Paws Purr Love Pet Sitting

I know I’ve got a great pet sitter when my husband doesn’t stop raving about who is watching our cats (he’s as emotionally invested in them but as long as stuff doesn’t hit the fan when we’re gone, I’m not sure how much thought he gives it). Recently, I asked Golie to start watching our animals because I’ve seen her work with rescues enough to know how passionate she is about animal welfare. As a researcher, I’ll look through every single review on every single site before I sign someone up to take care of my animals (yes, I am that crazy cat lady) and with Golie, there’s nothing I need to worry about. Right now we have 3 cats of our own and a foster kitten — most of whom are on special (and different) diets and medication — feeding them is like playing musical food bowls (turn around for 2 seconds and you’ll find everyone at a different bowl than the one they started with) and medicating them takes some serious organizaiton — from insulin shots to ringworm treatment (yes, ringworm!). Golie handled it like a pro.
I do have to say that Golie is a bit of an enabler. I’m a worrywart and she sends me multiple pictures every day she is at our place of all of the cats. While I realize it’s somewhat psychotic that I like to literally see how my cats are doing, Golie is happy to oblige! And she’s great at taking pics which is an added plus if you need some solid shots of your animal to send out on your holiday cards.
I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention my cat Snoopy who hates all humans and animals; she will sleep on my husband and me at night but growls if we move and disturb her rest! If one of the other cats gets within 10 miles of her space, there’s enough growling and hissing to scare off the most depraved of burglars. In anycase, it was love at first sight for Snoopy when she met Golie; she even let Golie pet her. While most would recognize Snoopy’s affection for Golie as a spiteful act of revenge for her handlers being gone more than 24 hours, I think deep down Snoopy recognized how special Golie is!