This week on my radio show -- Family Matters I wanted to address how important it is to prepare your pets for baby. If you are like me, my two dogs (boxers) have been our babies. My husband had our oldest dog a year before we met (she is now 10 years old) and we adopted another white boxer a few years ago.....and he has always felt like he was the baby!! So we were a little nervous about how he would handle a "new baby" that would be getting all our attention.
It is good to go to the Humane Society's website to get specific tips that you can print out and go through, as you gear up for baby's arrival www.hsus.org There is a whole section about introducing your pet to new baby and a video to watch as well.
Only being a dog person, I didn't spend as much time talking about cats. But there is also information about toxoplasmosis that can be contracted through the kitty litter box of cats, so if you do have a cat, please check out that section as well.
And finally, really consider bringing on someone to walk your pet because a new baby will consume a great deal of your time. Dogs especially need their exercise and attention, and it may be difficult, especially in the beginning to give them what they need. You don't want them to be jealous of the baby, and you do want to give them the best care possible.
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