How much would you offer someone... (throw, dogs, litter, feed)

[reds37win]

...to take care of three cats for a week?

A couple of things to consider:

- this person lives five minutes away.
- this person has three cats of her own.
- the cats only need to be fed and watered and the litter box scooped once/day.

Thoughts?

[Pitt Chick]

The going rate in my area is $10 daily for a cat.

You can probably get a lower rate, though, like three for $25!

[froglipz]

$100, seems reasonable.

[Riley09swb]

I charge $20 a day to take care of dogs. I would charge $10 per day for a cat.

[FalconheadWest]

My neighbors pay my 8 year old $15 a day to scoop the poop twice a day and feed once a day for their 2 cats when they leave town. And there is technically a 3rd cat that they've adopted that sits on the porch so she has to feed and water that one too.

[dblackga]

Are they also picking up mail and stuff that people throw on the driveway? :-)

I'd offer $20 a day, and don't get chintzy on "half-days", etc. Three cats can poop up a storm!

Diane

[foxywench]

I charged $10 a day for up to 2 cats, $2.50 per additional cat after 2 when I was petsitting professionally so your bill would be $87.50...
Most clients also tipped, so a week for 3 cats would ypically bring me in between $90-$100 depending on ow generaous the tip was...

[reds37win]

I'm leaning towards $150 for the week. That's $20 per day plus a little more. I hadn't considered the mail, but that does need to be included.

Thanks all!

[Rene S]

Originally Posted by reds37win

I'm leaning towards $150 for the week. That's $20 per day plus a little more. I hadn't considered the mail, but that does need to be included.

Thanks all!

I wish I lived five minutes from you! LOL This sounds more than generous to me.

You may wish to ask her to turn lights on/off or use timers to give a sense of activity.