Pet Sitting
- Home
- Our Services
- Pet Sitting
Pet Sitting in Arlington, Alexandria, and Falls Church
We understand how difficult it can be to leave your furry baby behind when you travel for vacation or business. By offering peace of mind, our professional and reliable pet sitting service takes the worry out of traveling from home. Pet sitting offers an attractive alternative to boarding your pet at a kennel or cattery. Our pet sitters will provide personalized and loving care tailored to your pet’s needs. We are a 24-hour service and will make visits at any time of the day, as needed. Dogs, cats, rabbits, reptiles, birds, hamsters, and other small animals are all part of our Metropawlitan family.
Our Pet Sitting Services in Northern Virginia
Dog Sitting
Are you going on vacation and need someone to care for your dog or puppy? We offer 2-4 visits daily. We offer 20 min to hour long visits/walks. The visits are tailored to keeping your pup to their regular routine and minimizing the stress of you being away. Your pup(s) will be walked, fed, given fresh water and lots of TLC.
We can offer three to four visits a day (breakfast 7-9 AM, afternoon 12-3PM, early evening 4-7pm and late night 8-10 PM).
If your dog needs to go out more often (senior and young dogs) we recommend four visits a day (breakfast 7-9 AM, late night 8-10 PM and two other day time visits up to your preference).
For cats and sm
all animals, we can visit daily or every other day at an anytime during the day.Our normal window is 7am-7pm. If you need a more specific time block for visits due to health reasons or eating habits, please ask.
Cat Sitting
Cats prefer to stay home and not deal with the stress of being boarded or having to travel. Let one of our cat whisperers care for your kitty. Our goal is that you come back to a happy and healthy cat.
With a former vet tech on staff, rest assured we can safely administer insulin, subcutaneous fluids and any other medication to your kitty. We have no problems with giving difficult kitties meds as well.
For cats, we can offer visit twice daily, once daily or every other day at an anytime during the day. Our normal window is 7am-7pm. If you need a more specific time block for visits due to health reasons or eating habits, please let us know.
Small Animal Care
We love rabbits, birds, hamsters, iguanas and all the pocket animals. We will make sure they are fed and their crated area/litterbox or cage is cleaned out and fresh bedding is added.
For small animals, we can visit daily or every other day at an anytime during the day. Our normal window is 7am-7pm. If you need a more specific time block for visits due to health reasons or eating habits, let us know.
Pet Sitting Rates
Pet Sitting Rates Per visit
| 20 minute duration | $23 |
| 30 minute duration | $28 |
| 45 minute duration | $33 |
| 60 minute duration | $42 |
There is an additional $5 pet fee.
Holiday Rate of $12 is added for all Federal Observed Holidays and The Day Before Christmas and New Year’s and the Day after Thanksgiving
There is a one time Registration fee (Meet and Greet) of $15
Day Stay (Companion Care)
Does your pet need extra attention and a drop in visit isn’t enough? They may have just had surgery and need extra help or have separation anxiety. One of our trusted sitters can stay with your pet for an extended time. We offer 2, 4 and 6 hour visits to ensure your is happy and comfortable. Please contact us to discuss your situation and pricing.
Litterbox and Cage Clean Out Only
We are here to help. We will come by during the day and clean the litterbox or cage. We will scoop out the waste, add fresh litter and clean up surrounding area. We can also do a full scrub of the litterbox. For cages, we will clean out area, add fresh bedding and clean surrounding area.
This service is perfect for:
- Women who are pregnant and concerned with contracting taxoplasomis
- People work a lot of hours or have a busy schedule and unable to tend the litter box or pet cage regularly
- Families with pets who are ill so the litterbox needs extensive cleaning more often.
- Families who go out of town but has someone staying at the home who is uncomfortable cleaning a litter box.
- Someone who has an injury that prevents them from being able to clean the box properly
- Or Just unable to clean the litter box