About Jo

I have been caring primarily for cats and sometimes dogs for over 20 years for friends. I absolutely love animals (I am an artist and they are my primary subjects). We have two cats, two guinea pigs, and several jumping spiders at our house. I volunteered at the Columbian Park Zoo several years ago for about a year and really enjoyed caring for the animals there, in the education room (birds, reptiles, rodents, and some insects) and the wallabies. My care includes a lot of time playing with animals, brushing and talking to them, and I will send photos and movies with every visit. I am very thorough and conscientious about caring for home and property as well, bringing in mail, watering plants, turning lights on and off, taking out trash, etc. I have references available on request. I am experienced giving insulin shots, at precisely the same time twice a day and my family helped our kitten through FIP injections for 84 days, so I have some experience giving medications.