Going away? Prepare your pets and litter boxes first!
As every pet owner knows a planned trip for you and your family means you also need to plan for your pets. Whether you look for pet and housesitters to move and look after everything with a site like ours or you find a kennels or cattery you need to ensure certain steps are taken […]
Pet owners top tips – How to keep a happy cat
As a pet owner you may have long understood the psychology of your dog or cat. However, many pet owners and cat owners especially struggle especially at the beginning of their relationship with the pet to ensure they really understand how to keep their pet well and happy. Here are some top tips for how […]
How to Handle a Cat That Just Gave Birth
If you have ever owned a female cat and she has given birth in your home you will know there are certain things you must and must not do. As an inexperienced pet owner it is worth your while taking note of the suggestion guidelines below. Has your cat just given birth? Here is what […]
Sleeping With a Pet? Here are Some Tips for You
While some of our pet owners do not like to have their pets in bed or even inside their homes even, many others love to have their pets sleeping with them. Here are some guidelines about what to do to prepare if you like to have your pets in your bed with you… Are your […]
What you should know about being a cat owner
Caring for your cat includes giving them attention. If you have recently become a new pet owner by bringing a cat or kitten home with you, you’ll be entering a whole new world of adventure into a new world of cat-centred toys, games and activities. To ensure the optimal health of your pet read on […]
Healthy cats are happy cats
Healthy cats are happy cats – By and large the adage that a healthy pet is a happy pet is pretty much true, as any pet owner can attest. With cats it may be harder to detect the degree of happiness, there is very rarely a wagging tail or lolling tongue waving at you with […]
Funny pet photos Competition: Funny animal photos
Every year HouseSitMatch hosts a Funny Pet Photo Competition and this year we were delighted and overwhelmed by the fabulously cute and funny pet photos you shared with us. There was a clear winner – Ziggy says ‘Smile!’ the four runners up were also very popular and we think rather amusing. Here is the 2019 […]
Cat minding cattery alternative for cat lovers
As every pet owner knows you grow so attached to your pets that they become like your children. One of our cat owners tells us about how she manages cat minding for her cat Milo. Over the last few years circumstances led to the family moving to Spain to live. And Milo came too. Finding […]
Why we love Ginger Cats
Why do we love Ginger cats when there are so many other colours and breeds to choose from in the world? It is hard to say exactly why. It could be that we find the colouring of orange cats so striking. Perhaps we associate their colouring with a feisty personality as we do in humans. […]
Catsitters Tale by homeowner Teresa
Catsitters provide a critical service to many of our homeowners. One homeowner in particular, finds finding cat-sitters through HouseSitMatch an invaluable service. Homeowner Teresa lives in Spain and loves and rescues cats, consequently, she regularly needs catsitters for pet-sitting to help her care for her own pets and the cats she has rescued herself. She has […]