5 Tips for travelling with your pet in your car

5 Tips for travelling with your pet in your car

As much as we all love our pets, there is no denying that driving them around in the car is something we all are always a bit concerned about. We sure will love the ride with them in the car, but making the car clean and odor-free again will take too much of an effort. This is the reason why we have brought together our top tips on how you can travel with your pet in the car and keep them safe and your car clean in the meantime too.

Tip #1 

Do not let your pets roam around in the car. This would mean that by the time you get clean, you will have a bigger mess to deal with. With them confined to a certain corner of the car will make things easier for you. So no matter if they are dripping water or bring a lot of sand from running around on the beach, you will find it easier to clean afterward and keep them safe in the meantime too.

Tip #2

Just how you would plan ahead when driving with kids, the same strategy should be applied when you have pets. Try to invest in the seat covers that can be taken off easily and washed as well. So that even if your wet pet comes and sits on the seats, you will not be that much worried about the seats getting ruined. All you would need to do is have the covers removed and washed to get rid of the odor. Apart from the seat covers, heavy duty mats for the floor are a good investment too since they are easy to wash.

Tip #3

Drive a car which is pet-friendly and gives you enough space to keep the pet in safe and sound. Neither would you want to put your pets in jeopardy nor would you want to have your whole car filled with sand. When buying cars, you need to factor in your pets too and plan ahead by getting the ones that are pet-friendly. This way you can easily bring around their cage or keep them on a leash in the car to prevent them from running around.

Tip #4

When you get home from all the driving, do not delay the cleaning for another day. Instead get to work right away. It will get rid of the odor and make cleaning easier too. Wear a damn rubber glove and use it to scrape off all the fur from the doors of the car. Once you have the whole seat covers and floor mats washed and the car devoid of all the fur, it should be in a good condition again.

Tip #5

Bring food and water along so that they are not restless at all. Depending on the weather, you can bring along the raincoats and their grooming brush to get the sand off their fur. Having name tags and collars around them would ensure their safety too.
These are just some of the many tips that you can make use of to keep your car clean despite having and traveling with pets. For more information on how you can keep your car clean in Namibia, log into our website today.