Description of
Central Arkansas Pet Sitting provides professional, reliable care for your pets, in your home, while you are away. We offer you peace of mind that your pets will be well taken care of, in your pets familiar home environment, when you are at work, on business trips, or on vacation. Our services provide an alternative to boarding or kenneling, so that your pet may remain in the comfort, security, and familiarity of his or her own home. We offer services for all types of pets. We provide a 20-30 minute visit to feed, water, brush, exercise and cuddle pets of all types. Pet sitting services are available 365 days a year, including holidays. We will customize any service to meet you and your pet's individual needs. These visits are $16. Here’s a detailed list of what is included in our pet sitting visits:
· See to all feedings and water refreshments. You provide
the food, but we will see that your pet is fed and watered regularly.
We can accommodate pets with special diet requirements as well.
· Provide exercise and/or walking activities. We
will gladly take your pet out for walks on a leash and allow your pet
to continue with their normal routine. Exercise is very important to
the health of your pet. We understand every pet owner has their own
preferred form of pet activities. We will happily continue those
activities in your absence.
· Provide playtime. We
will play with your pet and their favorite toys, if this is in their
normal routine. This continued practice, in your absence, allows your
pet to remain happy and reduces the stress of being away from you.
· Provide companionship and loving attention. We will
show all the love and friendship possible. We are animal lovers and
understand that pets require love, attention and affection to remain
happy and healthy.
· See to clean up of any “accidents”. We will
see that any “accidents” your pet may have are cleaned up and disposed
of in the manner you desire. Cleaning products should be stored where
we can locate them quickly. This reduces the risk of staining and odor
in your floors and provides your pet a continuously clean environment.
· Clean cages and replace bedding. We
will see that birds, reptiles and rodents’ cages are regularly cleaned
and replace bedding and/or newspapers. This provides your pet with a
healthy living environment, aiding to keep your caged pet healthy.
· Administer medications, when required. We understand that animals have health issues and requirements, as we do. Should your pet require regular medications, we will see that these are administered as directed by you. By providing us with the medication names and dosages, we can see that your pet gets the medicines it needs to stay healthy.
· Provide care for terminally ill pets. Keeping
a terminally ill pet comfortable and happy is heart breaking and hard
enough without the added stress of having to leave them. Therefore, we
are happy to say that we have experience in working with terminally ill
pets and can see to their comfort, support and love in your absence.
· Provide rehab care for injured pets. While
you are away, you can rest in the knowledge that your pet's
rehabilitation routine to recover from any injury or surgery will
continue. We will, following your rehab program, see that your pet
continues to recuperate in your absence.
· Seek medical attention in the event of an emergency. In
the event your pet becomes ill or suffers an injury while you are
away, we will be there to see that it received the medical attention it
may need. We will transport it to the veterinarian, return your pet
home, and see that any new medications, therapy and rest they need to
recuperate are taken care of. After seeing to their comfort, we will
contact you to inform you of your pet's health issue and what has been,
and is being, done to see to their care and comfort.
· Regularly bring in mail and newspapers. Allowing
us to serve your pet sitting needs, means you will no longer have to
rely on friends, neighbors or family members to pick up your mail or
newspapers while you are away, nor will you have to stop and restart
services. Our sitters will pick up any mail and newspapers daily and
deposit them in a designated location in your home. By keeping these
collected on a regular basis, your home will continue to appear
occupied.
· Take out and return trash receptacles, as needed. We
will see that your trash is set out, if needed, and return them once
emptied. This will allow your refuse to be emptied on a regular basis,
removing any “accident” materials and soiled cage bedding.
Additionally, this will provide your home with a "someone is at home"
look.
· Turn on or change lighting, as requested. As
an added measure of comfort, if your pet is use to having lights on, we
will be happy to see the lights are turned on for them or changed on a
regular basis, as directed by you. This is also another deterrent and
makes your home appear lived in.
· Water Plants (with detailed instructions).We
are very experienced and loving pet care professionals, however our
specialty does not include horticulture. Therefore, we will be happy to
water your interior houseplants, as long as very detailed instructions
are provided. We can not be held responsible should a plant die while
in our care.
· Provide hotel/motel/campground sits for local guests. Visitors to the
Dog Walking
For
most clients, we recommend a 30 minute walk. If you would like
something a bit different, let us know and we will customize a
walk just for you! We will walk your dog in the area that you specify,
clean up after him or her if necessary, and feed and/or water at your
request. This is 45 min visit and is $25.
Overnight Visits / Home Sitting
If
you would like even more extensive and personalized attention for your
pets, we offer overnight visits / home sitting. These visits offer the
advantage of having someone staying in your house while you are away,
instead of leaving your home unattended. We
understand that many pets do not like to be alone, or do not do well,
when left alone at night. In this, we are happy to offer overnight pet
sitting. Your specified sitter will stay throughout the night with your
pet to make them comfortable. This can, in some instances, reduce
friction with neighbors who may become irritated with a dog that barks
continually when left alone at night. The visits are from approx
Pet Taxi
We
offer a pet taxi service to chauffeur your pet(s) to and from the
groomer, the vet, obedience training, pet daycare, or other
locations. We only transport animals in the
Errands & Additional Pet-Sit Time
Our
hourly rate for running errands or scheduling additional time for each
visit is $28, billable in fifteen minute increments. Our hourly rate
for emergencies (e.g., emergency or urgent veterinary care, storm
damage, etc.) is $40, also billable in fifteen minute increments.
Holiday: Payment in full is charged, no refunds
0-48 hrs: Payment in full is charged, no refunds
2-7 days: 20% of service total is due (80% refund)
8+ days: no charge, full refund issued.