Tips for Keeping Pets Safe when Relying on Home Care Services

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May is National Pet Month and for any senior who may be relying on home care services at the moment, whether they suffered a major medical emergency such as a heart attack or stroke, had surgery, or are simply having more difficulty taking care of themselves, if they have a pet it’s important that that pet gets some serious consideration as well.

Sometimes it’s easy to overlook proper care for a pet, especially one that doesn’t seem to require a significant level of assistance. Cats are considered highly independent creatures, but they still require a great deal of care. For those cat owners who don’t have a tendency to change the litter box more than once a week, that’s not being fair to the cat. In order to fully understand how it can impact the animal, don’t flush the toilet for a week in your house. That should give you a relative estimation on how it would feel for the cat. It’s also not sanitary.

Every time the cat has to go into a dirty litter box to relieve itself, its paws are collecting dirty litter that then gets tracked around the house. The dirtier the litter boxes, the worse it can be for the cleanliness of the house and, ultimately, the senior and others living there.

It’s also important to make sure pets are safe. When different in-home care service providers are coming and going throughout the week, that means the front door, back door, or even basement doors that lead out to a garage are going to be opening and closing. Pets can be extremely unsettled, especially dogs and cats, when strangers are coming and going in the house. If a dog or cat gets outside and they are not supposed to, that can put them at risk. It can also negatively impact the safety of the senior who is relying on that level of care.

Here are a few tips that can make a world of difference for keeping pets healthy and safe when their elderly human counterpart is relying on home care.

1. Know when people are coming and make them aware of the pets.

Every caregiver or family member or friend who is planning on stopping by to visit should be aware of the animals and not leave any doors open. They should also be careful when they open and close doors so that the cat or dog doesn’t get out.

2. Keep the litter box clean.

If the senior can’t do this task, they may need to rely on the caregiver or family member to help out, but it should be cleaned on a daily basis.

3. Make sure the dog can relieve itself regularly.

Not being able to take the dog for a walk until a caregiver shows up to help out could cause the dog to suffer from kidney damage by trying to hold things in. It’s important for animals to relieve themselves when they need to, just as it’s important for people.

Keeping these tips in mind should help keep pets safe for those seniors relying on home care services.

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