What to include in a pet care invoice
- Pet names and dates. Each pet's name and the date of every walk, visit or night, so an owner with two dogs and a busy month can check it.
- Service units. Walks, drop-in visits, nights and grooming sessions counted separately at their own rates, rather than bundled into one line called pet care.
- Extra pet charge. An added charge for a second or third animal on the same walk or stay, so the total reflects the work involved.
- Medication given. Pills, injections or special feeding given during a stay, with how often, since it takes time and carries responsibility the owner should see.
- Travel or pet taxi. Mileage or a flat fee for clients outside your usual area, or for trips to the vet or groomer, priced the way you actually charge it.
- Holiday and short-notice rates. A surcharge for holiday nights or last-minute bookings, shown on its own line rather than hidden in a higher base rate.
- Deposit and cancellation terms. The deposit paid to hold boarding or sitting dates, and how much notice a cancellation needs before that deposit is kept.
- Permits, insurance and bonding. Your business name, any local kennel or grooming permit, and that you are insured and bonded, which owners handing over a house key ask about.





