Get paid to visit cats in Abu Dhabi
Owners in Abu Dhabi pay for a daily check-in over a stressful cattery stay.
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What a cat sitting job in Abu Dhabi actually involves
Cat sitting is a drop-in service, so the cat never leaves its own home. You let yourself in with a key or a code the owner arranges, spend 20 to 30 minutes on food, water, litter tray and company, check the flat over, and send a photo update before you lock up. Owners in Abu Dhabi book this because a cat that stays home stays calm, and because a cattery means a car journey in the heat at both ends. A single traveller booking twice a day for ten days is twenty visits from one client.
The handover visit
Before the owner flies out you meet the cat, learn where the food, litter and carrier live, test the key or door code yourself, and note the vet, the AC setting and who to call in an emergency.
The visit itself
Fresh food and water, litter tray scooped and topped up, a few minutes of play or quiet company, a look around for anything wrong, post and blinds if asked, then the door locked as you found it.
The update
A photo and two honest lines through the app. Owners abroad are not checking for a nice picture, they are checking that the cat ate and the flat is cool. That is the whole reason they rebook you.
Part time work that fits around your week in Abu Dhabi
There are no shifts, no rosters and no minimum hours. You publish the days and times you are free, and requests come to you. Most people in Abu Dhabi run this as part time work around a job, a degree or family, taking two or three regular clients in one neighborhood. Some go further and cover several areas as full time income. Both are normal, and you can move between them month to month without asking anyone.
No formal experience or qualification is needed to apply. You complete identity verification before owners can book you, and after that the work is judged on reviews rather than a CV. Payment runs through the app, so there is no invoicing and no cash to chase.
Petme rates in Abu Dhabi, service by service
You set your own rate in AED. These are the bands Petme publishes across the UAE, so you can price against them rather than guess. Nothing is assigned to you and there is no minimum.
Cat drop-in visits
AED 50 to 100 per 20 to 30 minute visit. Once or twice a day is the normal booking.
Cat house sitting
AED 100 to 250 per night if you stay over, for owners who want someone in the home.
Dog walking
AED 50 to 120 per walk. Adds income on the same round if you also take dogs.
Doggy daycare
AED 60 to 150 per day, if you would rather host from home than drive between visits.
Cat work pays in repetition, not in single high tickets. Two clients in Abu Dhabi away for a week, each on two visits a day at AED 70, is twenty-eight visits and AED 1,960 before cashback. If those flats sit in one tower cluster, that is a short round twice a day rather than a full-time job.
Abu Dhabi neighborhoods that book the most
Family villa communities like Khalifa City, Al Reef, and Al Raha lean toward boarding and house sitting, while Corniche and Al Reem Island apartments skew toward walks and drop-ins.
Al Reem and Saadiyat are island tower addresses with a security desk and a visitor pass at the barrier. Khalifa City, Al Raha and Al Reef are villa communities where parking is easy but the drive across the bridges adds time, so cluster your visits by island rather than crossing back and forth.
The Abu Dhabi booking calendar
Government and corporate leave drives the calendar here: the two Eid holidays, National Day on 2 December, and the July to August school break, when families fly out for the full summer. The event season on Yas Island from November to April adds shorter weekend bookings on top.
The practical consequence is that the quiet weeks are when you win clients and the busy weeks are when you earn from them. Sitters who take the ordinary term-time bookings are the ones already reviewed and already trusted when a household in Abu Dhabi needs two weeks of cover at short notice.
Summer heat is an advantage in Abu Dhabi
From May to September, daytime highs sit above 40°C and the risk to a cat is indoor, not outdoor. Sitters who confirm the AC setting on the first visit, check the unit is still running on every visit, and agree an emergency contact before the owner flies out are the ones owners rebook every holiday.
AC is the whole job
Check the AC is still running the moment you arrive, refresh water at every visit, and know who to call if it fails while the owner is abroad.
Know your Abu Dhabi buildings
Tower access, visitor parking, and which buildings need a pass at the desk. Knowing the practicalities is what turns a first visit into a standing holiday booking.
Keep up to 90%
You set your AED rate. Petme keeps 10 to 15%, and sitter cashback pushes your take-home toward 90% per booking.
What owners in Abu Dhabi look for
Owners here are handing a stranger a key and, often, a pet they have flown halfway around the world with. Rate is rarely the deciding factor. Three things are.
A verified profile
Identity verification, a real photo, and a bio that says which Abu Dhabi areas you cover and which pets you are comfortable with. A vague profile gets skipped no matter what it charges.
Updates that arrive
A photo and a line every visit, sent when you said you would send it. Owners in a different time zone judge you almost entirely on whether the message turned up.
Cover if it goes wrong
Every confirmed booking carries the Petme Protection Plan with up to AED 83,000 toward eligible emergency treatment. You do not arrange it and the owner does not pay extra for it.
How to start taking bookings in Abu Dhabi
Download Petme
Download the Petme app from the App Store or Google Play.
Build your profile
Add photos, a short bio, and the Abu Dhabi neighborhoods you cover.
Verify your ID
Complete identity verification so owners can trust your profile before they book.
Set your rates and accept bookings
Set your AED rates, choose your schedule including heat-aware summer windows, and accept the bookings you want.
Cat Sitting Jobs in Abu Dhabi
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Abu Dhabi.
How much do cat sitters earn per visit in Abu Dhabi?
Cat sitting on Petme in Abu Dhabi runs AED 50 to AED 100 per 20 to 30 minute visit. You set your own rate, and with sitter cashback you keep up to 90% of every booking. Owners travelling for a week usually book once or twice daily, so a single client can mean ten or more visits.
Where is cat sitting demand strongest in Abu Dhabi?
Family villa communities like Khalifa City, Al Reef, and Al Raha lean toward boarding and house sitting, while Corniche and Al Reem Island apartments skew toward walks and drop-ins. Apartment clusters book the most cat visits, because cats stay in their own home while owners travel.
How do I keep a cat safe in the Abu Dhabi summer?
From May to September the risk is indoor, not outdoor: confirm the AC setting on the first visit, check the unit is still running each time you arrive, refresh water at every visit, and agree with the owner who to call if the AC fails while they are away.
What happens on a cat sitting visit in Abu Dhabi?
You visit the cat in its own home: fresh food and water, a clean litter tray, some play and company, a quick check that the home is secure, and a photo update through the app. You can also offer overnight cat house sitting from the same profile.
What Protection Plan do I get on cat visits?
Every confirmed Petme booking, including cat drop-in visits, automatically includes the Petme Protection Plan with up to AED 83,000. If a cat in your care needs urgent treatment, eligible costs may be covered.
Is this a part time job in Abu Dhabi?
It is whatever you make it. There are no shifts, no rosters and no minimum hours, so most people take it as part time work alongside a job or studies, and a few build it into full time income by covering several neighborhoods. You accept the requests that fit your week and decline the rest.
Do I need experience to apply in Abu Dhabi?
No formal experience or qualification is required. What matters is that you are comfortable and confident with the animal, reliable about turning up when you said you would, and quick to answer messages. You complete identity verification before owners can book you.
When are bookings busiest in Abu Dhabi?
Government and corporate leave drives the calendar here: the two Eid holidays, National Day on 2 December, and the July to August school break, when families fly out for the full summer. The event season on Yas Island from November to April adds shorter weekend bookings on top.
Do I need a car to take bookings in Abu Dhabi?
It depends on where you work. Al Reem and Saadiyat are island tower addresses with a security desk and a visitor pass at the barrier. Khalifa City, Al Raha and Al Reef are villa communities where parking is easy but the drive across the bridges adds time, so cluster your visits by island rather than crossing back and forth. You set the neighborhoods you cover, so a sitter without a car can take a single cluster and still fill a week.
How do I get paid for bookings in Abu Dhabi?
Payment runs through the Petme app rather than cash at the door, so the rate is agreed before the booking starts and there is nothing to chase afterwards. Your earnings are paid out to your bank account, and sitter cashback is what lifts your take-home toward 90% of the booking.
Start earning in Abu Dhabi
Set your own rate. AED 83,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.