Pet Travel – Essential Tips and Considerations Before your Travel

For many pet owners, a trip is never complete and fun when your pet can’t come along. But, traveling can be stressful for you and your pet. When you have the plans in taking a long trip together with your pet, below are some of the tips that will be able to help you get guarantees for a safe and comfortable pet travel.

It is very important to bear in mind that wherever you may plan on heading or to how you plan to get there, you should see to it that your pet have an identification and that it is wearing a collar and tag which comes with your name and contact number imprinted on it. It is also important that you will include a temporary travel tag on your pet and to provide information about your travel destination.

Traveling by Plane

Unless your friend is small to be able to ride under your seat, it is actually best that you avoid traveling through air with your pets. When you really need to bring your pet with you on the flight, below are some of the things that you need to consider in order to ensure that your pet is safe while traveling by air.

Booking a direct flight is a crucial thing to do. This will be able to help decrease the chances where your pet will be left on the tarmac at times of extreme weather conditions or will be mishandled by baggage personnels.

Make sure to also consider seeing your pet’s veterinarian so you will have your pet checked. Before your trip, see to it that its vaccinations are updated and also acquire a health certificate from the veterinarian 10 days before your scheduled departure. Be sure to also contact the foreign office of the country where you plan on traveling in order for you to acquire more helpful information.

Road Trips

Traveling your pet by car actually involves more than loading this in the back seat and going off, especially if you are going to be away for a long time or is going to travel long distances. Below are some things that you should do:

Make sure that you will prepare your pet for the long trip. You could prepare them for the long trip by taking them first for several short drives.

Ensure also that they will be well-ventilated if you are going to place them in a crate or a carrier. The crate where you will put your pet in should be able to make them lie down, sit and turn around. Also never forget to bring a pet travel kit together with its food, documents and first-aid.

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