cats can be dealt with by neighbors but we have a dog and now horses and while one can find specialized people to come in for that a housesitter is much better ... for normal households (ie those without horses) Craigs list can be a great resource and there are a number of others (google housesitters) but almost any town will have a resource (google housesitter yourtown). also i'll bet, with lead time, just asking people you will find someone ...

harold, dc - baltimore area