Traveling with your pet is joyful for us; it could be difficult for the pet, which has the least traveling experience, especially if your pet is suffering from travel anxiety. Due to a change of habitat, unaccustomed sounds, and a long travel range, the pet is uncomfortable.
Simple steps to managing travel anxiety in pets
1. The first step is preparing our pets in advance to travel. Take the pet for a small ride before taking them on a long ride to make them get used to it. Make them spend some time in the crate before taking them on a long ride in the crate. Maintaining food feeding time before relocation.
2. Prepare the pet for the domestic and international move in advance. Pay a visit to the veterinarian in advance to get all the health certificates to see if the pet is suffering from any type of severe travel anxiety before. Get a suggestion from them to travel or not.
3. Choosing the right crate for the pet relocation. Choosing the proper crate that meets the IATA standard
4. Adding some sentimental support for the pets while traveling. Packing some of the things that make the items that make the pet comfortable. Or put some cloth that makes the pet absorb the smell of the owner or to make the pet comfortable with the owner’s smell.
5. Keeping the pet calm during the relocation, such as feeding them a small meal a few hours before the departure. If your pet is traveling internationally, choose the right airplane that provides the service of air conditioning in the cargo section. If provided, take the pet outside during the layover. Talking to the pets to understand and comfort them while traveling. Using the pet calming spray to calm them or the anxiety shirts or coats.
6. Controlling the loud noise while transporting the pets, whether domestic or international, and playing soft music while relocating the pets to make the pets comfortable. To create the familiar places, place the toy, which your pet loves to play in, in the home. Let your pet explore the places and make an attachment to the place.