Pet sitter information sheet

The three things owners forget

1. Written authority to treat, with a limit. If your pet needs care while you are unreachable, a clinic will want to know who authorized it and who is paying. A sentence on paper turns an impossible decision for your sitter into a straightforward one.
2. The after-hours vet, not just the regular one. They are often different practices, and the emergency clinic is rarely the closest. Look it up before you leave, not at 11pm from another time zone.
3. Escape risks. Most lost-pet incidents with a sitter happen in the first day, through a door or gate the sitter did not know was a problem. One line prevents it.

Paper is a good backup, not a plan

A printed sheet cannot tell you whether the dog was actually walked, and it goes stale the moment a medication changes. For anything longer than a weekend, Household Pet gives your sitter scoped, time-limited access to the pet's record on their own phone: they see the routine and what is due, tick reminders off, and log walks and meals as they go. You can see it happening, and revoke access the day you get home.

Print the sheet as well. Phones go flat.

Common questions

What should a pet sitter information sheet include?

At minimum: the pet's name and description, microchip number, feeding amounts and times, any medication with dose and timing, the daily routine, behavior warnings and escape risks, your contact details plus a second contact, your regular vet, an after-hours emergency vet, and written authority for the sitter to seek treatment with a spending limit. The last one is the most commonly forgotten and the first thing a clinic will ask about.

Why does the sheet ask for a spending limit?

If your pet needs treatment while you are unreachable, a clinic needs to know who is authorizing it and up to what amount. Writing "I authorize up to $500 without contacting me first" removes a decision your sitter is not in a position to make, and removes a delay at the worst possible moment.

Do I need to create an account to use this?

No. There is no sign-up, no email capture and nothing is sent anywhere. What you type is kept in your own browser so a reload does not lose it, and the Clear button removes it. You can also print the sheet blank and fill it in by hand.

How do I save it as a PDF?

Press "Print or save as PDF" and choose "Save as PDF" as the destination in your browser's print dialog. That works on desktop and on both iOS and Android. The printed version drops the site navigation and hints, so you get just the sheet.

Is there something better than paper?

For a short stay, paper is fine. For anything longer, Household Pet lets you give a sitter scoped, time-limited access to a pet's record on their own phone — they see the routine and reminders, can mark tasks done and log walks and meals, and you can revoke access when you get home. Paper cannot tell you whether the dog was actually fed.