Pet Travel Essentials: How to be Prepared When Traveling With Your Pet

Traveling with a pet can be a wonderful experience for you and your family, especially when you keep in mind that your pet’s needs are similar to your own.

Many of us feel some anxiety about traveling, and so do our pets. Meeting new people and rapidly changing settings can frighten pets, making them much more likely to run away when given the opportunity. Because of this your pet may also exhibit problem behavior, such as accidents. Below we’ve listed a few tips on how to handle normal travel needs to help make your trip safe and more comfortable for you, your pet, and your family.

Relax your pet

Helping to ease travel anxiety, we suggest all-natural relaxants, like Pet Calm (link). Safe for use on dogs and cats. Pet Calm contains a delicate blend of herbs and vitamins to assist your pet during stressful times. .

Keeping your pet safe

When traveling by car, make sure to restrain your pet with a seat-belt latching harness such as the Kwik Klip Car Harness (link), or by keeping them safely behind a vehicle barrier, such as the Midwest Tubular Barrier. This barrier adjusts both horizontally and vertically for a custom fit. One size fits most SUV’s and minivans, which helps keep your pet from distracting the driver or passengers, as well as from traveling nervously throughout your vehicle while driving. If you are traveling by plane, make sure to contain your pet in a well-ventilated pet carrier, such as the Deluxe Vari Kennel (link). You should equip your Kennel with food and water cups that secure to the Kennel. Also make sure that your pet has plenty of head room. (link – Breed/Kennel Size Chart) Kennel Mats(link) are also available which adds an extra touch of comfort for your pet.

Travel essentials

Whether you are traveling by car or by plane, your pet’s basic needs won’t change. However, there are some essentials that help you and your pet travel better than others. Take time to prepare a pet travel kit, making sure you include these travel essentials: Disposable Dishes (link) are great as both food and water dishes, a Water Hole (link) spill-less water bowl, Therapet Vet Wipes (link) to help keep your pet fresh and clean looking. As well as Pooch Pick-Up Bags, so you can clean up after your dog.

Mike Steele

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