Fighter exact amount with just a the body parts CPR heartworm medication if a stay is planned. Otherwise, a heartworm test scheduled according to the laboratory recommendations is sufficient. If you are going to a tick-infested area, get your companion animal vaccinated for Lyme disease, and be prepared with a topical tick and flea repellant such as Frontline. If your companion animal is prone to motion sickness, your vet can prescribe proper medication. If you'll be at your vacation spot more than just a few days, if possible get a reference from your vet for another vet at your destination. When you get to your destination, find the veterinarian's office on a map or look the Yellow Pages for emergency veterinary clinic and call for directions. Knowing where to go if problems arise make it easier on everyone. Traveling by plane be the most expedient way to travel, but it also be the hardest on your companion animal. It places you a situation where you have little control over the care given your companion animal. Although federal regulations require that animals transported on airlines be treated humanely, there have been occasional infractions resulting injury or death of the animals. airlines allow small dogs and cats appropriate carriers to be brought into the cabin and placed under the seat. Soft-sided carriers, such as Sherpa bags, are best for this purpose, although flip-top hard cases are also allowed. If your animal companion is small enough, this option permits you greater control and access, and it is far safer for your animals than traveling as cargo the baggage hold of the aircraft. Book a direct flight whenever possible. Tell the reservation clerk that you be traveling with a companion animal. If a direct flight is not available, book a flight with the fewest number of stopovers. Never change planes. If you cannot avoid layovers, ask the stewardess to make sure that the baggage handlers have removed your companion animal for the layover. Never travel with animal when outside temperatures reach above 80 degrees or below 40 degrees. You 't want to fly to during a 's day when temperatures can soar to over 100 degrees. Most airlines try to help you select the right flights and advise you about scheduling. 't panic. Most animals who fly, do just fine. Plan carefully and your trip be successful for your companion animal. Companion animal carriers must meet minimum legal standards for size, strength, sanitation, and ventilation. The animal must have enough room to breathe, stand up, lie down, and turn around comfortably. The carrier must have handles, a food dish and water dish, and should be labeled with your companion animal's name, your name, address, and destination. For extended trips you should also affix food and medication to the top of the carrier as well. Make sure the lock or fastener on the door of your companion animal's carrier is easy to open. emergency, the baggage handlers need immediate access to your companion animal. Water and food dishes must be accessible from the outside for feeding and watering. Some companion animal owners freeze water a dish before flight. While this might provide your companion animal with water, once the water melts it can spill over into the carrier bed, making for a very wet ride for your companion animal. If your companion animal has never flown, familiarize him her with the carrier gradually. If he she has a favorite place to sleep, put the carrier that spot. Place his her favorite toy, blanket or food the carrier. Leave the door open and wait until your animal volunteers to nap inside. 't rush it. This can be a safe place for the animal, a familiar place to rest safely. Work toward the point where you can close the door to the carrier without causing distress. Leave the room once the door is secured and your companion animal is comfortable the carrier. Your companion animal needs to become accustomed to being the carrier without you. Increase the amount of time she is the carrier with the door closed until she can stay about one and a half times