Because you won’t be there during daily pet-sitting visits, you deserve to know what happens when our pet sitters stop by your home to spend time with your furry friend when you’re elsewhere.
Pet-sitting visits start with arrival and greeting, which may differ from household to household depending on an animal’s comfort level. All medications will be administered, meals will be fed, and bathroom breaks will be taken. In addition to playing and exercising, we can clean up toys and possible accidents, as well as perform our other out-of-town services at no additional cost. Visits end with our sitters locking up and sending much-anticipated updates to owners.
You can call (404) 793-6178 to find out more about the Atlanta professional pet sitting services offered at Critter Sitters.
What Happens During Professional Pet-Sitting Visits?
We’ll walk you through everything that happens during professional pet-sitting visits from the attentive and capable pet sitters of Critter Sitters.
Pet Sitter’s Arrival and Greeting
The first thing that happens during each visit from a professional pet sitter is the pet sitter’s arrival and initial greeting with your pet. Every animal is different, with some happy to welcome new friends into their homes and others wary of strangers and more territorial. Based on the information we get from you and our experience with your dog or cat, we can approach your pet with the right level of enthusiasm so it feels comfortable from the get-go.
The initial arrival is also when we can check around for signs of accidents, spills, or other things your pet might have gotten into between visits. We’re there to keep an eye out for your furry friend and to address anything that could be a possible hazard to its safety.
Medication Administration
If your pet relies on daily medication for its continued health and well-being, administering it will be another part of each pet-sitting visit from Critter Sitters. We will ask for detailed instructions on the daily medications your pet takes, the exact dosages, and how you typically administer medications, such as with your pet’s favorite treat.
Do not leave the health of your dog or cat to just anyone, and trust our pet sitters to follow instructions for medication administration extremely closely. We can administer medications with the same attention to detail and care you would at home.
Feeding
Of course, mealtime is an essential part of each professional pet-sitting visit. If your pet only eats twice a day, you might only require two daily visits from a Critter Sitters pet sitter. The more we know about your pet’s mealtime routine and eating habits, the better we can prepare for visits. Dogs and cats sometimes eat less when their owners are gone, and our sitters can keep an eye on your pet’s appetite to make sure it is getting enough nutrients.
Bathroom Breaks
Dogs need multiple bathroom breaks throughout the day, making walks an essential part of every visit from Critter Sitters’ dog sitters. In general, the number of times you walk your dog each day is about the number of times you should have a pet sitter visit when you are out of town. You might schedule three visits per day while your dog is getting accustomed to our care, then switch to two once your dog is more comfortable with the new routine.
Frequent walks prevent accidents at home and help dogs burn off energy so they do not get into trouble between drop-in pet-sitting visits.
Play and Exercise
Playtime is a daily non-negotiable for almost all domesticated cats and dogs. Especially when they are home alone, pets might store a lot of pent-up energy that they need to release in a safe, controlled way. Playing is important not only for your pet’s physical health and well-being but also for its mental health, helping to relieve any stress and anxiety associated with your absence.
Tidying and Out-of-Town Services
Pet sitters should tidy up before completing pet-sitting visits. That may entail washing dirty food bowls, cleaning out litter boxes, putting toys away, and latching gates or closing specific doors you do not want your pet to access when it’s alone.
We can also perform our free out-of-town services at this point during visits, which include bringing mail and packages inside, watering houseplants, turning off lights, and cleaning up after accidents or messes your pet creates.
Lock Up and Updates
Pet-sitting visits end with our sitters making sure your pet is safe and sound in the house before we leave. You can trust us to lock all doors to your home and even set any security systems you have in place. After the visit, we can summarize it for you and send you a meaningful update that assures you your pet is happy, health, and safe, helping you relax while on vacation.
What Shouldn’t Happen During a Professional Pet-Sitting Visit?
There are also plenty of things that should never happen during a professional pet-sitting visit out of respect for your home, privacy, and your pet’s health and safety.
Pet sitters should not enter any private areas of the home without explicit permission from pet owners. Not only is this an invasion of privacy, but it could also make your pet vulnerable to certain items you specifically wanted to keep it away from while you were out of town.
Pet sitters should also never bring guests with them on visits. Their priority at all times should be your pet, not socializing with friends.
In general, pet sitters should not violate your boundaries, feed your pet any unapproved treats or food, take your pet to unapproved locations, or miss any of the pet-sitting visits they committed to.
Professional Pet Sitters You Can Trust with Your Dog, Cat, or Other Pet
Call Critter Sitters now at (404) 793-6178 to get coverage from our professional pet sitters for dogs, cats, and more.
