{"id":1534,"date":"2024-09-11T05:36:17","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T12:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sbahvet.com\/blog\/?p=1534"},"modified":"2024-09-12T05:37:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T12:37:51","slug":"how-to-deal-with-separation-anxiety-in-pets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sbahvet.com\/blog\/how-to-deal-with-separation-anxiety-in-pets\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Deal with Separation Anxiety in Pets"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Separation anxiety is common among pets regardless of age, background, lifestyle, or home environment. While it may be seen more often in younger animals learning how to cope with solitude, older pets, especially seniors<\/a> experiencing cognitive decline or vision\/hearing loss, may feel panic at the sight of their owner\u2019s car keys or packed lunch. Any time alone is too long for some pets to tolerate. If untreated, separation anxiety in pets can cause big problems at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

A Pet\u2019s Perspective<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pets have enormous capacity to learn and change, but time is essential for them to integrate the numerous details of living with people. They want to please their owners, but sometimes their instincts or impulsiveness get the better of them. In this way, pets need to learn that despite your imminent departure, you are definitely coming back. As they have no concept of time, they require and deserve reassurance that the separation is temporary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signs of Separation Anxiety<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It can be confusing to know what triggers are causing symptoms of anxiety or other behavioral problems. A wellness exam<\/a> can rule out any preexisting medical conditions that could be the root of problematic behaviors. Separation anxiety<\/a> can affect pets that also experience fear of storms, fireworks, crowds, strangers, and traffic, and causes the following symptoms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n