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That cat lady Zo Fully insured Registered Veterinary Nurse offering drop in or overnight stay cat sitting

03/03/2025

Meet my youngest client, Isla.

When I say an hour felt like 5 minutes I’m not exaggerating. If we weren’t busy burning energy chasing each other around the flat, we were playing hide and seek, fetch, attacking my crocs or wrestling my arm. This little monkey truly kept me on my toes and I hope to see her again soon 💗

21/02/2025

The last 2 weeks of living in with the lovely Tawny. After the very sad loss of her big brother Frosty I think she appreciated the company, and I definitely appreciated all the cuddles. She has me wrapped around her little paw… but with a face like that, can you blame me? 🐈🐾💗

27/10/2024

Meet The Three Musketeers…
Summer the flirt, shy girl Luna & Bear the croc thief!

An enjoyable week with the cheekiest most adorable trio full of belly rubs, chasing around after toys, stealing crocs, knocking pet cams onto the floor, watching Summer attack running water and making sure Bear didn’t steal grub from his sisters 🙊

Luna, although timid and was most comfortable keeping her distance upstairs away from the chaos at first, did come and join in on the fun eventually 💗

13/10/2024

Meet shy girl Wanda & Tink the terror,

My favourite part about this job is when the shyest characters finally feel comfortable enough to come out of hiding and not feel the need to run away anymore.

Over the last 2 weekends Wanda mostly preferred to watch from amongst the clothes whilst Tink did somersaults and swang from the curtains for their favourite wand toy, but on the last morning she finally decided to be brave and came into the living room to join in on the fun. (Mainly to steal the toy and disappear with it, much to Tinks disgust)

Swipe to the end to see Tink the acrobat in action! 🐈💗

12/10/2024

It was so nice to be back with this beautiful pair again. Roxy, although still shy has definitely come out of her shell a lot since last time and Inca is still a big softie. A week full of belly rubs, cuddles, play and grooming sessions!

Time really does fly when you’re having fun! 😻❤️

28/09/2024

Just a little notice to say I will be taking a small step back until after the Christmas period 🐈‍⬛💗

23/09/2024

Meet the gorgeous Luna and Leo,

It was hard not to fall in love with these two after 2 seconds, and after spending the last 5 days popping in and really getting to know them, their sweet nature and funny little personalities, it’s safe to say I absolutely adore them.

If they weren’t chasing around doing zoomies and diving through my legs, we were having a pamper/grooming session (it’s a hard life being long haired and beautiful)

Time has absolutely flown by and I’ll definitely miss seeing their sweet faces every day 💗

18/09/2024

Meet Alfie 👅
(A sweet face followed by sass)

Although I wasn’t able to get too close to Alfie over the last few days, he did still appreciate his breakfast and a treat or two. He also appreciated space whilst eating, but I soon learnt not to leave the room entirely or I’d come back to catch the neighbours cats licking the bowl clean instead.

I love the cats with cattitude because they remind you how important it is to respect boundaries. Cats can be complex animals to read and subconsciously we might not necessarily realise how intrusive we can be with them sometimes. I definitely like my space too, and if I was a cat you’d probably need gauntlets 🫣

14/09/2024

The last 2 weeks of fun with my first ever clients Frosty and Tawny condensed into 1 post..

Frosty is still as sweet as ever and will always have me wrapped around his little paw. When he wasn’t being naughty hiding under my car, he was busy snoozing, shoving his head in his treat box or pawing me for the snacks he very much deserved!

Meanwhile Tawny has been busy getting high off of catnip whilst doing lots of growing, and even though she’s out 90% of the time exploring like a typical teenager, I still managed to get plenty of playtime. Luckily for me she didn’t bring home any gifts 🐭, just a flufffy belly full of Dreamies to rub at my own risk

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28/08/2024

Meet the gorgeous fluffball, Jasmine!

Although initially she was fairly timid, it wasn’t long before she was rolling around and showing her fluffy belly for treats and a groom 😻

21/07/2024

Meet Roxy and Inca 🦁

The lovely Roxy was a bit apprehensive at first and remained hidden under the bed, but her affection soon showed itself when she realised I came with grub. On the other hand, the majestic Inca had no problem with showing me who the man of the house is.

Swipe right to the end for a picture of Roxy visiting us at the vets 5 years ago when she was a baby 💗

22/06/2024

Meet Polly, little miss sassy but sweet…

Having a stranger come into your home isn’t always easy for some cats and I’m pretty sure Polly would be telling me “I’m perfectly fine by myself thanks, please feed me and leave” like a true independent queen of the house. However, Polly is diabetic so she has to rely on someone to some degree, not just to serve up breakfast/dinner and top up her little glass with filtered water, but to inject her with insulin twice a day.

She didn’t always enjoy being disturbed from her beauty sleep in the mornings and preferred being appreciated in smaller doses, so even though I wanted to give her a squeeze, I had to learn to rein in the love a little and not pester her too much.

All that was needed was a steady supply of dreamies and she was a happy kitty! 😻

14/06/2024

The sweetest pair, Preston & Rudolph!

Preston is a looney and spent a lot of the time in the house chasing toy mice and balls, eating all the food I left out for his brother and keeping me company/helping me to not completely lose my mind over not knowing where Rudolph was over the last week of living in with them.

I barely saw the elusive Rudolph for the first 4 days, then didn’t see him at all for 3 days running, but then last night (my last evening) I saw him in the garden and he allowed me to bring him food without scarpering/eventually came back into the house with me.

Although it took the whole week of me being there to finally earn Rudolph’s trust, it was definitely worth it and my heart is so full 💗

10/06/2024

Preston just wanted to remind you that it’s June 10th, which means from today all cats over 20 weeks legally MUST be microchipped!!!

Hopefully this will massively help reunite cats with their owners, preventing the overwhelming amount of strays/easing pressure on rehoming centres and rescues🤞🏼

09/06/2024

This is a Rudolph appreciation post 💗

Whilst it’s always great when cats are affectionate regardless of who you are, not all of them have big, confident personalities and sometimes it can be easy to take it personally when they are overly timid, but they all have their own life stories and reasons for being the way they are.

I’m told Rudolph’s past is a bit of a mystery but that there is suspicion of abuse and that even though he is spending most of his time avoiding me, he can’t cope without someone being in the vicinity. However, I have still spent the first couple of days feeling awful being in his space and have been doing my best when I do see him to ignore the urge of wanting to smother him with love, and just give him the time and space he needs in the hopes he’ll eventually feel safe with me.

Yesterday he was missing for 15 hours. This morning I woke up to see him by the bedroom door, but as soon as he noticed I was no longer asleep he ran off. So even though he seems most comfortable being in the house/close by when I’m asleep, it’s clear that in his own little way he is trying his best to be brave.

Cats really teach you the art of patience, the importance of trust and the meaning of consent and although I’m yet to be able to get that close to Rudolph, I really appreciate the little moments of his trust, whether that be when he sniffs my hand, takes treats from me, or even feels happy enough to sit on the stairs 8 steps away from me.

A lot of people struggle to like/understand/really bond with cats, but before being quick to paint the timid/fearful ones as ‘unfriendly’ or ‘not liking you’ try to give them the grace they deserve and not take it personally as you don’t always know what kind of trauma they’ve come from, and in a cats world trust really is earned.

28/05/2024

Another visit to this little beauty 😍

28/05/2024

A couple of cute new faces!
Meet Poppy and Beau 💗

23/05/2024

Just a little heads up on my availability for August as summer approaches.

I also wanted to take this opportunity to say a massive thank-you to all of my clients, old and new. Starting this out has been daunting, but also fun and rewarding and I couldn’t be more thankful for all of the support.

Although I am limited with what I can take on due to my nursing responsibilities, please do spread the word. If I can help, I will. There’s nothing I enjoy more!

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