Devoted cat sitter forgoes Hari Raya celebrations to care for feline clients

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Festive seasons bring joy but also anxiety for cat owners facing the perennial question: Who will care for their furry family members during travels?  That’s where Annur Syaqila comes in.  30-year-old Annur steps in as the community's trusted cat caretaker, ensuring no whiskers go unwatched and no paws unfed during the holiday exodus.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00I'm okay to sacrifice my Raya because I really like cats.

00:12Festive seasons bring joy, but also anxiety for cat owners facing the perennial question,

00:18who will care for their furry family members during travels?

00:22That's where Anur Syakira comes in.

00:23Thirty-year-old Anur steps in as the community's trusted cat caretaker, ensuring no whiskers

00:29go unwatched, and no paws unfed during the holiday exodus.

00:33I'm a cat parent, so during Raya, I will look for trusted pet sitters.

00:41I want to help my customers to make their lives easier by leaving their cats at home.

00:48Sometimes cats are stressed staying in hotels, so they prefer their cats to stay at home.

00:57Besides being a cat sitter, Anur also runs a home-based cat boarding facility in Sungai

01:02Buloh.

01:03Despite being busy during this holiday season, managing between the cat boarding and pet

01:07sitting, Anur says she is still able to spend quality time with her family.

01:12Usually, during Raya, I will settle my cat hotel at 5.30am to 6.30am, and then I will

01:25have Raya dinner with my family.

01:27At night, I will focus on pet sitting.

01:30For pet sitting, I will filter customers who are nearby.

01:39Throughout her three years as a feline caretaker, Anur says she has witnessed unpleasant situations

01:45where she had walked into homes and found cats who were abandoned, unfed for days and

01:50dehydrated.

01:51The bowl was very dirty, and there was cat urine.

01:56Even the litter box was covered in cement.

02:01It was difficult for me to clean it.

02:03There was a lot of urine and feces.

02:07Anur stresses the importance of hiring a cat sitter, particularly for those who plan to

02:11leave their cats in cages at home for an extended time.

02:16My advice for those who plan to leave their cats in cages is to hire a pet sitter at least

02:21once or twice a day.

02:24If it's only once or twice a day, we will be worried about the food and the water.

02:33With passion and dedication, Anur ensures that cat owners can celebrate with a peace

02:37of mind, confident that their furry friends are in trusted hands.

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