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Auntie Christine's Customized Cat Care
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I'm Christine

A cat sitter in Buffalo Grove, IL

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I'm Christine | Cat Sitting in Buffalo Grove, IL

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What do you enjoy most about cat sitting?

I love meeting different cats and learning their quirks and personalities. Through catsitting, I got to meet Chocolate Burmese, Cornish Rex and of course the tabbies and tuxedos and calicos and torties. I’d love to meet Maine Coons Russian Blues ragdolls Bengals and so meowny more!! This way, I can meet and love on all the babies without turning into a crazy cat lady with 50 cats.

What is your favorite cat toy?

My favorite cat toy is whatever the cats like! Bc they definitely have their favorites and will let you know. Some like wands, some love their little mousies, or just brown grocery bags or even water caps that roll around easily.

How do you handle cats that are particularly timid or anxious?

I do this with every cat bc cats are territorial I’m entering their territory. When I first come into the house, I crouch down still and let them approach me for sniffs. I always speak softly and don’t make any sudden or large movements. Once the cat has sniffed me, I’ll get up slowly and quietly to not startle them. For shy cats I’ll often just sit there or even lie on the floor near them for however long it takes for them to feel comfortable around me. I’m always mindful and respectful of their cues to make sure pets n scritches are welcome bc I don’t want to overwhelm or overstimulate them. It’s better to leave them wanting more than to overstay my welcome! Usually by day 2 or 3 the cats will warm up to me and beg for scritches n love, which I’m more than happy to give.

Christine's Reviews

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Raluca

Raluca

Christine was absolutely wonderful during the two weeks she cared for my 9-year-old calico cat, Sisi. Her daily updates were the highlight of my day, both funny and informative, especially regarding Sisi’s eating and drinking habits. Since Sisi had bladder surgery earlier this year, that level of attentiveness meant a lot. Christine is reliable, follows instructions to the letter, and truly goes above and beyond to make sure pets feel comfortable. She even brought her own cloth items to help Sisi get used to her scent, knowing how cautious and territorial she can be with new people. I highly recommend Christine to anyone looking for a caring and responsible pet sitter.

Meowtel-verified reservation 1+ week long
November 2, 2025
Charlene

Charlene

Christine was wonderful. She sent me pictures and texts while I was away , and took great care with Stanley. I felt very relieved to know that he was well taken care of.

Meowtel-verified reservation with drop-in visits
February 9, 2026
Hande

Hande

This is the second time Christine took care of our kittens. You can tell that this isn’t just a job for her. She truly cares about animals. Gives us daily updates, communicates her concerns and notices things if we forgot something. She sends photos and videos. Completes all the tasks thoroughly. Thank you Christine!!!!

Meowtel-verified reservation with drop-in visits
March 28, 2025
Sean

Sean

The absolute best! Whether for a short day trip away or a longer trip, Christine is reliable, communicative, and absolutely thorough, and amazing with our two cats (one of whom is extremely shy, but now always comes out for her). Thanks Christine!

Meowtel-verified reservation with drop-in visits
January 10, 2026
Evan

Evan

Christine was a great cat sitter! I received daily updates, pictures and videos of my cats while I was away. Very detailed and accommodating. Definitely helped alleviate any stress I had from leaving because my cats had their own little ‘staycation’. Highly recommended! Spectacular service!!

Meowtel-verified reservation with drop-in visits
July 29, 2025
Kate

Kate

Christine was beyond awesome. I’ve never been away from my fur daughter for this long. I’ve been distracted by life stuff on my trip (having to extend day by day) and Christine made sure to send lots of pictures and very thorough updates. Very grateful and I know my baby was cared for.

Meowtel-verified reservation with drop-in visits
May 18, 2025
Katy

Katy

Auntie Christine is an exceptional cat sitter and cat whisperer. She clearly speaks "cat". My cat who can often stay glued to her chair with anxiety was up to greet Christine and play lots of games with her especially chase the feather. My other cat ran for her to wait until she sat down so she could snuggle in her lap. Christine is an example of someone who is a perfect fit for what she does. She deeply cares about cats. She is curious about their personality and their likes and dislikes. She knows how to draw cats out and make them feel loved and comfortable. She is a great communicator and has a great sense of humor. Her updates and pictures were a definite highlight of our vacation and we returned to very happy cats who are still looking around the house to find Christine.

Meowtel-verified reservation with drop-in visits
Response from Christine on Jan 6, 2025 "Katy, I’m BLOWN AWAY by your beautifully kind words, thank you! I loved meeting a fellow kindred cat lover soul and loving on Ninja n Ronaldo."
January 5, 2025
Tatiana

Tatiana

Christine was AMAZING!!! She was super attentive during our meet & greet, and took careful notes. We felt immediately at ease, and knew our kitties would be in great hands. We don’t travel often, so when we do, we miss our kitties tremendously. Christine shared photos at every visit, with personalized notes of what the cats were up to and how they were doing. She is also a shy-kitty whisperer! Our boy Charlie came out from under the bed and spent time with Christine which was great to see (she sent photos and videos!). She even sent us a “Christmas card” from the kitties on Christmas Day. Towards the end of our booking, we reached out to Christine to see if she would be available in case the weather turned bad and our flight home would be delayed (we were coming back from Colorado). She eased our minds and was flexible in case we did need to add an extra visit. Overall, we would love to book with Christine again - and we highly recommend her to anyone. Thank you, Christine!! 😻😻

Meowtel-verified reservation with twice per day visits
Response from Christine on Jan 6, 2025 "Thank you, Tatiana! I know it’s hard leaving your fur babies so always more than happy to play medium for pawrents n pets. Would love to see handsome Charlie & darling Freyja again!"
December 29, 2024
Stephen

Stephen

Christine did a fantastic job watching my senior kitty. She let me know when she was headed off to visit him, and she sent me a lot of great photos too. I could tell he was enjoying her care. She asked good questions about his health and answered my texts promptly. I will use her again!

Meowtel-verified reservation with drop-in visits
September 11, 2025
Abby

Abby

Found Meowtel when my regular catsitter was on vacation at the same time we were - I needed some other help and I was terrified about finding someone I could trust. BUT....I found an amazing lady through Meowtel and I could not be more pleased! Photos, updates, timing, level of care, and kindness was well beyond what I had expected. So grateful! Auntie Christine is truly awesome!! Thank you!

Meowtel-verified reservation 1+ week long
March 31, 2025
Ryan

Ryan

Christine did a great job caring for our cat Ellie while we traveled out of state. Ellie requires daily medication and Christine handled it like a champ! I would definitely recommend Christine.

Meowtel-verified reservation with twice per day visits
December 2, 2024
Grace

Grace

Christine was amazing with our cats! One of our cats is very shy and hides whenever unfamiliar people are around but she came out and played with Christine (unicorn sighting!). Christine also was very responsive and sent lots of pictures

Meowtel-verified reservation with drop-in visits
December 28, 2023
Deborah

Deborah

Christine is great. Pluto loved her! She took tons of phots and told me what was going on in Pluto's world. Will definitely hire her again!!

Meowtel-verified reservation with drop-in visits
January 8, 2024
Bonnie

Bonnie

Christine was a wonderful and incredibly thoughtful caretaker! The boys loved her and she made some changes to their routine that solved mysteries I hadn't been able to figure out!

Meowtel-verified reservation 1+ week long
January 2, 2024
Rosie

Rosie

Christine was super flexible and communicated with me consistently. She took perfect care of my two cats while I was away for a week and even tidied up after them before she left. I’m usually nervous being away from them for too long but I felt very comfortable leaving them in her hands!

Meowtel-verified reservation with drop-in visits
January 2, 2024
Shannon

Shannon

Christine is awesome and we are so grateful for her amazing care of our two boys. She goes above and beyond each visit and sends the best photos and updates! Could not recommend more!

Meowtel-verified reservation with drop-in visits
May 24, 2025
Kermit

Kermit

Christine is a true cat lover, and took such good care of our cat while we were away!

Meowtel-verified reservation with drop-in visits
October 21, 2025
Brian

Brian

I could tell from the videos just how much my Julie loved the visits while I was out of town!

Meowtel-verified reservation with drop-in visits
Response from Christine on Apr 28, 2024 "Thanks Brian! Julie is a sweetie pie!! She does the most adorable flat pancake crawl on the floor when begging for scritches, it is just the cutest thing."
April 28, 2024
Raluca

Raluca

Meowtel-verified reservation 1+ week long
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Sean

Sean

Meowtel-verified reservation with drop-in visits
December 9, 2025
Raluca

Raluca

Meowtel-verified reservation with drop-in visits
December 3, 2025
Sean

Sean

Meowtel-verified reservation with drop-in visits
December 1, 2025
Sean

Sean

Christine is the absolute best! Our cats love her, even the shyer one. She is incredibly thorough, communicative, and reliable. Thank you again Christine!

Meowtel-verified reservation with drop-in visits
November 20, 2025
Sean

Sean

Christine is simply the best! Always trust her with our two cats when we’re out of town. She goes above and beyond with her time with the cats and provides incredible daily updates on them. Thank you Christine!

Meowtel-verified reservation with drop-in visits
July 11, 2025
Kate

Kate

Meowtel-verified reservation with drop-in visits
May 10, 2025
Sean

Sean

Christine is the best. She watched our cats again, this time for a longer period, while we were away. She too amazing care of them and provided amazing updates about both of them. You can tell she really cares about the cats' well being and it shows. Thanks again Christine!

Meowtel-verified reservation 1+ week long
April 22, 2025
Katy

Katy

Meowtel-verified reservation with drop-in visits
April 21, 2025
Sean

Sean

Christine was phenomenal with our two cats while we were away for the holidays! She is absolutely incredible with cats. We'll certainly be requesting her to take care of them in the future!

Meowtel-verified reservation with drop-in visits
Response from Christine on Jan 6, 2025 "Thank you, Sean! It was lovely working with you guys. I miss sweet baby Apollo and I’m already brainstorming auntie ideas to entice Starbuck out for longer than 2mins next time🥰"
December 27, 2024
Lindsey

Lindsey

Meowtel-verified reservation with drop-in visits
December 8, 2024
Stephanie

Stephanie

Meowtel-verified reservation with drop-in visits
January 9, 2024
Meghan

Meghan

Christine was a fantastic caretaker for my 3 cats! She sent fantastic photos, and was excellent with communication. Highly recommend!

Meowtel-verified reservation with drop-in visits
January 4, 2024
Laura

Laura

We were worried to leave our kitties alone for the first time, but they were in great hands with Aunty Christine!

Meowtel-verified reservation 1+ week long
December 30, 2023
Chris

Chris

Meowtel-verified reservation with drop-in visits
December 27, 2023
Jeff

Jeff

got a response quickly & everything worked out great even though it was a busy holiday

Meowtel-verified reservation with drop-in visits
December 27, 2023
Shari

Shari

Meowtel-verified reservation with drop-in visits
December 24, 2023
Meowtel

Meowtel

Christine is a cat sitter in the Buffalo Grove area. Their profile has been verified and their references have been checked by Meowtel.

September 19, 2023

Christine's First Service Area & Rates

  • Meet & Greets
  • Drop-in visits to your home
  • $45.00 / 20min $60.00 / 45min $70.00 / 60min
  • Overnight stays
    $150.00 / Overnight stays in your home
  • Christine's Holiday Surcharge is 30%
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Christine's Second Service Area & Rates

  • Meet & Greets
  • Drop-in visits to your home
  • $50.00 / 20min $70.00 / 45min $90.00 / 60min
  • Overnight stays
    $160.00 / Overnight stays in your home
  • Christine's Holiday Surcharge is 35%
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Christine's Skills & Services

Transportation

  • Walk
  • Car
  • Ground

Each Visit Includes

  • Litter box cleaning
  • Feeding
  • Water refresh
  • A text update with at least 1 photo
  • Playtime and belly rubs

Cancellation Policy

Cat parents may cancel within 24 hours of making their reservation and receive a full refund, and the sitter will not receive any earnings. After the first 24 hours, the following cancellation rules apply:

Cat parents will receive a full refund to their Account Balance if they cancel anytime up to 48 hours before the start date of the reservation, and the sitter will not receive any earnings.

Cat parents will receive a 50% refund, and the sitter will earn 50% of their planned earnings if the cat parent cancels between 24-48 hours of the start of the reservation.

No refund will be issued within 24 hours of the reservation, and the sitter will keep 100% of their planned earnings.

Trust & Safety

Enjoy Meowtel's world-class customer support with every reservation. Our dedicated team is here for you and your cat every step of the way.

If the Meet & Greet isn't the right fit, or if you have any concerns during the reservation, please call 1-844-636-9835 so we can help you re-book with a new sitter.

Featured Cat Sitters Near Buffalo Grove, IL

  • This sitter, a proud mom to four cats, brings a wealth of experience with multi-cat households and diverse temperaments. Dedicated to patience and creating safe environments, they're hyper-organized and reliable, offering detailed updates and photos during your absence. Available for new clients and holidays! 🐾🏠

    Patience. Safety. Cat-Approved Care
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  • As a local shelter foster with five cats, Sarah provides expert care including injections and medication. With a deep skill in building trust with shy cats, they ensure your feline feels happy and calm in their own home while you travel. 🐱✨

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  • Kat is a highly experienced cat caregiver with a lifelong love for felines! 🐾 They excel with all personalities, including “spicy” kitties, and can administer various medications. Enjoy peace of mind with their attentive and communicative care – perfect for anxious pet parents! 💖

    Experienced, caring, and communicative! 😻
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  • As a Fear Free Certified vet tech student with over 15 years of pet care experience, Brooke offers expert medical support for your cats. From insulin shots to complex care, your kitties are in safe hands while you enjoy your trip. 🐾🩺

    Pro veterinary care for cats! 🐱
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  • Paola offers exceptional care for your feline friends 🐾, with three years of professional cat sitting experience. They excel with shy or playful cats, handle various medications including injections, and provide constant photo updates. They're also available on weekends! 😻

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  • Auntie Christine customizes cat care with almost 10 years of experience 😻! They're a self-proclaimed cat whisperer with a knack for shy kitties, ensuring every cat feels loved and comfortable. Offering overnight stays and weekend availability. 🐾

    Trusted, nurturing, experienced cat care
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  • This cat sitter offers 3+ years of experience, specializing in senior and previously feral cats, with skills including oral and topical medication administration. They are known for patience, treating every cat with love, and always providing fresh food, water & a clean litter box. 🐾❤️

    Patient, meticulous, and cat-loved! 😻
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  • Gabrielle is a devoted Sitter on Meowtel for 3+ years, experienced in managing complex health needs like injections, fluids, and medications. Gabby offers trustworthy, professional, and loving care for cats of all temperaments, including shy ones. 🐾 Highly rated and dependable, she ensures your feline receives personalized visits with detailed updates. 😻

    Expert medical and loving care 🐈
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Frequently Asked Questions

Buffalo Grove cat sitting rates will vary based on the pet sitter's experience and the services they offer, but the average price for a cat sitter is $34.00. Prices will also depend on how long your cat needs company for, whether that be a drop-in visit or overnight stay in your home. Cat sitters on Meowtel offer 20, 45, and 60-minute drop-in visits that allow for fully tailored care for your kitties. Your caregiver may also need to charge a little more if they have to travel far, so you can find the best options which are close by.

Every cat sitter on Meowtel completes a background check. Ask your sitter about a free Meet & Greet so you (and your kitties!) can feel comfortable with your sitter before you leave.

Cats are territorial animals and don't do well in new environments. The presence of other cats, dogs, and even birds in kennels or animal hotels cause an immense amount of stress for your kitties. This is why Meowtel was created, so tailored in-home care is brought to you.

We recommend that you book daily visits with your sitter to keep your cats in their routine and to help minimize feline anxiety while you're away.

Each Meowtel cat sitting visit typically includes the whole 9 yards: feeding, refreshing the water bowls, litter box scooping, tidying up, medications, updates with photos, lots of playtime, as well as any special requests you may have. Every kitty is different and that's why sitters on Meowtel offer tailored, in-home services since cats don't do well outside their own homes. Plus, ask your sitter about a free Meet & Greet so you can meet them before you leave to confirm it's a purrfect fit.

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