Traveling with your pet can be an enjoyable experience if you follow a few tips and take the time to prepare before you leave.
If you are traveling by car, look at the map, plan your route and find safe areas for your pet along the route where you can stop to take breaks.
A good rule of thumb is to stop for potty and water breaks every 3 to 5 hours depending on how often your dog needs to take care of their business.
Contact your veterinarian before you leave and ask if there are specific vaccinations required for the area of the country you plan to visit.
Make sure your pets are current on all their vaccinations.
Ask your veterinarian for recommendations of veterinarian services or veterinary hospitals in the area you plan to visit.
Take a copy of your pet's medical records and the contact information for your veterinarian with you.
If you plan on staying in a motel, call in advance and check to see if the motel is pet friendly.
If you have more than one pet that is going to be traveling with you, and you have found a motel that is pet friendly, let them know ahead of time that you will have multiple pets because some of these motels will have a one pet limit.
Some pet friendly motels might even provide dog beds and other pet related amenities and most will have a specific area on the property where you can exercise your pet.
You will usually be charged an additional nightly fee for your pet and some of the motels might require a pet deposit or a cleaning deposit.
Call around to see what options are going to be available.
With just a little bit of advanced planning before you leave on your trip, you and your pet can enjoy a stress free traveling adventure.
If you are traveling by car, look at the map, plan your route and find safe areas for your pet along the route where you can stop to take breaks.
A good rule of thumb is to stop for potty and water breaks every 3 to 5 hours depending on how often your dog needs to take care of their business.
Contact your veterinarian before you leave and ask if there are specific vaccinations required for the area of the country you plan to visit.
Make sure your pets are current on all their vaccinations.
Ask your veterinarian for recommendations of veterinarian services or veterinary hospitals in the area you plan to visit.
Take a copy of your pet's medical records and the contact information for your veterinarian with you.
If you plan on staying in a motel, call in advance and check to see if the motel is pet friendly.
If you have more than one pet that is going to be traveling with you, and you have found a motel that is pet friendly, let them know ahead of time that you will have multiple pets because some of these motels will have a one pet limit.
Some pet friendly motels might even provide dog beds and other pet related amenities and most will have a specific area on the property where you can exercise your pet.
You will usually be charged an additional nightly fee for your pet and some of the motels might require a pet deposit or a cleaning deposit.
Call around to see what options are going to be available.
With just a little bit of advanced planning before you leave on your trip, you and your pet can enjoy a stress free traveling adventure.