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Cats owned: 2 moggies
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08-01-2008, 06:42 PM   #11

Re: How much to pay a petsitter?


When i was looking into what pet sitters charged, it varied a fair bit. Some sitters charged & per hour for one cat but if there was more than one cat they would charge £14 for the same hour. Me personally, I think £7 per hour is reasonable regardless of the number of cats (unless of =course they have abgout 20 plus). 3 cats doesnt take any longer to see to that one in my opinion and an hour is ample time to make sure all is well with them.



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Cats owned: Worlds No 1 Moggy and 2 Selkirk Rex
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08-01-2008, 07:38 PM   #12

Re: How much to pay a petsitter?


Plus of course she has access to my Sky TV and tea and coffee, biscuits etc

Thanks I feel £7 is fair for what I am asking her to do and we can negotiate holidays etc



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08-01-2008, 07:40 PM   #13

Re: How much to pay a petsitter?


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Originally Posted by Soupie
Plus of course she has access to my Sky TV and tea and coffee, biscuits etc

Thanks I feel £7 is fair for what I am asking her to do and we can negotiate holidays etc
You appear to be shaping up into a very fair employer.



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08-01-2008, 08:47 PM   #14

Re: How much to pay a petsitter?


I think £7 is about the going rate.

I agree with the whole friends/family thing being a lot to ask. I do sometimes ask my sister or my lodger to feed the cats if I'm running late back from somewhere (and neither of them mind at all) but I would feel bad asking them to do the litter trays etc too, even though they have offered.

I'd rather pay someone and keep the friendship/family separate. Although I have to say that my lodger is wonderful and cleans up cat sick for me if there is any and she gets home before me!!!! She's a star!!!!!



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Cats owned: 19 Persians, 2 Oriental SHs
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09-01-2008, 09:30 PM   #15

Re: How much to pay a petsitter?


I better not let Mark see this thread as he looks after mine when I go to shows. He might start charging me .

Ithink the suggested rates sound very fair.



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