{"id":85471,"date":"2015-04-06T07:50:42","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T05:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=85471"},"modified":"2015-04-04T19:46:54","modified_gmt":"2015-04-04T17:46:54","slug":"going-away-this-holiday-plan-for-your-pets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/04\/06\/going-away-this-holiday-plan-for-your-pets\/","title":{"rendered":"Going away this holiday? Plan for your pets!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Holidays need careful planning; which includes making plans for the caring and well-being of your animals &#8211; even if you are only going away for the shortest time.<\/p>\n<p>This includes your fish, birds, mice, guinea pigs, hamsters, dogs and cats &#8211; actually any living being that requires food, water and shelter.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>You have a few options to consider when it comes to caring for your pet in your absence.<\/p>\n<p>Your options are:<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>1. Taking your pets to a boarding kennel or cattery.<\/p>\n<p>2. Make use of a house sitter or pet care service.<\/p>\n<p>3. Taking your pets with you (not recommended).<\/p>\n<p>Make use of a house sitter or pet care service:<\/p>\n<p>A few questions to consider are: Will the house\/pet sitter be living with your pets in your home while you are away? Will your dog be walked on a leash? Have you left enough food for the duration of your stay?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Make sure the house\/pet sitter is a professional service and is known by your vet.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure to check references with previous clients, and ensure that your service provider has knowledge of your pets.<\/p>\n<p>Give clear written, as well as verbal instructions for the care of your pets.<\/p>\n<p>Ensure that you have arrangements in place if your animal becomes sick or injured while you are away.<\/p>\n<p>An emergency back-up plan is needed in case for some unforeseen reason, the house\/pet sitter is unable to continue performing their duties through illness or accident.<\/p>\n<p>Taking your pets on holiday with you (not recommended):<\/p>\n<p>Make sure your vaccinations are up to date, and your pet is micro-chipped and wearing a collar and ID tag.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have a cool place in the vehicle (not the boot) where your pet can lie?<\/p>\n<p>Ensure you have enough water for your pet to drink during the journey and stop for toilet breaks.<\/p>\n<p>It is not recommended that you take a cat on holiday, as it can take up to 14 days for a cat to acclimatise to a new environment before they can be let out on their own.<\/p>\n<p>But, if your only option is taking the cat, ensure that the carry cage is large enough that the cat won\u2019t lie in their own faeces or urine.<\/p>\n<p>Never leave your pet inside a vehicle, even if it is parked in the shade with the windows open.<\/p>\n<p>The heat inside a car is dangerous.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='f983089dac62e42124227c856ae3444c'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helpful holiday advice from the Germiston SPCA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":84854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[985,987,979,969,983,5684,2734,982,7072],"class_list":["post-85471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news-headlines","tag-animals","tag-driehoek","tag-germiston","tag-germiston-city-news","tag-germiston-spca","tag-holiday","tag-melissa-hart","tag-spca","tag-take-care-of-your-pets"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"tag_labels":["animals","driehoek","germiston","germiston city news","Germiston SPCA","Holiday","melissa hart","SPCA","take care of your pets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/78"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85471\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}