Welcome to Cozy Cats at Home
The Care Your Cat
Wants and Deserves
We are all about Cats
Cozy Cats at Home can provide everything you and your cats need and want. Your cats are happy to stay in their own home and you no longer have to leave your cat unattended while you’re on vacation. I make sure your cats have clean litter boxes, fresh water and food, play time, brushing, and petting - if that's what they want!
Cat Sitter Services
Visits are $30 for any number of cats and can include services such as bringing in mail and watering plants. There is an additional charge of $1/mile one way for residences over 10 miles from my home in Elgin.
Lisa and Cozy Cats at Home was featured in a recent Pet Sitters International magazine.
Read what Lisa will bring to her cat sit visits in the PDF below.
Cat Sitting
Retired Veterinarian
Responsible & Reliable
Insured
Member - Pet Sitters International
Serving Kershaw County and areas around Lake Carolina and The Summit in Columbia, South Carolina
Behavior Issues
Let's start a conversation to find a solution.
Passionate
Professional
Pet Sitters
Skip the hobby sitter,
chose professional service for your cats.
Veterinarian
Private Practice
June 1985 - July 1989
During my 4 years in private practice I grew a cat clientele as these owners realized my passion for giving their cats the best care possible.
Veterinary Medical Officer
July 1993 - July 2019
For 26 years, my career as a USDA Animal Care veterinarian was dedicated to improving the lives of animals in exhibits, breeder settings, and research.
Cat Consultant
Ongoing
From childhood, I've had a strong interest in cat behavior. In private practice I helped clients with cat behavior issues. My last career involved observing animals and their behaviors, while finding ways to resolve unwanted behaviors. Currently I am continuing training in cat consulting.
Cozy Cats at Home
Your Cat's Second Best Friend
Our 17 year old tortoiseshell cat, Alexis, will tell you loving on cats, providing for their needs and wants, is a high priority for me. I will treat your cats as if they were my own!
Lisa is amazing! She's taken care of my fur-babies for years, loving on them as if they were her own. She goes above and beyond basic needs by engaging them in play, brushing them, and even teaching them tricks. She also got my guy medical care when he was sick, spending the night with him. My travel anxiety is greatly reduced knowing that my cat is at home in Lisa's loving care!
Joyce
Testimonials
"Lisa did a terrific job caring for our boys while we were on vacation. I was nervous since they haven’t been alone overnight, but Lisa sent texts and pictures twice daily and also kept copious notes of her visits. She’s made useful suggestions about toys and litter aids. I’m pretty sure my boys miss her, she spent a lot of time with them. I highly recommend her services, we are picky about who cares for our cats."
Michelle
Our Mom rated Lisa Excellent in Communication, Professionalism, Pet Care Service, and Timeliness.
I just enjoyed our playtimes!
Our Mom said "Thank you for your thoughtful
attentive care of Bogey & Brando!"
My husband and I recently had a family emergency that required travel to the West Coast. Travel during a pandemic is hard enough, but our house full of cats and yard full of hens added another huge hurdle to the travel. We bought a small caravan, which solved the airport problem, but we still had a pet problem to solve. Being military transplants to the area we don't have a huge support circle or family in the area and with the length of time that we planned to be out of the area we needed big help fast. With a quick google search we found Lisa (Cozy Cats at Home). Lisa turned out to be a superhero pet sitter. Lisa sent daily pet updates and videos/pictures of playtime with our fur babies. She took the best care of our critters and even brought in the mail, letting us travel with blissful peace of mind. Her veterinarian and cat behavior experience, as well as her sincere love of animals, make her a perfect choice. Lisa is worth every penny and more. We will certainly use her pet sitting services again. Thank you Lisa!
From the Mom of 2019 International star Pip the Scottish Fold and his sidekick Bertie, "I enthusiastically recommend CozyCatsAtHome and Lisa. She has taken care of my boys on several occasions over the last few months, and has done a masterful job. One of my cats needs daily pills and puffing on an Aerocat. Lisa patiently worked with him to make the experience comfortable for them both. She played with the cats, cuddled, brushed, and played with them, and let me know how they were doing with regular updates and photos. What a relief for a worrier cat mom to know her furkids are in such wonderful hands. Thank you, Lisa!
Cats at Home Cozy Policies and Procedures
An in person Meet and Greet Consultation is required before a sitting need. This should be scheduled a minimum of 1 – 2 weeks before your vacation. Pets’ personalities and sitting needs will be discussed, and the Pet Sitting Contract will be completed.
Daily care and wellness visits are required. A pet sit visit is required every 24 hours regardless of pet type. No every few days sits. This is the professional industry standard. Daily visits are important to ensure the health and welfare of your pets. A cat can urinary block and require emergency care to prevent severe illness or death within a day. The sitter has the discretion and authority to make additional visits as deemed necessary for your pets’ welfare.
If pet sitter determines your pet is ill or injured, and you cannot be immediately reached, sitter will take your pet to your veterinarian or to the emergency veterinary hospital. It is advised you let your veterinarian know that Cozy Cats at Home is your pet sitter.
No pets will be ignored during visits – all animals in house will be under sitter’s care. There is not an extra charge for additional pets.
There will be no guaranteed visit times. Twice daily visits required for medical needs will be scheduled as far apart as possible dependent upon other pet sit visits.
Pet sitting duties are not to be shared except under preapproved circumstances. Cozy Cats at Home is committed to offering an exceptional level of pet care, and we have found this cannot be accomplished when pet care responsibilities are shared with others outside of Cozy Cats. This helps prevent inconsistent care and miscommunications. If pet sit visits are shared, owner waives all liability for damage to the home or issues with the pets.
Reservations can be made up to a year ahead. Sitter’s availability dates will be provided clients on a regular basis. You are encouraged to schedule around those dates as a back up sitter may or may not be available. There is no charge for changing or canceling dates. If you make a “last minute” reservation, Cozy Cats at Home may or may not be able to accommodate you.
Sitter will text client the day before the start of the sitting visits. If you do not hear from the sitter, please notify sitter by phone, text, or email to ensure dates are correct.
Sitter will plan on continuing care of animals until notice from client of return. Please text or call when you have returned.
In cases of emergency (severe weather or incapacitation of sitter), all reasonable attempts will be made to visit your pet, and a back up sitter will be used when available. If you have a neighbor who can step up in case of emergency, make sure that person’s contact information is provided to sitter.
Payment in form of check or cash expected when services rendered. Late fee of 25% added after 14 days. Returned check fee of $100. An invoice will be mailed a week or so in advance. Checks are to be made out to Cozy Cats at Home.