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As any cat person who has had to leave their cat for a while knows, cat sitting is a very important job. And it's a difficult job too. Every cat is a little different, every cat has their own needs. It's your job, as the cat owner, to leave clear instructions to your cat sitter, to pay your cat sitter properly, and to show gratitude before, throughout and after. Because these people, who invest their time and love into taking care of someone else's pet, deserve it.
Sometimes, you manage to find a kind human who is willing to do the cat sitting for free. That's amazing. It probably means that you have a relationship with them and that they like cats enough to do it and to find joy in doing it. Not paying them does not mean that you neglect all the other things. You still have to be clear in your instructions and to be thankful. What you for sure don't get to do is tell your cat sitter that they need to pay $1000 to install a cat flap in their own house because your cat needs it.
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