Cat sitting jobs in Peterborough, on your schedule
Cat sitting in Peterborough spans Northcrest near Trent University down to the South End by Little Lake, with each visit at the owner's home. Cat visits in Peterborough run CAD 20 to CAD 35 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 Peterborough
The Peterborough A station at the airport records a January normal low of -12.8C and 45.2 cm of January snow in its 1991 to 2020 normals. After a snowfall, a cat sitting visit starts at the front step with a shovel, then moves to the thermostat and a quick look at the water lines under the sink.
When owners travel
Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board closes from December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027, and its March Break runs from March 15 to 19, 2027. Classes end on June 29, 2027, so Peterborough families near the Kawarthas cottage lakes have the summer free from the last week of June.
Know your Peterborough areas
Downtown Peterborough and Town Ward sit close together west of the Otonabee River, so a sitter on foot can link several cat visits in one loop. East City is across the Hunter Street Bridge, while Northcrest and Kawartha Heights are car stops at the city's north and west edges.
Cat homes in Peterborough
Peterborough cat visits are mostly in houses: the 2021 Census counts 20,560 of the city's 35,975 occupied dwellings as single-detached. In a Peterborough house, check the basement and any sunroom for the cat before you lock up, since cats here must stay on the property.
Bilingual owners book faster
Canada is officially bilingual, and in Quebec, parts of New Brunswick and the Ottawa region owners search and message in French. A sitter who says in their profile that they work in French as well as English books faster in those neighbourhoods.
What a cat sitting job in Peterborough actually involves
Every visit happens at the owner's home in Peterborough. Collect the key before the first day, find out where the cat hides, and send a photo after each visit. Ask for the vet's number and where the carrier is kept in case the cat needs a trip out.
Keys and access
Most Peterborough 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 Peterborough. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
Drop-in cat visits
CAD 20 to CAD 35 per 20 to 30 minute visit
House sitting
CAD 40 to CAD 65 per night
The math for Peterborough: two owners traveling Monday to Friday, two visits a day each, CAD 28 a visit. That is 20 visits and CAD 560 in a week, and you keep up to 90% of it.
Peterborough areas you can cover
Cat sitting in Peterborough reaches renters as well as homeowners, since 40.6% of the city's occupied dwellings were rented at the 2021 census.
Peterborough By-law 21-112, section 8, requires a licence for every cat kept in the city, and the licence tag must stay on the cat. The same by-law counts a cat off its owner's premises and not under physical control as running at large, and the city allows three cats per home. 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 Peterborough
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 Peterborough 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 Peterborough, 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 Peterborough
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 Peterborough 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 Peterborough
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Peterborough.
Cat sitting pay in Peterborough: how much per visit?
Drop-in cat visits on Petme in Peterborough run CAD 20 to CAD 35 per 20 to 30 minute visit. You set your own rate per visit, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
Where is cat sitting demand strongest in Peterborough?
Cat sitting in Peterborough reaches renters as well as homeowners, since 40.6% of the city's occupied dwellings were rented at the 2021 census. Most cat owners book a sitter within their own neighborhood, so listing the areas you cover sharpens your visibility.
What do I actually do on a cat visit in Peterborough?
A standard drop-in runs 20 to 30 minutes: feeding, fresh water, litter scooping, playtime, and a photo update to the owner in chat. Many Peterborough owners book one or two visits a day while they travel.
Can I choose which cat visits I accept in Peterborough?
Yes. You set your available hours and accept or decline each request. Morning and evening visit slots fill first, and you can stack several nearby visits around Downtown Peterborough and East City into one efficient round.
Is there any cover for the cat while I am sitting it?
Every confirmed Petme booking, including drop-in visits, includes CAD 32,000 in Protection Plan for the cat in your care, at no cost to you or the owner. The same cover applies whether you sit in Downtown Peterborough or East City.
Is this a part-time or full-time job in Peterborough?
Neither in the employment sense. You work in Peterborough as a self-employed sitter, so there are no assigned shifts and no minimum hours. Some people take a couple of bookings a week around another job, others fill a full week. You scale it up or down yourself.
What do I need to start pet care work in Peterborough?
You need to be 18 or over, have a smartphone with the Petme app, and pass ID verification. Owners choose on reviews, availability and a complete profile, so it is worth describing the pets you have looked after, including your own, on your profile.
How do I apply?
Apply through the Petme become a pet sitter page for Canada, then build your profile: the services you want to offer, your own rate for each, and the Peterborough areas you cover. Owners nearby send you booking requests, and you accept or decline each one.
How do I get paid for bookings in Peterborough?
Payment runs through the app rather than cash at the door. Each confirmed Peterborough booking is paid out to your bank account, and you keep up to 90% of what the owner pays. You set the rate for every service yourself.
When does Peterborough's March Break open part time cat sitting shifts?
In the March Break week, March 15 to 19, 2027, when Kawartha Pine Ridge schools close in Peterborough. Cat sitting visits happen at the owner's home, and the airport station's March normal low is -7.1C, so check the heat on every visit.
What are cat sitting visits like in Peterborough?
Peterborough cat visits are mostly in houses: the 2021 Census counts 20,560 of the city's 35,975 occupied dwellings as single-detached. In a Peterborough house, check the basement and any sunroom for the cat before you lock up, since cats here must stay on the property.
Cat sitting jobs near Peterborough
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in Peterborough
Set your own rate. CAD 32,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.