Why Do Cat Sitters Refuse EOD (Every other Day) Visits?
Your Looking to go away for the weekend. You dont have dogs that need to be walked and your cats are fed with automatic or Timed Feeders, and you have a fancy Litter box. They should be Fine to be left alone if You leave Friday morning and Come back Sunday Evening Right?
They dont need to be let outside or walked around the block like a dog so Whats the point in hiring anyone to come check on them at all let alone every single day?
We are glad you asked!
Contrary to Popular Belief Most cats (yes even the shy ones) are Social Creatures and enjoy human Company (even if its from under the bed) Cats get Lonely and bored and Being the mischievous creatures they are this can lead to major issues.
Besides the Fact that most Liability Insurance Companies do not provide coverage for EOD visits; As Professional Pet Sitters We have seen it all (and more then you could imagine) go wrong when it comes to the trouble cats can get themselves into being left alone even just for 24 hours.
Automated Feeders LOVE to malfunction when Owners go out of town, this means without a sitter coming at least once a day your cat misses meals.
The Gas Knobs on your stove? We have come into gas filled houses from a cat accidentally knocking them to the on position.
We have seen cats turn on sinks that have then overflowed. Without a pet sitter coming thats water running for days plus water damage to your counter and floors.
But By far the Worst story which gained us a long term client was an elderly cat Owners left friday Came back monday. They had been doing this several times a year since the cat was a kitten and never had an issue. This cat in his old age developed some separation anxiety; When His Owners came back he had licked his belly Bald Causing a Blockage. He Was near death by the time they got him to the emergency vet, and spent a little over 3,000$ to have blockage surgery. These owners Hired Us Immediately After realizing they likely could have saved themselves $2910 had they just paid for once per day visits for the weekend. They Hire us for once per day while they are gone and all their cats havent had issues since. This is obviously an extreme case and told with their permission.
With that said It does shed light on the very real dangers of EOD visits (or even No visits at all) and why the Majority of cat sitters refuse them.
