Cat sitting jobs in Cardiff, the capital with the UK’s lightest sitter supply
Cardiff is the capital of Welsh pet care, and it has fewer sitters per pet than anywhere else in the UK, so a new cat sitter here rarely waits long for a first booking. With three universities, a large renting population and steady stadium-driven travel out of the city, owners are always looking for someone to feed the cat and check the litter tray while they are away. Cat visits in Cardiff run £12 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 Cardiff
Cardiff 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 Cardiff areas
Most cat bookings cluster Pontcanna to Roath. 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.
Cat visits between Bute Park and Roath Park
Pontcanna and Penylan are professional neighbourhoods beside Bute Park, Pontcanna Fields and Roath Park, where many owners keep cats at home. Cathays and Roath have many student and young-professional flats along terraced streets, where a drop-in visit lets a cat stay home rather than go to a cattery. Llandaff and Whitchurch round out a quieter residential belt. Most cats need a short visit in the morning and evening, and some only one a day.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Cardiff. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
Drop-in cat visits
£12 to £18 per 20 to 30 minute visit
House sitting
£32 to £55 per night
Overnight boarding
£26 to £42 per night
Built for sitters in Cardiff
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 £20,000 for eligible vet costs, subject to its terms.
Cat Sitting Jobs in Cardiff
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