Some cats need medication, injections or a little extra care as part of their daily routine at home, when recovering from illness or surgery or after being discharged from hospital.
Maison du Chat can help with these additional needs through trained sitters who follow your cat’s individual care plan based on your instructions. We make sure our sitters are comfortable carrying out the care your cat needs, with our veterinarian available to support them.
So you can go to work, keep your plans, or simply take some time for yourself, knowing your cat’s care is in good hands.
Medication and treatments that form part of an established home-care routine can usually be incorporated into a regular Maison du Chat visit, or provided through a Medication & Care Visit.
If you normally give your cat medication at home, we can help you keep their routine going when you can’t be there.
This can include:
For cats who need a little more support as part of their usual home routine.
Examples
If there is something your cat needs that we haven’t mentioned, please ask.
We’re happy to discuss it with you.
For cats with additional care needs, we establish an individual care plan before the first visit with a Meet & Greet.
You show us exactly how you normally provide the care and what is important to watch for. Your sitter then follows your instructions and your cat’s individual care plan. Our veterinarian is available to support the sitter with any questions or concerns.
If your cat’s care needs to happen at a specific time, we arrange the visit around that requirement. It will not simply be scheduled at any point within our usual visit window.
With the right support, you can get on with your day, go to work or simply take some time for yourself, knowing your cat’s usual care is being taken care of at home.
Sometimes you simply need someone you trust to help with a specific part of your cat’s usual care routine.
Our Medication & Care Visit is a standalone visit for medication or another agreed care requirement.
You don’t need to be travelling.
The visit is planned around the specific care your cat needs at that time. Alongside the agreed treatment, your sitter will keep a careful eye on how your cat is doing and can pay particular attention to anything you have asked us to look out for.
They will record what was done and send you an update afterwards.
Medication & Care Visits are non-veterinary home-care visits. They do not replace veterinary advice, diagnosis or treatment.
Most ongoing treatments for cats are carried out every day by their families at home.
Our role is to help maintain those established routines when you cannot be there or if you need an extra hand.
Veronica's veterinary background helps us build our training and care standards around:
Before a sitter carries out additional care, you explain exactly what needs to be done and how you normally medicate or support your cat.
We follow the treatment plan exactly as agreed with you. We don’t change it.
Your veterinarian remains responsible for your cat’s diagnosis and medical treatment. Maison du Chat works from the care routine already established for your cat, following your instructions carefully and consistently.
We can carry out agreed treatments and care routines, but our service does not include making medical decisions. This means that we:
For more complex cases, we may ask for clear written instructions from your cat’s treating veterinarian before accepting the care, so that everyone is working from the same plan.
If your cat takes medication, lives with a chronic condition or has recently returned home from hospital, tell us about their usual care routine.
We’ll talk through what your cat needs with you and let you know how Maison du Chat can support you with their care, safely and reliably.
There’s no obligation to book after your Meet & Greet.
Would you prefer to speak with us first? You can request a short introductory call through the form.