A cat sitter should never be asked whether the cat can go off the lead.
The app reads the species and changes shape. Cats get cat questions, visits instead of walks, and a report built around feeding, litter and behaviour rather than distance and pace.
- Visits, not walks — the word the trade uses, on screen and on the invoice
- Feeding, water, litter, medication, photos and notes
- Cat-appropriate care questions, and no off-lead prompt
- A visit report for an owner who is away and worrying
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Cat sitting is invisible work, and that is exactly the problem.
Nobody sees you arrive. There is no route to show, no photo of a happy dog mid-bound, and often no cat — because she has gone under the bed and will come out when you have left. The owner is abroad, has paid you in advance, and has nothing to go on except whether you say something. What you record is the service, as much as the visit itself.
The cat that hides
A visit where you never saw the animal still needs an honest report, and “didn’t appear, food taken since yesterday” is far more reassuring than silence.
Proof you came
Timestamps and a photo answer a question the client is too polite to ask.
And the medical ones
Insulin twice daily at set hours, tablets in food. Getting it right matters; recording it matters nearly as much.
The record fits the animal.
The app reads the species on the pet record and asks accordingly. That sounds small; it is the difference between a tool that feels built for you and one that feels borrowed.
- Cat records ask how she is with other cats, not other dogs
- No recall question, no off-lead permission, no lead at all
- The toilet tracker is a litter tray
- Jobs are called visits everywhere — screen, report and invoice line
- A household with a dog and a cat gets the right questions for each
Twenty minutes, recorded as it happens.
- Fed, and how much — against the instructions on the card
- Water changed, litter emptied
- Medication given, where the owner has consented and shared the plan
- Photos, even of a cat asleep under a radiator
- A note in your own words for the things a checklist cannot hold
- Arrival and finish times, stamped as they happen
The fortnight of twice-daily visits, scheduled once.
- Recurring visits, twice a day, for a fixed run of dates
- Booking requests from the owner before they go
- A cancellation fee if a trip is called off inside your notice period
- Messaging, so an anxious owner abroad can ask and get an answer
- Every visit invoiced at the end without counting them up by hand
Straight about what it does not do
The app supports cats and dogs. Rabbits, small animals, birds, reptiles and fish are not modelled — you could record a visit against a client, but there is no species-appropriate care record for them yet. There is no key register and no overnight house-sitting shape distinct from a run of visits.
Questions walkers and sitters actually ask
Can I manage dogs and cats?
Yes, and the app changes shape for each. A dog gets the walking questions — recall, off lead, sociability with other dogs. A cat gets the questions that actually matter for a drop-in, and is never asked whether she can be let off the lead.
Can I record a home visit with no route?
Yes. A drop-in is a job in its own right: arrive, log the feed, the litter, the water, the medication, a photo and a note, finish. There is no route to record and nothing pretends there was one.
Does it work for pet sitters as well as dog walkers?
Yes. A job can be a route-tracked walk or a drop-in visit with no route at all, and the app uses the right word for it — a cat has a visit, not a walk. Sitters log feeding, litter, water, medication, photos and notes, and the owner gets the same written report a walk produces.
What care information can I see about a pet?
Whatever the owner has granted, plus everything you record yourself. Handling notes — recall, off lead, sociability, nervousness — sit with the pet and are visible to any carer the owner has shared it with, because they are safety information. Health details such as allergies and medication are separate, and only appear if the owner has shared them.
Can an owner restrict what I see?
Yes, per pet and per area. A household with two dogs can share one and not the other, and can share feeding but not medication. Where something has not been shared, the app shows a locked card saying so — never an empty list. "Not shared" and "nothing to report" must never look the same, because an empty allergy list read as "no allergies" is the most dangerous thing a walking app could show you.
Can bookings repeat?
Yes. Most of a round is "Bella, every Tuesday and Thursday", so recurring bookings are there from the start rather than bolted on. Day and week views show what is coming, and Today lists the round in the order you will do it.
Send one visit report.
To a client who is currently getting a text at the end of the day, if you remember. The difference is the pitch.
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