Cathy & Pete
Veterinarian and pilot - fun, attentive, and knowledgeable care for your pets
Our experience
10+ years
We are an animal focused family. Cathy is a veterinarian of 27 years experience, working with dogs, cats, ruminants and occasionally pigs, rabbits, and pocket pets. We travel easily, frequently and with great flexibility. We aren’t that…
Gabby
maltese
Cared for
Hazel
mix-breed
Owned in past
Sizzles
siamese
Owned in past
Our Shetlands
rescue pet
Owned in past
Reviews (22)

We had a great experience with Cathy and Pete! They took excellent care of our cats, kept our home clean and tidy, and sent us lovely photo updates that gave…

Cat took wonderful care of our cats and the house. The Ziggy and Lazlo didn't seem to know we were gone. Cat sent us *incredible,* calendar-quality photos…

Such lovely, easy-going, kind people! We had a blast getting to know them a little before we went away and immediately felt like friends. We instantly knew…

We were so fortunate to have Cathy come stay with our Siberian cat while we were away! She is super organized and communicates perfectly, and of course we…

I would definitely recommend Cathy and Pete, our cat Gustav was so relaxed when we returned Cathy who is a vet really must have worked some magic on him. Our…
References (2)
Anne Maynard Bowman
I have known Dr Cathy Atkins Olson for about 15 years during which time I benefitted from her advice and care for my cats, Shadow and Fireball. I also was fortunate to see her care for the pets of others in the Tumwater WA clinic plus her own pets and farm animals. She is a competent, astute and caring veterinarian and I commend her to you. Sincerely, AMB
Character reference
27 March 2022
About Cathy & Pete
I’ve been a veterinarian for 26 years (dogs, cats, ruminants) and Pete is a pilot flying commercially, having retired from the Air Force after 22 years of flying A-10s. We are taking some extra time here and there to do some exploring…
Cathy
Pete
Why we want to house sit
We feel that keeping pets in their comfortable home environment is valuable. Since we are looking to travel around outside of the usual tourist experience, and are very good with pets, it’s mutually beneficial. Pete will often be available…