet(s) will not be a good
candidate for our services.)

Note: For existing clients, who add a new pet to their family and wish for their pet sitter to meet them and the pet before services begin, there will be a $15.00 visit fee.

Late Bookings

We understand that not everything happens as planned and will do our best to accommodate last minute requests. These requests are not guaranteed and are subject to sitter availability. Please note that requests made after business hours will be considered as having been received the next business day.

• • Existing clients: Requests made with less than 2 business days’ notice will incur a $10.00/visit surcharge. Same day requests will incur an additional $25/visit last minute booking charge. (If the request is for a series of visits, the surcharges will apply only to the visits within the late booking period, not all the visits in the series.)

• New clients: All new clients must have an initial Meet & Greet completed before any visits or services can be confirmed. Please see New Client Setup/Meet & Greet section above.

Inclement Weather

For days when there is severe inclement weather, a $20.00 fee may apply. This policy is most often associated with a federal government shutdown or if Fairfax County Schools are closed.