Founder’s Notes

Founder’s Thoughts Last weekend I went to my local pet store for something completely ordinary — a topical treatment for my cat. I walked the whole store twice and couldn’t find it. Finally I gave up and asked the woman at the register, and she pointed me to the dog section. That’s where they keep […]

Deanna Jones, Founder · July 26, 2026 Remember coming home to an empty house, a key around your neck, and only the cat to tell your day to? Like, totally. We were the latchkey generation, and that early bond with our cats stayed with us. Now that our own kids are heading out and the […]

Where MEOW! Franchise Opportunities Are Currently Available Deanna Jones, Founder · July 26, 2026 As we continue to grow our MEOW! cat sitting franchise, our expansion has never been about scale alone. It’s about maintaining a standard. A standard of care. A standard of service. A standard of ownership. One of the questions we’re asked […]

The Cat Renaissance: Why Experts Are Calling 2026 the Year for Cat Franchises Deanna Jones, Founder · July 26, 2026 Here at MEOW! we could not be more excited about the latest pet care industry data — and about why 2026 is shaping up to be the year for cat franchises. For decades, the pet […]

What I’d Tell My Younger Self Over Coffee: Don’t Wait Deanna Jones, Founder · July 26, 2026 If I could sit down with my younger self for a cup of coffee, I know exactly what I would say. I wouldn’t talk about the mistakes, the hard days, or the moments when things didn’t go according […]

What It’s Like Owning a MEOW! Cats-Only Business Michele Baughan, Owner · MEOW! at the Lake, Lake Monticello, Virginia · July 26, 2026 Michele owns and operates MEOW! at the Lake, an affiliate location rather than a franchised one. She is also founder Deanna Jones’s sister — a connection we mention up front because you […]

Cats have a reputation for improving lives. They reduce stress, bring comfort, and quietly become the center of their households. But beyond companionship, there’s something else cats are surprisingly good at: They make business better.   At MEOW! Franchising, we’ve built an entire franchise model around cats — not because they’re cute (though they absolutely […]