Travel with animals is extremely important, and your goal is to ensure their safety on any trip, whether short or long. Before thinking about the journey ahead with your animal, it’s important to consider several issues so that everything goes as smoothly as possible, without any worries! In order to guarantee a smooth journey, Guerin presents an overview of essential elements for the safety of your animal!

 

How to prepare your animal before the trip

Before taking any trip with your pet, there are some preparation points that will guarantee its safety and adaptation, with the bonus of a successful trip:

 

• Go on small trips with him;
• Pet documents
• Backpack with essential goods;
• Consult a veterinarian.

 

Animal items you can’t forget

When preparing everything for your trip, it’s important to ensure that you also prepare everything for travel with animals. In addition to identification and health documents, be sure to pack a backpack with essential goods that contains the following:

 

• Enough food and water;
• Sandbox (in the case of a cat);
• Leash or breastplate;
• Usual toys, blanket, usual bed;
• A photograph of the animal, in case it gets lost;
• Bags to collect waste (in the case of a dog);
• Collar properly identified;
• Prescription drugs if they’re taking any.

 

Safe transportation of animals

One of the ways that guarantees safety when traveling with animals is its transport inside the car. There are three types of transport that will guarantee you peace of mind during your trip so you can keep an eye on the road:

 

Carrier box

The carrier box can carry cats and dogs and protects them quite effectively in the event of an accident. To know which crate is best for your dog or cat, you must consider the weight and size of the animal.

 

Seat belt

The seat belt offers greater freedom to the animal and being in the carrier turns out to be quite limiting, especially during a long journey. This is a mechanism that attaches the animal's harness or collar to the car's seat belt.

 

Net or dividing grid

The net or dividing grid is only useful for dogs, placing the net or grid between the rear seats and the luggage compartment, in order to prevent the animal from being thrown forward. For people who have large dogs, it can be a good alternative, as they require more space.

 

Tips for a safe trip with animals

For a successful trip with your pet, there are some miraculous tips that will make all the difference! Ensure the following conditions and have a smooth trip:

 

Constant stops

Animals need freedom, to drink water and relieve themselves with some frequency, so keep an eye out for those requirements. When traveling with them by car, the ideal is to stop every hour of the trip.

 

Toys or home accessories

Since a car trip is something outside of a pet's usual routine, it’s important to ensure the home environment to facilitate adaptation. In this way, your pet's accessories, such as blankets and house toys, will be the best options to ensure your pet's peace.

  

Food

Your pet can get sick very easily while traveling by car. To avoid any worrying situation, it’s advisable to feed your dog or cat 3 to 4 hours before the trip.

 

Walk the animal before the trip

In order to expend more energy so that they are calmer during the trip, the ideal is to walk your animal before getting in the car. Take the opportunity so that he can also relieve itself!

 

Control your car environment

Adapt your car's interior conditions to your pet. Avoid turning up the volume on the car radio too much and maintain a suitable temperature for the animal.

 

Vehicle windows

Dogs like to travel with their heads out the window, but it can damage their hearing, causing ear infections, and it's not safe for them either.

 

Consult a veterinarian

If you’re concerned about your pet's reaction to a long car ride, consult your veterinarian. You will surely have the best advice to help your pet, because each case is different.

 

End of trip

When you arrive at your destination, reward your pet to ensure a positive association with the next trips you take with him.

 

Rent an SUV or a Minivan to take your pet!