Swindon Cat Sitting

Locally owned and operated

Part of the Home Loving Cats family

Trusted in Swindon

5-star rated by local cat owners

DBS checked & fully insured

Complete peace of mind

We provide professional, caring in-home cat sitting while you're away. Your cat stays happy, comfortable and stress-free in their familiar environment.

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Meet Caroline MacDivitt

I am Caroline MacDivitt, a devoted pet sitter/specialist cat sitter providing a very caring and professional pet sitting service and cat sitting service covering mainly central Swindon. My service is of outstanding quality!

My Swindon Cat Sitter Reviews

Please check out my customer reviews by clicking the following link: Swindon Cat Sitter Reviews

"We have used a number of catteries around Swindon and have been less than impressed with all of them. After finding Caroline, we had daily updates and photos throughout our holiday. When we got back the cats were very relaxed, which is a million times better than any time we have used a cattery. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Home Loving Cats."

Laura Biddiscombe

"Caroline really looked after our cat whilst we were on holiday, including giving him a tablet each day. We had been really worried about this but Caroline did a fantastic job. We received several pictures each day and an update. He certainly looked happy. Don't use a cattery: this is clearly the best solution for your furry friends."

James Palmer

"Caroline went above and beyond, cleaning up when one of our boys was sick on our bedspread. We had plenty of pictures and a running update on our babies. Being anxious about leaving them, we had our minds completely put at rest. Highly recommend Caroline and will be using her services again."

Vicky Coleiro

A little about me

I was born in, and currently live in the village of Wroughton, just outside Swindon. Although Wroughton is a fairly large village on the outskirts of Swindon, it has a close-knit community. In a previous life, I was a Legal Secretary for 22 years. We live with our 5 cats including tabby moggie mother Chloe and her half Siamese daughter KC, aged 16 and 15 respectively, a Ragdoll cross called Chester aged 3, and Ragdolls Frankie and Sookie both aged 2. (Frankie is actually short haired and has a lopsided tail, which makes him even more adorable, and as with most mothers and daughters, Chloe and KC do occasionally have their differences!).

I have had cats in my life for the last 30 years, and couldn’t be without them. They all have their own distinctive characters, and the younger three are especially popular with everyone they meet!

Prior to getting Frankie and Sookie, we had a little Ragdoll kitten called Keva. Unfortunately, things didn’t go well and from the day I got her she was poorly. After many visits to the vets along with a multitude of tests and medications, it turned out to be FIP (feline infectious peritonitis). This is a fatal, incurable disease that affects cats and is a mutated strain of the feline coronavirus. Everything that could be done was done for Keva, but very sadly we were left with absolutely no alternative but to have her put to sleep at the age of 6 months. This was totally devastating and since then I have taken a keen interest in FIP. I am now a active fundraiser in relation to FIP and donate the proceeds to Dr Addie at Glasgow University who is working hard on finding a cure for this horrible disease.

Why my Swindon cat sitting service benefits you and your cats

It’s simply a fact of life that taking cats to a cattery can cause them lots of unnecessary stress. Please click on the link “Why Cats Hate Catteries” to appreciate the reasons why.

After having such a terrible experience with Keva, I do my absolute utmost to relieve my own cats of any stress. Years ago, I did have to take my old moggie, Muffy, to a cattery when she was young and at a time when I had no alternative, and I must say she wasn’t impressed!

Cats like to be in familiar surroundings and when you travel away, it’s great to know that your cats remain at home where they want to be. Knowing that they are being lovingly looked after by another “crazy” cat person like myself makes enjoying your holiday that much easier. After all, holidays are meant for relaxation – rather than worrying about how your cats are coping in the cattery!

I know when I am away myself, I like to be kept informed in relation to how my cats are faring, and likewise whilst you are away I will text or email you from time to time.

I am very experienced in giving all kinds of medications including insulin injections. (My other old cat, Mork, was diabetic for his last couple of years and I had to inject him twice daily). Be assured that if I were to have any concerns whilst you were away, I wouldn’t hesitate in speaking with your vet and if necessary take it to the surgery, both for your and my peace of mind.

Get in touch

For a stress free holiday or business trip, and to ensure that your beloved cats are being cared for by someone who is themselves a loving, caring, and responsible cat owner, please get in touch today – and your cat will love you forever!

I hope to meet you and your cats very soon.

To contact me, please enter your full postcode in the form at the top of the page.

Best regards
Caroline

Why Swindon Cat Owners Choose In-Home Cat Sitting

Swindon has grown significantly over the past few decades and now has one of the younger and more mobile populations of any town in the South West. That means a lot of cat owners who travel regularly, and a lot of cats who would otherwise end up in catteries year after year. Laura’s review above is a particularly honest summary of what many Swindon owners have discovered: after years of catteries and coming home to unsettled cats, switching to in-home sitting changes things immediately and visibly.

Caroline’s reviews say the same thing in different ways. James’s cat was on daily medication throughout the holiday. Vicky’s cat was unwell mid-visit and Caroline dealt with the aftermath without hesitation. These are not ideal situations, but they reflect the reality of caring for cats over an extended period. What matters is that both owners came home to settled, happy cats and a sitter who had handled everything properly without either panicking or leaving the owner in the dark.

Caroline has lived in and around Swindon her whole life. The village of Wroughton, where she is based, sits just outside the town on the edge of the Marlborough Downs, and the sense of community there is strong. That local rootedness matters: her clients know who she is, where to find her, and that she has been doing this for a long time. She is not a new arrival or a transient service.

The FIP fundraising work is worth noting too. Losing Keva to feline infectious peritonitis at six months old and then choosing to turn that into active support for research at Glasgow University rather than simply moving on speaks to the kind of person Caroline is. It is not a marketing point. It is what happens when someone genuinely cares about cats rather than just liking them.

For full details of everything the service covers, visit the Home Loving Cats service page. Our article Why Cats Hate Catteries explains the territorial behaviour behind why cats consistently fare better at home than in even a well-run cattery.