{"id":53,"date":"2024-04-04T11:52:40","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T15:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.animalhospitalofwestwoodstock.com\/blog\/?p=53"},"modified":"2024-04-05T11:55:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T15:55:21","slug":"zen-paws-a-guide-to-easing-anxiety-in-your-furry-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animalhospitalofwestwoodstock.com\/blog\/zen-paws-a-guide-to-easing-anxiety-in-your-furry-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Zen Paws: A Guide to Easing Anxiety in Your Furry Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Anxiety isn\u2019t just a human problem. At the Animal Hospital of West Woodstock<\/a>, we see and diagnose many anxious pets with related behavioral and medical issues. Coping with pet stress can be a difficult task, but we have lots of tips for pet anxiety management to help. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Recognizing Anxious Pets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Would you know if your pet was experiencing anxiety? Understanding body language can definitely help you to recognize when stress begins to mount. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A confident, happy dog will have relaxed body language with ears and tail in a neutral position. As anxiety increases, the pet may pant, pace, tremble, drool, withdraw from its owner, or hide. Some may even become agitated or aggressive, bark, or growl. The tail will often be low or tucked, the ears back, and the eyes dilated or showing lots of white around them. They may seem more hesitant overall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cats can be a little harder to read, but they also have body language cues that are recognizable. Tail flicking, dilated pupils, pricked whiskers, and ears in \u201cairplane\u201d mode are evidence of a stressed kitty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being able to recognize body language and behaviors that indicate a pet may be experiencing anxiety can help us as their caretakers to provide better care. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Types of Pet Anxiety<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are several different reasons a pet may be experiencing anxiety. Some of the more common causes include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n