Andrea M.
Andrea M.
Contact for Drop-In Visits
from $25 per visit
Highlights
Pet care experience
Purr-sonal Kitty Kare =^..^=
Cats have been part of my life for as long as I can remember. Growing up, I always had a cat companion—or two—and I was often the child bringing home another cat in need. Luckily, my uncle was a veterinarian! That behavior continued into adulthood. Over the years, I’ve welcomed and cared for several lonely cats looking for love, care and companionship. I was incredibly lucky to mother Maia, my first cat as an adult, and then my soul sister LadyBug. Each lived a long, full, love-filled life. Caring for them through their senior years gave me hands-on experience with medications, special diets, changing needs, and the extra patience and tenderness older cats deserve. After my sweet LadyBug crossed the rainbow bridge in 2022 at age 17, I was heartbroken and deeply missing her—and cat energy in general. I began volunteering with HOPE for Brevard Cat Rescue in Eau Gallie. My hands-on involvement there has broadened my cat-care experience tremendously. The many different purr-sonalities I’ve met have taught me to pay close attention to expressions, body language and other cues, and to meet each cat exactly where they are—whether they want playtime, cuddles, quiet companionship or a respectful human who understands that today may be a “please admire me from across the room” kind of day. And, of course, that’s also how Harpurr and Fraya eventually became part of my family!
Qualifications
Pets
Safety, trust & environment
My goal is to care for your cat the way they want to be cared for—not the way I think a cat “should” want to be cared for. I’ll follow your feeding, water, litter and medication instructions carefully and spend time with your kitty based on their personality and comfort level. That might mean playtime and cuddles, brushing, chatting with them while they supervise me, or simply offering quiet companionship from their preferred distance. I pay attention to the little things too—appetite, litter box habits, behavior and anything that seems different from what you’ve told me is normal. And because I know how much I would want to know how Harpurr and Fraya were doing, you can expect photos and updates from me during your time away.
Ratings and reviews
Andrea has been watching my pups when I go out of town for years. I trust her implicitly and I am very particular about who watches them. Andrea is very conscientious, dependable and trustworthy. She is very attentive to my pets and follows all instructions. I have peace of mind when I know Andrea is charge:)
Andrea is a compassionate, knowledgable, responsible friend who I always go to for questions about my cat. I adopted my most recent 2 cats from the rescue she volunteers at. I would 100% ask her to pet sit for me. I know she would not just feed and leave. She would actually play with, and cuddle my cats (on their terms of course). I know I can count on her. I have known Andrea since we were teenagers. She has never strayed from being a kind, caring person. I would recommend her to pet sit, to anyone that asks me. I give her 5 stars, if 5 is the top-level!
Andrea is a very attentive, communicative, and kind pet caregiver!! she is lovely and I could not recommend her more. She is great with our puppy and she's a cat whisperer as well (: 100% recommend booking with her!
Dear Rover Team, I have known Andrea Martin for close to 30 years now. She is a caring, responsible, loyal and dependable person and friend. She has always loved cats for as long as I’ve known her, and she has two cats right now who I think get treated better than some peoples children, and she even volunteers at a cat shelter on her time off. I myself, have always loved and had cats my whole life. I think I’m a pretty good judge of character when it comes to how people treat their animals and I would never be friends with someone, especially for close to 30 years, if they were mean to their animals,and irresponsible with them. I honestly don’t think you could choose a better pick than Andrea to join your team. Sincerely, Cara Read
I've known Andrea since 1991 and then she came and worked with me a few years later. We worked together for 6+ years and I know her to be incredibly responsible and a hard worker. As a person, she is a dear human and lovingly caring about her family, friends and her beloved kitty cats. Her previous kitty - Ladybug - passed away a few years back and she was by her side throughout, taking incredible care to make sure Ladybug had what she needed to get through. Her 2 kitties now are a bit of a rambunctious handful but she makes sure she gives each of them the attention they need and they adore her. She just loves our furry friends and I feel confident in saying she will take very good care of yours.
Andrea is a kind soul who loves animals. She is compassionate and truly enjoys interacting with the fur babies. I highly recommend working with her if you want peace of mind that your loved one is going to be safe and happy while you are away.
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Schedule
Meowdy! I work remotely as a market researcher in Cocoa Beach, which gives me flexibility to incorporate local kitty visits into my daily routine. I’m also the proud cat mom of two four-year-old rescue girls, Harpurr and Fraya, so cat care is already very much part of my everyday life! I’d love to expand my local cat community connections by getting to know—and caring for—your purr-babies. Because I work from home, I can offer dependable scheduling and am comfortable working with your cat’s established feeding, medication and care routines. I’m also a passionate gardener and am happy to bring in mail/packages and provide basic plant care during visits when requested. Have an especially large or needy plant family? We can talk about that too! :)