Now and Zen Pet Massage & Natural Care

I just had Anita over for Reiki on my fuzzy crew (2 dogs and 2 cats), and we are all feeling great! I just recently adopted the two kitties and felt like Reiki would help with them to feel safe and comfortable in their new home, as well as creating a more easeful integration with my pups. Also, one of my pups has cancer, so I knew Reiki would be very helpful for him, too.
Anita was warm and friendly, and so wonderful with animals! She’s an incredible healer and a beautiful soul. I have no doubt in my mind that I will have her back to work on my animals again very soon.

Anita is amazing! She took excellent care of our cat Hecubus while we were gone on an overnight trip. He is older and on a strictly wet food diet, so he requires a little extra care. She visited with us before our trip and spent some time getting to know us and Hec. I went from being nervous to leave him to totally comfortable and confident that he would be well cared for. She sent fantastic text updates with pictures during each of her visits and made this crazy cat mom actually relax and enjoy her trip. It is clear that she truly loves animals and we feel very lucky to have found her!

Anita recently cared for my kitty and did a fantastic job. She was very compassionate, reliable, and thorough. She spent an hour each day with my cat and sent me pictures and updates from each visit. We were super pleased with her service and highly recommend her.

Just moved to Portland a few months ago and was looking for a daycare facility for my cat while I was visiting family over Christmas break. Many of the hotels I found were around $ 30/​night (with many additional fees) and hardly had anything to offer other than a place where your cat would be detained. These hotels also had standard hours so I would have to take additional time off work to pick him up. I started looking for alternatives and noticed that there were a few places that offered cat sitting services in the comfort of your own home. I called a few of them, but Anita was the only one who responded to me right away and genuinely seemed to care about animals. We set up a complimentary meet and greet with my cat two weeks before Christmas. My cat warmed up to her very quickly and you could tell she has a lot of experiencing with pets of many personalities. While I was gone, she sent a text every day to ease my heart while i was away from my kitty and even made sure to check in to see if he and I were safely reunited when I finally got home! When I got back, everything was as a left it and there was a happy kitty waiting for me at the door.

My husband and I just moved from Texas and I called, emailed and met with SO many potential sitters in preparation for us to go to Europe for our honeymoon. I have never left our dogs for that long (11 days) and was nervous about how they would do with a sitter for such a long period of time. Our dogs didn’t just do okay they did great! Anita sent us text messages with an update every visit and she sent us cute pictures of our two fur babies every time. I felt such piece of mind while we were gone that I actually got to just relax and enjoy our trip. One of our dogs is 16 years old and Anita was excellent with her and helped her with her arthritis while we were gone and our French bulldog needs 3 sets of eye drops 3 times a day and she handled giving him his drops like a champ. Anita is so proactive with her communication and if I texted her with any questions she always responded in a timely manner and addressed any questions or concerns I had.
Unfortunately while we were in Europe my husbands grandmother passed away and I texted Anita and asked if she could watch the pups just a few days after she would be off the hook from our honeymoon and she was so kind and accommodated our last minute request. It was so hard to turn around and leave the dogs again so soon but I felt so much better knowing they were with Anita. After each visit we got a full report that was more thorough and helpful than any report I have ever gotten from a sitter!
We love our dogs like crazy and we really want to leave them with someone who is not only responsible and reliable but that our dogs love and are truly loved in return. I swear every time Anita watches them they aren’t as excited to see us when we get home… normally that would be a bad thing but I am so grateful that they are happy while we are gone that it makes me so happy.

Anita is great! She does at-​home visits when we are out of town and I couldn’t be happier with her services. We have a high-​stress cat that, when left alone for a weekend, clings to the point of not letting us sleep when we return. Since having Anita visit we have noticed a dramatic reduction in her anxiety level when we get home. Anita also gives our Golden Retriever tons of play time and all the attention that she needs.
We opted to receive pictures of our pets each time Anita visits and she leaves a report card detailing the care our pets received at each visit. Services like that go a long way with my peace of mind while traveling.
Thanks for truly caring about our babies, Anita!

Perfect pet sitter and dog walker! I have been looking for dog help for this single gal and my terrier mix for a while now. I have tried several. Floyd the dog was viciously attacked a few years back. He loves people and children but now he is fearful of some dogs and needs extra care and reinforcement.
I had very specific requirements of what I was looking for in services and Anita hit all on the check list and surpassed them! Professional, check. Organized, check. A true caring for my pet, check. Available to walk Floyd very early Sat mornings in NW PDX while I was at work, check. Willing to stay at my apt with my dog while I was away on travel, check. One other thing I was seeking and really didn’t think would be feasible was to obtain services that they were a dog owner themselves so Floyd could get the socialization he dire needs with their dog. CHECK! Her dog Kingston and Floyd are buddies! Win, win situation all around.
I can’t give enough of a recommendation I have for Now and Zen Pet Massage & Natural Care. Anita is a very kind hearted person with only the best intensions and a very accommodating business sense. Her dog walking invoices are professional and timely. For overnight sitting you receive a report card that far exceeded any follow up note I have received from sitters in the past. It was a great touch with a day to day of what my pup was up to that day and pictures included.
On one of my trips I fell ill and needed to change my flight and return early. Anita relaxed some of the charges even though it was falling short on our agreement and on her end financially. Who does that these days? Nobody? Not true, Anita does what’s fair for both parties. I highly recommend Anita’s dog walking and sitting services you will not be disappointed.

I reached out to Anita for pet massage and natural therapies because my kitty Eden was very anxious and was acting out. I had a lovely introductory phone call with Anita before our appointment and had the opportunity to explain exactly what I was looking for. When she came for the appointment, Anita brought some wonderful information and natural remedies to help Eden feel calmer and more secure. She shared some of the basics of her techniques during the appointment and left me with some great tools to use with Eden.
This was such a lovely experience. My cat responded so well to Anita’s work and attention and I was left with a better understanding of how I can help my kitty be happier in our home. Thank you, Anita!

Anita is a dream come true! Reliable, trustworthy and my pets love her. She did pet sitting for my elderly cat Claude and diligently came twice a day to feed him, care for him and give him shots for feline diabetes. While she was there she re-​sparked his interest in his cat toys with daily play sessions. When I came home after three days he was happy, healthy and better off than before.

Anita goes above and beyond. She really cares deeply about animals and she is very very attentive. Her photo updates are the best part – you never wonder how your furr babies are doing because she updates their status regularly throughout her stay. She does extra little things like cleaning up after your pet, and she produces a neat little report of her daily tasks and the animal’s status that she leaves for your return. Her pet-​sitting service is highly recommended.

You know how you feel that no one can love your pet as much as you do? That might change once you have Anita as your pet sitter. She went above and beyond to take care of our geriatric kitties, Curry and Cole. And, I would select her hands-​down next time to be my kitty-​caretaker of choice. While our older kitties don’t have any special needs, if they did, I’d fully trust that Anita would be capable and loving in how she approached the situation. During our vacation, she provided daily photos and texts of our pets, and at the end of our visit she provided a status report/​checklist of her visits and what «chore» was completed at each visit, e.g., fresh water, litter change, litter fill, mail, packages, cleaned up areas she wasn’t even asked to, etc. She also thoughtfully left a toy for the kitties that they love.
Anita is one special person. She loves animals and her care, attention to detail, and kindness is unparalleled. I’m so happy I’ve met this trustworthy, loving pet sitter/​caretaker.

Our chocolate lab, Zoji, developed advanced diabetes and arthritis at an old age. During the last few weeks of his life, Anita came to our house and provided massage for him multiple times. It was clear that Zoji looked forward to these visits and found the massage very relaxing. As the guardian of a dog experiencing that slow decline, I was grateful for Anita’s care and kindness toward animals. We also asked Anita to be there the evening Zoji was euthanized, and again we were so glad for her support. She massaged and caressed him after a long Last Day, and helped him transition gently and gracefully.
Anita has a deep passion for supporting animals, and a nurturing spirit. I would not hesitate to recommend her either for animal massage or for end-​of-​life pet support.

We brought Gozer, a Greater Swiss Mountain Dog home when he was 9 weeks old, believe it or not at that time he was actually small! He is now 8 years old, weighing in at 115 lbs. We have been struggling to help him with his progressive arthritis for years. Recently he has also been having more joint pain, digestive problems and other issues that come with the aging process. We found Anita, a gifted massage therapist and Reiki practitioner and are so happy with the results! She provides gentle massage with Reiki energy and the outcomes are marvelous. He is clearly moving with greater ease, his digestion has improved and he is more joyful following his massage sessions! We all love when Anita comes to our home. We will definitely continue our sessions with Anita to support Gozer’s overall comfort and well-​being.

Anita is a dear friend of ours and Aunt to our sweet rescue dog named Rocco. She volunteers with the Oregon Humane Society and when it came time to expand our family, Anita was with us to adopt our 10 year old Boxer Mix. She even comes with us to his veterinarian visits and the clinic affectionately calls us ‘Team Rocco.’ Rocco is like our child and when we travel abroad Anita’s care of him is exceptional. She gives him excellent massage therapy, plays with him, takes him for walks, sending pictures and updates frequently. She is 100% welcomed and trusted in our home and as a bonus takes great care of our raised bed garden. Rocco loves Anita and looks forward to her sleepovers when we are away. Two paws up and tail wags from Rocco!

Anita is amazing! She has cared for our cats and house sat several times for us while we were out of town. She is extremely pleasant and easy to work with including staying on schedule with insulin injections for our diabetic cat and following our detailed sitting instructions. She sent us photos of our kitties and included much-​appreciated updates with each picture. Anita is also very conscientious with the care of our home and garden. It is difficult leaving our kitties when traveling, but knowing Anita is watching them puts us at ease. We made a great decision in choosing Anita and we will definitely be using her again! Our kitties (Sam & Snoopy) definitely approve!

I recently met Anita and learned all about her business. I can tell she has enormous amounts of love for all animals. I’m a pet caretaker in the area and will be referring my clients to her for therapeutic massage, especially the older dogs I take care of and the ones recovering from injury. Preventative care is better than costly vet bills down the road!