How to avoid stress for your dog when returning from holidays
Finite le ferie e tornati a casa il vostro cane potrebbe soffrire di ansia, malinconia o nervosismo. Tutti sintomi da stress. Le cause? I cambiamenti delle abitudini
Going on holiday with your dog is certainly a wonderful experience for each of us and for every family. Spending your vacation days together instills a greater sense of togetherness, light-heartedness and a lot of serenity.
And this doesn’t just apply to people, dogs also experience the same exact emotions.
But what happens when the holidays end and you return home?
Many of us feel melancholy and experience a sense of disorientation having to return to old habits no longer made up of relaxation and fun.
It’s the dog? What does he feel? Even our four-legged friend could perceive the same unpleasant sensations as us.
Dogs and cats can get stressed when they return from vacation
As busy as we are getting back to the usual routine, we often don’t notice that our dog or our cat, if we had brought the latter with us on holiday, they experience a sense of disorientation as soon as they return to everyday life.
Re-acclimating to old habits can also cause our furry friends emotional stress, which manifests itself with a sense of confusion, nervousness and anxiety.
Therefore, returning from holidays can be a delicate phase for them to which we must pay close attention.
But how should we behave if this situation occurs?
Respect their time
If a day or at most two is enough for us to get back into the rhythms of everyday life, your dog and me may need more time to readjust.
Recognizing and respecting their time is the first step to help them face and overcome the critical moment, whichotherwise could prove drastic for their psychophysical health.
What are the warning signs?
As already mentioned, once you get home you may notice a certain restlessness, melancholy and anxiety in your dog or cat. All symptoms defined as stress.
To understand how to behave with them and help them overcome the critical moment, you must first take into consideration where and how they spent their holidays.
In the sense of whether in close contact with you at the seaside or in the mountains or away from your presence, that is, in a guesthouse awaiting your return.
In the first case you have to gradually get them used to resuming old habits, including being alone when you have to go back to work.
If instead they didn’t come with you on holiday, you should try to spend as much time as possible in their company strong>to thus compensate for the period of absence. In this way you will re-establish the relationship with your furry friends and reassure them by demonstrating your affection.
Separation anxiety syndrome
Some dogs, if they have been on holiday with their owners, could develop separation anxiety syndrome upon returning home, which manifests itself when the bosses start working again.
To overcome this phase, the dog must be accustomed little by little to being without its humans, thus preventing him from suffering trauma when he is suddenly left alone at home.
Our advice is to never drastically reduce the attention you have dedicated to him during the holidays. Instead, take advantage of your free time to be in his company, perhaps taking some walks. It will bring well-being to him and to you too.
Watch out for their physical health
Once you return from holidays and are busy managing the change of habits with your furry friends, don’t forget that the dog and cat will also need a general control. That is, a veterinary visit and thorough hygiene.
You must bear in mind that they have been in new places and therefore perhaps in contact with dirt and possible bacteria. This applies whether they came with you to the seaside or to the mountains or whether they waited for you in retirement.
And it doesn’t matter whether you entrust the washing to groomers or do it yourself at home, the important thing you have to do is to guarantee your dog and your cat the right hygiene.
Also remember that greater attention should be paid to fur care if the dog came with you to the seaside. Salt and sun are not good allies for keeping his coat, especially if long and frizzy.
The advice of Aries Natural Solutions
Grooming the dog and cat upon returning from holidays should be carried out both to recover the strength of the fur and to eliminate any parasites that they may have picked up on holiday. In this case, remember to use a good pesticide treatment.
If their coat has suffered damage to the sea, you can use our emollient and restorative shampoos and conditioners that make the fido’s fur sanitized, soft and fragrant bringing it back to its original state.
We at Aries Soluzioni Naturali have created a series of Product lines for dogs and cats specific for each problem and type of hair, they are natural based because they come from Organic farming.
Finally, here is one last tip: after washing your four-legged friend, brush him delicately, this will relax him and strengthen his coat. him.
