Our own experiences led us to create our LocalCat cat-sitter service. Being cat owners ourselves, we continuously struggled with who to trust our kitty-cats with when we travelled (summer holidays, business trips, long weekends away). We asked friends and family members to feed our cat friends when we needed help, but over the years we started to feel that we were asking for too many favours.
We would have loved to have cat sitters, but we could not find a company to provide a reliable and comprehensive service. It was then we came to the idea of a cat-sitter service, and soon after we started LocalCat.
Since trust is key when it comes to cats and flats, we ourselves form the core of the LocalCat team, and have been partnering with caring cat sitters for seven years who we fully trust our own pets with. We work exclusively with cat sitters who we know very well personally and are extremely responsible – in addition to being big fans of felines.
LocalCat divides parts of Budapest by district so that our cat sitters can visit cats in the areas they often go to (workplaces, residences, etc.). This allows our cat sitters to regularly visit their same cat clients (depending on the cat sitter’s capacity) and to get to our clients’ places quickly and easily. With LocalCat, your kitty-cat gets to stay in their comfortable surroundings and have a familiar, friendly cat sitter come visit so that you can feel stress-free and secure while you are away from your beloved pets.
You can turn to us with confidence that you will benefit from LocalCat’s professional service.
PROFESSIONALISM
We work exclusively with cat sitters who have certificate of good conduct and references of many years and whom we completely trust. We are not simply intermediaries for cat sitters, but work together with them as a team so that you can be sure that we personally know your cat sitter.
EXPERIENCE
Our cat sitters have already fed and looked after several kitty-cats in their owners' absence – all of them understand the language of cats and love and pamper the little clients entrusted to them as their own. They see taking care of your cats as both a responsibility and as relaxing and fun.
ACCURACY
Our cat sitters arrive on time for the appointment agreed in advance, and feed your cat at the time you specify. Our cat sitters travel mainly by bicycle or public transport in the city centre in order to avoid delays.
FLEXIBILITY
LocalCat is all about maximum flexibility. We take care of your pet based on their individual needs and try to adjust to their daily routine as much as possible.
RELIABILITY
Responsibility and reliability are key for us. With a preliminary personal consultation, you can be assured our cat sitters are well-prepared. They will send you photo reports from each of their actual visits, which are also monitored by LocalCat.
ASSISTANCE
If there are any problems with your pet, we take immediate action: we inform you right away and take your cat to the vet you have designated (on weekends to a veterinary clinic). Our cat sitters receive the help of the LocalCat “back office” as well, so we work together to resolve any trouble as soon as possible.
SAFETY
Your home will be watched daily, in addition to your kitty-cat – any perceptible camera motion on your property works to keep burglars away. If you have a surveillance camera/webcam in or around your home, we kindly ask you to inform us about this in advance as the consent of the cat sitter is required for recording purposes.
Reviews
"Absolutely amazing service! As an overly anxious cat parent, travelling and leaving our 2 cats behind is always a bit iffy for me, but I cannot recommend LocalCat enough! Lovely cat sitter who was so responsible, caring and thoughtful, and the daily updates with photos were absolutely invaluable. Highly recommend it to anyone!" — Helen
"Fantastic cat sitting with kind, reliable staff. Have used them many times and they are always excellent." - Ben
"LocalCat is awesome! My cats adore Bogi and I am always comfortable when I leave town that my babies will be well loved." — Karma
"Very dependable, friendly and cat-loving cat sitters!!!” — Malgorzata
"I totally recommend LocalCat: Dora took care of my cat for two weeks and I couldn’t be more satisfied! She kept me updated every time she visited my cat, sending me texts and photos. Great service!" — Sabrina
"My cat was looked after by a super cat sitter who really loves cats. I was very satisfied with everything. I received reports and pictures about my cat, which allowed me to be calm about my cat's well-being and fully enjoy a vacation without worrying about my pet." — Baiba
"I have had the luck to leave my cats to LocalCat twice already. Both times I had a wonderful cat sitter. Received daily updates with pictures. I couldn't be more satisfied with the service I received. Highly recommend it, if you have to travel and leave your loves behind." — Áron
"Service is reliable. Daily updates through pictures and comments. Highly recommended." — Alessia
"I used LocalCat 4 times in the last year. Always great service. I love the daily updates and the attention they give to every cat." — Evgenia
"Very glad to have stumbled across LocalCat. Thanks to them, we really had no worries travelling to the East. They responded right away, so by the next day we easily but thoroughly discussed every detail. I had full trust in the sitter from the first moment on, and indeed, she took great, actually, loving care of our two cats, Brave and Shy. Hope I can count on them in the future, I’d definitely be a returning customer." — Sandor
"Great reliable cat sitter service that I will definitely use again. I got cute and personal daily updates about how my cats were doing. It was a great relief to see that they were taken good care of." — Petra
