Relocating with Pets
House moving is most often inevitable in the life of a family. However, it is not an easy project to embark on. Apart from the financial implication of the move, there are other things that are involved in it and these make it to be very time consuming, stressful and daunting to carry out.
You have to look for a home and get it ready before the moving day. Finding a home entails finding a mortgage broker and applying for mortgage or preparing for rental agreement as the case may.
There is also packing and moving aspect of the entire project. If you have children, then there is added task of explaining the need for the move for your children, taking care of their education and helping them to get used to the new home and neighbourhood.
But the move will be more stressful if you have a pet or pets such as cats, dogs, birds like parrots and other types of pets that you will like to relocate with. The move will also have some difficult impact on the pet. The stressful project brings happy experience at the end if it is well planned and executed. If you have a household critter, this moving with pets checklist will be of help to you.
Preparing the pet for the relocation
As it is mentioned above, you will be worried with a lot of things. However, you should not forget to relocate the pet. This is the time to decide how to move the pet. You have several options such as moving the pet along with other items in which case you have to put the animal in a cage and ensure that the cage is well placed in the removal vehicle.
Before putting the pet in the cage, you have to try it several times before the actual move day. This will enable the pet to be used to the cage. In this way, the pain of staying in a cage during the move will be reduced. Boarding kennel or cattery is another pet removal option for you. If you are boarding a kennel or cattery, you should look for the most suitable type for your pet.
The third option you have if you want to relocate with your pet is sedation. This option can be very helpful but you have to talk it over with your veterinary before moving. Your vet will determine whether or not the option is suitable for your pet.
When you have made a choice, you should update your pet vaccination record so that they will be safe in the new location. Arrange for pet's ID tag to be prepared for your pet to move to the new area. The tag should indicate your new address, the name of the pet and your telephone or mobile number. This is important because with it, you can easily be contacted if your pet gets lost in the new location.
Start packing earlier to prepare the pet for the move
Pets have their own way of reading the signs of the time. If you are planning a removals, definitely, your pet will know that all is no longer normal. But the animal is not human being and so cannot tell exactly what is happening.
The animal will remain in fear of unknown danger. But you can help to reduce this tension on the animal by beginning to pack your item earlier enough.
Last minute rush packing will make the pet to be more frightened. Check our packing tips to be sure you have taken care of everything.
Do not forget to move your pet
Moving day is always a busy day for any person moving home especially people that have a lot of items to be moved and people that have children. If you have a pet, there is the tendency to forget the animal or abandon the animal to its fate. But you can always avoid that by making arrangement for your pet.
You can hire a pet keeper to look after your pet for that day and provide the pet with food at the right time. You should make effort to maintain the pet's feeding routine. In this way, the pet will feel that all is normal or will not be very frightened.
Don't feed your pet few hours before the move. This will reduce the need for bowel movement during the pet relocation. If the feeding routine falls during the transport time, then you have to alter it and feed the pet earlier. If you are embarking on a long travel, you should make arrangement for the feeding of the dog during the travel. If the animal is caged, it should be a type that has opening for provision of nourishment. In this way, another person can even feed the pet.
If you want to move with a pet abroad you can contact our shipping companies London department for more details. Each country has it's own pet transport regulations, procedures, requirements and law.
Getting pets used to the new location
Your worry over your pet is not yet over even when you have arrived in your new location. Everywhere is still strange to the pet. There is the tendency for the pet to run away in attempt to go back to the old home that it is used to. So, you should keep an eye over the pet until the animal becomes used to the new environment. It takes cats more time to get adapted to a new environment because they are more independent.
So, if your pet is a cat, you should leave the animal inside for the first few weeks of your stay in your new home. When you want to bring them out, you should begin with a cat lead for the animal to explore. When the animal is finally ready to leave its independent live, you have to be checking on it most often for injuries.
Pet relocation will go nice and smoothly only if you know how to act and have prepared a moving plan well in advance. Our Removals Barnes company can help you with moving with pets and give you some very practical tips.
There are many thing to do when moving with a pet to minimize the stress for the animal.
This is because the area can be considered as another cat's territory and thus there is the possibility of engaging in a fierce battle with other cats as they to attempt to protect their territory.
If your pet is a dog, then it is a different thing altogether. You only have to look after them for the first few weeks. They will be able to explore your compound alone easily more than the cats. But you should ensure that the dog do not trespass to your neighbour's garden.
Finally, make sure you update the information in your pet's identity if there is any alteration in it as a result of the move. Look for a reliable and experience vet for your pet in the new area.
For more tips and advice on how to move with pet in London please contact our office. We work with many pet movers that will be happy to assist you. Moving with pets can be easy and straightforward. Our recent house move with pets was removals Barking.