Bringing home, your new pet is a very exciting time for you and your pet most of the time, but many pets suffer from anxiety when brought into a new environment. Not much different than humans who start a new job or attend their first day of college on a huge and unfamiliar campus, a new home or apartment is foreign to the pet, and they need time to adjust to their surroundings.

Too often, people hurry a dog or cat into liking their new home environment. Give your pet some time to adjust, to smell, to explore so they can become more comfortable at their own pace. This is especially true when there are other pets already in the home. “They fight like cats and dogs!" is a common metaphor, and many times very true. Young, healthy cats are much faster than most dogs, so they can defend themselves from the overly aggressive canine if needed, but an older cat or a kitten can be in peril.  (hear more)