Karina A.
Karina A.
Contact for Drop-In Visits
from $45 per visit
Highlights
Pet care experience
Fear-Free Pet Care for All Species!
I can’t wait to meet your pet family! With nearly a decade of experience working in veterinary medicine and more than three decades of pet caretaking/ownership, I offer worry-free skilled and routine pet caretaking services in your home. I have a background in fear-free techniques that help me to understand and work with fearful and high-anxiety pets. I have been employed at clinics, mixed practices, and a veterinary referral/emergency hospital. *I carry a pet first aid kit at all times.* My clinical background as a veterinary assistant/receptionist includes animal handling and restraint, administering medications and injections (such as insulin and fluids), caring for hospitalized patients and providing treatments, assisting doctors with diagnostics, and educating/communicating with clients. This experience in both traditional and exotic veterinary medicine translates to exceptional care for all species of companion animals. I am comfortable managing a wide range of medical conditions and administering medications, so you can feel confident about leaving your pet in compassionate, skillful hands. I earned the title “chihuahua whisperer” at work—a true badge of honor! As a dog-mom, I truly enjoy caring for animals. My pet family includes a special-needs tripod Boxer, Raegan, for whom I had a prosthetic leg designed; a long-coated Chihuahua, Joie; and a merle chihuahua, Cookie. My affinity for companion animals began early on. As a child, I would bring home stray dogs and cats, and I kept exotic pets including rabbits, hermit crabs, hamsters, mice, lizards, frogs, and fish. During high school, I received academic credit for interning at a veterinary clinic. As a Yooper (Upper Michigan native), I had the opportunity to work with multiple sled dog teams, which proved to be very enlightening experiences! The most interesting animal-caretaking experience I have had is providing critical care to a newborn alpaca named Mittens and helping the farm owner tube-feed this special-needs baby while she was out of town (he was eventually able to stand on his own and nurse!). A major component of pet caretaking is communication. With a bachelor’s degree in scientific and technical communication from Michigan Tech, I have studied the art and science of communication.
Qualifications
Pets
Safety, trust & environment
Safety is paramount: I will ensure your pet's safety while caring for their needs. I also understand the level of trust required to allow a sitter into your home and provide utmost respect for your property and privacy. I would be happy to provide comprehensive companion animal care, including routine caretaking & providing companionship/giving cuddles, administering meds, exercise, and any other aspect of animal care for any species.
Ratings and reviews
Karina is so good with dogs, my two Shiba Inu’s could sense it! She has that aura around her that lets them know they can trust her. Karina was a good listener and anxious to learn about how we trained and walked our dogs and what our routines were. Our dogs listened to her, and you could tell they just loved her and felt at ease with her. Not only my dogs, but I felt a complete trust with how gentle and loving she was with them and was just a very trustworthy kind of person. I would love to have her back anytime she was available to do so. I would jump at the chance to hire her!
As always, Little Miss Olive was cared for well and was happy as could be to have company while I was away. Thank you!
Karina is welcome to stay or visit my kitties anytime. They are comfortable with her and all needs are met everytime. I can’t say how nice it is to be able to leave for a couple of days knowing they are safe and cared for… it means the world to me!
I went to The Soo Tuesday for work expecting to be home Wednesday afternoon. Mother Nature had other plans as the snow was relentless. Stayed overnight until this morning and it was worse. I know my Old Man kitty doesn’t like when I am gone so asked Karina if she could stop in today, fearing I wouldn’t make it home another night. She came on short notice and eased my worries. I can’t thank her enough!
Karina took excellent care of our 2 dogs while we were away for a few days. She provided updates and photos daily of our doggos having fun. Both dogs are mixed aussie shephards and are anxious around new people, especially when its on their turf. Karina was not detured and they became quick best buds. Our minds were at ease the whole trip while they were in her care. We highly recommend Karina for anyone looking for dog sitters.
This was my first Rover experience and it was awesome. Karina was great and took such good care of my two high maintenance kitty boys. One of them gets daily injections and she did such a good job with him. Thank you so much, Karina!
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Schedule
I am available to provide services in your home during the day or in the evening. Unfortunately, I am currently unable to accommodate requests for boarding in my home.
- Cats0 to 15 lbs16 to 40 lbs41 to 100 lbsover 101 lbsKarina can host up to 4 drop-ins per day
- Please provide a detailed description of your pet's needs, including any medical conditions and any special requests. It is important to provide a detailed medical history and contact information for your vet.