Feline Guardian

Professional feline handler, former veterinary assistant and current kitty mom at your service! Hello, my name is Sanna and if there's one thing I'm crazy about, it's cats. I just completed my MSc at the Royal Veterinary College and Zoological Society of London researching animal epidemiology and welfare. Although I am a crazy-cat-lady, I love animals in all degrees of fuzziness; I also have experience with and am available to sit your dog/rabbit/ferret/tortoise/snake/chinchilla/etc. I am new to London, having just moved from Seattle, WA (USA) where I worked at the city's first cat cafe. As a Feline Guardian of the Cat Kingdom for over two years, I solely cared for 25+ cats per shift (with simultaneous medical monitoring and public education). At this position, I organised and administered adoption placements; while working there, I helped the Seattle Meowtropolitan Cat Cafe increase the city's adoption rate by 20%. I am fur-tunate to have helped rehome over 150 cats. Additionally, during my Bachelors I worked with Banfield Pet Hospital as a veterinary assistant and accordingly I am qualified for simple medical procedures. When it comes to caring for cats... you can say I've done that be-fur.

Let me tell you a tail.... I have owned three cats in my life: a pair throughout childhood and my current fuzzbaby, Tobias. I rescued Tobias within three days of moving into my first apartment (I know, three days is way too long without a cat), who suffers from a variety of pre-existing medical conditions (9 total specifically) and has now officially outlived his life expectancy by four years. He has transformed into a thriving travel companion with the most radi-claw purr-sonality and by this point has likely lived in more states and countries than the average person.

I am feline paw-sitive about the paw-sibility of caring for your best fur-end and flat. You must be thinking... you've got to be kitten me with these puns. I can promise my feline skills are better than my ability to tell jokes, there will be no cat-astrophies and I will move meowtains for a purr. Paw-lease consider me!

I am comfortable with all cat breeds, ages and needs. Throughout three years of employment, I have worked with 300+ kitties, many of which were feral.

I have professional experience with and feel comfortable doing: -nail trims -administering medication (flea preventative/pill/subQ or IV injections - cat in a flat won’t allow me to check the injections box, but I’m happy doing this and I give my own cat monthly injections at home) -grooming -brushing teeth -walking (if leash trained / in-training, or in a cat carrier) -clicker training (Tobias knows 6 tricks and speaks English + Swedish) -feeding (wet/dry/tube) -engaging play (with/without treats) -exercising -providing paw-sitively phenomenal scritches (or lack thereof, if that's your kitty's vibe)

I consider myself a reliable, organised and clean person. I would be happy to take care of some flat necessities / house sitting maintenance if necessary and will always leave having cleaned the litterbox and food/water dishes.