Alvina T.
Alvina T.
Contact for Drop-In Visits
$45 total per visit
Highlights
Pet care experience
🐈 Irvine Cat Sitter 🐈
Hi! I'm Alvina and I live in Irvine, CA. I work in project management at a video game company. I have 4 rescue cats who were adopted at different times. One of my cats was diagnosed with Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) in 2020, and my partner and I helped him throughout the entire 6 months of treatment and observation to full recovery. We had to inject him daily for almost 3 months and provide him with oral and ear medications throughout the treatment process. Given my experience, I am quite comfortable with providing medical accommodations to a certain extent. 😸 Completed over 2,000 drop-in cat sitting visits for happy clients 😸 Additionally insured with Pet Sitters Associates 😸 Certified in Cat and Dog First Aid with Red Cross 🍁Fall Notice🍁 Limited slots available in September and November. Thanksgiving week slots are filling up fast! My holiday slots tend to fill out fast and are fully booked 3-4 weeks prior to the bigger holidays. Some of my clients would book me up to 6 months in advance just so that they get first dibs. If you know that you'll be travelling in upcoming holidays but haven't locked in the dates, do give me a heads up so that I can tentatively block my calendar for you!
Qualifications
Pets
Safety, trust & environment
Here's what I will do for your babies while you're out: ● Refresh their water bowls / top up their water fountain ● Feed your cats per your instructions / top up automated feeder ● Play with your cats with their favorite toys and activities (feather toys, wands, catch, you name it!) ● Brush their fur on request ● Scooping the litter boxes / emptying out the litter robot waste drawer ● Cleaning up any hairballs or vomit ● Take and share photos or videos of your cats each visit to let you know how they're doing! Medical Accommodations: ✔️ Taking rectal thermometer readings ✔️ Weighing your cats ✔️ Giving oral medication (liquid - with a syringe, pills - pill pockets, pill popper or feeding them directly for more docile cats) ✔️ Mixing FortiFlora and supplements into your cats' food with specific instructions ✔️ Applying ear medications ❓ Subcutaneous fluid administration (Depends on the cat) ❓ Insulin shots (Depends on the cat) ❌ Palliative care ❌ Post-surgery/Wound care Additional services: ● Watering your plants or switching on/off plant lights on fixed schedule ● Bringing in packages and mail
Ratings and reviews
Because of her experience, we had a peace of mind leaving Alvina to take care of our cats. She lovingly tended to our cats’ specific needs and was flexible when problems arose, ensuring that they are happy and well. A great pet sitter that went above and beyond!!
Alvina was amazing with our two very shy cat as always! Our cats have been having some issues; however, we were able to travel with a peace of mind because of Alvina. She knew exactly how to handle and take care of them.
Alvina always takes very good care of my very shy cat! She is an outstanding pet sitter and is always my first choice.
Thanks for watching our kitties again, Alvina. You always do a great job.
Alvina goes above and beyond as always. Don’t know what we would do without her!
Amazing as always!!!
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Schedule
I have a 9-6 day job but I'm able to drop in at various points throughout the day to make sure that your cats are doing well. ● On Weekdays, I am available before 8am, and after 6pm ● On weekends, I can accommodate to most requests ● On public holidays, I can accommodate to most requests ● I currently do not provide overnight stay services. However, if it's an emergency, let's try to work something out. It's important to me that your cats are well taken care of!