With more of Southwest Florida reopening, it can also be a good time to transition your pets to being home alone.
WHILE OUR COMMUNITIES SLOWLYSTART TO COMMUNITIES SLOWLYSTART TO REOPEN, IT CAN ALSO BEA GOOD TIME TO TRANSITION YOURPETS TO BEING HOME ALONETHIS MORNING, NOELANI TALKS WITHA LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTER ON HOW TODO IT."GOOD MORNING EVERYONE--WE ALL LOVE SOME GOOD, QUALITYTIME WITH OUR PETS.DURING THE LOCKDOWN..
WE GOT TOCUDDLE UP TO THEM EVEN MORE.WHILE THIS ALL FEELS AWESOME,SOME SAY..
IT MIGHT NOT FEEL SOGREAT FOR YOUR PET ONCE YOUSTART LEAVING THEM BEHIND."VONATS @ 1:41:28 - LIZ W/ DOG INLAP:"it’s not good to have them dothis all day long because allthe sudden when you’re not therethey’re going to have aproblem."4LIZ MCCAULEY SAYS EVEN THESWEETEST OF ANIMALS, LIKESNICKERS, CAN FEEL ABANDONED ANDSTART TO PANIC.SHE’S OVER THE NEW CAPE CORALANIMAL SHELTER, WHERE 128 PETSHAVE BEEN ADOPTED OUT IN THE FEWWEEKS OPEN.HER CONCERN IS FOR ANXIOUS PETS,ESPECIALLY YOUNG OR NEWLYADOPTED.THE END OF LOCKDOWN CAN CAUSEEXTREME SEPARATION ANXIETY ANDBRING PROBLEMS..
SUCH ASDESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS INSIDEYOUR HOME.SOT @ 4:00:44 - LIZMCCAULEY/EXEC.
DIRECTOR - CAPECORAL ANIMAL SHELTER:"Just know that they want to bea part of your family.
Theyobviously want to be with youand it’s great that you get tospend a lot of time with themright now.
Just remember whenyou go back to work they need tostill feel that sense ofsecurity so do everything youcan now to prepare for that."17VO CONTIT’S IMPORTANT TO EASE YOUR DOGOR CAT INTO A NORMAL ROUTINENOW.MCCAULEY SAYS ADJUST THEM TOBEING ALONE FOR PERIODS OF TIME.AN ENRICHMENT TOY CAN HELP KEEPTHEM BUSY.LKLIVEWE’LL POST MORE OF THESE HELPFULTIPS ONLINE..
AS WELL ASINFORMATION ON THE SHELTER’S PETFOOD PANTRY COMING
With more of Southwest Florida reopening, it can also be a good time to transition your pets to being home alone.