It is short, and it is completed once with the rest of the paperwork.
What it asks
Your pet's health condition, age-related concerns and pet insurance. The release explains that boarding is stressful and can make conditions such as anxiety, mobility problems or arthritis flare, and that there is a higher exposure to respiratory illness around other animals.
The contact order
If the kennel needs to act, it contacts you, then your additional contact, then your emergency contact. Fill in numbers that will be answered while you travel.
Treatment levels
You choose what the kennel should do if you cannot be reached: save your pet at any cost, treat up to a dollar limit, no heroic measures, or treat with limits. There is also space for your wishes if your pet passes away.
Where it fits
It is page four of the four-page agreement, after the owner and emergency contact page, the pet information page and the photo release. Details of the whole agreement are on the boarding agreement page. Online account holders still complete it: see the account question.
How to fill it in well
Take a few minutes at home rather than at the counter. Write the clinic name and phone number, any condition your pet has, how old your pet is, and the insurance company if you have one. Then talk through the treatment choice with the person who shares your pet, so the answer on paper matches what the two of you would really decide.