Pet Emergency Information Sheet

Who this is for

The page someone needs when you are not there. It carries how to identify the pet, what is medically wrong with it, who to ring in what order, and where the carrier, the medicine and the paperwork are — for a neighbour, a sitter or whoever finds the sheet on the fridge.

Any pet owner, and especially those who live alone, travel, or have an animal with a condition that a stranger would need to know about within the hour.

What this helps you track

• Identification: species, breed, colour, markings and microchip number
• Medical facts a vet or carer needs first: conditions, allergies, current medicines
• Who to ring, in order, with the out-of-hours vet as well as the usual one
• Where the carrier, lead, food and documents are, so nobody has to search

How to use it

1. Fill in the pet's details and the microchip number from its registration paperwork.
2. Write the medical notes as your vet would want them read: conditions, allergies, medicines by name, anything the pet must not have.
3. Complete the contacts table — owner, second contact, the person with a key, the usual vet and the out-of-hours vet.
4. Say in the where-things-are box where the carrier, food, medicine and papers are kept.
5. Print it and put it where a visitor would look; keep a copy on your phone and one with whoever holds a spare key.

Formats

• Printable PDF (A4 and US Letter)
• Fillable PDF with form fields
• Fill in online, saved in your browser

The printable is laid out inside a box that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the two files are identical and neither one is scaled. The fillable PDF has real form fields. The online version keeps what you enter in your own browser and builds the completed PDF on your device.

How to print

Download the A4 or US Letter file to match the paper in your printer, open it in a PDF reader and print at 100% — not "fit to page", which shrinks the writing space. Both files leave a 14 mm margin, which clears the unprintable edge on home printers. To print the online version with your entries in it, use the Print this sheet button, which prints only the sheet and none of the page around it. More on printing.

Questions

What should go in the medical notes?

Facts, not instructions: diagnosed conditions, allergies and reactions, medicines the pet is currently on (by name, as on the label), and anything it must not be given. Dosing decisions belong to the vet on the phone.

Who should the second contact be?

Someone who could actually get to the pet — a neighbour, a relative nearby, a friend with a key — rather than the person you are closest to.

Should I include an out-of-hours vet?

Yes. Many practices refer emergencies elsewhere at night and weekends. Ask your vet who covers them and write that number down too.

Is this the same as the pet sitter sheet?

No. This is for an emergency and fits on a fridge door; the sitter sheet is the routine and house rules for a planned stay. They work well together.