Discovering YOU Magazine May 2019 Issue | Page 38

ASK THE EXPERTS WITH CODY

LEARN ABOUT PET BOARDING

If you need to go out of town for a long span of time, your pet setter might not be able to spend nights caring for your pet. There are pet boarding services that you can opt for. You need to drop your pet off at the boarding and pick them up when you get back. Before you do leave your pet at a boarding, it is best to take them to the boarding once and see how they are adjusting. Giving your pet the time to adapt to the boarding will prevent them from feeling abandoned.

KNOW MORE ABOUT DAY BOARDING

If you cannot find a pet sitter to take care of your pet while you are at work, you can find day boarding near you. Some day-boarding services offer to pick up services and you can pick your pet up on your way back from work. Day boarding services allow single pet parents to be at work without having to worry about anything. The pet boarding takes care of meals and walks. If there is any kind of emergency, the staff of the boarding can bring your pet to the vet and notify you immediately.

SCHEDULE GROOMING SESSIONS

Just like vets, groomers get booked out over the weekends. You should take your pets to the groomers since you may not

get time to groom your pet on a regular basis. Book grooming sessions well in advance.

GET PET PRODUCTS DELIVERED

From pet food to pet meds, you will need to get pet items on a regular basis. Going to a pet shop to buy the things you need is an additional chore. You can simply purchase pet items online and get them delivered to your doorstep.

SECOND PET

Companion animals get lonely even if you arrange for other people to come and spend time with them. Once you are used to handling one pet, you might think of getting a second pet. But before you take the step of becoming the single pet parent to two pets, master the art of parenting a single dog or cat.

It is not very difficult being a single pet parent once you put some planning into it.

".... it is best to take them to the boarding once and see how

they are adjusting."