I will not miss the cat farts, though.

[moiread]

I have just finished packing up the cat and handing her back to her owner. This is not because the owner is ready to take her back, but rather because I have quit

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[timprov]

Offer to take the cat back, but triple the price. It's one thing to undercut the competition, but undercutting them 90% is just costing you money.

[moiread]

It's not costing me money, though. There are zero expenses for me in this arrangement. Water is free, and all food and litter has to be provided. The only thing I had to pay for with Sheba was some Nature's Miracle, which I considered fair since I unknowingly cut off access to her litterbox that one time and that pretty much made the cat pee my own fault.

If I wind up advertising it as a service, I'll see what else is out there for informal boarding and by how much I can reasonably up the price before people figure they'd rather trust a professional boarding service.

[mrissa]

I have a friend who is a petsitter. If you want to talk to her about her work, I can put you in touch.

[moiread]

Um. Sure? I guess?

Is there something I'm really missing? Because I've been pet-sitting regularly since I was a kid. The only difference here is that I'm accepting the animal into my home for the first time (now that I have a home I can do that with) instead of traveling to the owners' place.

[scien]

Sounds like a good idea to me! I am hoping the cat who randomly turned up in my house will return at some point for pettins.

She sounds like a complete twit :/

[scien]

Also, it only sank in when I went to bed, but: she expected you to be on constant call for three dollars a day?!

Whuuuuuuuut.

[theweaselking]

Would you like to borrow a dogmonster?

[endeers]

I'd go to you if I could to look after my pets. They'd probably come back better behaved. >>