How to Choose a Pet Sitter in Folsom, CA
If you live in Folsom, El Dorado Hills, Orangevale, Granite Bay, Fair Oaks, Placerville, or surrounding areas, you do not need a kennel. You need one person who will stay in your home, follow your pet’s routine, and not rush a shy animal.
That is Paw Patience: overnight sitting at the pet’s house. Minimum booking is 3 days (72 hours).
The sitter stays at your house. What happens after dark depends on the pet — a senior who needs a late potty trip is not treated like a cat who sleeps until morning.
Meet and greet, the written routine, and your vet’s number are required before day one.
Meet in your home first
Meet in the house where, the sitter will live for three days. Watch whether they wait for the pet to approach, ask about food and meds, ask where the pet sleeps, and ask for your vet and a backup person.
If the pet is unsure, meet again before the sit starts. Do not use night one as the introduction.
Over 72 hours, something small can become a vet question. Before day one, send:
Clinic name, phone, and after-hours clinic
Pet name, age, microchip number, meds, conditions
Your cell plus one local backup
Who can approve treatment if you are on a plane
Key or lockbox plan and alarm code
Put the plan in a text
Agree on start and end times, the day routine, the night routine, payment, keys, and what happens if your trip/flight changes. One person. Your house. No rotating staff.
Checklist
Dates cover at least 72 hours
Sitter stays in my home all day and overnight
We agreed what night looks like for my pet
We met in my home
Vet, backup, keys, and payment are in writing
FAQ
Drop-ins or one night? No. Three days minimum.
Your house or mine? Yours.
There all day? Yes. Overnight too. Nights follow the pet.
Service area? Folsom, El Dorado Hills, Orangevale, Granite Bay, Fair Oaks, Shingle Springs, Cameron Park, Placerville and surrounding areas.
Pay? Agreed before the sit starts.
Next step: If your trip is at least 72 hours, request a meet and greet at your home. Bring the day routine, night routine, and vet number.