Glasgow Southside Cat Care

Hello, I'm Kay (she/her) and I've lived in the lovely southside of Glasgow for almost a decade with my partner and our two rescue cats. I spend around 3/5 of my week WFH as a business coordinator for a small female owned finance company based up in Inverness, while the rest of my week is spent providing childcare & household support for local families. So I'm trusted both with money and children ha! Though I've clearly ignored the whole 'never work with kids or animals'...

In 2024 we very sadly lost both our cats after a short battle with cancer for Essie, and a bit more of a drawn out brawl with Kidney Disease for Walter. For the first time in nearly 20 years we're without any small pawed creature consuming our attention, and I miss it greatly.

It's a wee bit too soon after our losses to welcome new kitties into our home permanently, but I've decided to put my knowledge, experience and new free time to good use and signed up for both pet fostering and sitting.

I'm comfortable caring for cats and kittens of all ages, breeds and needs. Though I'm based in Govanhill, I'm more than happy to travel across the southside of the city and would consider boarding cats (one at a time or a bonded pair) in our home for short periods.

From a pet carers perspective: I noticed with our boy Walter and his kidney disease that it was really quite difficult to source a pet sitter who was truly comfortable caring for an animal like him - a total sweetheart, but one that had fairly complicated needs. Because of this it ended up that I didn't spend a night away from him during his last year with us. Prior to this I would have classed myself as a fairly knowledgeable pet carer, but this experience has taken me to a different level with medication administration (developing the most intricate magic tricks for getting unpalatable medication into a poorly pet) monitoring of weight, observing toileting, grooming, preparation of home cooked meals etc.

I feel like I should put this experience to good use somehow and if that means that a pet, who you might normally struggle to find suitable care for, can be confidently looked after in your absence then that's at least a wee win-win :)