Become a cat sitter in Los Angeles
Visits run $25 to $42 each, you pick your own hours, and sitter cashback pushes your take-home toward 90% of every booking. Short stops, no rosters, no assigned shifts.
Petme is live in Los Angeles. Get verified and start accepting cat visit requests in your neighborhood.
Why cat sitters fill their calendars across Los Angeles
LA is too spread out to chase the whole basin, so the sitters who win claim one patch. The apartment-dense Eastside around Silver Lake, Echo Park, and Los Feliz, and the Westside around Venice and Santa Monica, are full of indoor cats. Cats hate transport, so owners want someone who comes to them, and a city that travels for shoots keeps requests coming.
In-home, not boarding
Feeding, water, litter, play, and a wellbeing check in the cat's own home. Photos after every visit win the rebooking.
Own a cluster
Silver Lake, the Westside, or the Valley. A tight pocket keeps short visits profitable with little driving between them.
Keep up to 90%
You set your rate. Petme keeps a small commission, and sitter cashback pushes your take-home toward 90% per visit.
Where Los Angeles owners book the most cat visits
Silver Lake, Echo Park, and West Hollywood carry Eastside demand, while Venice, Santa Monica, and Culver City keep visits flowing across the Westside.
Going live as a cat sitter in Los Angeles
Getting started is quick. Download the Petme app, build a profile with real photos and the cluster you cover, like Silver Lake or the Westside, then finish ID verification so owners trust you with their home and cat. Set your per-visit rate, open your calendar, and start accepting nearby cat visits as the requests come in.
Cat sitting in Los Angeles, answered
The questions new cat sitters raise before they start on Petme in Los Angeles.
How much do cat sitters earn in Los Angeles?
Cat sitting on Petme in Los Angeles runs $25 to $42 per in-home visit. Two visits a day and multi-cat homes pay more, and with sitter cashback you keep up to 90% of every booking you accept.
Do I need experience to become a cat sitter in Los Angeles?
No formal experience is required. What owners weigh most is reliability, calm handling, and clear photo updates while they travel for work or a shoot. A complete, verified profile listing the neighborhoods you cover is what lands those first few bookings, and your rating builds from there.
How do I land my first cat-sitting clients in Los Angeles?
Pick one cluster, like Silver Lake or the Westside, and fill out your profile for it completely. Verify your ID, add real photos, and keep your calendar current so nearby owners can find and book you fast.
How does payment work for cat sitters on the Petme app?
Owners pay through the app, so you never chase cash or invoices. Once a visit is confirmed and complete, your earnings are released and paid out to your bank, with sitter cashback raising your take-home toward 90% per booking.
Can I be a cat sitter part-time in Los Angeles?
Yes. You set your own schedule with no minimum hours and no shift rosters. Cat visits are short, so many sitters route a few nearby homes in one part of the city around a day job or auditions.
Cat sitting jobs in other US cities
Petme is hiring cat sitters across the country. Pick another city to see local rates and where demand is strongest.
Start cat sitting in Los Angeles
Set your own per-visit rate. $20,000 vet protection on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.