By Fiona Vernon

Many individuals choose to travel with their pets when they go on vacation during the summer months. However, it is important for pet owners to ensure their cat or dog is physically able to travel before setting off on their next adventure. Often, this is done through a general wellness check at a local veterinary facility. Uniontown Veterinary Clinic –located near Akron, Ohio—offers full wellness exams at their local facility at an affordable price. With years of experience in the field, their knowledgeable veterinarians can administer the vaccinations a pet is required to have in order to travel within and outside of the country. If the pet is well enough to travel, a Certificate of Health can be given as these can be required for some forms of travel.

Alongside proper vaccinations and a clean bill of health, pets should always have a form of identification on them when travelling outside of their home in Hartville, Canton, Massillon, and beyond. One of the most common and most affordable forms of identification is a collar I.D. tag. These small pendants are a great way for pets to be identified should they become lost during travel.  Because a collar can become undone or a pet can slip it, these I.D. tags are not always a viable form of identification. For this reason, Uniontown Veterinary Clinic encourages individuals travelling with pets to consider having them microchipped before departure.

Unlike I.D. tags on a collar, a pet cannot discard a microchip. This is because the microchip itself is administered in a way similar to that of a routine vaccination, imbedding the microchip underneath the pet’s skin. As each microchip has its own unique identification number, contact information pertaining to the owner can be registered to it. In turn, a quick scan of a cat or dog for this uniquely numbered microchip at a veterinary clinic or shelter can lead to the pet being reunited with its owner. In fact, the rate of a pet owner being reunited with their cat or dog is much higher when they are microchipped. For this reason, many individuals travelling with pets choose to invest in the simple microchipping services offered by Uniontown Veterinary Clinic near Akron.

Although identification, vaccinations, and full wellness checks are important for pets that will be travelling, they are also important for pets that will be staying behind while their owner travels. After all, cats and dogs still require one-on-one care while their owner is away and many boarding facilities require pets to be properly vaccinated. At Uniontown Veterinary Clinic, pet’s can obtain the vaccinations they need to stay at a boarding facility with other pets while their owners as a way. Not only this, Uniontown Veterinary Clinic offers both cat boarding services and dog boarding services at their facility at an affordable cost. In this way, they are able to provide the cat boarding services and dog boarding services an individual needs their pet to have at a price they can afford while they are away.

For more information on this local veterinary facility and their services, visit their website at www.uniontownvet.com . Otherwise, feel free to call 330.699.9937 to speak to one of their friendly staff members today.

Uniontown Veterinary Clinic
3435 Grovemont St NW
Uniontown, Ohio 44685
www.uniontownvet.com
330.699.9937