I'm Mary
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Mary is experienced with 6 types of medications
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I'm Mary
Cat Sitting in Arlington, VA
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What do you enjoy most about cat sitting?
What I enjoy most about cat sitting is the opportunity to bond with cats and provide pet parents with peace of mind. Building a connection with each cat, getting to know their unique personalities, and earning their trust is incredibly rewarding. Whether it's through playtime, cuddles, or simply being present, the bond formed during cat sitting is special and fulfilling. Additionally, knowing that I'm helping pet parents feel secure knowing their furry friends are well cared for while they're away brings me great satisfaction. Being able to provide love, attention, and a sense of security to both the cats and their owners is truly gratifying and makes cat sitting a joyous experience for me.
Do you have kitties yourself? What are their names?
I have two cats myself named Grace (9 yr old female tabby cat) and Chip (2 yr old male black cat). That are polar opposites and behave like siblings. But secretly love each other and hate being separated for any reason.
What is your typical process for working with a new cat parent?
When beginning work with a new cat parent, I initiate an initial consultation to understand their cat's needs and routines. This involves discussing feeding schedules, medical history, and any specific care instructions. I meticulously document all relevant information and clarify my services and rates upfront. Building trust is paramount, so I prioritize clear communication and professionalism. Throughout the cat sitting period, I provide regular updates to the owner, ensuring peace of mind. I follow up after the consultation to address any lingering concerns and confirm details. By adhering to this process, I aim to establish a positive working relationship built on reliability, care, and mutual understanding.
Are you usually available during holidays?
Yes, since my family is local I do not travel for holidays and am therefore usually available.
How do you handle cats that are particularly timid or anxious?
Patience. When dealing with timid or anxious cats, patience is key. I take a gentle and slow approach, allowing the cat to gradually become comfortable with me. I avoid sudden movements or loud noises that could startle them further. Instead, I give them space and let them approach me on their own terms. Using soft, reassuring tones, I speak to them calmly and offer treats or toys as a form of positive reinforcement. It's important to respect their boundaries and not force interaction if they're not ready. I provide a quiet and secure environment where they can feel safe and gradually build trust over time. Understanding that each cat has its own unique personality and needs, I adjust my approach accordingly, always prioritizing their comfort and well-being.
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In-home cat sitting visits typically include:
Mary is experienced with 6 types of medications
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Mackenzie
November 30, 2025
Mary did a great job watching my cat! She was very responsive, took note of everything my cat needed, and sent me lots of photos and videos.
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Elizabeth
December 11, 2025
My cat loves having people around, and over the last year has had trouble eating regularly, especially when I go out of town. I just went on my longest trip ever and was really worried. Mary was amazing. My cat loved her right away, and Mary sent me multiple videos and pictures every day. It was such a relief seeing my kitty so happy and knowing she was in good hands. Will absolutely book Mary again and recommend her to everyone!
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Rebecca
August 26, 2025
Mary was very attentive to our special needs boys, making sure they got their medicines at breakfast and dinner. She made sure to ease things in so they could warm up to her and kept us informed of every visit!
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Susanna
August 25, 2025
I’m so grateful to have found Mary! She was amazing with my two cats during my extended trip (over two weeks) and worked seamlessly with my regular sitter to ensure everything went smoothly. My two can be tricky, as both can be fussy about food and one can be difficult with medication, but Mary handled it all with care and patience. It’s never easy leaving your pets, especially for that long, but I felt at ease knowing they were in such capable hands. Highly recommend her!
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Devon
August 10, 2025
I love working with Mary. Most importantly my shy cat Henry does too. We’ve worked with Mary for several trips now, long and short. She is detail oriented and so patient with Henry the cat. If I asked her about the detail of something once (bits of fluff fur laying around) she’s never forgotten to keep me updated about them on every visit since! I have lots of particulars for Henry, as I’m sure all cat parents have, and she’s patient and respectful of each one of them. Henry is a tough cookie to win over but she does it each time!
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Tony
August 26, 2025
Mary had been highly reliable each time we have booked a reservation with her. She has also been very responsive and comprehensive in daily updates, with abundant pictures and videos. Much appreciated and will continue to book Mary whenever possible for our needs.
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Drop in visits rates
Overnight stay rate
Mary's is 25%
Holiday Surcharge
Due to high demand during holidays, sitters on Meowtel have the option to set their own holiday price increase, which can be found in the rates section of their profiles. If your reservation falls within three (3) days before and/or after a federal holiday, or on the holiday itself, a holiday surcharge, determined by your sitter, will be added to your reservation.
These are the date ranges in 2026 to which the holiday surcharge applies:
- January 1-4: New Year's 2026
- January 16-22: MLK Day
- February 13-19: Presidents Day
- May 22-28: Memorial Day
- June 16-22: Juneteenth
- July 1-7: July 4th
- September 4-10: Labor Day
- October 9-15: Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day
- November 8-14: Veterans Day
- November 23-29: Thanksgiving
- December 22-28: Christmas
- December 29-31: New Year's 2027
Mary's holiday surcharge is 25%.
Drop in visits rates
Overnight stay rate
Mary's is 35%
Holiday Surcharge
Due to high demand during holidays, sitters on Meowtel have the option to set their own holiday price increase, which can be found in the rates section of their profiles. If your reservation falls within three (3) days before and/or after a federal holiday, or on the holiday itself, a holiday surcharge, determined by your sitter, will be added to your reservation.
These are the date ranges in 2026 to which the holiday surcharge applies:
- January 1-4: New Year's 2026
- January 16-22: MLK Day
- February 13-19: Presidents Day
- May 22-28: Memorial Day
- June 16-22: Juneteenth
- July 1-7: July 4th
- September 4-10: Labor Day
- October 9-15: Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day
- November 8-14: Veterans Day
- November 23-29: Thanksgiving
- December 22-28: Christmas
- December 29-31: New Year's 2027
Mary's holiday surcharge is 35%.
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If it doesn't feel like the right fit at the Meet & Greet, or if you have any concerns during the reservation, please call 1-844-MEOWTEL (1-844-636-9835) so we can help you re-book with another sitter.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Reservations officially begin at 12:00 AM in the sitter's time zone on the start date. Cat Parents may cancel within 24 hours of booking and receive a full refund, as long as the reservation has not yet started. After the first 24 hours, the following cancellation rules apply:
- More than 48 hours before the reservation start date: Full refund. The sitter will not receive any earnings.
- 24–48 hours before the reservation start date: 50% refund. The sitter will earn 50% of their planned earnings.
- Within 24 hours of the reservation start date (or after it has begun): No refund. The sitter will earn 100% of their planned earnings.
All refunds are initially applied to the Cat Parent's Meowtel Account Balance for use toward a future reservation or tip. Funds may be returned to the original payment method at any time.
Meowtel is a marketplace that connects cat parents with independent sitters. For eligible reservations booked and paid for through Meowtel, the Meowtel Promise explains how we support cat parents if something unexpected comes up.
If it doesn't feel like a purrfect fit after a Meet & Greet or during a reservation, our support team is here to help at 1-844-Meowtel (1-844-636-9835). We'll take time to understand what happened and help you consider next steps, which could include help with a new reservation.
Arlington cat sitting rates will vary based on the sitter's experience and services, but the average price is $29.00. Prices depend on visit duration (20, 45, or 60 minutes) and whether you need drop-in visits or overnight stays.
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. This is why Meowtel was created, so tailored in-home care is brought to you.
We recommend booking daily visits to keep your cats in their routine and help minimize feline anxiety while you're away.
Each visit typically includes: feeding, refreshing water bowls, litter box scooping, tidying up, medications, updates with photos, lots of playtime, and any special requests. Ask your sitter about a free Meet & Greet!
Rating breakdown
Mackenzie
November 30, 2025
Mary did a great job watching my cat! She was very responsive, took note of everything my cat needed, and sent me lots of photos and videos.
Elizabeth
December 11, 2025
My cat loves having people around, and over the last year has had trouble eating regularly, especially when I go out of town. I just went on my longest trip ever and was really worried. Mary was amazing. My cat loved her right away, and Mary sent me multiple videos and pictures every day. It was such a relief seeing my kitty so happy and knowing she was in good hands. Will absolutely book Mary again and recommend her to everyone!
Rebecca
August 26, 2025
Mary was very attentive to our special needs boys, making sure they got their medicines at breakfast and dinner. She made sure to ease things in so they could warm up to her and kept us informed of every visit!
Susanna
August 25, 2025
I’m so grateful to have found Mary! She was amazing with my two cats during my extended trip (over two weeks) and worked seamlessly with my regular sitter to ensure everything went smoothly. My two can be tricky, as both can be fussy about food and one can be difficult with medication, but Mary handled it all with care and patience. It’s never easy leaving your pets, especially for that long, but I felt at ease knowing they were in such capable hands. Highly recommend her!
Devon
August 10, 2025
I love working with Mary. Most importantly my shy cat Henry does too. We’ve worked with Mary for several trips now, long and short. She is detail oriented and so patient with Henry the cat. If I asked her about the detail of something once (bits of fluff fur laying around) she’s never forgotten to keep me updated about them on every visit since! I have lots of particulars for Henry, as I’m sure all cat parents have, and she’s patient and respectful of each one of them. Henry is a tough cookie to win over but she does it each time!
Tony
August 26, 2025
Mary had been highly reliable each time we have booked a reservation with her. She has also been very responsive and comprehensive in daily updates, with abundant pictures and videos. Much appreciated and will continue to book Mary whenever possible for our needs.
Devon
December 14, 2024
Mary was excellent with Henry the cat and with me as the anxious-about-leaving-Henry- human. Henry can be standoffish with anyone new or anyone that’s not me and Mary was super respectful of his space and earned his trust by giving him his private space while also maintaining his routine. She used all the phrases he’s used to hearing, she gave him treats at his preferred time and tossed them for him just like I do. She always offered to play with him and even let him stop to drink and was ready to play again when he was ready to go, just like I do. Mary sent me tons of details just like I prefer. Whenever I need to leave for a trip I feel lots better knowing Mary is here for Henry!
Lisa
December 7, 2024
Mary was very responsive throughout the process. we were glad to have a chance to meet with her ahead of time and with her attention to our cat's needs. she even went the extra mile by reading aloud in an attempt to lure out our seriously shy kitty. alas, the strategy did not work, but it well reflects her great care and understanding of kitties.
Mike
August 17, 2024
Mary was incredible. Frequent updates on how my cat was doing, taking initiative when problems arose, and making my cat extremely comfortable. I am very grateful for everything she did.
Amy
May 27, 2024
Mary was amazing. she was attentive to the instructions we left, sent amazing updates, and took good care of our house, too (including letting us know windows were secure when a storm was due). She charmed our sometimes-difficult kitty. We would ask Mary to sit for us again in a heartbeat!
Elisha
May 19, 2024
Mary was truly such an amazing sitter. the detailed updates daily and the pictures/videos she sent us were exactly what we needed. She provided total peace of mind while we were away from our little guys. She was so easy to work with and the our cats who are pretty shy warmed right up to her. Could not reccomend her enough!
Karen
December 16, 2024
We felt total confidence in Mary the first time we met her and knew that she was the perfect fit for caring for our kitties. She sent wonderful pictures and gave us great progress reports :-) she’s our number one pick for any future needs!
George
November 23, 2024
Mary was able to look after my cats on very short notice and did everything perfectly. the cats seemed to really like her and my shy cat even wanted playtime and pets from her. I would definitely ask Mary to help again in future.
Amanda
October 28, 2024
Mary was excellent with our cat - she read through all of the detailed instructions we gave her and gave us regular updates. She’s conscientious and easy to communicate with. We came back to a healthy, happy cat. So glad we found Mary, and we will be using her again!
David
August 12, 2024
Mary did an amazing job of keeping up with medications for our 20+ year old cat. She also tracked the activities of our younger cats and did a wonderful job overall.
Erin
July 26, 2024
she was great giving meds! Very important to us!! Kept us up to date on them with feedback and pics.
Joanna
June 4, 2024
Mary was an amazing cat sitter from start to finish! She was so communicative and attentive with our Bean and sent the cutest photos and videos. We came home to a very happy and healthy kitty! I felt very safe knowing that Mary was coming by to check in on Bean every day, especially because of the loving and detailed reports she would send. I definitely recommend booking with Mary - we will be calling her for our cat sitting needs in the future!
Stella
April 11, 2024
Mary did an amazing job looking after my two cats. She gave them their medications and ensured they ate all their food. She provided me with updates and photos of my cats. She went above and beyond when a fire alarm went off in the building. We weren't getting any information on whether this alarm was real so she took my cats out of the apartment and had then safely secured outside until it was confirmed there was no danger. When I returned, my cats looked great (one of them even gained some weight back after having lost some due to illness). I will definitely book with her again.
Amanda
December 29, 2024
Mary is fantastic with our cat Rose. Rose needs a lot of love and playtime and Mary gives her plenty of both. Grateful to have found her. We have used her three times and we feel at ease knowing she is with Rose.
Kristina
November 11, 2024
Mary was great with our 4 cats while we were away. Visit timing on the first day could have been a little better, but overall happy with our experience and we’d book Mary again.
Rachel
April 8, 2025
We felt really good about having Mollie watch our cat. She was prompt, sent detailed updates, and was in great communication with us. We will definitely ask her to cat sit for us again!
Sarah
February 7, 2025
Mollie watched our two cats while we were away and provided great care! We received up to date messages and plenty pictures to ensure the cats were getting attention. Their personalities were displayed and it shows they were comfortable and happy to see her! I appreciate how engaged Mollie was during the entire process. She gave great feedback on how medications and breathing treatments went and it gave me great comfort knowing our boy got what he needed to thrive! Our shy girl came out for pets and attention. I highly recommend her!
Shahrzad
June 8, 2025
Mary was really good with our cats. Our cats are shy but she could win them over!
Devon
November 17, 2024
Mary did a good job at being patient with both my cat and me for our first meet and greet and our first visits. My cat became used to his first Meowtel cat sitter that we used for a year before she moved out of our area, so I knew Mary had an uphill battle ahead earning his trust and learning all of our particular preferences! She was flexible with her approach and adjusted based on Henry’s (the cat’s) feedback. Every cat parent and every cat is unique, so it’s important to have a flexible and knowledgeable cat sitter. Mary can read cat body language and responded well to my comments about my preferred ways to feed my cat treats and how to speak to my cat (or when to give him space). She recognized, for example, when my cat wanted to sniff the water bottle he was getting his water from, even though I forgot to tell her he likes that. I love that Mary’s schedule is so flexible, I think some visits I might end up asking her to come 3x a day, just because she can!
Emma
June 7, 2024
Mary was perfect for our two kitties. They were thrilled to greet her for treats every day and we greatly enjoyed the many photos and thorough updates!
Daniela
This month
We are happy repeat customers, Mary is wonderful with our senior cat, very reliable and great to work with. Highly recommended!
Abbey
April 14, 2025
Had a wonderful experience with Mary, she gave us daily updates and would definetly book with her again.
Allan
January 9, 2025
Mary was amazing. she is very good at providing photos, videos, and responses. she was great with my cat, and he got used to her fairly soon.
Katie
October 24, 2024
Mary was friendly, personable and a pleasure to work with. Her responses were quick. she’s detailed and my kitties loved her!
David
September 29, 2024
Mary provided wonderful details while caring for our Oscar. She came up with creative and fun ways to engage with him throughout all her visits.
Amy
February 19, 2026
Irina
February 17, 2026
Daniela
January 25, 2026
Great experience once again!
Irina
January 17, 2026
Autumn
November 25, 2025
Tony
November 20, 2025
Sarah
November 19, 2025
Tony
October 27, 2025
Autumn
October 26, 2025
Daniela
October 23, 2025
Once again, we had a wonderful experience with Mary and we highly recommend her as a cat sitter.
Sarah
October 20, 2025
Autumn
October 15, 2025
Lawton
October 15, 2025
Ashlyn
October 13, 2025
Autumn
October 3, 2025
Emma
September 28, 2025
Charles
September 17, 2025
Devon
September 12, 2025
Tony
September 11, 2025
Jennifer
September 8, 2025
Catherine
September 8, 2025
Autumn
September 7, 2025
Mary did a great job following my instructions and caring for my kitty with lots of pictures and videos!
Rebecca
September 3, 2025
Nancy
August 23, 2025
Jade
August 20, 2025
Tony
August 17, 2025
Amy
July 20, 2025
Mary treated my kitties like they were here own! She did such a wonderful job!!!
Jennifer
July 20, 2025
Janet
July 16, 2025
Based on the videos she sent every day, our cats loved Mary. We will definitely use her again.
Rachel
July 15, 2025
Charles
July 5, 2025
Mary did a good job of taking care of my cat while I was out of town.
Devon
July 1, 2025
Devon
June 24, 2025
Devon
June 12, 2025
Richard
June 10, 2025
Ashlyn
June 10, 2025
Emma
May 28, 2025
Sarah
May 23, 2025
Sarah
May 2, 2025
Ashlyn
April 28, 2025
Rachel
April 16, 2025
Daniela
March 31, 2025
Mary was wonderful to work with, very detail-oriented and super flexible with the scheduling. Our senior cat was very well taken care of while we were away. We highly recommend her and look forward to working with her again.
Sarah
March 9, 2025
Will
February 21, 2025
Mary is just the best! Very caring and considerate; great communicator, all-around cool & TRUSTWORTHY PERSON, and a cat whisperer of the highest order.
Emma
February 10, 2025
David
January 14, 2025
Mary knocked it out of the park again. She is amazing at providing updates and photos.
Jennifer
January 12, 2025
Kenia
January 8, 2025
Mary was a pleasure to have! She followed all instructions and shared wondeful picture and videos.
Ashlyn
January 7, 2025
Catherine
January 3, 2025
Kelli
December 28, 2024
Emma
December 18, 2024
Hanadi
December 16, 2024
Jill
December 13, 2024
mary was an amazing cat sitter for our big boy! she saved us a lot of stress watching him over Thanksgiving. her updates were great and she was always quick to respond. will definitely use her again!
Ashlyn
November 24, 2024
Irina
November 14, 2024
Everything went great - thank you so much for taking good care of our two kitties!
Devon
November 4, 2024
Devon
November 2, 2024
Jessica
October 22, 2024
Emma
October 18, 2024
Jennifer
October 14, 2024
Ashlyn
October 13, 2024
Our kitties loved Mary! She was super attentive, sent lots of photos + videos and updates everyday which were very appreciated. 10/10 would recommend her for any of your cat sitting needs :)
Kieran
October 11, 2024
David
October 5, 2024
Mary
September 23, 2024
Mary was fabulous. Responsive and caring! I felt confident knowing my little guy was in good hands.
Daniela
August 2, 2024
Emma
June 24, 2024
Ashley
June 16, 2024
Loren
June 5, 2024
Charles
May 30, 2024
Mary took good care of my cat while I was out of town.
Hanadi
May 25, 2024
Catherine
May 3, 2024
Catherine
May 2, 2024
Meowtel
March 28, 2024
Mary is a background-checked cat sitter in the Great Falls area. Their profile has been verified and their references have been checked by Meowtel.
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