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Short term care for your Very Important Pets
8 years of pet sitting in your home.

Terri's VIP Services provides short term care for your domestic pets in Redwood City and nearby neighborhoods (San Carlos, Menlo Park, Woodside, Portola Valley, Belmont.) I am patient with pets who need extra time to built trust; comfortable giving meds and keeping separation anxiety to a minimum. I use biurnal sounds for animals to help with anxiety for cats, dogs and rabbits. I am insured and bo

nded to provide feeding, waste removal, playtime - walking, plus minor home care like watering, mail and paper.

01/12/2025

Remembering Monty (Louis' predecessor) at his beautiful home at dusk, my first year of service.

29/11/2025

2 of my Thanksgiving week friends. Louise (Newfoundland) and Jelly (Polish bun)

27/11/2025

Happy Thanksgiving to all 2 and 4 leg friends. 🦃✌️❤️

27/10/2025

I've been trying to note one of the hardest thing about pet sitting and it comes down to 2 things for me so far:
#1 is when the pet becomes ill, often suddenly, while in my care and I have to communicate with the pet owners who believe their pet is fine. Often, illness in pets does happen quickly and can go downhill quickly. It can be hard to explain the sudden downward spiral without seeming over anxious. In 2 such cases, I needed to insist we do something about the pet and sadly, in one case, a cat needed to be put down. He had a stroke and his legs were not working. The other case, we're still waiting for answers now the pet owners are home. In these 2 cases it was a cat and a dog, but I know bunnies can become sick on the fly.
#2 is when the pet suddenly becomes ill right after I am done and then the pet owners are in contact with me about what happened, did I notice certain issues, did they seem lethargic or did they hide? I've had this happen with a bunny (GI stasis that did resolve after an overnight in the ER and lots of vet bills later) and a cat, that was ill but became worse when her people came home and ultimately had to be put down.

I will say this: even though I love my VIP clients and they generally respond well to me, I know every pet wants its owners back as soon as possible and I can only do my best.

It's important to keep these things in mind for pet owner and pet caretaker.
🤝✌️🐶🐱🐹🐰🐦

26/08/2025

I brought a VIP to a local Port of Redwood City weekly event, Rock the Dock, and after watching me with my dog client, a lady responded how lucky that dog was. I explained that if my dog clients are keen to attend such an awesome event (like several are), I am happy to accommodate, making sure they have a comfy pad to sit on, not too much sun, loads of water and we stay far from the loud music while still enjoying the scene.
This client asked if I care for cats (of course, and bunnies and chickens and a few horses) and could I watch her cat. I live in Redwood City and it wouldn't be reasonable price for a daily visit to her location (14 miles away). I said she might try Nextdoor or Rover to see someone more local to her. She told me a few horror stories about sitters from Rover, including an extreme case where a dog died due to the poor care of a sitter from there.
I have heard a few bad stories, in particular homes where there are cameras, and the client can see the limited time spent with their baby.
I'm sure there are a few times where I fell short of the target 30 minutes for cats or hour for dogs, but I usually make it up. I bond with my VIP's, I talk with them, I joke with them.
What is your experience?

12/07/2025

Last week I watched an adorable Pug pup and a smart tortie mix bunny. Both adorable. ❤️

30/05/2025

I haven't posted in a while, been super busy with dogs and cats and bunnies. I will post pics soon.
Is it a sign of a true pet parent that you struggle to find exactly the right dog bed, bunny habitat, or cat scratching house to replace the last one?
I've been struggling for weeks looking at options. I know that my Rocket loves to claw things (my things) to shreds and I want to find the perfect cat house to take on the clawing and provide him with something interesting.
He's had something like this - and has nearly clawed all the cardboard on the inside bottom.... so what's next?
Do I need help? This decision should be easy!

21/04/2025

I understand that this time of year hundreds, maybe thousands of bunnies may be given as a gift to commemorate "Easter" and this time of renewal and rebirth. Thousand and maybe hundreds of thousands of bunnies then are dumped in unnamed places adding to the volume of overpopulation and suffering of domestic bunnies in the wild.
Bunnies have a double reproductive system meaning they can be pregnant and get pregnant and their bodies tell them to propagate (it is only us that find a way around this).
Please do not add to the suffering of wildlife and the few angels working to rescue, spay and neuter, and rehome these bunnies. Obviously, there are more bunnies than rescue groups.
Let's wise up and give a chocolate bunny instead, chocolate kitty, chocolate puppy instead.

25/12/2024

Merry Christmas from Terri's VIP Service to your home. May you be blessed.

22/11/2024

Just ordered my Holiday Cards with 4 selected VIPs
Maxi, Moose, Moonie and PingPong
Can't wait till the cards arrive!

13/11/2024

It has been a while since I posted to Terri's VIP Service page.
I want to remember 5 of my VIPs who went over the Rainbow Bridge this year (I'll get some pictures soon).
Sweet Jax - brown tabby boy
Kramer - orange tabby boy
Binx - gray and white brother of George
Milicent - black and white bun bun
Wiggles - adorable Shih Tzu, made it to 16 years old

I have adored taking care of you - some longer than others.
So nice to pet you while your family was on vacation.

27/08/2024

Maxi loves his pup cup

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