Pet sitter instructions binder: 18 pages so you can travel calm

These pet sitter instructions are a set of pages you complete once and leave on the kitchen counter, so the person looking after your dog, cat or small pet finds every answer without calling you. The binder holds 18 undated pages covering contacts, your vet, a profile for each pet, food and medicine schedules, house details, a daily report and a letter that authorizes vet care, delivered as a PDF in US Letter and A4. Download it instantly. Nothing is shipped.

Your sitter feels confident, your pets keep their routine, and you get to relax.

Why written pet sitter instructions make every trip easier

Write the portions, the dosing times your vet set, when walks happen and where the cat likes to hide just one time. No more rushed explanations at the front door or endless texts. One page gathers your emergency numbers, your usual clinic and the closest 24 hour emergency vet, together with a calm, numbered plan if a pet gets sick, goes missing or swallows something harmful.

After each visit, the sitter fills in the daily report and check-in log, so you hear how food, walks, the litter box and medicine went. Nothing is dated, which means you can refresh a profile when needs change and print new report pages for the next trip.

Who this pet sitter binder is for

• Dog and cat parents heading off on holiday, a business trip or a stay in hospital
• Families whose neighbor, friend, relative or a local teen pops in to feed the animals
• Homes with more than one pet, or a pet on medicine, with allergies or on a special diet
• Keepers of rabbits, guinea pigs, birds, fish, reptiles or backyard chickens who want their care routine clearly on paper

Design and print details

• Soft and minimal: white pages with blush pink touches that use hardly any ink
• Roomy margins all around, so a home printer will not trim anything
• Two portrait sizes: A4 (210 x 297 mm) and US Letter (8.5 x 11 in)
• No dates, so it works for every trip and every sitter
• Ready for a binder or a clipboard, or a print shop can spiral bind it

Inside the pet sitter instructions: 18 pages

1. 1Cover showing the owners' names, plus an index of pages
2. 2Welcome page and visit plan: the dates you are away and where you will be, quick snapshots of three pets, a table of visit times (morning, midday, evening, overnight), how you like updates by text and the payment you agreed on
3. 3Contacts for owners and emergencies: your address, 8 people listed in the order to call, the round the clock emergency vet, a poison help line for animals, who is allowed to decide and more useful numbers
4. 4Health and vet details: your usual vet, pet insurance, a microchip and vaccine table with room for 4 pets, allergies, signs that mean trouble, where the carrier and records are, and directions to the clinic
5. 5Dog profile with a spot for a photo, breed, age and microchip, checkboxes for personality, known commands, yes or no answers on how they handle strangers, other dogs, cats and kids, what they love and fear, ways to calm them, sleep habits and escape risks
6. 6Cat profile with a photo spot, personality, the places they hide, indoor or outdoor questions, likes and dislikes, play, litter setup, grooming and scratching
7. 7Profile for another kind of pet, such as a rabbit, guinea pig, hamster, bird, fish, reptile or chickens, covering habitat settings, how to handle them, daily and weekly jobs, what normal looks like and when to get in touch
8. 8Food chart with room for 5 pets, listing food, portion and morning, midday and evening times, plus treats, water, where the food is stored, how to make it, foods that are never allowed and eating habits
9. 9Medicine schedule with a plan for up to 4 medications given exactly as prescribed, a 7 row log of doses given, where medicines are kept and tips for giving them
10. 10Walks and potty breaks: 5 walk times, gear, questions on leash manners, potty notes, places to stay away from, a checklist for coming back inside, play and a plan for bad weather
11. 11Litter, cage and cleanup, with checklists for the litter box and for a cage or tank, a how often table, supplies, accidents and messes, grooming and where the waste goes
12. 12A day in our home, a timeline of 14 rows showing your pets' usual day, plus small rituals and notes on lights, blinds and sounds
13. 13House details for keys, doors, the alarm, Wi-Fi, thermostat, breaker box, water shut-off, mail, trash day and plants, plus which rooms pets can use and which stay shut
14. 14Do's and don'ts, 10 lines for each, 6 is it okay to questions (furniture, the bed, the car and more), house rules for pets and items to keep out of reach
15. 15If something goes wrong, a numbered plan for a pet that is sick or hurt, a pet that is lost, a pet that ate something it shouldn't and a problem with the house, plus details to share if a pet goes missing
16. 16Daily sitter report with checkboxes for mood, food and water, walks and potty, medicine given, litter or cage, the house, what we did today, a sweet moment, anything out of the ordinary and supplies running low
17. 17Check-in log for visits, 18 rows to note date, arrival and leaving time, fed, water, walk, meds, litter and notes
18. 18Template letter authorizing vet care, with a fill in the blank permission paragraph, a spending limit, a table of pets covered, signatures for owner and sitter and the clinic's details

Files in your download

• Pet Sitter Instructions, US Letter PDF (18 pages)
• Pet Sitter Instructions, A4 PDF (18 pages)
• Read Me First, a printing guide (PDF)
• Tip: complete the info pages once and keep them in a binder close to the pet food. Print a new daily report and visit log before each trip

How to download and print

• Check out with PayPal, a debit or credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download page opens as soon as the payment goes through.
• We email the same private download links to you, so you can download your files again later.
• Open the PDF in a free reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader and print at 100% or Actual size.
• Print only the pages you need, as often as you like, for your own personal use.

Good to know

• This binder is a PDF made to be printed and has no hyperlinks. You can still bring it into most apps for note taking and write on it.
• It is a digital file only. We do not ship anything.
• Printed colors may look slightly different from what you see on screen.
• For personal use. Please do not share, resell or hand out the files.
• Digital files cannot be returned. If a file does not open or print the way it should, email us and we will help quickly.
• These pages help you share information. They are not veterinary advice. If a pet seems ill or injured, call a vet straight away.
• The vet care authorization letter is a basic template and not legal advice. Your clinic may have its own form, so ask your vet first.

How this was made

Designed and written by PetiteDiary. AI tools helped draft parts of the text, and some background scenes in the preview images were created with AI. Every page was designed, reviewed and checked before release.

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