2026年9月20日
The Ones Who Live in This Home… — Kita-ku, Osaka
Categories: On the Job > Cats
The ones who live in this home…
are Sauron-kun, three years old,
and Brooksa-chan, two years old.
Their owner and these two first met at a rescue cat café♪♪♪
Their owner, kept busy with work,
so that the cats would never feel lonely,
made the decision to welcome the two of them together.
At our meeting,
"They're always right here."
When I gently parted the clothes in the closet…
there they were, snuggled up close together,
the two of them gazing up at me. How adorable.😍
All this time, just like this,
the two of you have stayed close to each other, haven't you.✨✨✨
And you'll be together forever from here on, too.💕💕
My heart gave a warm little squeeze.
During my care, the two of them were quite the little hiders.
Someday, once again…
do show me your adorable selves, too.💖
Orange Petsitter🍊
2026年9月19日
Clearing a Little Hurdle, Together — Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki
Categories: Dogs > On the Job
A rainy night.☔
"She isn't very fond of her raincoat."
So I'd been told, as I headed to Nanako-chan's home.
Even so, she put her raincoat on just fine
and braved her not-so-favorite rainy walk!
What a genius~✨
And here she is, today's star — Nanako-chan.💕

She was such a good girl for her towel-down after the walk, too.😊
"You did so well.🫶"
As I tidied up the raincoat and wet things at the entrance, I felt a gaze from above……
↓↓↓

Her cuteness was so striking, I did a double take.🤣
Let's play with that toy together, okay!
When I prepared her meal,
she'd gaze up at me with big, teary eyes like this.

Nanako-chan is ever so expressive.✨

Thank you for that adorable smile.💕
One look at Nanako-chan's big smile,
and surely everyone can't help but smile too.🌻
Here's hoping we can go for a walk together again.🍀
Orange Petsitter🍊
2026年9月18日
Two Cats on Patrol — Nakano-ku, Tokyo
Categories: On the Job > Cats
I'm Boswick.
I'm a cat who loves people and playtime!
Playing with the toys Mama and Papa set out for me is my daily routine!
My very favorite is string✨️ — that slim, ever-shifting quality is just so irresistible.✨️
Once I spot a string, I can catch it from anywhere😍

I'm Acha.
I'm shy, but with someone I've come to trust, I turn into a real cuddle bug!
But being petted isn't my thing! So I'd be happy if you keep a nice, comfortable distance!!
That said, I love being brushed! Though with people I'm not used to, I'll only allow a little — because this glossy coat I'm so proud of is proof of all the love Mama and Papa give us.✨

And so, when Mama and Papa are away, the two of us team up on home security duty!
Word around town lately is that there's a handsome guard on duty — is it really true?

As long as Mama and Papa are smiling, that's all we need!


And I, their sitter, was taught all sorts of things by the two of them, so I might become a guard myself❣️
Orange Petsitter🍊
2026年9月16日
So Cute I Couldn't Stop Snapping Photos! — Amagasaki, Hyogo
Categories: On the Job > Cats > Degus > Squirrels
It was a visit with a family of three cats, a chipmunk, and a degu —
such an adorable household.❣️
🐱Chii-kun, a mixed breed.
The big brother with a hearty appetite.

Chii-kun, who can't resist his food,
once he's finished his own meal,
goes off to eat the others' food.😋💨
So the other cats' bowls
have lids that open only in response to that cat's own microchip.💡
Even so, he'd seize any chance to go after their food.😂

🐱Komugi-chan, a Minuet.
The timid middle child♡

The most timid of the three cats, Komugi-chan🐾
is so shy she'd hide away somewhere whenever I visited.
I'd wondered if she might not come out at all during my visits, but
the moment I started waving a toy, there she'd be at my side before I knew it…✨
From the very first day, mixing in with the other two,
she joined right in on the play.🎶
She let me pet her, too, and Mama told me
it was rare for her to warm up from the very first day.🎉
By the time she'd settled in, she'd even come nuzzle affectionately at my feet.🤗

🐱Kuromu-kun, a Russian Blue.
The curious little youngest♡

Right from our meeting beforehand,
he seemed thoroughly curious about me.🎶
He'd come to welcome me,
and during my care, he'd watch what I was doing from close by.🐾
Once he'd grown comfortable, Kuromu-kun spent his time as free and easy as could be,🤗
now and then playing chase with Chii-kun.

And they all love their crinkly, rustly toys.❣️
Running, leaping, tumbling over,
they played away so joyfully.😆
Chii-kun and Kuromu-kun would sometimes make great big leaps, too.
At the sight of them all playing so adorably,
I simply couldn't stop snapping photos.🥰



🐿️Chocola-kun, a chipmunk.

At our meeting beforehand,
I'd been told Chocola-kun might bite, as his mating season had just ended.😌
But surprisingly, perhaps he took an interest in me,
because he came close and showed me his adorable self.💖
He even ate his food right in front of me, and
with every bite, his cheeks puffed up little by little —
so unbearably cute that I couldn't stop snapping photos.😍


🐭Yukimi-chan, a degu.
True to her name, her coat is pure white.✨

Coming up to my hand without any fear,
running merrily on her wheel,
nibbling away on her pellets —
Yukimi-chan, with her adorable little ways,
had me unable to stop snapping photos, too.💕


The charm of each and every one of these animals
could be savored all at once — such a fun visit it was.😊🎶
Orange Petsitter🍊
2026年9月15日
Holding Down the Fort, All Together — Yamato, Kanagawa
Categories: On the Job > Cats > Geckos
This time it was a slightly longer stay,
and I got to see the two cats,
Nara-chan and Mugi-chan,
show me all their different expressions.☺️
The bright red little shrimp,
and Kent-kun the gecko, who doesn't flinch
even at a little tap-tap,
were incredibly cute, too.
Do take a look.🙇♂️
First,
let's start with Nara-chan.


and
here's Mugi-chan.

A battery change brought the automatic feeder back to life!
What a relief.







Everyone made it through holding down the fort together.❣️
It was such a wonderfully fun time of care.
Thank you so muchヽ(≧▽≦)ノ
Orange Petsitter🍊
2026年9月14日
A Summer Afternoon — Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Categories: On the Job > Cats
Surely today, too, he'd be hiding away somewhere out of sight.
It was a summer afternoon I met with such thoughts in mind.
When I happened to lift my gaze, Vyon-kun was atop the piano.
As though he were a piece of furniture that had always rested there,
he lay there, terribly still, in perfect balance.

And yet, it wasn't that he was unaware of my presence.
Without moving, he shifted his eyes just the slightest bit.

In a small voice, I tried calling his name.
Still, he didn't move.
From a little way off, I simply gazed at him.
And then, one of his eyes slowly began to close.

"You're not hiding today."
I murmured softly, deep in my heart.
That he was simply there
made me so very happy.
After a little while, his other eye, too, closed quietly.

Had he fallen asleep, I wondered?
Or else——
had he decided there was no longer any need to be wary of me?
Nothing special had happened.
On any other day, leaving only a trace of his presence,
he would vanish from sight — yet
that day, he was atop the piano.
He opened his eyes,
looked my way just the slightest bit,
and then slowly closed them again.
That was all.
And yet,
a summer afternoon
suits such a small moment so well.
Along with Vyon-kun's quiet presence,
that afternoon, too,
passed slowly by, as though nothing had happened at all.
Orange Petsitter🍊
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