I have my own little holiday bag. I know it very well. It holds every good thing! Things like the emergency tennis ball, floating toys, treats… My humans are trying to teach me how to pack things, but I prefer unpacking things… especially if they haven’t closed the bag’s zipper all the way.
My humans double check to make sure all dog tags are up-to-date with all our contact details (for abroad especially mobile numbers) and that every harness/collar has one (you just never know).
They also usually check where the next vet (animal clinic) is, just in case.
Here is a list of things that you can find in my holiday bag when we travel abroad:
For the dog folder, M has sewn me a two-tone white and blue vegan leather bag with a velcro flap. There is a big H on it (for Hund – dog in German). The letter is made from a spare piece of fabric. A fun bag (something like this) for all your papers.
Our human emergency kit has a lot that doubles up for the me (gauze, bandage, medical disinfectant strips), We generally don’t take any medication – unless I’m currently on them – and prefer to see the vet where we are, if something goes wrong (to be honest, I prefer NOT to see the vet, wherever we are!!!). They know best about illness in the area.
My humans say that I will also wear a Scalibor collar (just not in when swimming), starting a week before we go. This is against mosquitoes, and was vet recommended and by people from the dog park going to affected areas. Leishmaniasis is a possibility, even though they actually haven’t seen the sandflies where we are going to go for a few years now. It’s not a dog only disease, humans (if you’re squeamish, skip this link – slightly graphic pictures) can catch it as well, it just easier to treat in humans than in dogs.
Our human emergency kit has a lot that doubles up for the me (gauze, bandage, medical disinfectant strips), We generally don’t take any medication – unless I’m currently on them – and prefer to see the vet where we are, if something goes wrong (to be honest, I prefer NOT to see the vet, wherever we are!!!). They know best about illness in the area.
My humans say that I will also wear a Scalibor collar (just not in when swimming), starting a week before we go. This is against mosquitoes, and was vet recommended and by people from the dog park going to affected areas. Leishmaniasis is a possibility, even though they actually haven’t seen the sandflies where we are going to go for a few years now. It’s not a dog only disease, humans (if you’re squeamish, skip this link – slightly graphic pictures) can catch it as well, it just easier to treat in humans than in dogs.
Plus the new backpack for Micro – as a replacement for my old red travel bag. It carries up to 12kg so I should be way within weight limit. I’m just not very found of enclosed spaces!!! My humans say ‘let’s see how it goes’. Hmmpff. So far, I don’t hate it, but I don’t like to be kept in enclosed spaces…
Hello, we’re two expat friends (aka Tournesol and Tigerduck) and a dog (Micro-the-Dog, aka “the boss”). After living in London for 18 and 16 years respectively (or 5 years in the case of Micro), we’ve just made a leap of faith back across the channel and are building a new life in Munich. Thank you for reading our musings about the world, life, living with CFIDS/ME, music, crafts, dogs and other observations.
