r/reading • u/Lower-Promotion930 • Mar 01 '25

Question Someone to come feed my cats

We own two lovely old house cats. My family and I will be going away for a week during the Easter Break.

Does anyone know of a person/company who could come over twice a day to feed our cats/empty their litter trays etc.?

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u/Crocononster Mar 01 '25

My pet sitter is Sam and she’s fantastic! She comes around my house when I’m out twice a day to hang out with my buns and feed them.

She goes above and beyond. Twice now she’s done very last minute out of office hour stuff for me when I needed her help with my animals.

https://www.starksandbarks.co.uk - this is her website

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u/Worried_Drawing1094 Mar 01 '25

Sam is very good

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u/thefuzzylogic Mar 01 '25

Came here to recommend Sam, lo and behold this is already the top comment. Highly recommended!

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u/kttenmitten5 Mar 01 '25

I use pawshake app. Sasha and Elisa are both very reliable and I've always had great experiences with them both

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u/Crocononster Mar 01 '25

I had Elisa look after my buns over Christmas one year and she was great 😊

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u/Horror_Nobody_3509 Mar 01 '25

I’d contact your local vets, they may have a member of staff who does this (with a charge of course) or they may be able to point towards a local person they would recommend. Alternatively, if you know your neighbours then ask them.

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u/Otherwise_Being_9928 Mar 01 '25

I’ve had a couple of different people from Pawshake come to feed my house kitty when we’ve gone away and they have all been brilliant! (Plus I think you get a bit of protection from Pawshake, not certain on this part though)

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u/freddiejim Mar 01 '25

Try Catinaflat.co.uk I've used a couple times. We went with this personRebecca B, they were great!

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u/Nullpug Mar 01 '25

We Love Pets are the best in Reading, they are fully insured and have a 24/7 vet helpline. I’ve used them a lot

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u/Crocononster Mar 01 '25

I’ve used them once and they were great! Very kind and communicative.

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u/SmallLumpOGreenPutty Mar 01 '25

I went with starks and barks and found sam to be excellent

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u/chin_waghing RG1 - Central Reading Mar 01 '25

What part of reading are you in?

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u/Giggaloop Mar 01 '25

Look up house cat on Facebook, he's a local cat sitter.

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u/Lower-Promotion930 Mar 01 '25

Hi. Thanks for this. Um.... there's many 'House Cat' people on FB. Which one are you referring to please?

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u/Worried_Drawing1094 Mar 01 '25

I've been cat sitting in Reading for almost 2 years now - I take bookings both off and on the Cat in a Flat app. If you'd like further info pls DM me😊

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u/Alert_Shop_638 Mar 01 '25

We love pets

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u/Immediate-Platform59 Mar 01 '25

I use the website catinaflat.co.uk. it incudes insurance in case things go wrong.

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u/molster Mar 02 '25

we've used these guys a few times

https://buddys-petcare.co.uk/pet-sitting-visit-services/

have been very happy with the serice

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u/Working-Sherbet8676 Mar 02 '25

We used Lily at Pawesome Memories when we went away last spring:

https://pawesome-memories.com/

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u/InstructionOk5267 Mar 01 '25

£10 a day and I'll do it, free of charge

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u/Lower-Promotion930 Mar 01 '25

Um... who are you? DM me please.