The Meow Maid

03/08/2026

Happy to support this event! 😻 My basket is full of goodies, including a gift certificate for cat sitting & nail trims. Come check it out tomorrow at the Furball! 🐾💗

12/17/2025

Santa Paws is on his way, and The Meow Maid is fully booked for the holidays 🐾🎄

Thank you for letting us spoil your fur babies this season. Your support truly makes our hearts (and paws) happy! ❤️

12/12/2025

🎁🎄 Searching for a purrfect gift for the cat lover in your life? Treat them to a gift certificate for in-home cat care! 😺

In addition to reliable cat sitting that helps pets stay relaxed in their own familiar space, The Meow Maid also provides gentle grooming and nail trims to keep every kitty looking and feeling their best.

Give the gift of comfort, care, and convenience right at home. 🐾

10/31/2025

When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween! 🎃👻🐈‍⬛

10/29/2025

✨Happy National Cat Day! 🧶

Today, we celebrate the cats who fill our lives with love, comfort, and companionship. But National Cat Day is also a time to reflect on the millions of cats still waiting for a place to call home.

Across the country, shelters are filled with cats and kittens, each with their own unique story and personality. Whether they were born in a shelter, surrendered, or found abandoned, 3.4 million cats find their way into shelters every year.

If you’ve been thinking about adding a furry friend to your life, consider adopting from your local shelter. By choosing to adopt, you give a cat the chance to experience a forever home. And by spaying or neutering, you help reduce the number of homeless cats in need.

Together, we can make a difference! One gentle paw at a time. 🐈🐾❤️

10/22/2025

Working from home is serious business when your coworkers have whiskers. Need a trustworthy cat sitter who speaks fluent feline? I’ve got you covered! 😸🐾🏡

Send a message to learn more

10/14/2025

🎄 Heading out of town for the holidays? ✈️
Let The Meow Maid care for your cat in the comfort of home 🏠

✨Book your cat sitter today at themeowmaid.com

✅ Safe
✅ Trusted
✅ Stress-free guaranteed

06/22/2025

This kitten was crying her little heart out from a bush last night and…honestly, how could we hear that tiny voice and walk away? 🥹🐈‍⬛🐾

I’m currently helping care for cats and kittens at two different homes, and now this little one as well. We weren’t expecting it, but she clearly needed help—and fast.

We could really use your support right now. Donations would make a huge difference in helping provide food, vet care, and a safe place for kittens like her. 🖤

📍GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/6f6801d1
📍Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/KTBF688

06/10/2025

Feeling Heartbroken 💔 and Overwhelmed Today…

Just recently, I shared a post about a man whose property is overrun with cats and kittens. And now, just this morning, two more people reached out to me.

First, a woman I helped last summer messaged me. Back then, Matt and I rescued 12 cats from her yard and found them loving homes. But today, she sent photos… new kittens, born into the same heartbreaking cycle. 😔

Then, not long after, I got a text from another person who's facing a nearly identical situation. More cats, more kittens, and nowhere to turn.

I’m doing all I can, but I can't do it all. I’m not a rescue. I don’t have a team or donations rolling in. When I say "yes" to helping someone, that means I am the one making the plan, booking vet appointments, setting traps, monitoring the situation daily, and working to find rescue placement. For the cats who aren’t immediately adoptable, I’ve spent time fostering and socializing them because they deserve a future too. I’ve been doing this, quietly and consistently, for the last five years. But this is too much for one person and I don’t have the resources, nor do I have a facility to take any cats in.

If you can foster—even just one cat or kitten—I’ll do the rest.
If you can donate—every dollar helps and goes directly towards food, vet care, and supplies.

I know it might not feel like your problem or responsibility. But this crisis exists because of human neglect and inaction, and it will take human compassion and a community to solve it.

Please share, donate, and foster if you can.
These innocent lives are counting on us. 🐾🐱

📍GoFundMe https://gofund.me/6f6801d1
📍Venmo https://venmo.com/u/KTBF688

06/09/2025

It's kitten season! Wondering what that means? Read on to learn all about it from the Kitten Lady herself, rescuer, humane educator and bestselling author Hannah Shaw.

06/08/2025

Hi everyone, I’ve launched a GoFundMe to help with an urgent and growing community cat crisis in Cheektowaga. As many of you know, I’m not only a cat sitter, but also a passionate animal welfare advocate. I spend much of my time helping community cats, strays, and ferals—doing what I can to give them safety, care, and a chance at a better life. 🐾❤️

This situation is bigger than one person can handle alone, and I truly need your help. Every donation—no matter the amount—or even just sharing this link, makes a real difference. These cats didn’t ask for this life, but together, we can change it for them.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support. 🙏

-Melissa
The Meow Maid

What started as one hungry stray has turned into a growing crisis. … Melissa Bruscia needs your support for Cheektowaga Cat Rescue: From One Stray to Many