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Hi friends!I'll keep this short and sweet. It is time to roll out the formal home check service. Follow the link below i...
10/08/2025

Hi friends!

I'll keep this short and sweet. It is time to roll out the formal home check service. Follow the link below if you need more than just a MeowCheck, or if you want to be kept up to date with the new service, formally known as Drawbridge Home Check!

Pictured is a completely off topic pizza I made recently. Yes, I make pizza from scratch.

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Oh no! It’s municipal election season and the candidates are all telling on you!Wait, what?YES!I opened my door today to...
10/02/2025

Oh no! It’s municipal election season and the candidates are all telling on you!

Wait, what?

YES!

I opened my door today to receive a key for a home I’ll be checking on starting this weekend, and there was a door hanger on my door. It was from one of the candidates. Of course, I’m HOME, so I took it off right away.

But what if you’re away for a few days? What if someone is passing by your home daily, noticing the door hanger hasn’t been removed? What if this person uses these opportunities to check for unlocked windows? What if they find one?

MeowCheck eliminates those what-ifs.

MeowCheck: the insurance on your insurance.

(photo taken earlier this summer - I didn't want to tell on my own clients!)

Hi friends,Safety first!As you know, I patrol your home and tend to your cats while you're away. Some of you do not have...
10/01/2025

Hi friends,

Safety first!

As you know, I patrol your home and tend to your cats while you're away. Some of you do not have cats, so I simply ensure your home is secure.

But I'm also looking for -potential- hazards.

Pictured is an example of optical glass spheres. They are becoming more popular as they become more affordable. They look amazing, right?! Photographers use them for certain optical effects. But they can also be a decorative addition to any room of your home.

With affordability comes seeing them in more homes.

While they are beautiful, they come complete with a very dangerous science experiment, built right in.

So what is this “science experiment?” Direct sunlight! If your glass sphere is being exposed to direct sunlight, it becomes a very efficient magnifying glass. Whatever is on the other side of that glass sphere is going to be exposed to high temperatures and, if flammable, could burst into flames. At the very least, do permanent damage to a surface.

If you own one or more of these beauties, please make sure you keep them away from windows, or direct sunlight. Perhaps a shelf or table where sunlight doesn’t beam directly into the home.

It is my goal to help you have a safer home, even if I’m not there!

I will link a couple examples of this in the comments section below.

Safety first!

It's never a good day when you learn that a client has passed away. RIP Kitty. In the end, you could barely see me, and ...
09/22/2025

It's never a good day when you learn that a client has passed away. RIP Kitty. In the end, you could barely see me, and pretty much not hear me, but you appreciated attention and your appetite was quite good when I came around to get you set up with more food. You will be missed.

This is a fact of life working in the pet industry, just like pet ownership. You will usually outlive your companions! But we move on and remember them, always.

Having said that, I should bring up the fact that if you are a current MeowCheck client and your furry friend crosses the rainbow bridge, and you choose to become a pet-free home, it's good to know that you and I already have that rapport. As MeowCheck becomes something more than just an in-home feline visiting service, you can still use the service as new plans become available. As mentioned earlier this summer, MeowCheck will become part of a formal home check service.

The benefit of a home check service is that your homeowners or renters insurance is kept intact in the event of property damage caused by flood (pipe failure), weather, appliance failure (fridge), or break-in attempts. This service will also rearrange your curtains as you wish, turn random lights on and off if you don't have that set up as a smart home feature, and check your mail (I have a number of clients receiving packages while they're away!).

So when that sad day comes, and I would never wish it on anyone, just know that we'll still be here to oversee the safety of your castle! (is this a hint as to what the name might be of the new service?!)

You have my sword.

Yes. I am a cat now.

Another cool cat enthusiast product. This one, I own. I THINK I bought it at Pet Valu a number of years ago. Cheapest ef...
09/15/2025

Another cool cat enthusiast product. This one, I own. I THINK I bought it at Pet Valu a number of years ago. Cheapest effective pet hair remover around!

It removes hair from SO many different kinds of surfaces, including some where you'd think it was never going to happen. Example, my vintage teak dining room chairs (parents originally bought the set in the early 1980s). Left side is cat hair. Right side, no cat hair. This fabric will not easily vacuum clean from cat hair.

For the record, this particular chair was tucked away in a basement storage area where it was mostly out of sight, but obviously accessible to my cats.

As I prepare to put the house up for sale (hey, anyone wanna buy a 1,200sq.ft. home in Oriole Park? lol), prying myself away from 14 years living here, I'm finding stuff like this, where normally I wouldn't be venturing that far into the storage room.

Let me know if you want to see more social media content like this. I am exposed to a lot of different pet products due to my daily MeowCheck visits. Some I like, some I would never buy. But, to each their own..

Semi-big announcement!But first: The things I see in your homes really cracks me up. I'm so lucky to have such humour-dr...
09/15/2025

Semi-big announcement!

But first: The things I see in your homes really cracks me up. I'm so lucky to have such humour-driven clients!

Oh right, the announcement.

I have expanded the options for in-home visits! For the once per day service, you now have the option to do 1/2 hour OR 1 hour visits. And for twice per day, 15 minutes x 2, or 1/2 hour x 2!

The link for the pricing in the comments section.

By the way, please don't answer the question on the sign. That's none of our business.

Hi Cat friends!Let's talk about the dreaded word they call “budget.”Sometimes, services like MeowCheck fall outside of t...
09/11/2025

Hi Cat friends!

Let's talk about the dreaded word they call “budget.”

Sometimes, services like MeowCheck fall outside of the budget of some households. I know, I'm that guy who makes his own coffee because he doesn't want to get yelled at by rich people for “too many Starbucks and avocado toast.” All jokes aside, I know how important it is to try sticking to a budget. Running a small business in Red Deer is like playing 4D chess, some days.

So let's talk about flexibility. When scheduling a block of MeowChecks, if you have an auto-feeder food set up for your cats, you don’t have to book every single consecutive day. Some clients have me come every second day to ensure the litter box is cleaned and the cats get some people time, while also doing a quick visual of the home for security purposes.

You might even have a family friend coming every other day, with me coming in as your official “insurance” that someone is FOR SURE showing up!

At any rate, it's always wise to have someone checking on your cats AND your home while you're away. Things like a water leak or even an attempted break-in need to be documented as soon as possible to keep your insurance happy.

MeowCheck is the insurance for your homeowners insurance!

Recommendation:If you use silica gel or pine pellet litter (and you scoop it), this is the scoop for you. Probably one o...
09/07/2025

Recommendation:

If you use silica gel or pine pellet litter (and you scoop it), this is the scoop for you. Probably one of the best scoops I've come across in my 100+ different homes I've visited!

Porch pirates exist.While I've never had a package grow legs and walk away from my home, I have heard the stories!Whethe...
09/06/2025

Porch pirates exist.

While I've never had a package grow legs and walk away from my home, I have heard the stories!

Whether you have cats or no cats, your homeowners or renters insurance will want someone checking on your home at specific intervals.

Might as well time the visits with package deliveries while you're away!

MeowCheck is the insurance on your insurance.

So you asked your neighbours to water your flowers while you were away. Imagine if this was your backyard, and they forg...
09/05/2025

So you asked your neighbours to water your flowers while you were away. Imagine if this was your backyard, and they forgot?

Meowcheck, soon to become a new name to reflect a formal home watch service, has you covered!

And yes, this is a backyard I was tasked with keeping beautiful. I'm no botanist, but give me precise instructions, and I'll do my best to keep this looking like.. well... this.

Hi cat friends!While it was a bit of a slow start to summer (with Meowcheck bookings as well as the weather), you really...
08/26/2025

Hi cat friends!

While it was a bit of a slow start to summer (with Meowcheck bookings as well as the weather), you really kept me on my toes in July and August! And what can I say about the first 10 days of September at this point.. I couldn't have predicted that many visits per day booked already! Good job friends!

Remember, if you have neighbours, family or friends who are going away for more than a couple of days and they DON'T have pets, they might have plants that need to be watered. But most importantly, they probably have renters or homeowners insurance! That kind of insurance requires that someone is checking on their home for things like water leaks, break-in attempts, refrigeration or even furnace failures.

Check with your insurance company to see what their requirements are in terms of home checks (36 hours? 72 hours?) for someone checking their home. MeowCheck (soon to be part of a new name) is like insurance on your insurance!

Whether I'm giving water to your cats or your plants, I'm your home checker!

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