Desperately seeking caring cat sitter

[swampmaxmum]

thanks Sam. I'm rushing to pack while they are asleep (er, why am I on here then?!  ) and didn't read it properly. I'll see how it works out this time and then perhaps use this next time if there's someone as catbonkers as me around here. It's harder still when they are at an age and health where you can't just plonk the plate down and leave them to nosh.
many thanks!
activity in the Bastis so must go and close the bag to avoid kitty stressssssssssssss.

[Sam (Fussy_Furball)]

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[swampmaxmum]

Thanks for the suggestions. It's always harder in London! It looks like you have to join petsitter swap to see if there's anyone near you.
The loved one's cat feeder came around today. He seems nice and I hope it's going to be all right. I'm normally in most of the day and this way they'll have only 1/2 hour's company from morning until night.  I hate going away although it's only until Friday, it already feels bad to me. The boys are curled up in their Bastis tent snoring contently. (thank you again Purrlishious).  I just hope they'll be fine. When the catsitter/feeder came around, they ate every morsel of food with no probs! Typical  OH's encouraging me to go as well as he thinks (can't imagine why?! can you) that I spend too much time at home doing cat caring    I just want to spend every mo I can with them now that they're old.

[Sam (Fussy_Furball)]

It might be a bit late but have your tried looking on http://petsitterswap.com/Welcome.asp

[blackcat]

the company I use is K-9 Nanny. They are based in Swale, but they have agents elsewhere - not sure they go all the way to the big smoke but possibly worth a try. The woman who walks Shadow for me when I am busy is lovely

[Gail Bengal Slave]

I know of one but she lives stafford way.

[swampmaxmum]

"think" have found someone. A bloke's coming around on Monday from someone recommended by a local vet I don't know.
I really need to find someone reliable, local who can even live in in an emergency - we have family abroad and if we had to go for a week in an emergency I don't know what I'd do.
If anyone can help in the London/Kent/Essex area please do let me know  The boys these days need very special care.

[swampmaxmum]

I've just been let down by the woman who used to come in and feed my boys when I went away for a few days. In theory, I need to go away from tues to fri next week. OH will be here to feed in the mornings and evenings but he gets home late (8ish) so a good lunch is essential. I organised for someone else to come but kept leaving messages on her voicemail which weren't returned so got a bit anxious and rang the vets where she used to work. They say they can't recommend here unreservedly so....can't go unless I can find someone in SE London before monday (they'd have to come and meet the SwampMax and see what to do over the weekend or Monday latest). It's not rocket science, just TLC, blending Swamp's food, watching that they eat ok, cleaning litter trays, putting nosh into the coolbag etc and giving some time to them at lunchtime.
Does anyone have any ideas please?  I did use another local bod once before who was hopeless - became completely freaked out when Swampy brought up his lunch and could not give pills to cats.  (that last one shouldn't be necessary, but never know with the Elderlies). It would have to be a driver in case they needed to go to the vet although I am near enough to walk, it's 15 mins walk to the vet and they aren't soooo light. Plus the weather's turned lovely as you'll all have noticed :-(