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How these cat sitters take care of your furry friends while you are away
Updated On: 29 January, 2023 12:34 PM IST | Mumbai | Yusra Husain
A breed of humans take over your homes to tend to your cats when you travel, and they have curious tales to tell
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Pawpurrfect owner Mrinalini Khusape has a network of cat-sitters and cat-boarders whose background is verified with due diligence. Employees are accompanied by a cat on most days at their Chembur-based office. Pic/Satej Shinde
When I moved to Mumbai a little less than a year ago, the first thing on my mind was to call my parents over. Apart from the plethora of excuses my father had, this one felt a tad bit more strange. “Who will take care of the cats? They’ll be lonely,” he’d say every time, knowing fully well that our cats in Lucknow have an indoor-outdoors existence, and can hunt or con neighbours for food with cuteness.
So in December, after several emotional pleas, my parents finally decided to visit Mumbai. The house help was requested to stay the night in our Lucknow home to feed cats, change their litter and make sure they weren’t as emotionally bereft as my father imagined. My parents aren’t the only ones; cat parents are known to kill or postpone their travel plans to assure their care. Cat sitters and boarders, these purrfect lovers of the feline are happy to look after your cat child, often for just the food in your fridge and Wi-Fi access.
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