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  • From: Judy Hallman <hallman AT email.unc.edu>
  • To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Re: How much to pay a housesitter?
  • Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 17:21:52 -0500 (EST)


On Mon, 22 Mar 2004, Deborah Ellington wrote:

Good questions. I should have included that info.

> Is she going to be staying at your house, or just coming by once a day or

Staying at the house (We've found someone to do it).

> so? Giving meds or just setting out food and water?

Small pills twice a day to one cat. Putting them in food will work.

I assume she'll be
> scooping/changing litter as well (I never ask anyone to do that if it's just
> over a weekend, but 19 days is a long time). Or do you have one of those
> automatic litterboxes?

No litter changing. They are indoor/outdoor cats.

Your hourly rate helps too. Thanks.

Judy
----
> We have an occasional pet sitter who I pay based on $10/hour, so if I only
> expect her to come by once a day then I pay her $10/day. Once I needed to
> leave the dog as well as the cat, and so I needed our sitter to make two
> visits each day. I paid her $20/day for that week. I think that's kind of on
> the low side, though.
>
> I've never had anyone actually stay in my house so I don't have any advice
> on compensation for that.
>
> Deborah Ellington
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