Pet Emergency Contact Sheet

The moment you need an emergency vet is the worst moment to look one up. The pet sitter watching your dog while you are out of town needs the after-hours clinic number, the primary vet number, and a way to reach you, all within 30 seconds. The Emergency Contact Sheet is the document that puts every relevant phone number, address, and warning sign on one page that lives on the fridge or with the leash.

This is a paper insurance policy. Build it once, hope you never need it.

What this document does:

It captures every emergency-relevant contact on one page: dog identification, primary vet contacts, after-hours emergency clinic contacts, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control number, the Pet Poison Helpline number, owner contacts, backup contacts, pet sitter contacts, and medical information including allergies, current medications, and pre-existing conditions.

The document closes with a 10-item warning sign checklist that catches the most common reasons to skip the wait and go to the emergency clinic immediately: breathing difficulty, collapse, suspected poisoning, bloat symptoms, severe bleeding, broken bones, prolonged seizures, urinary obstruction, body temperature extremes, and sudden severe lethargy in young puppies.

What is included:

• 1-page emergency contact sheet
• Dog identification: name, breed, date of birth, microchip number, weight, distinguishing features
• Veterinary contacts: primary vet name, address, phone, hours; after-hours emergency vet name, address, phone
• Pre-filled toll-free poison control numbers: ASPCA (888) 426-4435 and Pet Poison Helpline (855) 764-7661
• Personal contacts: two owners, a backup contact, pet sitter or boarding facility, trusted dog-savvy friend for owner emergencies
• Medical information: known allergies, current medications and doses, recent vaccinations, pre-existing conditions
• Emergency signs checklist with 10 conditions warranting immediate vet care
• Print version with handwriting-sized fields
• Digital version with 22 SDT fillable AcroForm fields

Format and how it works:

Print version and Digital version, both as Word .docx and PDF. The Digital PDF is a true fillable AcroForm document. Click into any field in any modern PDF reader, type the entry, save the filled file. Most households print one filled copy for the fridge or leash hook, save a second copy as PDF on every adult household member's phone, and put a third copy in the car for when the dog travels.

When a pet sitter or backup caregiver takes the puppy, hand them this sheet. The poison control numbers in particular save lives that would otherwise be lost to a missing phone number at the wrong moment.

Why this version is different:

Most pet emergency contact information lives scattered across vet receipts, pet sitter texts, and refrigerator magnets. This document consolidates it onto one page in a format designed for high-stress moments. The warning signs checklist at the bottom is the part most owners did not realize they needed: in a moment of panic, scanning a list of "go to the vet now" indicators is faster than trying to remember which symptoms count as emergencies.

The medical information section is built for backup caregivers, not for the owner. The owner already knows their dog's allergies. The pet sitter does not. Filling in that section before you ever leave the dog with someone else is the part most owners forget until something happens.

Who this is for:

For new puppy owners the day the puppy comes home. For owners about to travel and leave the dog with a sitter or boarding facility. For households with multiple adults where the medical and contact info needs to be shared. For working breeders who want to send a filled Emergency Contact Sheet home with every placement, with the primary vet contact already populated from the breeder's records. Pairs with the Vaccination Record and the Vet Visit Tracker.

Get the Emergency Contact Sheet on its own, or open the bundle for the full New Puppy Kit at the kit price.