Returning From Vacation
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Whether you have your pets boarded or have someone come into your home to take care of them, coming home to your pets is always accompanied by a sense of relief that everything went okay and your pet’s joy to have you home. Many pets might be more needy when you return from vacation, such as cats or dogs. Parrots or other animals will still require extra care, and there may be a bit of recovery in making sure food schedules return to normal or regular foods are reintroduced.
But as I sit at my desk, one of my cats draped across my lap, I know that as much as I love my vacation, I also loved coming back to my pets. And they were happy to have me home.
We don’t need to be fearful of going on vacation, because as long as we take care to have arrangements made for our pets, then we can go on vacation knowing that they are all taken care of. And returning doesn’t need to be an ordeal. Sure, depending on how the care was done (for example boarding or having someone care for them) there may be a few extra chores to do. The pets will require reassurance, but if we plan and approach our pets’ neediness with understanding, then we can return from vacation without worries.