| You may worry about your pet if you have to | | | | the pets gently, should be aware of and |
| go out of town for a long period and cannot | | | | accordingly meet their physical and emotional |
| take him along. A better idea than a pet | | | | needs. The pet must be given special care and |
| sitter in this case, is a pet grooming and | | | | supervision so that he does not feel your |
| boarding facility. The pet grooming and | | | | absence and should not be under stress. The |
| boarding facility should be such as to take | | | | trained staff should be quick to spot any |
| proper care of your pet in both physical and | | | | health problems. The pet grooming and |
| emotional terms, in your absence. So, you | | | | boarding facility should provide a complete |
| should look for a facility that has a | | | | record of medical, grooming and vaccination |
| complete package of all your pet's needs. The | | | | schedule. Some facilities even have report |
| grooming aspect of your pet involves nail | | | | cards for the pets so that you can know how |
| clipping, cleaning the ears, controlling | | | | your pet behaved in your absence. In spite of |
| parasites like ticks and flea, brushing teeth | | | | all the care and supervision, there are some |
| and most important, looking out for | | | | drawbacks of leaving your pet with a pet |
| infections, lumps and any other internal or | | | | grooming and boarding facility. The most |
| external health problems, all this along with | | | | important thing is that even though they may |
| the regular shampooing and hair cutting. It | | | | be looked after well, a pet could feel |
| is important to find a professional pet | | | | greatly stressed while living with strangers |
| grooming and boarding facility because the | | | | in an alien place. He may miss you a lot. |
| trained staffs are adept at tackling all | | | | Apart from this, being in close contact with |
| needs of the pets properly. A trained person | | | | other pets could lead to exposure to some |
| can safely do medical bathing, remove harmful | | | | health problems. However, with no other |
| substances, odours and matted fur and carry | | | | alternative, it is best to leave your pet in |
| out other procedures that an untrained person | | | | the safe hands of a pet grooming and boarding |
| cannot do easily. The pet grooming and | | | | facility with the hope that your pet will |
| boarding facility should be clean and well | | | | feel at home there. |
| lighted all over. The employees must handle | | | | |