About
Meet Michael
Your cat stays home. I come to them.
Cats First. Always.
I've lived with cats since the day I came home from the hospital — literally. My grandmother passed her love of cats down to me before I could even walk, and it stuck. While other kids were begging for puppies, I was in love with our family cats.
Even in college, when most people could barely keep a houseplant alive, I had Spike — a big orange guy with zero concept of personal space and an unusual talent for winning over anyone who walked through the door. Every cat has their own way of saying "I trust you," and most of them need you to earn it on their terms, not yours.
The Sitter I Could Never Find
I started this because I could never fully relax on vacation. Every pet sitter I found was really a dog sitter who also did cats as an afterthought. Cats weren't the priority — they were the add-on. When one of my cats developed special medical needs, it wasn't just "stop by and fill the bowl." I needed someone who actually knew what they were doing.
And even when someone did stop by, I worried that my cat Bandit wasn't actually getting the attention and stimulation he needed. Dog walkers don't know how to talk cat. They don't know how to play with them, what gets them engaged, what's just going through the motions. I'd come home and wonder if Bandit had just been bored and lonely the whole time I was gone.
The other option was boarding or dropping them at the vet, and if you've ever tried it, you know how that goes. It's traumatic for them. They stop eating, they hide, they're miserable — and now you're on vacation worrying about them even more than if you'd just left them home.
Not Just a Drop-In
I'm trained in emergency medicine and I'm experienced with giving cats both oral and subcutaneous medications. So if your cat is on a daily med schedule or has a condition that requires special needs, I can handle that.
That said, most of the time the job is just about keeping things normal. Feeding on schedule, keeping the litter clean, making sure your cat's routine doesn't get disrupted because you're not there. If your cat has a specific spot they like to sit at 4pm, I'll make sure they can get to it. If they want to be left alone, I'll leave them alone. It's their house.