Tips for Easing Your Pet's Anxiety When You Move

You want your move to be stress-free for everyone in your home, including your beloved pets. To ease their anxiety and make the move less intimidating for them, here are some tips you can follow.

Even though you are busy organizing rooms and packing your belongings, don't neglect your pets' normal routines. Keep food and water dishes in their normal place and continue with regular feeding regimens, remember you can pack these items into your car the day of your move.

If you walk your dog regularly, take them on their normal route when you usually do. Lay down to snuggle with your cat in the evenings as you usually do. Keeping a routine for your pets can help calm them down by creating normalcy in their lives. Routines can also help distract your pets from the activity going on around them.

Watch your pets for any sign of distress. If your pet begins to get anxious as you move boxes around, try to pack only when your pets are sleeping or otherwise entertained. When the moving company personnel are at your home, make sure your pets don’t panic with strangers in the home or have a friend watch your pet in another location.

Keep doors shut and fence gates locked tight. When pets get nervous they may bolt, especially if they feel you are leaving without them. The last thing you want is for your pets going missing while you are trying to move.

Nothing breeds anxiety like anxiety. Stay calm as you can around your pets, saving your frustrations for when they are not around. Even a small outburst about missing luggage or lack of packing peanuts can send a pet into a panicked frenzy.

If you are stressed yourself, stop what you are doing and give your pets some attention and care, doing so will bring relief to both you and your pet.

After you complete your move, give your pets time to adjust to their new home. Bring out their toys and bedding and allow them to explore their territory. If you can, spend a few days in your new home with your pets until they have acclimated. Staying home until your pets are comfortable can help ease their stress and make them less likely to be destructive when you do leave.

Pets know what is going on around them and need to be comforted just as humans do. Moving with pets can be a stress-free experience if you prepare your furry companions for the next phase of your life by giving them routine and attention.

To make your move go as smoothly as possible, acknowledge pet anxiety by reacting positively. Your pets will transition more smoothly to their new environment and the changes around them when they have your confidence to keep them calm. Our movers at Azalea City Moving Co. are able to make your move positive for everyone in your home, contact our team for help today.