Cat Sitting & In-Home Cat Care in Austin

Cats get treated as the low-maintenance option, which is how they end up with the worst care in the industry. Food, water, litter, leave. Repeat until the owner is home.

Anyone who has watched a cat stop eating while they were away knows that is not what happened.

Woof, Wag & Purr does in-home cat care in Austin, with the same person each visit, which for a cat is the difference between a visit and a home invasion.

What a cat visit includes

Fresh food and water. Litter boxes scooped properly, and fully changed on longer stays. Medication given on schedule, exactly as your veterinarian prescribed. Actual play, wand toys, chase, whatever this specific cat has opinions about. A look at how much they ate and whether the litter looks normal, because that is usually the first sign something is wrong. Plants watered, mail in, and a message with a photo after each visit.

Stroller outings and on-leash walking

For cats who want outside and cannot safely have it loose. A cat stroller gives an indoor cat real outdoor stimulation with zero risk, and some cats take to on-leash walking with a proper harness and enough patience.

Neither is for every cat and we will tell you honestly if yours is not interested. Plenty are not, and forcing it is worse than skipping it.

Why the same person matters more for cats than for dogs

Most dogs will greet a stranger. Most cats will not. They will go under the bed and stay there for the entire trip, and you will come home to full food bowls and a cat that has been hiding for four days.

Booking platforms cannot fix this, and it is not the fault of the sitters on them. An app fills a slot with whoever is available, so your cat meets a new person most times and re-runs its threat assessment from the beginning at every visit.

One calm, unhurried first meeting, in the cat's own home, where nobody reaches for it, and then the same person after that. Cats that hide from everyone come out for someone they have already decided about.

We meet your cat before you book

In your home, with you there. Free, no obligation. Mostly this involves sitting down and ignoring your cat for a while, which is the correct technique and looks like doing nothing.

Your cat decides how it goes. If it wants nothing to do with anyone, we will say so and we will plan the visits around that instead of pretending it went well.

Cats we especially want to hear about

Seniors, cats on daily or twice-daily medication, cats with kidney or thyroid conditions where food and water intake needs watching, diabetic cats needing insulin on a fixed schedule, and shy or formerly feral cats who will not tolerate a stranger. These are the ones where a rotating sitter fails and knowing the person is worth the most.

What it costs

Priced by visit and by how many cats, with recurring schedules costing less per visit than one-offs. Tell us the routine and the medications and you get a number before anything is booked. It stays honest in both directions.

Ten percent of it funds a local creek or park cleanup.

What we do not do

No veterinary care, no grooming, and no boarding. Your cat stays in its own home, which for a cat is nearly the entire point.

CTA: Start with the meeting. Tell us about your cat, the routine, the medications, the hiding spots, and whether it actually likes anyone.

Use the contact form, or call (512) 808-0153.