Hand off your pet with confidence.
Calm, practical guides for the moments care changes hands — what to leave a sitter, how to prep for boarding, and how to keep records legible the rest of the year.
Essential handoff guides
The three reads that cover most real situations. Each one maps to the records you keep in PetPacket.
What to leave for your pet sitter
The eleven things every sitter wishes you'd written down — in the order they're actually useful at 7 a.m. in someone else's kitchen.
Read the checklist →Guide · Boarding · 8 minHow to prepare for pet boarding
From vaccine timing to the drop-off bag, a week-by-week plan that gets your pet checked in without the front-desk scramble.
Read the guide →Guide · Records · 5 minOrganizing your pet’s vaccine records
Five years of vet visits, made legible. How to gather, label, and store proof so it's ready the moment someone asks.
Read the guide →Sitter checklists by pet
The general sitter brief covers dogs and cats. These add the species-specific rules a stranger won't guess — litter, hay, UV, and temperature.
Sitter checklist for cats
Litter habits, hiding spots, the “she's fine, she's just like that” notes, and the signs that actually mean call the vet.
View checklist →Checklist · RabbitsSitter checklist for rabbits
Unlimited hay, gut-stasis red flags, and why a rabbit that stops eating is an emergency, not a “wait and see.”
View checklist →Checklist · BirdsSitter checklist for birds
Fumes that kill, fresh food daily, light and cover routines, and how to keep a flighty bird calm with a new face.
View checklist →Checklist · ReptilesSitter checklist for reptiles
Temperature gradients, UV schedules, feeding intervals, and the humidity numbers that keep a reptile healthy while you're away.
View checklist →Boarding checklists by pet
What a facility wants before drop-off — the required vaccines, the records, and the bag — ready to hand over as a packet.
Dog boarding checklist
The vaccines kennels require, what to pack, and the records to bring — handed over as one clean page instead of a folder of screenshots.
View checklist →Checklist · Boarding · CatsCat boarding checklist
The cat vaccines catteries ask for — FVRCP, FeLV — plus the bedding, litter, and stress notes that make a stay easier.
View checklist →Checklist · Boarding · PuppiesPuppy boarding checklist
When a puppy is old enough to board, the series that has to be finished first, and why timing the vaccines early matters.
View checklist →Checklist · Daycare · DogsDog daycare checklist
Daycare adds Canine Influenza, a spay/neuter rule, and a temperament day — here’s everything to clear before the first drop-off.
View checklist →Built for a specific handoff
See how PetPacket fits each real moment — and what goes in the packet for it.
A packet your sitter actually opens
One link, no signup for the sitter, always current. How the Sitter Handoff packet replaces the 2 a.m. text thread.
See how →Use case · BoardingBoarding check-in, handled
Vaccine proof and care notes in the format facilities expect, ready to share or print before drop-off.
See how →Use case · VetWalk into the vet prepared
History, meds, and weight in one summary — useful for a new clinic, a second opinion, or an urgent visit.
See how →Use case · EmergencyReady when you’re not there
An Emergency Summary a family member can act on instantly, even if they've never cared for your pet before.
See how →Turn these guides into a real packet.
PetPacket builds the checklist into the app, so the version your sitter or vet sees is always current.
