How to move with a pet
Introduction
Moving is a complex activity, generally, it is a stage of a lothouse, organize and accommodate your belongings on your new site to finally be able to rest.
Developing
If it is already complex for one as a person, now imagine for your dear 4 -legpicate. Moving with a pet is much more complex, since we are altering the environment to which it is accustomed and we place it in a completely new one, in addition, the stress you can experience, your pet will also experience it, which can manifest it in destructive behaviors. We do not want to worry, this time we want to give you some advice on how.
Why does it affect to move to a pet?
Both dogs and cats are territorial and routine animals, they have a place and time to perform their activities: eat, sleep, play, do their needs and spend time with you. When your dog or a cat, they came to your home for the first time, the first activity they did was to explore it, know all the places, smell to recognize the smell of the house and yours and finally mark it as theirs.
When you move, the pet enters a place that is not familiar to them, and will be desired to go to the place they knew perfectly and had already marked as theirs. As owner and responsible for the pet, it is your duty.
Tips for moving with a pet
As a preventive act, it is very important that you update your pet’s plate with the new housing information, in the case of escaping when you reach the new home. You can also implement the location chip, to track your pet.
Dogs and cats are perceptive animals, they will notice your humor changes, and they will feel and externalize those same emotions. It is very important that you show yourself as serene and calm as possible, so that your pet also feels calm and does not experience stress.
See your belongings little by little, do not leave everything for the end. As pets are territorial animals, if you change their surroundings, they will feel that they lose control of their territory and stress;When you keep your belonging little by little, the coup will not be so abrupt and you will give your pet to assimilate time. When the move day comes, the ideal is to take the pet with a trusted person and take care of it during the process, when the move ends, you can pick up your pet and take it to your new home.
If this is not possible, adapt a safe room for your pet, this room must contain your bed, your food and water plate and your favorite toys. The objective of this room is to isolate the pet of all the chaos of the move and try to make it as quiet as possible. The last thing you must pack are the belongings of your pet and the ones you have in the safe room.
Take your pet with you, that is, take it in your guacal or transport cage in the same vehicle in which you find yourself. Never let your pet go in the moving truck or in a place where he feels imprisoned, this will cause a stress situation and that your pet is injured. Before the trip, try to eat something light to avoid nausea;If the trip is very long, take small rest and take out your pet to stretch and relax a little.
When you arrive at the new house, and your pet travels with you, it returns to perform the tactics of the safe room, in this way your pet will be isolated, again, of the chaos of organizing your belongings. When the move and all this ends in place, you can let your pet out of the safe room out. Let your pet explore the house, it is a new place, so be dedicated to exploring and sniffing every corner of the house to adapt. A good strategy is to hide sweets in the house so she looks for them and feels safer.
From this moment, your pet needs your company, do not leave it for a long time alone during the first days, as time passes and your pet is getting used to it, you can leave it alone for a longer time without worrying because it stresses. It is also important that you do not alter their schedules, especially if they are dogs, take it for a walk at the hours you normally did, and feed him at the hours he normally did. For cats, it is normal for them not to go to the bathroom or do it in the places that you should not, so you must show you the new place of your sand box.
conclusion
We cannot make sure that your pet will quickly get used to the new home, like people, dogs and cats have different personalities, there are pets that are accustomed in 2 weeks, just as there are others that are accustomed in 2 or more months;The key is that you have patience and be by your side so you can feel it is sure.
As you can see, a move can be something stressful, but not everything is lost, with these tips you can achieve a quiet and successful move with your dear partner;If you need more tips on the subject, in Ohana we are willing to help you, we love animals and look for the best for them.
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