A well-travelled Georgian city keeps visits on the calendar. Cat sitting jobs in Bath
Bath is full of owners who leave for weekends away, half-terms and longer trips, and their cats still need feeding, fresh litter and a bit of company at home. Petme cat sitters cover that gap with short drop-ins a few streets from their door, usually a morning or evening visit or two a day. Cat visits in Bath run £11 to £18 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 Bath
Bath has a wet maritime climate with rain spread across the year, frosty spells in winter, and short winter days that leave a narrow window of daylight. Walkers who carry a raincoat and a towel, plan sheltered routes on the wettest days, and hold their slots through the drizzle keep the regulars that fair-weather walkers lose.
When demand peaks
Demand peaks over the summer holidays and across Christmas and New Year, with a second wave on the February, May and October half-terms and the bank-holiday weekends. Boarding and house sitting lead when owners travel; walking, daycare and drop-in visits carry the commuting week.
Know your Bath areas
Most cat bookings cluster Widcombe to Lansdown. Owners book the sitter who can reach them quickly for a daily visit, so the areas you list matter more than the distance you are willing to travel.
Planning cat visits across Bath
Widcombe, Bathwick and Lansdown sit close to the centre, with Oldfield Park to the south-west, Combe Down on the southern hill and Larkhall to the north-east, and the compact centre means you can string together two or three sits without ever crossing the whole city. Picking a couple of neighbouring areas and holding them keeps your evenings tidy and your visits short.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Bath. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
Drop-in cat visits
£11 to £18 per 20 to 30 minute visit
House sitting
£32 to £55 per night
Overnight boarding
£28 to £48 per night
Bath areas that book the most
Widcombe, Bathwick and Lansdown sit close to the centre, with Oldfield Park to the south-west, Combe Down on the southern hill and Larkhall to the north-east, and the compact centre means you can string together two or three sits without ever crossing the whole city.
Built for sitters in Bath
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
£20,000 in Protection Plan comes with every confirmed booking, so you are never on the hook alone if something goes wrong.
Cat Sitting Jobs in Bath
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Bath.
Are there jobs in Bath?
Yes. On Petme you work in Bath as self-employed, with no assigned shifts and no minimum hours. You choose the areas you cover and the rate per service, and owners nearby send requests you accept or decline.
Do I have to choose between cat sitting and dog walking in Bath?
Choose as many services as you want to cover. In Bath, cat sitting and dog walking sit side by side on one profile with separate rates, so a quiet week in one does not mean a quiet week overall.
How much do cat sitters earn per visit in Bath?
Drop-in cat visits on Petme in Bath run £11 to £18 per 20 to 30 minute visit. You set your own rate per visit, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
What protection do I get on cat sitting bookings?
Every confirmed Petme booking, including drop-in visits, includes £20,000 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 Widcombe or Bathwick.
Where is cat sitting demand strongest in Bath?
Widcombe, Bathwick and Lansdown sit close to the centre, with Oldfield Park to the south-west, Combe Down on the southern hill and Larkhall to the north-east, and the compact centre means you can string together two or three sits without ever crossing the whole city. Most cat owners book a sitter within their own neighborhood, so listing the areas you cover sharpens your visibility.
What does a typical cat sitting visit involve?
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 Bath owners book one or two visits a day while they travel.
Can I set my own visit schedule in Bath?
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 Widcombe and Bathwick into one efficient round.
What should I check on a winter cat visit in Bath?
Check the home as well as the cat. On a Bath winter visit that means confirming the heating is still on, topping up water that sits near a draughty window, keeping the litter and feeding routine exactly as the owner left it, and flagging anything odd straight away. Owners travelling over Christmas rebook the sitters who notice the house too.
Can I take multi-cat households in Bath?
Yes, some Bath owners keep two or three cats in the same home, and a single visit covers the lot. You feed and water each cat, sort the litter trays, spend a little play time with them and send one photo update, so a multi-cat sit takes only a bit longer than a single-cat drop-in for the same trip.
Is cat sitting in Bath busier around the holidays?
School holidays, half-terms, Christmas and the summer are when many Bath owners go away, sometimes for a week or more. A trip like that usually needs one or two visits a day for the whole stay, so open your calendar for those weeks early.
Start earning in Bath
Set your own rate. £20,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.
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