By car
Your pet should always wear a special ID tag, with its name, your name and where you can be reached.
Keep your dog on a leash when outside. Cat harnesses are available at many pet shops.
Have your pet's nails clipped before the trip to prevent scratches and damage to the car.
Do not feed or water the pet just before starting. Feed it only once a day, preferably in the evening.
Plan stops at rest areas to give your dog a drink and a short run.
Take a large container of water from your old home: A sudden change in drinking water may upset a dog's stomach.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
To help your pets adjust, consider the following tips:
If you think moving is hard on you and the kids, think what the change means to the mental health of Fluffy and Fido. To help your pets adjust, consider the following tips:
By plane
Consider sending smaller pets by air express.
Obtain a shipping container a week or two in advance.
Feed the pet no less than five or six hours before flight time.
Give the pet a drink of water no less than two hours before the flight.
Be sure that names, addresses and telephone numbers of people responsible for the pet at the point of origin and destination are clearly marked on the container and on the pet's ID tag.
Notify the person receiving the pet that it is on the way.
By plane
Consider sending smaller pets by air express.
Obtain a shipping container a week or two in advance.
Feed the pet no less than five or six hours before flight time.
Give the pet a drink of water no less than two hours before the flight.
Be sure that names, addresses and telephone numbers of people responsible for the pet at the point of origin and destination are clearly marked on the container and on the pet's ID tag.
Notify the person receiving the pet that it is on the way.
The microchip uses radio-frequency identification
As many pets go missing each year, a charitable organization seeks to help Hernando County residents keep track of their furry companions
The microchip uses radio-frequency identification, a technology developed by the Digital Angel Corporation and is made to facilitate the recovery of pets, said Julie Lux, spokesperson for Schering-Plough Corporation. Once the microchip is embedded, a scanner is waved over the pet that picks up an ID number. Should someone find a missing pet and bring it to a vet or shelter, they can identify the animal by its ID number and contact the company which then matches it to pre-registered information and afterwards contacts the owner, said Lux.
The microchip uses radio-frequency identification, a technology developed by the Digital Angel Corporation and is made to facilitate the recovery of pets, said Julie Lux, spokesperson for Schering-Plough Corporation. Once the microchip is embedded, a scanner is waved over the pet that picks up an ID number. Should someone find a missing pet and bring it to a vet or shelter, they can identify the animal by its ID number and contact the company which then matches it to pre-registered information and afterwards contacts the owner, said Lux.
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