Transporting your pet:

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• Drive carefully, and transport your pet carefully
• Handle your pet as gently and as little as possible
• Lift your pet carefully.  If the pet is small, use a carrier if possible.  If your dog is on the larger side, the easiest and fastest way to move your dog is to use a firm, flat object. You could use a stretcher of some kind, an iron board, or even a wide wooden board.
• Securely fasten your dog using towels, loose straps
• Lie your pet on its side if possible.  If the pet seems to resent this or has more difficulty breathing on its side, leave the pet in a comfortable position of his or her choosing.
• Place your pet in the back seat and, when possible, have someone right in the back with them.
• If your pet cannot walk or is too weak to stand, gently wrap/slide your pet into a blanket, towel, or coat, or place your pet in a secure pet carrier.  
• If you have assistance, two people should lift your pet into your vehicle supporting the head and rear.

Remember to stay calm.  Your pet may feed off your emotions, so if you stay calm, your pet will be calmer, too.  Please bring your pet to us as soon as possible after a trauma or call us if you have any questions regarding your pet’s condition.  Remember that a pet who is in pain may bite even its owner, so be careful when you handle a pet that may be in pain.