About PCEPet Care Extraordinaire, founded in 1997, is owned and operated by Karen Commings, BA, MLS. She is bonded, insured, and a member of Pet Sitters International for whom she authored two chapters of their Accreditation Program manual. She is a former columnist for Cat Fancy magazine, a regular contributor to Cornell University’s Catwatch and Dogwatch magazines, and author of 8 books and more than 400 articles on pet care. She is a member of the International Society for Anthrozoology, an organization promoting the scientific and scholarly study of human-animal interactions.
Karen has Red Cross Pet First Aid certification. As part of a normal pet sitting visit, she can give your pet necessary medications and insulin injections prescribed by your veterinarian
Pet Care Extraordinaire charges by the visit based on the number and type of pets. Any pet left in the home while the client is away will be cared for by PCE. In other words, PCE will not come to the home to care for the bird but ignore the cat, and for cats’ safety, PCE will visit no less than once a day.
Areas Served
Lower Paxton Township
Susquehanna Township
Harrisburg
Portions of West Hanover, Hershey, Hummelstown
Meggie passed away on June 13, 2007 at the age of 14. Meggie's human caregiver had
adopted her as a kitten from a shelter and saw her through a bout of distemper, defying
the odds of her survival. For ten years, I pet sat Meggie almost monthly. Now, I miss
her every day.