Are your Pets Holiday Ready
Sally loves going on holiday, it is perhaps one of her favourite times of the year. She takes on a completely different demeanour in the car, taking up as much room as possible and making sure she is as comfortable as can be for the long ride ahead.
Of course, everyone does things differently when they have a pet and it comes to heading off on the yearly breakaway. There are those that have pet passports at the ready, allowing people and their much-loved pets to take off to foreign shores. While others, such as myself, Ash and Sally decide to explore many of the pet-friendly locations across the UK.
However, taking your pet away with you isn’t always possible and so many decide to leave their precious pet at home, leaving them in the capable hands of those who are trained to look after pets. For instance, there is a great selection of kennels in Birmingham and across the country, which can be easily searched for. That I could look into if the need arose to take some time away without Sally.
No matter what your pet is doing while you are taking a break away, there are a number of things you must do. Such as making sure their vaccinations are up to date, as well as making sure your pets have some home comforts around them such as blankets and toys.
Whatever you and your pet are doing this summer, this great infographic will help you make sure you have everything sorted so you and your pet can just relax and enjoy your time away.
Are you a pet owner, what do you do with your animals when you head off on holiday?
*This is a collaborative post.
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I don’t have any pets but my brother and his family do, they normally leave the dogs with other family members or take them to the kennel where possible
i never knew a pet passport exists. my friend puts his cats up in a cattery and pays a bit extra for a nice cattery
I do not like it one bit if I had to leave my dog in a kennel when we head on out for a vacation. If we could find a pet friendly hotel, then we take him. If not, then I leave him with my sister, or with someone he knows and we can trust.
it’s hard to take care of pets, that’s why we decided to get just one and it’s a hedgehog. He’s a low maintenance pet which is perfect for our lifestyle. Nice tips by the way.
Aww Hedgehogs seem to be growing in popularity as pets, what are they like to look after?
As I work in a veterinary practice it is much easier for me to keep on top of vaccinations, flea and tick, and worm treatment for my dog. He is ready for anything, even holidays.
Aww yay so glad your dog is all ready and raring to go!
Just come back from a UK holiday we always go self catering in cottages or chalets that take pets-as its her holiday too . The dogs bag was bigger than mine ! full of bowls , bedding , doggy first aid kit ,towel , coat and food!!
Haha Sal has a huge bag we take as well lol
I wish I had pets but this will be so handy for when I do get my dream pug, French Bulldog and Persian cat. Its important to get them travel ready x
Really handy list for people with pets, they need to be able to enjoy holidays too!
This is such a great checklist for anyone taking their pet away. We never normally take our pets with us and instead opt for someone to look after them at home while we are away x
If you can get someone in to look after them at home I think that is a fantastic thing to do 🙂
Those are all great tips. We don’t travel much as a whole family so it’s very rare that our animals have anyone other than us take care of them.
I spoil my pets. They are ready for anything. Usually…Lol
When we had a cat we put her in kennels twice, then first time they put her in a pen away from all the other cats and near a duck pond and we swear she was trying to quack for a couple of weeks when we got her home. the next time she went in a posh cattery but we don’t think she liked or appreicated it but when we dropped her off they asked if we wanted to be able to see her on cctv while we were away (we didn’t have wifi were we were going so we said no) then they asked how much spending money we were leaving her!! Errr none she’s a cat. we had to take all her own food and bedding so we think she heard us not leaving money for extra treats and acted up. They delivered her home and she pee’d all over their van. After that we didn’t think they’d have her back so we staggered our holidays so someone was always at home with her.
This is such a helpful list! I have two dogs and in the past we have not considered and planned better for what they needed when we are going out of town. Luckily we figured it all out!
We don’t go on holidays because we have so many pets! If we did I think I’d have to get someone to stay at my place with them…. Theres just so many!
Aw what animals do you have? I would love to have more but we just don’t have the room.
Great advice. My brother used to look after my little cat when I went on holidays but my poor kitty died a few weeks ago. I’m heart broken 🙁
Oh no I am so so sorry sending you the hugest of hugs.
It’s good to make sure that our pets are ready for the holidays. These are lovely guidelines for pet owners.
I hope they help someone make the most of time away with there pets.
We took our dogs to the vets last week for their shots and the kennel shot that they need before we take them to the kennel. Our dogs are holiday ready.
Yay! Hopefully you will all have an awesome time away this summer.
I’m not a pet owner but my cousin is. We do a lot of girl trips and her dog goes to a doggy daycare. The owner sends her a daily report and pictures. I think it is so cute.
Oh how cool, I’ve heard of Doggie Daycare but I don’t think it’s such a thing over here which I think is a real shame.
I’m not a pet owner but do l9ok after a friends cat when sh goes away
This is a very informative post, I think our pets are holiday ready. I love that you shared this checklist that will help pet owners make sure their pets are prepared!
This is a very useful list. It’s aways best to be ready for your pets. Thanks for sharing this!
These are amazing tips! We are getting ready to go on a road trip with our dog this summer so this post couldn’t have come at a better time.
Ohh how exciting for you and your pet! I hope you have an amazing time.
Excellent checklist! It’s sad when we have to leave our doggies behind. So, having this list assures us they have everything they need and will be just fine!
Most definitely, I don’t like leaving Sal at all but sometimes it does have to be done.
This is a great infographic on how to make your pet holiday ready. It is so important they have something from home to keep the anxiety low and so they don’t miss home as much. I will have to share this with my sister who has two dogs they travel with a few times a year. Thanks for sharing the information.
This is such an awesome checklist. Sometimes we have to leave the fur babies behind and these are great reminders to make sure they have everything they need.