The Unhinged Cat Care Guide 🐾

$19$24

You've done everything right.

You found a great caretaker. Texted them the vet's number. Left a note, then wrote a second one because the first felt incomplete. Sent a voice note to explain the notes. Left their favourite treats out in plain sight, labelled, because god forbid they don't get their snackies. Stuck a post-it on that one window to make sure it stays closed the whole visit.

And yet. Day one away, phone face-up on the table. The second your sitter texts something they weren't sure about, you're already five tabs deep into "is it normal that my cat..." before you've even replied.

(It is normal. Probably. You're googling it anyway.)

Sound familiar? Yeah. I made this for you.

The UnHinged Cat Care Guide is a template that gives your caretaker everything they need to know about your cats: from the feeding schedule down to their favourite hiding spot and the things your sitter would never think to be careful with. Like leaving hair ties on the floor, or that they like to free-run on the drying rack.

Because "she's a bit shy" is sweet. "Give her twenty minutes, sit on the floor, avoid eye contact, and offer her a liquid snack in your most convincing baby voice" is actually useful to win her over.

When your sitter knows all of this, you can go. And the next time you check your phone, it's because you're getting a cute pic of them belly flopping, not because you're worried.

Created by Katelyn of @housepluscat

"This guide made me realise how many little things I probably would have forgotten to mention. I love the fact that you can keep referring back to it instead of relying on memory. The humour throughout genuinely had me laughing while still being incredibly practical and helpful. I'll use this every time someone has to look after out cats and can't recommend it enough." - Aurelia, tortie cat mom

What's inside:

🐾 Fillable profiles for each cat so your sitter knows who's who, what they're like, and exactly how to win their approval (no guarantees, but this helps)

🍽️ Feeding, litter + enrichment routines in full: the schedule, the portions, the litter situation, and what to do when she's sitting next to a full bowl staring at it like it's done something to offend her

💊 Medical info + emergency contacts: vet, backup vet, clear instructions for what to do if something doesn't seem right at 2am, and a clear plan for if it becomes a health emergency

🏠 Behaviour + handling notes so they know how to approach them, hold them, and comfort them, what absolutely not to do (no matter how tempting), and a cat behaviour traffic light system so they can actually understand what your cat is trying to tell them, whether it's a flicking tail or a pair of airplane ears

🚨 Emergency evacuation instructions: exactly what to do if something happens in or around the house, so your sitter has a clear plan and your cats are never an afterthought in a crisis

📋 14+ sections total. Not your last-minute notes. Fill it in properly once, and it's ready every time you leave.

"Incredibly useful information for pet sitters when they come to the ER in an emergency and cannot get hold of owners who are out of the country." - Ally, ER veterinary professional

You'll get an instant download: a .docx template that opens in Google Docs or Microsoft Word. No account, no subscription, nothing to install.

Here's what almost everyone discovers halfway through: there's more you want to say than you realised. Not things you forgot. Things that had simply never needed to leave your head before. The exact routine. The specific comfort thing. The something-you-can't-explain-but-you-just-know. This guide gives all of it somewhere to go.

Fill it in once, update the bits that change (food, mainly, we know how that goes), and you never have to start from scratch again. Written by a Type A cat lady for cat people who get it. Thorough enough to cover everything, and fun enough that your sitter will actually enjoy reading it.

"Literally a week ago I took care of a friend's cats for a couple of days and the information they left me really wasn't complete enough. I kept wishing I knew more things about the cats and their routines. This guide is funny, detailed, practical and you can really tell it was made by someone who genuinely understands cat people and the chaos of leaving your pets with someone else." - Francesca (@the.fantastic.furr), cat mom of 4

Your sitter is hoping you have one of these.

This is for you if:

You know a feeding schedule and a litter box location isn't nearly enough for someone to properly look after your cats. You want your sitter to have the full picture.
The amount you know about your cats' wants and needs is staggering, and it's only when you're about to leave that you realise quite how much of it there is.
You've looked your sitter in the eye, said "honestly she's so easy," and spent the next hour texting them everything you forgot to mention, still not sure you got it all.
You feel guilty leaving not because you doubt your sitter, but because your cats have a specific quality of life with you that no one else can fully replicate without the right information.
You don't want to be mid-something while you're away, have your phone light up with a question you thought you'd covered, and spend the next twenty minutes googling and messaging to sort it.
You want to see your sitter's name pop up and smile, not spend half a second bracing yourself before you open it.
You want to get everything you know about your cats out of your head once, properly, and never have to piece it together again before every trip.
You've spent enough trips leaving and just hoping your furbabies will be properly looked after. The UnHinged Cat Care Guide is how you leave actually knowing they will be.

This is not for you if you are super chill about your cats. (We're a little worried about you, but respect.)

For everyone else: your sitter is going to know exactly what to do. You're going to know they know. And for the first time, you can just go. Without the worry.

The Unhinged Cat Care Guide 🐾

$19$24

You've done everything right.

(It is normal. Probably. You're googling it anyway.)

Sound familiar? Yeah. I made this for you.

Because "she's a bit shy" is sweet. "Give her twenty minutes, sit on the floor, avoid eye contact, and offer her a liquid snack in your most convincing baby voice" is actually useful to win her over.

When your sitter knows all of this, you can go. And the next time you check your phone, it's because you're getting a cute pic of them belly flopping, not because you're worried.

Created by Katelyn of @housepluscat

"This guide made me realise how many little things I probably would have forgotten to mention. I love the fact that you can keep referring back to it instead of relying on memory. The humour throughout genuinely had me laughing while still being incredibly practical and helpful. I'll use this every time someone has to look after out cats and can't recommend it enough." - Aurelia, tortie cat mom

What's inside:

🐾 Fillable profiles for each cat so your sitter knows who's who, what they're like, and exactly how to win their approval (no guarantees, but this helps)

💊 Medical info + emergency contacts: vet, backup vet, clear instructions for what to do if something doesn't seem right at 2am, and a clear plan for if it becomes a health emergency

🚨 Emergency evacuation instructions: exactly what to do if something happens in or around the house, so your sitter has a clear plan and your cats are never an afterthought in a crisis

📋 14+ sections total. Not your last-minute notes. Fill it in properly once, and it's ready every time you leave.

"Incredibly useful information for pet sitters when they come to the ER in an emergency and cannot get hold of owners who are out of the country." - Ally, ER veterinary professional

You'll get an instant download: a .docx template that opens in Google Docs or Microsoft Word. No account, no subscription, nothing to install.

"Literally a week ago I took care of a friend's cats for a couple of days and the information they left me really wasn't complete enough. I kept wishing I knew more things about the cats and their routines. This guide is funny, detailed, practical and you can really tell it was made by someone who genuinely understands cat people and the chaos of leaving your pets with someone else." - Francesca (@the.fantastic.furr), cat mom of 4

Your sitter is hoping you have one of these.

This is for you if:

You know a feeding schedule and a litter box location isn't nearly enough for someone to properly look after your cats. You want your sitter to have the full picture.
The amount you know about your cats' wants and needs is staggering, and it's only when you're about to leave that you realise quite how much of it there is.
You've looked your sitter in the eye, said "honestly she's so easy," and spent the next hour texting them everything you forgot to mention, still not sure you got it all.
You feel guilty leaving not because you doubt your sitter, but because your cats have a specific quality of life with you that no one else can fully replicate without the right information.
You don't want to be mid-something while you're away, have your phone light up with a question you thought you'd covered, and spend the next twenty minutes googling and messaging to sort it.
You want to see your sitter's name pop up and smile, not spend half a second bracing yourself before you open it.
You want to get everything you know about your cats out of your head once, properly, and never have to piece it together again before every trip.
You've spent enough trips leaving and just hoping your furbabies will be properly looked after. The UnHinged Cat Care Guide is how you leave actually knowing they will be.

This is not for you if you are super chill about your cats. (We're a little worried about you, but respect.)

For everyone else: your sitter is going to know exactly what to do. You're going to know they know. And for the first time, you can just go. Without the worry.