Caterina W.
Elgin, IL
Animal lover of all sorts 💕
Pet care experience
Hey there! Thank you so much for taking a minute to learn about me! Your dependable, trustworthy, passionate, and capable pet care provider! I take pride in my abilities to work with all kinds of animals, and pet personality types, From reptiles and little furry friends, to cats and dogs! You name it, I’ve had it! I am the mom of a 5 year old cat I named Mooshoe. My mother and I rescued her from a construction site when she was only a couple months old. We’ve been building our pet family ever since! Our furr family also includes two other cats Diesel (4 YO) and Scout (3 YO), As well as our sassy little SCH-CHI puppy Letty Luna (1 YO). Over the years we’ve fostered lizards, snakes, dogs, cats, as well as the occasional ferret or other rodents until they found their forever homes! While growing up my mom founded her own pet care business, which gave me lots of experience, training, and helped me to realize how passionate I am about caring for animals, even ones that may not be my own!
Reviews
Caterina took care of Penny while we were at the maternity waiting for our first baby. It was great as always.
Caterina was great as always. Thanks for accepting this in such short notice. For all those reading this, we were having our first child and Caterina came for the rescue to take care of Penny while we were at the maternity. :-)
Caterina was great! We have three large breed dogs - two of which require some special care (a puppy and an older dog with some health issues). She was very on top of everything from giving medication, being flexible with changes, taking care of anything that cropped up, and sorting through the various shipments of supplies that came in for the dogs. Her communication was excellent and the dogs were very well taken care of. The house was very neat and clean when we came home (with a not fully housebroken puppy and an older dog who had some GI upset was much appreciated). I would high recommend Caterina and will definitely use her again when we go out of town next time!
So thankful for Caterina’s help and caring for River!
About Caterina W.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
I have invested in myself by obtaining my PetTech First Aid, and CPR training CERT, as well as hands on experience with special needs animals, such as senior animals, all levels of separation anxiety, administering pills, injectable, oral and topical medication administration, behavioral issues, aggressions towards other animals (special considerations/requests followed). I would also like to state that I have no breed, size, or personality restrictions. However, if I don't feel comfortable that I am capable of providing the best care for your pet, I do reserve the right to decline services. A little bit about what you can come to expect from me as your pet care provider would be: * I do require a meet and greet (Free of Charge) which includes: - An introduction to your family and home. - A comprehensive questionnaire that will help me to provide the best care possible. - An overall assessment on compatibility for care. * A rundown of the visit events: - Arrival time - Potty events - food/water breaks - time duration/ distance (if walked) - detailed review of encounter - at least 3 pictures.
Information Caterina W. would like to know about your pet
Personally I believe it is very important for me to know his/her likes and dislikes, any bad habits that I might need to watch for, and even all the small things like his/her favorite toy! Ask me about doggy daycare in your home!
A typical day
I am an active person, I love to go for walks. I can provide tons of games to play with your baby! Whether it be fetch, tug-of-war, or even just a little bit of roughhouse (depending on the dog! I know some love to roughhouse; as does my feisty girl!). For cats I have a wide variety of cat toys that I am able to bring, as well as a laser which we all know cats LOVE!
Services
Caterina can watch in your home
Availability
Working with animals has been a passion of mine, and I'm fortunate enough to make this my primary profession, and hopefully will continue to be able to offer my premium services for the future.
About Caterina W.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
I have invested in myself by obtaining my PetTech First Aid, and CPR training CERT, as well as hands on experience with special needs animals, such as senior animals, all levels of separation anxiety, administering pills, injectable, oral and topical medication administration, behavioral issues, aggressions towards other animals (special considerations/requests followed). I would also like to state that I have no breed, size, or personality restrictions. However, if I don't feel comfortable that I am capable of providing the best care for your pet, I do reserve the right to decline services. A little bit about what you can come to expect from me as your pet care provider would be: * I do require a meet and greet (Free of Charge) which includes: - An introduction to your family and home. - A comprehensive questionnaire that will help me to provide the best care possible. - An overall assessment on compatibility for care. * A rundown of the visit events: - Arrival time - Potty events - food/water breaks - time duration/ distance (if walked) - detailed review of encounter - at least 3 pictures.
Information Caterina W. would like to know about your pet
Personally I believe it is very important for me to know his/her likes and dislikes, any bad habits that I might need to watch for, and even all the small things like his/her favorite toy! Ask me about doggy daycare in your home!
A typical day
I am an active person, I love to go for walks. I can provide tons of games to play with your baby! Whether it be fetch, tug-of-war, or even just a little bit of roughhouse (depending on the dog! I know some love to roughhouse; as does my feisty girl!). For cats I have a wide variety of cat toys that I am able to bring, as well as a laser which we all know cats LOVE!
Location
Elgin, IL
Pets
Caterina W.
Elgin, IL