Bromley Cat and Dog Sitter

This year is certainly flying by at a pace! September and people have started to ring up about Christmas bookings already. Looks like Im going to be a very busy bee on Christmas Day!
But back to September and the lovely cats and dogs I have looked after.

First up, a picture of Harley. Harley is growing really fast and this picture shows you just how long he is getting. Harley likes his walks now and we have progressed to the park. I no longer have to carry him back either :)


I was still walking Rigsby in September but then his owner started taking him into work, so unfortunately I'm not walking Rigsby at the moment. I miss our walks, but I have been assured by Darren that he will need me in the future so I'll be looking forward to that.




This relaxed cat is called Puffy. This turned into quite a strange pet sit, because half way through the pet sit Puffy had to be moved to my house. He had to have two insulin injections a day and his owner wanted him moved to Westerham, which is quite a long way from my home, but still wanted me to continue petsitting. I couldn't travel that far twice a day so I suggested he came to stay with me until she returned.Puffy soon settled in as you can see. That's him on my bed looking very much at home. He liked to sleep on either my daughter's bed or mine at night so after the first few days he was allowed full run of the house.
Puffy stayed for about 5 days and we all miss him, even my grumpy husband :)

This is Buster. A lovely black labrador. He has boarded at my
house twice now and I'm looking forward to him coming to stay again in November. He stays for a short time when his owner has to be away for a day or two.




Marley and Noah are two Purr-fect Kitty regulars. I've just finished a pet sit with them. Their noses have been put a little out of joint because there's a new baby in the family but they are adjusting well.



This is Gabby, playing in the sink and Bumblebee (the ginger one). They lived with a hamster with a very grand name, Alonzo Moralez Slawinski. I just called him Al:)




Another new addition to the Purr-fect Kitty family is Algie. He lived next door to Israel and Bobby in Crystal Palace. When I went to visit his owner I found out that Israel and Bobby had moved back to Australia so that was a bit sad. That's Algie looking at me through the cat flap looking a bit confused. He soon got used to my visits and we spent many a pleasant half hour watching
Jeremy Kyle. His choice of course:)

This is Chutney. I looked after Chutney a very long time ago and
I was very pleased when his owner emailed and I got another chance to go and see him. And last but not least below you will see two Birman kittens called Coco and Sophie. A delight to look after, so friendly and very playful.









I will end on a sad note because a couple of days ago I learned that one of my client's cats, Winston (half bengal) had been run over by a car. His owner is really upset and finding it very difficult to come to terms with. My heart goes out to her and I hope she finds comfort in remembering all the nice times she had with Winston. He was quite a character and I can imagine completely dominated the neighbourhood. RIP Winston.

Bromley Cat Sitter - August Post

Welcome back to the Purr-fect Kitty blog.

Here are a few pictures of Team Purr-fect Kitty for August.

Here's Lenny being very well behaved - as always! Or does he know I have treats in my rucksack - I think so :)




Here's Rigsby. I still walk Rigsby twice a week - or does he walk me? We get to the park very quickly and have a slow stroll back.
Rigsby is a very good dog and loves having a play in the garden before the walk and after. As I leave he walks over to his bed and I feel quite sad leaving him :(




This is Louis and Layla. I'm actually going to say good-bye to them this evening. I've looked after them for two weeks, so I'll miss seeing them.





I was very lucky that Misty came to stay with me for two days because her owner was having an important party and she had a guest who was very allergic to cats. Here she is investigating her temporary home.





These two lovely cats are Sparky and Daisy.
Sparky loved to see me every day but Daisy was very aloof and spent most of her time in the garden.








This is Colin. He's very old and a bit out of sorts because he's in a new home. He's slowly getting used to it but like any 'oldie' he's not too keen on change. He had a companion called Chloe.


And another oldie was Jessie. Jessie looked a little bit worse for wear and not much was known about her. She was a lovely cat though and she is lucky her new owner loves her to bits.













August was definately a month for oldies because I also looked after Spooky and Basil. They were also in a new home but had settled in really well. The guinea pigs had a portable home so they were none the wiser :)





There were lots of pets in this home. 6 cats to be fed, three rabbits and one guinea pig. A lot of the cats were rescue cats and they were all so different and had lots of likes and dislikes. Their owner had put their photos on the cupboard doors to tell me where their bowls had to go :)

Harley was a georgous cat who loved to be stroked quite vigorously. I really enjoyed visiting Harley because he loved all the attention.




And last but not least .....


Baloo and Bagheera - no prizes for guessing their owner's favourite film!
They were a bit miffed they couldn't go out during the cat sit but enjoyed me coming round and loved the attention. During the cat sit we had our mini heatwave and I always found them lying in the conservatory which was absolutely stiffling. I don't know how they stood the heat in there, but they seemed to love it :)

Ziggy, Springer Spaniel, comes to Stay - Pet Sitter Shortlands

On Wednesday 12th August, I picked Ziggy up from Greenwich and brought him home. Ziggy had only been in a car a few times, so my husband sat in the back with him incase he got a bit upset.

Ziggy stayed with us from Wednesday to Sunday afternoon. We had a lovely time with him, taking him for walks over Beckenham Place Park with my friend and her Spaniels. It just so happened that that week my friend was also looking after a Bassett Hound for a friend of hers, so Ziggy had 3 new friends.

Ziggy didnt have a garden at home so it was a new experience for him to be able to run in and out whenever he wanted and he really enjoyed that.

I was told by his owner that he loved playing fetch with his ball and that's what we did most of the time. I noticed though that Ziggy wasnt used to the competition when the other dogs ran after the ball and he gave up as soon as he could see he wasnt going to get there first.



Thats Ziggy over the park with Cooper and Dudley and my two daughters..... and in our garden.










And here's Ziggy with Rigsby, a labrador that I walk twice a week.

We were very sorry to say goodbye to Ziggy and we are all hoping he becomes a regular boarder with us.

Cat Sitter - Dog Walker - Shortlands, Bromley

This is the Purr-fect Kitty Hall of Fame for July . (See below for more pictures)

The little daschund is called Harley and I've been looking after him for a few months now. At first he wasn't fully innoculated so had to be kept in but I'm now able to take him for a short walk and he tells me exactly when he's had enough by going on strike and sitting down refusing to walk anymore. On the first walk he walked happily by my side for about 10 minutes and then had to be carried home. As soon as he got home he was full of energy again.

Lenny the labradoodle gets an hour walk over Beckenham Place Park and loves every minute of it. He could go on forever!

Noah and Marley are the two cats having their lunch. I've looked after them quite a few times now and they are gorgeous. They are very happy, contented cats and always a pleasure to sit.

A new one for me is the white cat called Louis and her companion Elly (the black one below). They are oldies at 12 years old. They both love a good brush and Louis moults like mad. I come away covered in fur. I'll never learn - why do I always wear dark colours when I'm sitting a white cat?









The Siamese cat is called Bobbie and the tabby and white cat is called Israel. Ive looked after them twice now and I always mix up their names because to me the Siamese looks like Israel and the tabby looks like Bobbie. So I apologise to their owners. Bobbie is very reserved and regal and allows me the pleasure of stroking her and Israel just hates it if he doesnt get all the attention.

The cat laying on the red rug is a very posh cat who lives in Holland Park. Her name is Mish Mish. I looked after her as a favour to my sister who was called out of the country at short notice. My sister is a pet sitter in Notting Hill. Mish Mish was a bit jumpy but soon got used to me and we got on like a house on fire. I enjoyed my evening visit to Mish Mish and combined it with walks in Holland Park and visits to Portobello market.











I had the great pleasure in July to look after two sets of kittens. In the first picture we have Betty and Geoffrey and in the second picture we have Dexter and Coco. The goldfish lived with Dexter and Coco. Betty and Geoffrey lived with two older cats whose noses had been put right out of joint and I hardly ever saw them unfortunately. There names were Muffin and Doughnut :) The kittens were adorable and loved attention, which was great for me but it was very difficult to leave them. I managed to fit in a few extra visits to Dexter and Coco because they lived down my road, just so they didn't feel too lonely.

So all in all I really enjoyed myself in July. This really is a great job and Im looking forward in August to a new dog who is going to join the Purr-fect Kitty family. His name is Rigsby (I love that name) and he's a huge black labrador. Look out for pics of Rigsby and all the other lovely pets I have booked in.

Enjoy the rest of the summer :)

Pet Sitting in June

I hope you're all enjoying this lovely weather and have time to enjoy the sunshine. I've finally got a day off, so I thought I'd post some pictures of my most recent pet sits.

I've just finished a magnificent pet sit. I was looking after three cats, Tigger, Misty and Loulou and 5 geckos - 3 Leopard, 2 Cresties and one Chinese cave gecko. The Leopard geckos were very active every morning and eager to eat their live crickets. The Cresties didnt seem to move and I was very pleased every time I saw an eye blink. The crickets were disappearing so I knew there was no need for concern. I never saw the Chinese cave gecko, but I had been warned about that. The cats were lovely. Tigger had no teeth and I had to make sure she had some food everyday and that it wasn't all scoffed by Loulou, her massive housemate. Misty was a little nervous and didn't really come out of her shell.

Below you can see a picture of lovely Lenny, a Labradoodle puppy I have been looking after for the past 4 weeks.
When I started visiting Lenny he hadn't had all of his injections and so could only go out into the communal gardens on a lead. Now, fully innoculated I can take him out on short walks and let him off the lead in the communal garden. That is a bit nervewracking but I'm gradually getting used to it. He is a lovely dog and growing rapidly. I actually notice a difference in him from week to week.
I will regularly post a picture of Lenny so you can track his progress.


Llittle Fudge is a lovely tortoishell who likes to charge around in a frenzy. She loves jumping on my lap for a little tlc as soon as I arrive. Thats usually followed by a mad spell and as you can see in the picture she likes drinking from the tap, but can't quite work out how to stop getting her ears wet.


Bookings recently have gone mad and Im looking forward to a very busy summer. I've just taken a booking for another puppy called Harley, so expect to see some pictures of him towards the middle of the summer.

I'm very lucky that a friend of mine, a retired pet sitter, is helping me out during the busy periods for the rest of this year and I, in return, will be boarding his cat for three months while he takes a cruise. Luckily he doesn't go until after Christmas, so bad luck Mike it looks like you'll be very busy on Christmas Day. I'm such a slave driver!!

Recent Pet Sits

This is a lovely picture of Harley and Marley. The two cats I mentioned in my first post. Harley's the stripey one. He was so nervous he wouldn't come near me. I was told not to approach him in the garden and I was quite apprehensive when I started the cat sit. After a few days Harley changed completely and really took to me. I cat sat again a few weeks ago and Harley was like a different cat. He was confident and approached me immediately, rubbing his head around my feet and was totally at ease. I couldn't believe my eyes. And we musn't forget Marley. Friendly from the start and loved jumping up on my lap for some attention. On my second visit of the day they would alway jump in their favourite chair and curl up like this. Adorable!
Another adorable cat, Seibei. Seibei lives with two other moggies, Nero, a long legged black cat and Yuki, a small tortoiseshell. I finish cat sitting for them tomorrow and I'm really going to miss them. Seibei loved being groomed, which was lucky, because it had to be done every day and took quite a long time. Nero didnt like all the attention Seibei got during grooming and would try and nuzzle her out of the way. The cat equivalent of sibling rivalry. Yuki would just go about her own thing and leave the boys to it!


And then there was George and Monty. Two gorgeous Bengals. I looked after George and Monty for two weeks and visited them twice a day. They were the most vocal cats I've ever looked after and we had long conversations. They really missed their mummy and I'm sure she got a great welcome when she came home from her holiday, although she secretely confessed she had almost adopted some cats while she was away. Your secrets safe with me :)