Caring For Your Pets When Moving House
Moving can be a frightening experience for animals that have no understanding of what is going on and where all their favourite places have disappeared to! Keep your furry friends happy, safe and comfortable with these tips for relocating with pets.
Surround Pets With Familiar Objects
One of the biggest stresses that your pets can face when moving home is being suddenly relocated to a place full of unfamiliar smells, tastes and objects.
Try to avoid washing pet’s bedding or toys before moving, as the familiar smells will help your cat or dog feel safe.
And, if you can, it’s a good idea to give your pets water from your old house for the first week after the move as the recognisable taste will also give them much needed comfort.
Keep Them Confined
Set aside a secure room for your pets and settle them into it first thing on moving day as this will stop them getting trampled underfoot or escaping through open doors and gates mid-move.
Make sure that the room isn’t too noisy, and fill it with the objects they know as well as food and water.
After all, chasing a frightened border collie down the street or plastering your neighbourhood with lost cat posters are not activities you want to be doing on such a big day!
Consider Pharmaceutical Options
Sometimes when you’re moving house it is in your pet’s best interest to seek advice from a vet about medication. A few situations where this could be necessary include:
- If you’re driving long distances with your pet and are concerned about travel sickness. Vets can offer the appropriate medication and will often advise you not to feed your pet for 12 hours before the drive to avoid vomiting.
- If your pet is old or has health problems your vet might prescribe a mild sedative to ensure they don’t suffer as a result of the stress of relocating.
- If your pet is particularly neurotic or prone to anxiety your vet may recommend that you try using an Appeasing Pheromone device. These plug in to your wall (at both the old and new home) and emit a calming scent similar to that which a mother gives off to her litter. This can help them feel more relaxed and settle in quickly.
Organise New Identification Tags & Update Chips
With so many other things to consider when moving, this is one chore that can easily be overlooked. Pets often go missing during moves though, so this is the time when you need those tags and chips most!
If your pet is microchipped, drop into the vet the day before your move and update your address, then put updated identification tags on your pet’s collars first thing on moving day.
Check The Fence
This is another simple yet often forgotten measure pet owners should take. When you have finished moving, take your dog out for a walk around the perimeter of your property on their leash.
This will help them get used to the new environment and you’ll be able to identify any parts of the
fence that could be possible escape routes. Don’t forget to make sure the fence is secure behind bushes and that gates latch shut properly too.
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Platinum Furniture Removals
Level 6/140 Creek st, Brisbane, QLD, 4000
http://www.platinumfurnitureremovalistsbrisbane.com.au/movers-brisbane/
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