Pet Care
If you go into hospital you will need someone to look after your pet.
The most common option is to ask a family member, good neighbour or friend to help. If not, for cats and dogs, you may need to contact a local kennel or cattery. You should be able to find details of these in your local telephone directory.
You could ask yourlocal veterinary surgeonlink to external websiteor the local Dog Warden to suggest some options.
You could also contact the following organisations who may be able to assist:
Petsplacementlink to external website- a charitable organisation - if you register your pet with them in advance, they will arrange pet care if you have to go into hospital.
The Cinnamon Trustlink to external websitewhich is also a charitable organisation (based in Cornwall) who have 4,500 registered volunteers across the UK. They may be able to help you find pet care if you have to go into hospital.
If you are worried about the cost of boarding your pet, please contact us on the details above.
Page updated: 19 Jan 2008