Joined: March 2023

Based in: Stoke Newington, N16

Services: Offering Cat Sitting & Small Pet care in Hackney and surrounding areas

Based in: Isle of Dogs, Canary Wharf E14

Services: Offering Cat Sitting on the Isle of Dogs E14, Cat visiting in Canary Wharf and East London. She also offers Rabbit Boarding, Hamster Care, Guinea Pig holiday care and Gerbil sitting for clients from East London, North London, West London and South London.

Based in: Camden, NW1

Services: Offering Cat Sitting in Hampstead and surrounding areas

I currently work part time in interiors, providing management of a high street shop offering bespoke furniture, upholstery, curtains and blinds, fabrics and wallpaper service. It is a job that requires very good communication and organisational skills to run smoothly, using the telephone the computer and face to face. I have worked here for since 2017.

Between 2015 – 2017 I worked part time for the NHS on the 111 service providing telephone health care and advice, this required a lot of training, willingness to work weekends and holidays, good communication skills and the ability to stay calm in at times very stressful situations.

In 2006 I took time out from full time employment where I had been a Housing manager with young homeless people and a childline telephone counsellor to look after my young daughter. During this time I re trained as an upholsterer and spent a few years looking after elderly in laws in their home. I have some experience of being self employed both as an upholsterer and carer and am happy to continue on that basis. My love of animals I grew up in a home with them and regularly looked after neighbours cats, dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs etc .

As soon as I was able I had 2 cats of my own, both lived long healthy lives 21 and 19 years old, only requiring medication in their last few years both developing hyper thyroidism.

I have since made do with visits from neighbours cats who seem to love hanging out in the garden and popping in to say hello, have a sleep or a cuddle although i do miss having them around all the time I adore their independent nature and what seems to be intuitive sensitivity. I am so happy to have the chance to meet even more furry friends working with A Furry World.

Based in: N1, Islington

Services: Offering Cat Sitting in Islington, N1 and Small Pet Visiting in N1, N5 and surrounding areas

Based in: Hackney, E5

Services: Offering Cat Sitting & House-Sitting In Hackney E5

Other pet related: Pet Illustrations

I have lived in London most of my life, and I believe that I understand many of the special problems of pet owners in an urban environment. I have always been in contact with animals, large and small. As a child we had a big garden, and I was always on the lookout for injured birds, stray cats, hedgehogs, grass snakes, and as many waifs and strays as my long suffering parents could tolerate. We kept rabbits; my mother bred Siamese cats, and we had a delightful “bitsa” dog for several years. My great love during my teenage years were horses and donkeys, but university put a hold on my keeping animals for a few years, although I still pet sat for other people.

I finally ended up in Hackney, where I have lived for some 40 years, looking after school pets during the summer holidays, walking friend's dogs, and continuing to look after stray cats, three of whom I adopted. One of the most important things I found was that when I was on holiday, I worried more about them than anything else, and that was where this company came into its own, with caring, compassionate and very professional carers, who I knew I could trust.

They inspired me to want to support other pet owners, so when all my own pets finally passed away, and I began to work part-time, I decided to apply to become a carer myself, and was delighted to be accepted. I have never regretted the decision, not just because I find that the support and on-going training ensures I am continually improving my caring skills, but because it never fails to amaze me how every pet has it's own delightfully distinct personality, likes, dislikes and unique ways of making sure I understand their needs, be it food, play or cuddles! So, I can assure you that I will care for all your precious pets as well as I possibly can, and treat them as if they were my own.

Based in: Islington Shoreditch, N1

Services: Offering Cat Sitting, Small Pet Boarding, Dog Walking and House-Sitting in Islington N1 and surrounding areas

After many years of dreaming of living in London my partner and we packed our things and moved here February 2009 and absolutely love London. For 5 years and until we moved I worked in Milan in an Eating disorder rehab as a Dietitian.

I contacted A Furry World because I have always loved animals! I enjoy horseback riding but enjoyed caring for horses as least as much as the riding itself. I have also had a hamster and guinea pigs and looked after friends cats.

I’m delighted that now am I able to make it possible for someone to have a pet even if they work or travel a lot knowing that there is someone lovingly caring for it.

My other hobbies and interests are cooking (I even have a cook book for dogs!), dancing and traveling.

Raffo couldn’t be my partner if he didn’t love animals too! 

In his childhood, he spent every summer holiday (which are 3 months in Italy!) on a farm with animals and planned to become a farmer!

He also had rabbits as a kid and was very happy when we took up the critter boarding! He enjoys the company of our furry friends a lot and is always a little bit sad when they have to go back home.

Based in: Stoke Newington, N16

Services: Offering Cat Sitting in Islington, N1 and Small Pet Visiting in N1, N5 and surrounding areas

I came to London as a student many years ago and loved it so much, I stayed! Since then I’ve always lived in North London and have been living in Stoke Newington since 1993.

Cats have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember; the first, an abandoned kitten, setting a pattern for the rest, who have all been rescued from one situation or another! So when my husband and I bought our first home together, I felt it wouldn’t be a real home without a cat and we adopted Cleo from the Cat Protection League (that’s her in the photo – she’s a bit camera-shy!). She now very kindly lets us share our home with her!

I’ve also developed great relationships with friends’ cats, dogs and rabbits and look after them when their owners are away. Working from home as a part-time, freelance desktop publisher means I have lots of free time and I look forward to making and caring for lots more furry friends.

Based in: Kilburn, NW6

Services: Offering Cat Sitting in Kilburn, NW6 surrounding areas

I have lived in North London most of my life, except when I moved to Cheltenham for a while when I was younger, and had a great job there as a live-in Carer for two beautiful dogs, one a Samoyed and the other an Alsatian.

When their mum and dad moved abroad, I came back to London because I missed my Family and the City. Back in London I became Homecare for the Elderly, and still do some Homecare work.

At the moment my immediate Family consist of my husband Chris a B.T engineer and my Cat Smudge who I’ve had since she was a kitten, she is now twenty years old and a real character, I swear she’s got half a dozen human expressions. She still plays with balls and I often hear them in the early hours being kicked about.

I have always had animals in my life and feel so lucky to be able to have a job working with all these little characters and looking forward to looking after them.

If I look after your Cat, you can be sure that I will take as much care with them as if they were my own.

Based in: Highbury Islington, N1

Services: Offering Cat Sitting, Small Pet Boarding,  in Islington N1, N5 and surrounding areas

Other pet related activities: Animal Hospital Pet Care Assistant
I have spent many years caring for many different kinds of animals over the years where I work, part time in an animal hospital.

As well as cats and dogs, I have cared for rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, degus, rats, mice, chinchillas, budgies, parrots, tortoises, and iguanas, even chickens and various wild life.

I have medicated some animals, but mainly cleaned out and fed them all and given TLC.

I have house and cat-sat for a family I have worked for in the school holidays, and for one of my managers cats who stayed with me.

I have house-sat and dog sat for my friends when they were on holiday and dog sat for two of my friend’s dogs at my home while she was away too. As for my own family who live in the north, I have house and animal sat, they have three dogs and four cats. In addition to this, I have helped various friends and family out when they needed help to walk their dogs, or needed me to keep an eye on their home.

I really enjoy the experience of meeting different species of animals, I find them all so fascinating. Whatever the animal I am assigned to care for, I always give all the care, love and attention and time they need to make them at ease and secure in my company.