PetTemps Guides
Guides to temporary pet care
Leaving a pet with someone else is mostly a problem of preparation. These guides cover the parts that go wrong most often — medication handoffs, care instructions nobody can follow, hosts who were never asked the right questions — and what to do instead.
They are written for both sides of a stay. If you are handing over a pet, start with the owner guides. If you are taking one in, start with the host guides.
For pet owners
Preparing your pet for a temporary stay
The two weeks before a stay matter more than the handover itself. A practical timeline for getting a pet ready to live somewhere else for a while.
8 min read
Writing care instructions that actually get followed
Most care notes fail for the same few reasons. How to write instructions a host can act on at 6am without calling you.
7 min read
The pet medication handoff checklist
Missed and doubled doses are the most common avoidable problem in temporary care. A checklist for handing over medication safely.
7 min read
Questions to ask a potential pet host
Beyond "have you had a dog before" — the questions that actually predict whether a stay will go well, and what good answers sound like.
8 min read
Vet authorization and emergency contacts
What a host actually needs in writing before you leave, and why a verbal "just take her to the vet" is not enough.
7 min read
What to pack for your pet's stay
A room-by-room packing list, plus the things people forget that cause the most friction once the stay has started.
6 min read
When your pet sitter cancels at the last minute
A triage plan for the worst version of this problem: a cancellation hours before you travel, with no obvious backup.
7 min read
For hosts
A first-time pet host's guide
What to agree before you say yes, how to prepare your home, and the boundaries that keep hosting sustainable.
9 min read
Helping a guest pet settle in
The first 48 hours set the tone for the whole stay. What to do, what to skip, and why doing less usually works better.
7 min read
Signs a pet is stressed away from home
How to tell ordinary settling-in from genuine distress, in dogs and cats, and the signs that mean call a vet now.
8 min read
Hosting cats: what is different
Cats are not small dogs. Territory, litter logistics, and the single mistake that causes most failed cat stays.
7 min read
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