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Karissa B.

Carolina Beach, NC

5.0 out of 5 stars
60 reviews
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Services

Karissa can care for

Cats
0 to 15 lbs
16 to 40 lbs
41 to 100 lbs
over 101 lbs
Dogs over 1 year old

Availability

I work another job some days, but I can typically fit in an overnight stay or morning and evening visits. If afternoon visits are also needed, I can usually flex my other schedule to accommodate, but it depends where you live.

Available
Not available
SMTWTFS
House Sitting Cancellation Policy:

About Karissa B.

Communication

14 repeat pet parents
96% response rate
Usually responds within a few hours
100% bookings with photo updates
Sends updates with Rover Cards

Skills

15 years of experience
Oral medication administration
Injected medication administration
First aid/CPR
Senior dog experience
Special needs dog experience
Can provide daily exercise

Safety, trust & environment

I am vaccinated for Covid and will take care to limit germ exposure. I always leave my client's home as clean as I find it and do my best to be as unintrusive as possible. I will care for your pets as if they were my own. While walking pets, I am always vigilant to ensure that they are safe from enviro. conditions, vehicles, trash, and other pets and people that may be on our route. Also, I am familiar with pet CPR, but have fortunately never had to perform it.

Information Karissa B. would like to know about your pet

Let me know if your pet has any special needs or behaviors I should be aware of. Also let me know your pet's house rules (Pets allowed on furniture? Post-walk paw wiping protocol? Etc.).

A typical day

I love walks, backyard fetch, playing with tugs or other toys, and giving lots of pets and cuddles. I have lots of experience with multi-dog families, so I am practiced at walking two dogs at a time. I can also walk your cat or even your lizard if you have any that are harness trained!

Location

Carolina Beach, NC

Karissa B.'s Neighborhood

Pets

Pills, Injections, Feathers, Scales

Pet care experience

Pet sitting anywhere between Beau Rivage and Fort Fisher. I've only been on Rover since 2022, but I started dog sitting in high school and have continued pet sitting ever since. I joined Rover because I moved here from a different state so I needed to build clientel from scratch. I've worked with dogs, cats, fish, snakes, lizards, turtles, bunnies, and birds. I am happy to work with any pet, but I have a special passion for babysitting pets with health issues (because it has been hard for me to find an experienced sitter for my own). I have experience working with senior pets, blind and deaf dogs, diabetic dogs, dogs who experience tremors, and more. I've worked with cats with kidney disease and hyperthyroidism. I have regularly given eye drops, oral pills, insulin injections, lactated ringers subcutaneous injections, and transdermal creams as needed. Allow me to offer you and your pets a worry-free and enjoyable experience while you travel.

Reviews

Josh S.
Drop-In Visits • Jan 30, 2026
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Karissa has been the best! She always takes great care of our special needs cats! You can tell that she respects our place and our pets as if they were her own! Can’t wait to book her again for our next needs!

Meghan J.
Drop-In Visits • Dec 13, 2023
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Karissa did an amazing job w/ my cats! Would definitely book her again!

Cayleigh W.
Drop-In Visits • Nov 25, 2023
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we’re very lucky to have karissa. we have had some trouble finding someone trustworthy and i’m glad we met!

Katherine R.
House Sitting • Aug 21, 2023
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Karissa did a fantastic job caring for our cats! When we got back, they acted like we had never left! Highly recommend!

About Karissa B.

Communication

14 repeat pet parents
96% response rate
Usually responds within a few hours
100% bookings with photo updates
Sends updates with Rover Cards

Skills

15 years of experience
Oral medication administration
Injected medication administration
First aid/CPR
Senior dog experience
Special needs dog experience
Can provide daily exercise

Safety, trust & environment

I am vaccinated for Covid and will take care to limit germ exposure. I always leave my client's home as clean as I find it and do my best to be as unintrusive as possible. I will care for your pets as if they were my own. While walking pets, I am always vigilant to ensure that they are safe from enviro. conditions, vehicles, trash, and other pets and people that may be on our route. Also, I am familiar with pet CPR, but have fortunately never had to perform it.

Information Karissa B. would like to know about your pet

Let me know if your pet has any special needs or behaviors I should be aware of. Also let me know your pet's house rules (Pets allowed on furniture? Post-walk paw wiping protocol? Etc.).

A typical day

I love walks, backyard fetch, playing with tugs or other toys, and giving lots of pets and cuddles. I have lots of experience with multi-dog families, so I am practiced at walking two dogs at a time. I can also walk your cat or even your lizard if you have any that are harness trained!

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Karissa B.

Carolina Beach, NC

5.0 out of 5 stars
60 reviews