Pawshake vs Cattery: What's the Price Difference?

How Pawshake cattery boarding works

Pawshake allows sitters to list their homes as boarding premises for cats. Listings specify whether the sitter offers cat boarding (cat stays at sitter's home) or drop-in visits. We use only cattery-boarding listings in our comparison — drop-in visits are excluded as a different service type.

A Pawshake cattery-boarding listing may or may not hold an Animal Activity Licence. Our comparison notes where a Pawshake listing can be matched to a published licence register.

Methodology

We match Pawshake cattery-boarding listings to licensed catteries using location (within 2km) and service tier (single cat overnight). Price observations must be within 14 days of each other. Platform fees are included in the Pawshake figure.

We exclude pet-sitting and drop-in listings entirely. Only listings where Pawshake classifies the service as overnight cat boarding at the sitter's premises are included.

Limitations

• Pawshake pricing is dynamic; our observations are point-in-time.
• We cannot independently verify that all Pawshake cattery-boarding sitters hold an AAL. We flag where no match was found in our licence database.
• Pawshake's platform fee covers booking protection and dispute resolution. This value is real; we measure the price difference only.

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