Become a cat sitter in Graz
Earn €16 to €32 per in-home visit, set your own schedule, and keep up to 90% of every booking with sitter cashback. Short visits, flexible hours, no assigned shifts.
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What makes a cat sitter book out in Graz
Graz runs on a university calendar. The districts around the universities, Geidorf, St. Leonhard, and Jakomini, are full of flats with indoor cats, and their owners leave in waves: summer holidays, Christmas, and every semester break. Cats stay behind, and boarding is not an option for a territorial animal, so daily in-home visits are the standard booking. The city is compact and flat enough that a bike covers a whole evening route, from Lend and Gries on the west bank of the Mur to St. Peter in the southeast.
In-home, not boarding
Feeding, water, litter, and play in the cat's own flat. Photos after every visit are what win the rebooking.
Fits a student timetable
Visits are short and you pick the hours. A route near campus slots between lectures, and demand peaks exactly when terms end.
Keep up to 90%
You set your rate in euros. Petme keeps a small commission, and sitter cashback pushes your take-home toward 90% per visit.
Graz districts that book the most cat visits
The university districts of Geidorf, St. Leonhard, and Jakomini drive most in-home cat visits, while house districts like Mariatrost and Andritz book daily checks for outdoor cats whenever their owners travel.
Becoming a cat sitter in Graz
What new cat sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Graz.
How much do cat sitters earn in Graz?
Cat sitting on Petme in Graz runs €16 to €32 per in-home visit, with higher rates for two visits a day or multi-cat households. You set your own rate, and with sitter cashback you keep up to 90% of every booking.
Is cat sitting a good student job in Graz?
It fits student life well. Visits are short, you choose your own hours, and a route of flats around Geidorf or Jakomini slots between lectures. Regular paid pet care counts as a trade (freies Gewerbe) in Austria, so register the trade and declare the income to the tax office.
Do I need experience to become a cat sitter in Graz?
No formal experience is required. Owners care most about reliability, calm handling, and photo updates while they travel. A complete profile with your districts and a clear bio matters more than a CV.
When is cat sitting demand highest in Graz?
Demand peaks over the summer holidays, around Christmas, and at the semester breaks, when both families and students leave Graz while their cats stay in the flat. Owners who travel often rebook the same sitter for every trip.
Why do Graz owners prefer in-home cat visits?
Cats are territorial and stressed by transport, so owners book a sitter who visits the cat at home. In the districts on the edge of town, like Mariatrost and Andritz, outdoor cats also need daily feeding and a check while their owners are away.
How do cat sitters find their first clients in Graz?
Owners search for someone close by, so list the districts you cover on both sides of the Mur, from Geidorf and St. Leonhard to Lend and Gries. Graz is compact enough to cover several households per evening by bike.
Start cat sitting in Graz
Set your own per-visit rate. €20,000 vet protection on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and payouts straight to your bank account.