Many people like traveling with their furry friends. If you plan to go to the country, out of town, or to another city to visit relatives, take a pet.
To make this journey stress-free you should prepare for it in advance. In this article, we will tell you how to feel relaxed and comfortable during travel and what makes the trip pleasant for you and your four-legged friend.
Carrying
An ordinary plastic carrier will be the most convenient for cats and small dogs. It is worth putting a few disposable diapers that do not pass liquid in the carrier and taking a few more with you.
If the animal is uncomfortable in the carrier or is afraid of light, people around, or loud sounds, try to cover the carrier with a dense fabric. If you or your pet is more comfortable, use a special bag or backpack. The main thing is that the animal can breathe freely there and not run out of fear as soon as the car door opens.
Share your experience
If you are experienced in traveling with your four-legged friends, do not hesitate to share your knowledge with others. You can start your blog with handy advice. The first step to your well-presented content is to start making notes while traveling with your pets.
Use your gadget to do it and share your notes with your friends or family members accompanying you in a real-time mode. Their comments might be handy. One of the perfect options for you is to share notes between devices and invite others to make changes to your future masterpiece.
Depending on the gadget you own, you can follow various recommendations. For instance, with iOS 10 and macOS Sierra Notes app, you can create a note, edit it, and collaborate with more than one person. To transfer your stress free records about animals from one Apple device to another you can use the AirDrop app.
Utilize the following steps to learn how to airdrop notes from iPhones to iPads. Turn on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on your devices and stay close to each other (not far than 9 meters). On the sending device, you should go to Settings, tap General, and choose AirDrop.
On the receiving gadget do the same and select a contact you want to share information with. After that, you can share notes iPhone-friendly.
Food and water
Due to stress, animals may eat very little or not eat at all during the trip. But it is worth having a small supply of feed with you. Yet, if the pet eats with pleasure, do not overfeed so that the animal does not feel sick. It is necessary to offer to drink while driving. Take a separate 0.5-1 liter water bottle for this. Compact solutions that take up little space, but are quite convenient – travel drinkers and bowls.
An essential point is that if the trip lasts more than 4-6 hours, in the heat, and the pet refuses to drink on its own, to avoid dehydration, pour water into the mouth little by little from a regular syringe without a needle.
Medicine
If the animal has any chronic diseases, be sure to take the medicine it needs in the right amount. Also put food poisoning drugs and sorbents, anti-allergy drugs, painkillers and antipyretics, bandages, scissors, thermometer, and hydrogen peroxide in the first aid kit.
Just in case, see if there are veterinary clinics and pharmacies in your destination, and write down their phone numbers, addresses, and opening hours. Hopefully, you will never need this information, but if you do, you will know where to turn for help.
Leash and collar
A leash and a collar are a must because any animal will get tired of being in a carrier during the journey. For small animals, it is better to take a harness that is worn on the body. With it, you can be sure that the dog or cat will not run away from the car due to sudden and unfamiliar sounds. A good idea is to hang an address book with information about the owner on the collar. In this case, even if the animal somehow escapes, whoever finds it will be able to contact you.
Favorite toy
For any animal, a change of place is a great stress. Therefore, try to pay more attention to your pets during the adventure. Also, take their favorite toys with you, because they act as a sedative for the tailed traveler. And while the dog gnaws its bone, and the cat hugs the mouse, you can calmly move in the right direction. But keep in mind, if the animal is active, a toy may not be the best idea.
Conclusion
We hope that our article will help you to travel with pets easily and without problems. After all, despite all the worries, our cats and dogs are the best anti-stress, we love them and take care of them with pleasure.