Islington is one of the most densely populated places in the country, and most of its cats live in flats: Georgian and Victorian terraces split into conversions around Barnsbury, Canonbury and Highbury, mansion blocks near Highbury Fields, and large estates from Archway down to King's Cross. Gardens are small where they exist at all, so many cats here are kept indoors, with a balcony or a shared garden at most. A visit usually means a buzzer, a communal hallway and stairs, and in newer blocks a concierge or fob entry, so a clear description of the way in on your Care Card saves time on the first visit. Codes go to your sitter in the booking chat, never on the card. The Victoria, Northern and Piccadilly lines and the Overground all cross the borough, and a sitter a few streets away can fit morning and evening visits around their own day. Islington has plenty of older, settled indoor cats and shy rescues, so a sitter who takes things slowly and sticks to the routine matters more than anything.
Neighbourhoods
Angel, Barnsbury, Canonbury, Highbury, Holloway, Archway, Tufnell Park, Finsbury Park, Clerkenwell, King's Cross
Homes and access
Almost all flats: period conversions, mansion blocks and estates. Buzzers, communal hallways and stairs are the norm; newer blocks often have a concierge or fob entry.
Nearby vets
Amwell Veterinary Practice, 52 Amwell Street, EC1R 1XS
Medivet Islington Cross Street
Snoots Vet Islington, 6 Camden Walk, N1 8DY
Local cat welfare
RSPCA Finsbury Park Animal Hospital, Holloway
Celia Hammond Animal Trust and Cats Protection branches covering north London
Vet details are provided as local information and may change. Please confirm with the practice before an emergency.
How a visit will work
Food, medication, litter, hiding places. It becomes the Care Card your sitter works from.
Chat with a sitter near you before you book, so you both know what the visits involve.
Sitters are expected to send a message and photo after each visit.
Each sitter sets their own rate. You pay it plus a 10% booking fee, and you see the full amount before you book.
How are CatSitz sitters checked?
Every CatSitz sitter will have their identity verified, and a person will review every profile before it goes live. It is not a background or criminal record check.