Oakton, VA Cat Sitting Services

At Paw Pals, we dedicate our time and energy to taking care of your cats while you’re away, either on vacation or for just a day.

For a cat, it can be scary knowing that your owner isn’t there. Being left alone can be just as bad as being put in an unfamiliar place for a time until your owner returns. At Paw Pals, we understand this. We make sure your cat gets the love and attention they need in order to thrive, ensuring that they are happy and healthy. We know this because many of our Oakton, VA cat sitters are also cat owners, so we know that your cat will be treated with the respect they deserve. They’ll make sure to love your cat like they are one of their own until you come back home.

Paw Pals is a licensed, bonded, and fully insured business, and our pet sitters are 100% PetTech certified in Pet CPR and First Aid. We give vacation visits and overnight cat & house sitting to those who need it. We also provide House Sitting and Garden Watering services, giving your house the tender loving care it needs just like your cat.

Vacation Visits and Care Services for Oakton, VA

Our Vacation Visits and Care Services are here to provide what your cat needs most, the love and attention of their owner, even if they aren’t there at the moment. Our Oakton, VA cat sitters can come over to take care of the cat while you’re away on vacation, so you don’t have to worry about them. They feed them, give them fresh water, play with them, give them treats, brush them, clean their litter box, give them medicine, and other Oakton, VA cat sitting services that you can ask for. A healthy cat is also a happy cat and no one knows it better than Paw Pals.

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 Oakton, VA

Planning on leaving for the night and worried about your cat? Look no further than Paw Pal’s Overnight Cat and House Sitting Services. Our Paw Pal cat sitters will come over for 12 hours at around 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM to care for your cat. They can provide food, water, affection, brushing, medication, and litter box cleaning, along with other Oakton, VA cat sitting services. Just make sure to contact us two weeks in advance to schedule a Paw Pal visit.

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 Oakton, 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

Oakton, 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.