A vacation and travel with your pet is very much enthusiastic. However, proper care during travel is essential to make it enjoyable. When traveling with your pets, you may consider many issues like carrier, special rules and regulations of airlines to be followed, etc. Then, the other important thing you must think of is the sedation. Many people opt to sedate their pets to keep them calm without any problems. Is it really good?
Sedatives are in general given to pets in association with thunderstorms or fireworks. However, it is also essential during long pet travels. Sedatives reduce the nervousness and fear of the pets and make the over-reactive pets calm. They are also considered to avoid separation anxiety. They also help to reduce the potential for self-injury. Any unlikely disturbances caused due to fear and anxiety of the pets during airline travel can be, therefore, reduced by giving sedatives to your pets. This also ensures peace of mind to you as well.
However, it is not that safe to make your pets consume sedatives. Certain side effects often arise with sedation. Blood pressure of the pets gets affected due to sedatives and it may even lead to respiratory or cardiovascular problems. These health issues may get worsened by air pressure changes during flight. There are even chances of life-threatening issues. Another thing to consider is, when you leave the sedated pet in the cabin of a flight, no one will be there to look after it check on them to offer any medication if problems arise. Also, some airlines do not accept sedative pets. So, it is recommended not to give sedatives to pets during travel. Nervous pets, though become frightened and furious initially when kept in a carrier in a quiet dark place, later calm down gradually and go to sleep. Better to prepare your pet for travel instead of giving sedatives keeping its health in risk.
Sedatives are in general given to pets in association with thunderstorms or fireworks. However, it is also essential during long pet travels. Sedatives reduce the nervousness and fear of the pets and make the over-reactive pets calm. They are also considered to avoid separation anxiety. They also help to reduce the potential for self-injury. Any unlikely disturbances caused due to fear and anxiety of the pets during airline travel can be, therefore, reduced by giving sedatives to your pets. This also ensures peace of mind to you as well.
However, it is not that safe to make your pets consume sedatives. Certain side effects often arise with sedation. Blood pressure of the pets gets affected due to sedatives and it may even lead to respiratory or cardiovascular problems. These health issues may get worsened by air pressure changes during flight. There are even chances of life-threatening issues. Another thing to consider is, when you leave the sedated pet in the cabin of a flight, no one will be there to look after it check on them to offer any medication if problems arise. Also, some airlines do not accept sedative pets. So, it is recommended not to give sedatives to pets during travel. Nervous pets, though become frightened and furious initially when kept in a carrier in a quiet dark place, later calm down gradually and go to sleep. Better to prepare your pet for travel instead of giving sedatives keeping its health in risk.
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