Davina, Santana & Stella

We did a Trustedhousesitter sit for Davina, Santana and Stella, three kitties, in the Cow Hollow neighborhood of San Francisco, CA from Dec 27, 2023 to Jan 6, 2024 for Raquel.

This was our first sit outside the Portland metro area on our 3.5 month visit further south for the winter.

All three of Raquel's cats were unique and we got to learn and enjoy each of their personalities during our stay.

Raquel is a seasoned veteran of house sits and she made it very easy for us to get down from Portland and do a quick walkthrough with her before she left on her trip.

She lives in a classic Queen Ann style home and the cats were allowed outside through a cat door that was kept open from around 6am to 5pm.  She had negotiated with the neighbor so that each of their cats were out at separate times and not fighting.  All we had to do was send a text to the neighbor when all of her cats were in for the day, and vice-versa.

Stella had some Bengal mix to her as you could see with her spotted coat.  Naturally, she was the most vocal.  Of all the cats we have sat for, she was certainly on the dog spectrum the most.  She would beg for human food just like most dogs and wanted lots of attention even though she wasn't really a lap cat at all.  It was fun having these meowing conversations with her during mealtimes.

Santana was the only male cat.  He was the more cautious of the three but eventually came around and got some affection.  He liked to be outside more than Stella but he also liked napping in our bedroom away from all the daytime activity in the living room.

Davina was the lap cat.  She went outside for the longest times compared to the other two but when she was inside, she loved to lay on one of us or near us for pets.

Our care was very straightforward for the three of them.  They had the same dry food given twice a day and we had two cat boxes to maintain, which wouldn't be used much because they went outside but it did rain a few days we were there and so during those times they needed more frequent attention.

We had a fun time watching all of them, and Raquel was a joy to sit for.  As always, we left her place better than when we got there.  We will miss them.

Raquel's sit was through Trustedhousesitters, and her review can be seen there, but here is the review she gave us:

"Jeanne and Ed were impeccable sitters!! They stayed with my pets for 9 days over the holiday. They sent pics of my kitties everyday and kept me informed. I came home to a flat that has never looked so good!! They were tidy and gracious and the pets never knew I was gone! I would happily have them sit for me again! Thank you Jeanne and Ed!!!" As with all of our sits, reference contact info is available on request.