You Can Save Money In 2010 With Atlanta Pet Sitting Services

By Michelle T. Cooksey

Planning a vacation when you have pets can be a worry. How can you be sure they are getting the right care? Should you board them? Are there alternatives? You can save money In 2010 with Atlanta Pet Sitting Services. Boarding your pets at a kennel or with the vet can cost about $40 a day. All this gets you though, is a cage for your pet to sit in and somebody to come by and dole out dinner. Perhaps your dog will get a walk, but that is not a guarantee.

This kind of situation is terrible for pets' states of mind. Dogs and even cats can have separation anxiety when you are gone. Locking them in a crate will only add to their stress. Most animals are not used to being stuck in a crate and they may wonder why they are being punished. All this stress can cause high blood pressure, high blood sugar and other negative side effects.

You also need to worry about kennel cough which is frequent for boarded animals. And how grim must it be to be stuck in a crate all day and having to listen to all the howling and baying coming from other upset dogs and cats?

Using a pet sitter lets you keep your pets' normal routine intact. The can sleep in their own beds, eat when they like out of their own bowls and go for regular walks when they are used to doing so. The only thing different is that you are not there. But with everything else normal, it is much easier for them to handle that fact.

The services provided by pet sitters are very extensive and can cover a wide array of different needs. A sitter can come once a day or can stay at your house around the clock. A single visit per day is good for a cat that just needs to be fed and have her litter box emptied. For dogs that are used to having somebody there all the time a 'round the clock service is great. It will keep them calm at night as well as during the day.

Sitters are available to come 1, 2, 3 or 4 times per day, depending on the animals' needs. Each visit will include feeding at meal times, walks or trips out in the yard and lots of petting and affection. Medicines or other specific health needs are taken care of.

Most sitters will also care for less common pets: iguanas, ferrets, birds, hamsters, and snakes. They will take care of your fish tanks: feed your finned friends, switching the lights on and off and keeping the water levels okay. A lot of companies will feed and care for horses and livestock. Look into different pet sitting companies to see which animals they will watch.

The great thing is that there is usually only one fee. By this I mean that there are generally no additional charges for more than one pet. You can save money in 2010 with Atlanta Pet Sitting Services. Vets and boarding homes will charge per pet which can really add up. For instance, if the sitter charges $20 for a visit, then that is the price no matter how many pets you have. Have one dog? Two dogs? You pay one price. You and your pets will love that! - 29955

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