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Printable Pet Emergency Wallet Card

Here is the scenario almost no pet owner plans for: you are the emergency. A crash, a fall, a trip to the ER, and you can’t tell anyone that a dog or a cat is shut in your home, waiting for a meal that isn’t coming. The people helping you check a wallet for ID. Put a card there that speaks for your pets.

Fill it in below and save it as a PDF, or print it blank and write it by hand. Then cut it out, laminate or sleeve it, and carry it. It’s free, there’s no sign-up, and the two poison-control numbers are already filled in. This is the wallet-sized companion to the full one-page pet emergency plan.

Two sides of one card. Fill both, print, cut on the dashed lines, place back to back, and laminate. Or just carry the alert side. Keep each line short, since it prints at wallet size; abbreviate a long clinic name or address so the whole thing fits.

In case of emergencyMY PETS ARE HOME ALONE

If I’m hurt or unreachable, please care for my pets.

My pets

24/7 poison control: ASPCA (888) 426-4435 · Pet Poison Helpline (855) 764-7661. A consultation fee may apply.

How to make it last: cut and laminate

The card is standard credit-card size, so it fits a wallet slot and an off-the-shelf laminating pouch. Cut on the dashed lines, leave the small blank border so a pouch can seal without slicing into the text, and either heat-seal it or slide it into a cold pouch or a rigid sleeve. A laminated card survives a wet pocket or a rained-on glovebox, which a bare printout will not.

One honest privacy note: this card rides in your wallet every day, not only during an emergency, so a lost or stolen wallet would show whoever finds it your address and that your home is currently unattended. If that trade-off bothers you, you don’t have to print your exact street address. Your listed key-holder is who actually reaches the pets, so a cross street or your neighborhood is usually enough to point responders the right way, and you can leave the unit number off.

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Frequently asked questions

Why carry a pet card in my own wallet?

Because you might be the emergency. If you are in a car accident or taken to a hospital and can't speak for yourself, the people helping you have no way to know a pet is shut in your home waiting. Emergency responders look for ID, and a wallet is where most people carry it, so a card there is where the information gets found. Most preparedness groups focus on the sticker for your door, which alerts responders who come to the house; this card covers the opposite case, when you are found away from home. The American Red Cross recommends keeping your pet's feeding, medical, and behavior notes plus a caregiver list ready for whoever steps in, and that is exactly the information this card puts in your pocket.

How is this different from the pet emergency plan and the fridge card?

The wallet card is the one you carry on you, so a stranger learns your pets are home alone. The rescue-alert sticker on your door tells responders who come to the house. The one-page pet emergency plan is the full household playbook you keep with your go-bag. They cover three different moments; a prepared household has all three.

What size does it print, and will it fit a wallet?

It prints at standard credit-card size (about 3.375 by 2.125 inches, the ISO ID-1 / CR80 size), so it fits a wallet slot and a standard business-card or ID laminating pouch. Leave the small blank border when you cut so a laminate pouch has room to seal without cutting into the text.

Do the values I type get saved anywhere?

No. This page doesn't store or send anything you type, so fill it in and print or save it as a PDF in one sitting. Nothing leaves your device. Print two or three copies: one for your wallet, one for the glovebox, and one with your go-bag.

What should go in the behavior or warnings line?

Anything a stranger caring for your pet needs to know before they open a door or reach in: bites when frightened, bolts outside, must stay separated from the other pet, or is diabetic and needs insulin on schedule. The Red Cross lists feeding schedule, medical conditions, and behavior problems as the three things to record for anyone who steps in to help.

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