{"id":1712,"date":"2020-05-13T07:57:10","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T11:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rescuedoggames.com\/?p=1712"},"modified":"2020-05-13T07:57:12","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T11:57:12","slug":"separation-anxiety-in-pets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rescuedoggames.com\/separation-anxiety-in-pets\/","title":{"rendered":"Separation Anxiety in Pets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"\"Submitted by the Atlanta Humane Society\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because your routine has likely changed over the past few months, things have changed dramatically for your pets as well. You may be seeing some behaviors that you didn\u2019t notice before, which can be a sign of stress in your pet. The best thing to do for pets now is to create a routine. Pets thrive on consistency and by creating a routine it can help eliminate separation anxiety for when you return to work.<\/p>\n

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WHAT IS SEPARATION ANXIETY IN PETS?<\/h2>\nSeparation anxiety is viewed as a disorder where the animal experiences distress with separation from a singular person.\u00a0 It\u2019s not necessarily about being left alone, it\u2019s about being separated from a person they have bonded to. Separation anxiety has been studied and observed more so in dogs than in cats; however, cats may develop similar separation reactions.\n

WHAT ARE SYMPTOMS?<\/h2>\n

The symptoms can range from mild, moderate, to severe; but some of the most common ones are:<\/p>\n