How to Prepare Your Pet for Your Vacation

Instructions Step 1: Find local pet sitters in your area. Ask family, friends and even your veterinarian if they know a pet sitter they would recommend. You can also check your local yellow pages for pet sitting listings or search online for pet sitters...

Instructions Things You’ll Need: Health certificate and current shots record from your pet's veterinarian; also the vet's phone number License and shots tags A comfortable bed Non-tip, non-slip water and food bowls Collar or harness and leash Food...

Instructions Step 1: Let your pet get acquainted with his or her home away from home before you hit the road. Dog and cats will need to examine the scents of every square inch of the vehicle, so be sure an article of your clothing is lying on a chair and...

Instructions Things You’ll Need: Covered litter box A 25 lb. sack of cheap cat litter (ground clay or clay with fragrance) 20 Mule Team Borax Pair of latex gloves (optional) Cat litter scoop Bottle of lemon-scented ammonia or household cleaner Roll...

Instructions Things You’ll Need: Pet crate Pet supplies Love and patience Adopted Puppies and Kittens Step 1: Prepare your home for the newly adopted pet. Puppies and even kittens will get into everything, so remove anything and everything that may...