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Originally Posted by my2boyz  We travel with ours quite a bit and here are a few things I've learned...
If you have 'call forwarding' on your home phone forward it to your cell phone before you leave...this way you can be reached no matter which number they call.
Always use the window lock on the back windows in your vehicle. We went to Tennessee to pick up our new car a couple of years ago and Moo hit the window button and had her head sticking out while we were going down the highway. Yah, I know, but they get sick if they ride in a crate so they were in the back seat in their beds. They now have seatbelts and I always check the window lock button before we leave.
I carry paperwork with their microchip numbers, their vet info and a current photo of each of them...also instructions as to who to call if something should happen to us so they don't end up lost in a shelter somewhere.
We were in an accident in '02 and our Yorkie was with us...I refused to be taken without him because they were going to take him to a shelter until we were released. I said 'NO!' so they took him with me and called our son on the way...he met us at the ER and took Boog to his house to wait for us.
I can't stress enough that everyone should have their dogs microchipped...yes, speaking from personal experience here...it saved 2 of my dogs that never would have found their way back to me if they hadn't been chipped. But, here is some information that you may not know...if your dog was chipped at Banfield (like my girls were by their breeder) they actually use 2 chips with 2 different numbers so make sure you have both numbers with you just in case. Also, one of my little rescue boys was imported from Germany and some of the scanners they have here don't read the European chips but most facilities should be able to find a dual scanner from a vet or shelter in their area so please be prepared with that information in case you would need it. |
My vet always gives me two copies of his medical records and pretty much demands you keep one in your glovebox with your ins and registration doc's because there are always those times you let them ride to pick up something.