Earn caring for cats across Edmonton
Owners in Edmonton pay for a daily check-in over a stressful cattery stay. Cat visits in Edmonton run CAD 25 to CAD 45 per 20 to 30 minute visit, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
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Local know-how pays off in Edmonton
A furnace that quits during a cold snap is the real risk here. The airport station counts 38.4 nights a year below -20 C and 10.0 below -30 C, four of them in January. A cat visit checks the heat and the taps as well as the food. Only 2.6 days a year clear 30 C, so a July sit is about water and a shaded room.
When demand peaks
Bookings follow the Edmonton Public Schools calendar. Winter break runs December 21 to 31, and spring break is March 30 to April 2, 2027. Summer trips start at the last day of classes, June 28, 2027, and hold through August, the longest run of the year with no school.
Know your Edmonton areas
Downtown Edmonton and Wihkwentowin condo owners hand over a key before a week away, and two of those sits can share one stop. Riverbend and Glenora households book the longer sits, and there you drive between calls instead of taking an elevator.
Cat homes in Edmonton
Half of Edmonton's 396,400 occupied dwellings are single-detached houses, and 120,655 are apartments, so a cat round mixes Glenora houses with Wihkwentowin towers. January lows near -18 C keep cats inside for months, and a visit checks the furnace along with the litter.
Bilingual owners book faster
Some Edmonton clients write to you in French, most often around Bonnie Doon, the city's francophone quarter and the home of Campus Saint-Jean. The 2021 census counts 65,950 Edmontonians, 6.6 percent, with knowledge of both official languages. French key instructions help there.
What a cat sitting job in Edmonton actually involves
Cat sitting is a drop-in service, so the cat never leaves home. You let yourself in with a key or a code the owner sets up, spend 20 to 30 minutes on food, water, the litter box and some company, check the place over, and send a photo before you lock up. Owners in Edmonton book it because a cat that stays home stays calm. One traveler booking twice a day for ten days is twenty visits from a single client.
Keys and access
Most Edmonton owners hand over a spare key, a lockbox code or a smart-lock code at the meet-and-greet. Agree where the key lives and how you get in if the code fails, and confirm it before the owner leaves town.
The visit
Fresh food and water, the litter box scooped, a look at the cat and a few minutes of play or a brush. You note anything off, like a skipped meal or a hidden cat, so the owner hears it from you first.
The update
A photo and two lines in the app after every visit. Owners who cannot see their cat for a week live on those messages, and a sitter who sends them without being asked is the one they rebook.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Edmonton. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
Drop-in cat visits
CAD 25 to CAD 45 per 20 to 30 minute visit
House sitting
CAD 50 to CAD 90 per night
Overnight boarding
CAD 50 to CAD 85 per night
At the middle of the Edmonton band, CAD 35 a visit, one week with two clients on morning and evening visits is 20 visits and CAD 700. A single ten-day trip from one owner is worth as much on its own.
Edmonton areas that book the most
Cat sitting bookings in Edmonton come from Downtown Edmonton and Wihkwentowin condo travellers, and from Riverbend households away over the school breaks.
Alberta licenses no pet sitters or dog walkers. Edmonton's Animal Care and Control Bylaw 21244 licenses every dog and cat over six months and caps a residence at 3 dogs. Dogs stay leashed on public property outside the off-leash areas, and a home-based business needs a City business licence. Pet-care income is self-employment income, reported on form T2125 with your T1 return. GST/HST registration is required once taxable revenue passes the CAD 30,000 small-supplier threshold in four consecutive quarters.
Built for sitters in Edmonton
Keep up to 90%
You set your rate. Petme keeps a low service fee, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
Full schedule control
No assigned shifts and no minimum hours. Accept or decline each request and pause your profile whenever you need to.
Protected on every booking
CAD 32,000 in Protection Plan comes with every confirmed booking, so you are never on the hook alone if something goes wrong.
What Edmonton owners look for in a cat sitter
Cat owners book on trust more than on price. The profile details below are the ones they ask about.
Comfort with shy cats
Many cats hide from a stranger for the first visit. Owners want to hear that you will sit with the cat, not chase it, and that a hidden cat still gets fed and its box scooped.
Reliability, twice a day
A cat on medication or a diabetic cat needs visits at the same time every day. Say what your schedule can hold in Edmonton, and mention any medication experience, even with your own cat.
A tidy visit
Litter cleaned properly, nothing left out, doors and windows as you found them, and a message with a photo. Owners come home and look for those signs before they look at anything else.
How to start earning in Edmonton
1. Download Petme
Download the Petme app from the App Store or Google Play.
2. Build your profile
Add photos, a short bio, and the Edmonton neighborhoods you cover.
3. Verify your ID
Complete identity verification so owners can trust your profile before they book.
4. Set your rates and accept bookings
Set your own rates per service, choose your schedule, and accept the bookings you want.
Cat sitting jobs in Edmonton
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Edmonton.
Can I pick up cat sitting jobs near me in Edmonton?
How much does a cat sitting visit pay in Edmonton?
Is this a part-time or full-time job in Edmonton?
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How do I apply?
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Where in Edmonton do cat owners need sitters most?
What does a cat sitter do at each visit in Edmonton?
Can I set my own visit schedule in Edmonton?
Am I covered if a cat gets sick during a visit in Edmonton?
when do edmonton cat sitting bookings peak, spring break or summer?
What are cat sitting visits like in Edmonton?
Cat sitting jobs near Edmonton
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in Edmonton
Set your own rate. CAD 32,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.