Melanie H.
Melanie H.
Contact for Drop-In Visits
from $17 per visit
Highlights
Pet care experience
Animals are my joy!
Friends and family have relied on me to provide care and companionship for cats, dogs, and birds since my teenage years. I gained additional experience with animals as a zookeeper at Brookfield Zoo and a staff member at Midwest Bird and Exotic Animal Hospital. I also completed a one-month internship with the Farm Sanctuary in New York.
Qualifications
Safety, trust & environment
Most importantly, I come to know each pet and his/her unique personality, characteristics, quirks, likes, dislikes and more. To do so, I rely on my client's extensive input and my careful observation of each pet. I am calm and quiet so pets feel safe around me. I respect a pet's choice to become friends or not. I am conscientious and thorough, fulfilling all responsibilities as directed by my client. I am reliable and communicate regularly with a pet's family. I know common animal health concerns and would contact my client immediately to explain exactly what I am seeing.
Ratings and reviews
Melanie was so kind and caring with our cat Ziggy. She spent a lot of time with her and shared updates when she was there. I would absolutely recommend Melanie.
Melanie was great with our boys and sent updates and pictures. Really appreciate her during the holiday weekend.
Incredibly flexible and helpful when watching my cat! I could tell that Melanie would be a great cat sitter when my normally skittish cat came right up to her during our meet and greet!
Melanie was reliable and communicated in timely manner. Lovely petsitter!
Melanie is so thoughtful and great with our cats. Highly recommended!
Would hire her again in a second. Great communication, highly empathetic, particularly detail-oriented, such a pleasure to work with.
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Schedule
I am pursuing pet sitting on a part-time basis; my work schedule best meets the needs of cats. Currently, I have mornings and evenings available for cat visits on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Fridays through Mondays, I am free in the afternoons also.