Pre-Travel Pet Checklist
Run through this before any trip with your pet so nothing essential gets left behind.
Run through this before any trip with your pet so nothing essential gets left behind. Works for a road trip, a flight, or a weekend away.
Before you go
- Confirm your accommodation's pet policy, fee, and any weight or breed limit
- Visit the vet if needed; confirm vaccinations are current
- Refill any medications for the whole trip plus extra
- Confirm microchip is registered and ID tag shows a current number
- Save a 24-hour vet near your destination
Pack
- Food for the whole trip plus extra, and a travel bowl
- Water for the journey
- Leash, waste bags, and a familiar bed or blanket
- Medications and a copy of vaccination records
- A favorite toy, a towel, and cleaning wipes
- Carrier or car restraint
Day of travel
- Exercise your pet before you leave
- Feed a light meal a couple of hours before departure
- Secure your pet safely in the car or an airline-compliant carrier
- Plan stops every 2 to 4 hours on a drive
- Never leave your pet in a parked car
Pet policies change and vary by location; confirm the current details with each property before you book.
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FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
Your accommodation's pet policy, fee, and any weight or breed limit, that vaccinations are current, medications are refilled for the whole trip, the microchip is registered, and you have a 24-hour vet saved near your destination.
Food for the whole trip plus extra and a travel bowl, water for the journey, a leash, waste bags, a familiar bed or blanket, medications and vaccination records, a favorite toy, a towel, cleaning wipes, and a carrier or car restraint.
Exercise your pet before you leave, feed a light meal a couple of hours before departure, secure your pet safely in the car or an airline-compliant carrier, plan stops every 2 to 4 hours on a drive, and never leave your pet in a parked car.
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