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CHF 20 to CHF 34 per 20 to 30 minute visit for drop-in cat visits in Thun. Feed, play, scoop, and send photo updates on your own schedule, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
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Local know-how pays off in Thun
Thun sits where the Aare leaves Lake Thun, and the water shapes every round: the lakeside paths and Schadau Park at the southern end, the Aare banks running north through Lerchenfeld and Dürrenast, and the climb to the castle above the old town for a short, steep outing. The Hochtrottuars of the Obere Hauptgasse make the centre slow going at busy hours, so most walkers keep to the river.
When demand peaks
Weekday demand comes from commuters who leave early for Bern and are not back until evening, which puts the pressure on the middle of the day. Summer brings lake and Oberland tourism and with it short-notice boarding, and the winter sports season pulls the same households away again over the February holiday week.
Know your Thun areas
The Innenstadt, Lerchenfeld and Dürrenast follow the river and chain together in a few minutes. Gwatt and Strättligen run down toward the lake, Goldiwil climbs, and Steffisburg, Hilterfingen, Heimberg and Uetendorf are their own communes, so list only the ones you will reach twice a day.
Cat homes in Thun
The flats along the Aare in Lerchenfeld, Dürrenast and the Innenstadt hold most of Thun’s indoor cats, and there the visit is the animal’s day: food, fresh water, the tray, a few minutes of company and a look at whether anything has changed. In Gwatt, Allmendingen and Goldiwil the houses have gardens and the cats let themselves out, so those calls are quick and the owner mainly wants to hear that the cat turned up. Summer visitors to the lake and the Oberland add requests that arrive at a few days’ notice.
Lake to the south, river to the north
Thun sends its households away twice over, and the long cat bookings follow both departures. Summer takes people up into the Oberland for a week at a stretch, and the February holiday week does the same for the ski season, so the stays that run past a weekend cluster there rather than spreading across the year. Between those two the work is ordinary weekday cover for a household that is out all day. The town itself reads clearly on a first round. The Innenstadt, Lerchenfeld and Dürrenast sit along the Aare within a few minutes of each other, Gwatt and Strättligen run south toward the lake, and Goldiwil and Allmendingen are far enough out to deserve a slot of their own.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Thun. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
Drop-in cat visits
CHF 20 to CHF 34 per 20 to 30 minute visit
Overnight boarding
CHF 48 to CHF 80 per night
Thun areas that book the most
Thun is a commuter town for Bern and the gateway to the Bernese Oberland, so weekday care runs on the rhythm of the morning train and lake and mountain tourism adds short-notice weekend requests through the summer.
Built for sitters in Thun
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.
Protection Plan for eligible vet costs
Owners booking through Petme have the Protection Plan, up to CHF 20,000 for eligible vet costs, subject to its terms.
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