NEWS

After acclimating your pet to their carrier leading up to any trip you will be taking, put your pet inside the carrier inside your personal vehicle and take short drives around the neighborhood. If done properly, in no time they will not only adjust to vehicle travel, they could even grow to love the same way you do. on the road.

Take the Proper Food and Water on the Road

Any pet owner can tell you that cats and dogs can be incredibly finicky with the kinds of food and water they want.

A little preparation before leaving can save you valuable time on the road. Make sure to bring an extra supply of your pet’s favorite food to remove the worry of finding it while on the road.

Providing your pets with ice cubes periodically on the road can be much easier on your pet rather than giving them a bowl of water.

It is best to feed your pet at least two hours before you depart and to restrict feeding to an absolute minimum while on the road.

Not only will it help reduce your pet’s chance of being motion sick, it can also help you maintain the best diet habits during long hauls.

Winter Months Preparations

As we are approach the winter months and these months require extra steps of preparation when it comes to caring for your pets.

Make sure to carefully trim the hair around their paw pads. Ice and snow can get trapped in a pet’s fur and cause discomfort and pain.

Ice melt can also become trapped in a pet’s fur or can create very sharp shards of ice that can cut your pets paws. Not only will trimming your pets fur around the pay be a great proactive step, to completely protect your pet you can invest in a set of pet booties.

This can enable your pet to comfortably walk along many kinds of terrain (including hot parking lots in the summer) it has the added benefit of keeping your pets paws clean when they reenter the truck with you.

If you can prepare your beloved pet for life on the road, it will make your experience with them and their time with you even better and easier to manage.