Pet Sitter Instruction Sheet
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Pets and animals · PA-10
Animal Rescue Foster Placement Record
A free printable foster placement record sheet for a rescue — the animal, the carer, what went with it, what the vet said and a log of the placement.
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2 pages. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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The fillable versions have real form fields — open them in any PDF reader, type into them and save. Printing help.
What this sheet is for
Know exactly which animal is with which carer, on what conditions, with what kit, and what has happened to it since — on a sheet that goes with the animal and comes back with it.
Who it is for
Rescue coordinators and foster carers, and any charity or sanctuary that places animals in temporary homes.
How to use it
- Fill in the animal and its intake details from the rescue's own record.
- Write in the carer, the rescue contact and the out-of-hours number, then spell out what the carer may not do without asking.
- Copy the vet's health notes and next-due date into the health block.
- Tick each item as it is handed over, and again when it comes back.
- Log vet visits, weight, behaviour and adopter meetings as they happen, and close the sheet with the outcome.
What is on the sheet
2 pages, in this order:
Page 1
Printed under the title: One animal placed with one foster carer — who has it, what went with it, what the rescue's vet has said, and a running log of the placement until it ends.
Your rescue's rules, your vet's instructions. The rescue's own vet decides what this animal needs and when; write what they told you into the health block and leave the rest blank. Anything the carer must not do without asking — rehoming, vet treatment, letting the animal off the lead — belongs in the conditions line, in your words.
Write-on lines: Animal name / rescue ref · Species & breed · Sex · Age (approx.) · Intake date & source · Microchip no. · Neutered? · Coat / colour / markings
Foster carer — the person the animal is with
Write-on lines: Name · Phone · Address · Placed on · Expected until · Rescue contact & phone · Out-of-hours contact · Conditions of placement (what the carer may not do without asking)
Health on placement — as the rescue's vet has told you
Write-on lines: Vet practice & phone · Known conditions / medication · Vaccinations to date (from the vet's record) · Next vet visit due · Parasite treatment given
Ruled lines: Anything else the carer needs to know — history, fears, other animals, children
Page 2
Went with the animal — tick when handed over and again when it comes back
Table, 4 rows: Item · Handed over · Returned · Item · Handed over · Returned
Placement log — vet visits, weight, behaviour, home visits, adopter meetings
Table, 13 rows: Date · Event · What happened · By
Write-on lines: Placement ended on · Outcome (adopted / returned / transferred) · Adopter or next placement ref
Questions
Why is there no vaccination or worming schedule on it?
Because the rescue's vet sets that for each animal, and a printed schedule would be wrong for some of them. The health block is for what the vet told you, and the next-due line is theirs to fill.
Who keeps the sheet — the carer or the rescue?
The carer keeps it while the animal is with them, so the log is written at the time. It goes back to the rescue with the animal and the returned kit, and the rescue closes it with the outcome.
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