The owner「WFH」hairy child is super anxious! Animal behavior experts teach 4 ways to effectively help pets soothe their emotions

Affected by the epidemic in Taiwan, many people are currently working from home or diverted to work, staying at home for longer than before, and getting along with pets at home has also increased. However, American animal behavior experts put forward: “The change of life style will cause the psychological pressure of the furry child!” If you find that the furry child becomes super anxious after working from home, follow the editor to learn how to help them?

“The impact of the master’s work at home on the furry child” should be something that shit shoveling officers must understand first! First of all, for cats, the owner can enjoy only his own space when he goes out to work, but when the owner is at home for a long time, the cat will feel disturbed. For dogs, the owner who usually waits starts to be by his side every day, but he can’t play with them because of work. Although the influencing factors are different, they all cause a lot of psychological anxiety and stress in Mao children.

Observing from the symptoms, it is found that the hairy children have severe hair loss, frequent vocalization, yawning, increased blinking, and lip licking and other anxious behaviors. In these situations, as a shit shoveling officer, how can I help Mao children and treat their mental state? American animal behavior experts Dr. Reeve and Dr. Carroll proposed 4 ways for pets to quickly get used to the owner’s home-working lifestyle and effectively relieve stress. The methods are as follows:

Pet Stress Relief Method 1: Establish a Routine

A “fixed work schedule” is definitely the most effective and quick way to get a furry child to get used to it. Do the same thing at a fixed time according to the owner’s usual arrangement for going out to work. For example: feeding at a fixed time, walking, playing with friends, etc. Let them know that outside the “fixed time”, it is their own space and will not be disturbed by the master, and similarly, they cannot disturb the master’s work.

Pet Pressure Relief Method 2: Give Quiet, Resting Space

In addition to fixing the pet’s schedule, the shit shoveling officer must also hold on to it himself! Don’t tease cats, pat dogs on the head every now and then, especially to disturb their lunch break. Some habits are usually formed when the owner is not at home. When the owner breaks it, it is easy for the pet to be in a bad mood. (Who likes to be woken up from sleep?)

Pet Stress Relief Method 3: Provide Mental Stimulation

Being unable to go out at home for a long time is actually easy to cause serious psychological pressure for both the shit shoveling officer and the hairy child. (It’s really boring.) Although you can’t go out to sunbathe, you should find some fun for the furry children, and prepare more toys for them, which can stimulate their mental state, relieve stress, and distract them from the master’s home. attention.

Pet stress relief method 4: control diet

Special attention should be paid to “timed and rationed” when it comes to the diet of furry children. The owner will feed pets all the time without knowing it at home. I would like to say that food can distract furry children. But in fact, if you want the hairy child to relieve stress through food, it will be as easy to overeat as a human being, which will affect the hairy child’s physical condition. So don’t use food to help them relieve stress. Before the mental state recovers, the body will break down first!

It is really difficult to take into account the psychological state of the furry children who usually go out to work, and it is indeed very difficult to find any abnormality in their behavior, but by spending time with them at home every day, you will have more time to understand them! During the epidemic, shit shoveling officers working from home should not forget to pay more attention to the behavior and mood of the furry child, set meal time, play time, and a quantitative diet, and let the furry child get through this epidemic together at home~