Compare like with like
Build one stay brief before contacting providers
Record the same three answers for every option before comparing the facilities or price.
- Eligibility and trial
- Give the species, breed or type, age, size, health and behaviour information. Ask what evidence is required and whether a visit, daycare trial or short stay is available before a longer booking.
- Daily care and medication
- Record feeding, exercise, rest, separation and update arrangements. For medication, ask who administers it, how each dose is logged and what happens after a refusal or missed dose.
- Emergency and collection
- Confirm the emergency contact, veterinary destination, transport authority and cost responsibility. Record collection windows, late pickup, travel-delay, cancellation and early-return terms.
Use the same dates and questions for every option. Write unknown when a provider has not answered; do not turn silence into a yes. Compare the complete care arrangement and written terms, not the number of amenities.