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J&M Critter Care Offering a professional pet sitting and livestock care service that allows your pets to stay in the comforts of their own home. Why hire a pet sitting company?

This includes vacation care, mid-day walks/breaks, or daily drop-ins as needed. We are professional, reliable, and insured. A pet sitting company provides something individuals can't. We provide flexibility, back-up, and more options. With multiple professionals ready to assist we can accommodate more schedules and match your pet's personality to a pet sitter if needed. Why hire J&M Critter Care?

This isn't a part-time job for us. Your pet will receive our full attention and not be fit into our day. We are fully insured and bonded and operate as an LLC. As the owner of the company, I have more than 20 years’ experience in animal care. I have spent 15 years in the zoo business as an animal care manager with exotics. While working as a zoo keeper, I also worked caring for horses and I spent 2 years working as a civilian contractor for the Department of Defense caring for military working dogs. Before and during college I worked in boarding kennels and veterinary clinics. I made the decision to leave my zoo career and start my own company while still getting to do something I love-care for animals. My family and I have settled in the area I grew up to assist a community I know. I hope you will see the value in what J&M Critter Care has to offer your family.

24/03/2025

The parents hoped this would help them stay connnected to the kitties while they were away. It sort of worked☺️. They figured out pretty quickly how to get the snacks out whenever they wanted

Spring Break part 1 is coming to an end. But, we head into Spring Break part 2. Part 1 is usually Champaign/Urbana, Whi...
22/03/2025

Spring Break part 1 is coming to an end. But, we head into Spring Break part 2. Part 1 is usually Champaign/Urbana, White Heath, Monticello. Part 2 is Clinton, Wapella, DW schools. Whew !!! Summer will be here before you know it. It’s never to early to get those requests in and get the meet and greet done

We sure wish the weather would cooperate a little bit. But, it looks like we might be in for a rough evening. What that...
19/03/2025

We sure wish the weather would cooperate a little bit. But, it looks like we might be in for a rough evening. What that means for us ?? We will prepare where we can. A few kitties are headed to basements, horses are getting pulled in early, a few dogs might get fed early and a few later. We will do our best to keep everyone, including us, safe. In the past we have to intervene when houses lost power for days, hook up battery powered aerators for aquariums, call clients when trees come down, or fences fail. Be safe!!

We are busy soaking up the sunshine whenever we can. I’m pretty sure our whole team of pet sitters are ready for Spring ...
18/03/2025

We are busy soaking up the sunshine whenever we can. I’m pretty sure our whole team of pet sitters are ready for Spring 🌺 🌈

This pup and his friends were on the list for a drop-in visit the other day. He thought dinner time was taking entirely...
11/03/2025

This pup and his friends were on the list for a drop-in visit the other day. He thought dinner time was taking entirely too long 🙃🤣

We have done several meet and greets for your feline family members and we get lots of questions about how cat visits wo...
05/03/2025

We have done several meet and greets for your feline family members and we get lots of questions about how cat visits work. We are happy to set up a free meet and greet and talk about our options. Kitty sitting services are pretty customizable to your cat's needs. Are they shy and not likely to interact? Our quick visit option might be the best choice. Do your kitties like to play? In that case our 30 min option is probably best. Of course we clean litter boxes too!!

We have been super busy getting meet and greets set up. Do you know your initial visit with us is free?!?! It’s importa...
05/03/2025

We have been super busy getting meet and greets set up. Do you know your initial visit with us is free?!?! It’s important that we are a good fit for you and you’re a good fit for us. Reach out to get they set up

We learn all about your pets while caring for them. Usually after a few visits we know their favorite toys, potty habit...
25/02/2025

We learn all about your pets while caring for them. Usually after a few visits we know their favorite toys, potty habits, tug vs fetch, or do they like cuddles 🥰. We also learn things they don’t like, trash trucks, squirrels, delivery people, or in this case, other dogs and scary things on TV. Oh my goodness she made me jump 🤣

Here are 2 of pups that benefitted from J&M Critter Care services. One was vacation and one was a drop-in service for a...
15/02/2025

Here are 2 of pups that benefitted from J&M Critter Care services. One was vacation and one was a drop-in service for a midday walk. We always love meeting new friends

**let me tell you about my best friend** Did you sing it?? You have to see the whole picture to know that these 2 had ...
11/02/2025

**let me tell you about my best friend** Did you sing it?? You have to see the whole picture to know that these 2 had breakfast together every morning and it was so funny to watch.

This pretty girl quit chasing squirrels 🐿️ long enough to pose for a picture for me 🥰
07/02/2025

This pretty girl quit chasing squirrels 🐿️ long enough to pose for a picture for me 🥰

Learning to share is hard 🤣 By this point in our 60 min visit they were both tired and ready for a nap 😴. I bet this so...
05/02/2025

Learning to share is hard 🤣 By this point in our 60 min visit they were both tired and ready for a nap 😴. I bet this sounds familiar to many puppy and human parents alike ☺️ J&M Critter Care offers 30, 45, 60 min visits and even up to 2 hour long visits.

We have had spring break requests in since March of last year. There is still time and with some of our employees being ...
27/01/2025

We have had spring break requests in since March of last year. There is still time and with some of our employees being out of school it helps us accommodate more visits. But, there is still only so many of us. Please go ahead and get those dates put in. It also takes time to get those meet and greets set up if you are new 😃

I hope most of our clients enjoy the updates during vacation and drop-in visits. 😃. We enjoy them too. This wasn’t eve...
25/01/2025

I hope most of our clients enjoy the updates during vacation and drop-in visits. 😃. We enjoy them too. This wasn’t even a visit I did. A team member posted
“ We had a good visit! Leo showed me how he can hold 2 shoes in his mouth at once 🤣”
I had to click over to see the picture myself. Enjoy

Farm visits?? Yes.We do farm visits too. 😃
22/01/2025

Farm visits?? Yes.We do farm visits too. 😃

When I left the house yesterday it was 10 degrees and that was cold. Today is worse 😳….-8 degrees is awful 🥶. All of o...
21/01/2025

When I left the house yesterday it was 10 degrees and that was cold. Today is worse 😳….-8 degrees is awful 🥶. All of our visits today will be quicker so we can get everyone tucked back inside. Thank you for understanding 😀

Remember the post about the outside cats trying to convince me they get to come inside? Here is another blooper. This b...
19/01/2025

Remember the post about the outside cats trying to convince me they get to come inside? Here is another blooper. This boy is not supposed to be in that room behind the gate. He is supposed to be on my side. This is where I found him. Mom wasn’t sure how he did it and his partner in crime wouldn’t tell 🙃🤣

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Why hire a pet sitter? A pet sitter can provide you peace of mind when you are on vacation and prove to be of tremendous help to a busy family or when if you find yourself unable to provide daily care for your pet during an illness. A pet sitter comes to your home and provides care for the animals in your home while you are unable too. Allowing your pets to stay in the comfort of their home can minimize stress to them during your absence. Some pets enjoy going to the kennel. However, there are many who do not. Allowing a pet sitter into your home also has the advantage of not needing to get the pets dropped off or arrange for a pick up upon your return.

Why hire J&M Critter Care? We have experience with a wide variety of animals. The business is fully insured to protect you, your home and us and operates as an LLC. Providing quality pet care is our full-time job and our goal is to have a qualified pet sitter available to you whenever the need arises. While providing exceptional animal care we will also be looking out for anything wrong with your property. If you need the mail brought in, plants watered, trash taken to the curb, or lighting adjusted there is no extra charge and your pet sitter will be happy to take care of it for you. Our goal is to be able to grow the business and be an asset and active part of the community we serve. In our first year alone we donated $750 back to the community in the form of sponsorship and money to adoption agencies and local animal rehabbers. I hope you can see and share in our vision. Thank you for taking the time to learn a little more about us and what we have to offer.