(Newswire.net — August 28, 2020) — Moving day can be hectic and confusing. Imagine how much harder it is for your best friend, your dog. Here are some helpful tips to make moving with your pets more comfortable.
Preplanning is vital to any successful moving day. It is even more so if you are moving with pets. Some of the most important aspects can take days, weeks, or even a month to practice. If your pet is not already comfortable in a pet carrier, you need to start prepping them before it is too late. It is best to use a pet carrier to move a considerable distance, and you plan to travel via car or airplane. Pets cannot travel in the moving van with your belongings. They should be safely secured in their carrier in the back seat of your vehicle. Remember to provide plenty of food and water to sustain them for a more extended trip.
If your pet is high energy or excitable with strangers around, try to isolate them from moving day commotion. Clear a non-essential room and confine them inside. Restricting them will allow you and the professional removalists to move at ease and have easy access in and out of the house without your pet being underfoot. Confining them also prevents them from running scared from the house if they are frightened by the movers’ presence. When you let them out, be sure to put them on a harness or leash to prevent any accidents inside or confrontations with strangers.
It is also essential to get into contact with your pet’s vet before you move. They will provide you with all of your pet’s medical records and renewed prescriptions. Before you get started with your move, look into veterinarians in the area around your new home.
Since you will be moving to a new address and possibly a new area, your pet will need identity charms and collars updated. It would be devastating to arrive in your new home, and your pet goes missing, and not be able to find him because his collar has the wrong contact information. Being in a new area is another reason to be extremely careful when you arrive with your pet. It is safer to keep them on a leash or in a carrier until you get inside your new home. It will take several days to acclimate to their new surroundings, so be careful not to let them escape from the house during this time. They will be confused and become lost quickly during this transition time. Always remember to use a leash when you take your dog out for the first few days.
With all the stresses of moving day, taking care of your pets should not be exhausting too. That’s why hiring a great professional moving company, like Removalists Perth, is just common sense. They will ease your mind about moving while you take care of the essential things, your family and pets. A good moving company will not only make the transition better for you but for your pet too.