The Spring Festival is approaching. For those who have left the city and returned to their hometowns, what should they do with their pets at home? This has also given rise to services such as door-to-door feeding and pet store boarding, and the business is pretty good.

　　Recently, reporters visited many pet stores and found that the price of door-to-door cat feeding ranges from 30 yuan to 80 yuan each, and the price of door-to-door dog walking ranges from 50 yuan to 120 yuan. Xixi, a self-media blogger who runs a door-to-door feeding business in Chengdu, revealed that she has received more than 200 orders during the Spring Festival and earned nearly 10,000 yuan in 10 days.

　　However, some people in the industry have warned that door-to-door feeding has certain risks and requires certain knowledge about pets. It is also recommended that experienced people choose to enter this industry.

　　Home feeding price

　　Ranging from tens to hundreds of yuan

　　The reporter visited many pet stores and found that door-to-door feeding and foster care services have become “standard” during the Spring Festival. The price of door-to-door cat feeding ranges from 30 yuan to 80 yuan, and the price of door-to-door dog walking ranges from 50 yuan to 120 yuan.

　　The "door-to-door pet care" of a leading pet service company is its core service, providing door-to-door feeding and door-to-door dog walking services in 12 cities. Taking the prices in the main urban area of ​​Chengdu during the Spring Festival as an example, the price of door-to-door feeding is 80 yuan per time, and the price of door-to-door dog walking is 100 yuan per time. Compared with daily prices, the price during the Spring Festival has increased by an average of 20 yuan per time. Another chain pet service company has increased the price of door-to-door feeding services in Chengdu during the Spring Festival from the usual 58 yuan to 78 yuan. As the number of pets increases, an additional 30 yuan will be charged for each pet. If the service mileage exceeds the service mileage, an additional 4 yuan will be charged for each kilometer. Yuan.

　　Unlike dogs, cats are more sensitive to the environment, which is an important reason why many pet owners are reluctant to take their cats out for travel.

　　Ms. Liu, a citizen of Chengdu, likes cats very much. “Every time I need door-to-door feeding for my cat, I look for it online. The price ranges from 50 to 60 yuan per time.” Compared with foster care in pet stores, Ms. Liu recommends door-to-door feeding. "Cats are prone to death in unfamiliar (foster care) environments. Changing cat food and cat litter is too risky."

　　Generally speaking, Ms. Liu recommends door-to-door feeding every one or two days. Taking the seven-day Spring Festival holiday as an example, the number of door-to-door feedings should be 2-3 times. Calculated at 60 yuan each time, the price should not exceed 200 yuan.

　　Blogger receives 200 orders in 10 days

　　Income nearly 10,000 yuan

　　In addition to regular pet stores, there are also door-to-door feeding and door-to-door dog walking services provided by individuals on Xiaohongshu and Xianyu, which are cheaper than pet stores. However, there are obvious geographical restrictions, and these services are mostly provided part-time by young groups such as students.

　　According to Xiaohongshu, Xixi (pseudonym), who has raised five cats, is a pet-related self-media blogger. Starting from January 30 this year, Xixi released news about door-to-door feeding during the Spring Festival in Chengdu. It has been fully booked for two days, namely February 10 (the first day of the Lunar New Year) and February 13 (the fourth day of the Lunar New Year).

　　Xixi also said that during the Spring Festival, the number of orders received exceeded 200. “I was busy from February 7 to February 16 (the seventh day of the first lunar month). On the busiest day, I had to run more than 20 stores, and my income in 10 days was close to 10,000 yuan. "

　　During the door-to-door feeding process, Xixi will bring her own disposable shoe covers, disposable gloves, garbage bags and hypochlorous acid disinfectant. When entering the house, she can make full video calls according to the owner's requirements. Cat food, cat litter and drinking water are provided by pet owners. In order to avoid disputes, Xixi requires pets to be healthy and fully vaccinated. In terms of price, it is 30 yuan per visit within 5 kilometers, and an additional 5 yuan will be charged for one additional cat; it is 35 yuan per visit within 10 kilometers, and an additional 5 yuan will be charged for one additional cat. An additional 10 yuan will be charged for each kilometer exceeding 10 kilometers.

　　Ms. Chen, a staff member of Aianduo’s high-end pet store, revealed, “The peak period for door-to-door feeding is mainly concentrated between the New Year and the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. During the Spring Festival, the store has limited manpower and can only accept 2-3 door-to-door feeding orders every day. So far, , the door-to-door feeding service during the Spring Festival has been fully booked and we have stopped accepting orders.”

　　Chengdu Commercial Daily-Red Star News reporter Yan Xue