What should a medication sheet for a pet sitter include?

Each medicine's name and amount as printed on the label, the times it is given, whether it goes with food, the first and last day, a box to tick for each dose, and your vet's phone number.

Can a sitter or host change my pet's dose?

No. Only your vet should change a dose or stop a medicine early. If a dose is missed or something seems wrong, the sitter should call your vet before giving anything else.

Can I print the sheet without filling it in online?

Yes. With nothing filled in, the page prints a blank sheet for 7 days and 6 doses that you can write on by hand.

Pet Medication Schedule: Printable Sheet for a Sitter

Dogs

Dogs
Away for 4 days?
Overnight sitting
An overnight sitter in your home keeps walks, meals and company on your dog's usual times.
Puppies
Away for 4 days?
Overnight sitting
A young puppy needs someone at home through the day and night: an overnight sitter keeps meals, toilet trips and training going.
Senior dogs
Away for 4 days?
Overnight sitting
Older dogs cope best with no change of home: a sitter who stays keeps the routine, the medicines and the toilet trips on time.

Cats

Cats
Away for 4 days?
Drop-in visits
Two drop-in visits a day keep a healthy adult cat fed, watched and in its own territory.
Kittens
Away for 4 days?
Overnight sitting
A kitten needs checking every few hours, so a sitter staying in your home suits a 4-day trip.
Senior cats
Away for 4 days?
Overnight sitting
Older cats cope badly with change, so a sitter staying at home keeps a 4-day trip calm and watched.

Small pets

Guinea pigs
Away for 4 days?
Free going-away checklist
Bookings open for dogs and cats first. The free checklist covers food, water and heat while you travel.
Hamsters
Away for 4 days?
Free going-away checklist
Bookings open for dogs and cats first. The free checklist covers food, water and heat while you travel.
Rabbits
Away for 4 days?
Free going-away checklist
Bookings open for dogs and cats first. The free checklist covers food, water and heat while you travel.

Birds and others

Pet birds
Away for 4 days?
Free going-away checklist
Bookings open for dogs and cats first. The free checklist covers food, water and heat while you travel.
Aquarium fish
Away for 4 days?
Free going-away checklist
Bookings open for dogs and cats first. The free checklist covers food, water and heat while you travel.
Tortoises and turtles
Away for 4 days?
Free going-away checklist
Bookings open for dogs and cats first. The free checklist covers food, water and heat while you travel.

Pet medication schedule for the stay

Updated October 2026By PetymFacts checked against official sources on 17 October 2026

Quick answer

Copy each medicine's name and amount from its label, tick the times of day it is given, and add the stay's dates and your vet's phone number. You get a printable sheet with a tick box for every dose on every day, so whoever looks after your pet can see what is due and what has been given.

Fill in the sheet

Copy the name and amount exactly as the label or prescription gives them, and tick every time of day the medicine is given. The sheet below fills in as you type; print it when it is done.

Pet medication schedule

Fill in your pet's medicines and the dates of a stay, then print a dose sheet a sitter ticks off.

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Medicines

Vet
Owner

Give exactly what the label says. If a dose is missed or something seems wrong, call the vet before giving anything else.

Tick each dose when given, with your initials
Medicine · amount · when

Made with Petym's free medication sheet · petym.com/tools/pet-medication-schedule

Going away? A checked Petym sitter can give medicines from this sheet.

Book a sitter for these dates

What should you hand over with the sheet?

The medicines in their labelled packs, with the prescriptions, both are on Merck's list of travel papers.
This sheet, and your vet's phone number written on it.
How you give each one: hide pills in a little food or a pill pouch only if your vet says that medicine can be given with food, and give liquids slowly into the side of the mouth (the cheek pouch) without tilting the head back.
The last day of each course. Stopping early, for example with antibiotics for a skin infection, can let the infection come back, Merck warns.

When should the sitter call the vet?

Merck lists these as signs a pet may be in pain. Whoever looks after your pet should call the vet on the sheet if they see them: eating less, trouble getting comfortable, restlessness, hiding, a change in mood, or irritability, licking or biting a sore area.

Need someone to look after your pet while you are away?

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Questions owners ask

What should a medication sheet for a pet sitter include?: Each medicine's name and amount as printed on the label, the times it is given, whether it goes with food, the first and last day, a box to tick for each dose, and your vet's phone number.
Can a sitter or host change my pet's dose?: No. Only your vet should change a dose or stop a medicine early. If a dose is missed or something seems wrong, the sitter should call your vet before giving anything else.
Can I print the sheet without filling it in online?: Yes. With nothing filled in, the page prints a blank sheet for 7 days and 6 doses that you can write on by hand.