Free Travel Tips: Travelling with Pets

Travel Tips: Travelling with Pets

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Extremely Hot Weather?
- Check out the air conditioning unit in your car for functionality before traveling. Use a fan that plugs into the cigarette lighter as well. Place ice cubes into a sealed plastic bag and tie it in front of the duct of the air conditioner, passing the cool air over the ice - makes a swamp cooler affect. Use freezer blocks, (used for picnic coolers) - place a large freezer block under your pet, with a sheet between the block and pet. Check to make sure your pet isn't shivering - just comfortable from the blocks. It goes without saying, to keep plenty of fresh, cool drinking water available for your pet at all times. Also apply sunshades to back windows and the tailgate window (the kind you can see out of to drive safely).
1-Jan-2000 Joanne Wolfeld ID961

Familiarize your Dog with a New or Different Vehicle
- If you plan to use someone else's vehicle or rent an RV for a road trip, let your dog become familiar with it before heading out. Try leaving a door open (you should be able to figure out how to keep the interior lights from staying on) and put some of his favorite toys inside. You could even try feeding him his supper from the vehicle. If he knows the car or RV, he is less likely to be stressed when you head out on your trip.
18-Jan-2008 Susie Brock ID2055

Horse Sense
- Do you travel with your horse?

Make sure when traveling any distance or length of time to give your horse a 30-minute break every 2 or 3 hours. This does not require that the horse be taken out of the horse trailer. Just standing still and not traveling is considered rest.
One important aspect of traveling with horses is keeping your animals hydrated. Horses can be reluctant to drink when traveling, which can affect how much time to travel each day. Each break, you should offer your horse a drink of water, even if you are repeatedly unsuccessful. Carrots are an example of a good source of liquid on the road.
It is strongly recommended that horses should not be unloaded from the horse trailer until you are in a safe, enclosed environment, such as your horse hotel for the night. It is generally unsafe to unload horses at strange locations or roadside stops, since horses are easily spooked.
Do not tie your horse’s head on a short rein that keeps his head high. Allow your horse enough movement so that he can lower his head to clear his airways by coughing and snorting.

TripsWithHorses.com
19-Jun-2006 TripsWithHorses.com ID1708

Jet Lag?
- Traveling is my business. Having an adventure show online has me leaving my loving pets behind. Recently married, my husband and I chose Paris as our honeymoon destination. There is no quarantine, which makes it easy for us to bring them along. Regarding jet lag for animals - I checked with my vet - and although nothing has been proven, animals can very well suffer jet lag. Basically, it works the same as it does with humans. Keep your pets active and in the sunlight, keep habits the same, and don't allow them to oversleep.
Adventures with Adventure Girl
18-Dec-2003 Adventures with Adventure Girl ID963

Keep Fido Happy When Travelling by Air
- If traveling by air take your dog out for a good exercise 30 minutes before you leave for the airport. When you get to the airport take your dog and let it go to the bathroom. If your dog is going in the cabin with you bring a few icecubes in a bag and let the dog eat them every few hours. Bring a blanket of some sort to put over the bag (I think Sherpa is the best kind) when getting on and off the plane so the dog can't see out and get scared. If your dog is going in cargo and the flight is under 3 hours, put a bowl of frozen water in the kennel so the dog can drink it without worrying about it spilling.
21-Apr-2001 Paulina T. ID65

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