Safety Tips for Moving With Kids and Pets
submitted: 2008-04-10 07:34:13 |
by: L.Buckley
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Moving companies will not move your pets so if you plan to move with your pets, they will be your responsibility. You need specific animal transporters to move your pets if that is what you need. If you don't and you plan on moving with them, here are some tips to make the relocation easier, both for you, your pets and your kids.
Fortunately, there are steps you can take to make their move easier at both ends and on the road. Take your time. Stretch out your packing time over several weeks. Avoid panic in the last days, leaving moving day as relaxed as possible for you, your family and your pets. Proper planning with movers really is the key to a well planned relocation.
A couple weeks before moving, request a copy of veterinary records, a rabies vaccination certificate, and a health certificate. Be sure your pets are up to date with their shots. If your pet is a senior or has health problems, ask whether a mild sedative would be advisable before travel.
Don't change. Keep your pets' routines, such as feedings and walks, as normal as possible in the week before moving. Because dogs and cats need to feel in control, they might exhibit behavioral changes or even become ill when stressed. Treat them with the same level of attention you would ordinarily give them.
For some helpful tips for the road get tags and leashes. If you have a dog or an indoor/outdoor cat, buy or create identification tags with your new address and phone number. Be sure your pets are wearing them during travel. While you're at it, pick up a cat leash-you'll need it if you're taking a long road trip or an airplane as well as for the first few days that Fluffy goes outdoors in her new neighborhood.
Don't let pets outdoors without a leash until they've adapted to their new surroundings. It is suggested that you wait several days to a week for cats and maybe a bit less for dogs because dogs adapt more quickly to new surroundings.
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Go Here For Many Tips For Moving With Family and Animals at Door-to-Door. Get Moving More Advise go to Packers & Movers and Moving Insurance and Liability.
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