Animal Crackers - Pawleys Island / Murrells Inlet Pet Sitting

What Our Customers Are Saying

From Deb and Wayne:

You can tell that Deb really loves animals. Whiskers, Sammy, Lukas and Jack all respond to her really well. Even Lukas, who is really skittish, let Deb put some salve on a cut above his eye. He usually runs away from people. When we return from vacation, the cats are very happy and not stressed out at all. She also watches the house, brings in the mail and waters the plants. Deb also gives a report card on every visit that she makes to our house detailing what she has done and how the babies all are. She has even texted us pictures and messages from the cats which we love! We are so happy to have found Deb to look after the cats and the house. She has a genuine and real affection for animals and is a real treasure.

From Amie:

Your services through the last year have been invaluable in our home and to my piece of mind when we are away. My boys are always so relaxed and happy when you take care of them. Your walks with them keep them on their regular schedule and I appreciate the notes you leave each visit so that I'm informed of everything. You have always been reliable and professional which is greatly appreciated! Thank you so much for all your help with them!

From Sheri:

I cannot say enough wonderful things about Deb and Animal Crackers. Our dog just adores her and it's refreshing to come home to her report card with everything she did while we were away. Deb is extremely responsive and returns phone calls quickly. If I can't be there for my pup there's no one I'd rather have in my place than Deb!

From Diane:

We have 3 older cats that Deb cares for when we are out of town. I am so happy to have found her as a pet sitter. Previously we hired well-meaning neighbor kids to watch our cats: feed them twice a day and clean out the litter box. Unfortunately, it was evident that our neighbors — while they were really good kids — were just too busy with their own lives to spend any time with our cats other than the minimum amount required to put food down and (probably only sporadically) tend to the litter box. Frequently we would come home to find the litter box overfilled and cat messes on the floor — our cats’ response to an untended litter box. The cats also seemed anxious and upset.

When we first contacted Deb she came to our home one evening to meet us — and our cats. She was interested in learning exactly what their routines were, their individual idiosyncrasies with what and how they ate, what things they liked and didn’t like. I was surprised that someone would be so interested in my cats to want to know all this, but Deb wanted me to know that she does more than just take care of the chores — she cares for the animals like they are part of her own family.

Deb’s love for animals is evident. She has such a reassuring and caring manner and obviously sets them at ease. Our cats, like many others, are sensitive to situations where they feel they can’t trust visitors or strangers in the home. For example, one of our cats will hide and not come out to eat if he is upset or scared, but another one will take advantage of the situation and gobble down the other one’s food if he has the chance. We’ve come back from vacation in years past to find one cat had obviously lost weight while the other one had really packed on the pounds! But that’s not happening anymore! Deb makes sure they all feel well cared for and loved. She spends quiet time with them, makes sure they all eat, pets and brushes them and breaks out the cat toys. She’s able to put a critical eye on them, on the alert making sure an unusual symptom doesn’t become an actual health problem. She has even sent pictures to my phone of my contented cats at home when she’s visiting!