I have been an owner of two cats, one a stray moggy who showed up hungry one day - I fed him some tinned tuna, and he never left! He was a grumpy old bugger but I did love him, and called him Professor Snape. Sadly he passed away many years ago of a tumor. 

The second was a Scottish Fold who was a birthday present from a former partner, because I used to watch too many videos of Scottish Folds. Yuki Kuro was beloved for over a decade, but a few years ago was adopted by a housemate who became very attached to Yuki during covid, during which time I became pregnant! I still get photos =) 

My daughter is now 2 and very good around cats, we sit for friends regularly, and eventually I expect we will get a cat (in a few years), but for now we are very happy to look after yours! Please note I've added some photos of my daughter and pets as well as myself - it's easier to find photos of her with cats than me though as I hadn't really thought about getting too many photos of myself interacting with pets over the years, I usually just take photos *of* the pets! I am not experienced with dogs, and at this stage can only offer cat or small animal sitting in your home, or emergency animal transport if I am available. 

I am available for medium/long term cat & smaller pet / house minding with my daughter with me. I am working 2 days a week usually, so have lots of time to give to any pets and my daughter just loves all animals. I will also be able to water plants and bring in the mail. I prefer stays of between 1-3 weeks, but may sometimes consider longer or shorter stays if they work with my existing schedule, but would rarely accept a stay of less than 7 nights due to the time required to bump in and bump out (toddlers seem to need a bit of stuff: if your house comes with a setup for child around 1-4yo, this is more likely to be negotiable if dates align). My work is in the city fringe so prefer locations that won't involve a really long commute, I need somewhere to park my car when staying, ideally be able to charge it too as it is electric, though I actually prefer to take public transport where possible so charging would be minimal. Happy to use whatever security system you have and I am fastidious about locking up. I am a non-smoker and can provide pet minding references on request.