When bringing your pet to college there are things you need to keep in mind and consider, such as these five points below to ensure that you are making the best choice in bringing him or her along with you.
Are you allowed to bring your pet along with you to college?
Are you ready for the responsibilities that come along with having a pet?
Having a pet is a lot of work. You have to be prepared to take care of another life. That means you can not forget to feed your pet, take it for a walk if need be, bathe it, and most importantly, overall care for your pet always!
Do you have everything prepared to bring your pet to college with you?
A big thing to figure out for your pet is a new vet for them in the new town you will be living in. That way if there is any emergency that might arise you will have your animal's medical records already on hand and a new vet picked out!
These are just some of the many things your pet will need in order to thrive and feel at home while away at college with you!
Do you have time for your pet?
If you are in a sorority or fraternity or any other organization that takes up all of your time then a pet might not be the best thing for you to bring to college. If you are in something that takes up all of your time and you truly want to bring your pet then you must be good with time management to make sure you have time for all of the things in your life, including your pet!
Is your pet a family pet from home or a new pet?
These five points are extremely important to go over and consider in regards to bringing an animal with you to college. I know from personal experience I had to really consider all of these things when I wanted to bring my family pet, Cajun an 8-year-old German Shepard/Blue Heeler dog with me to my new apartment my sophomore year.
Making the decision, in the end, to bring him along was the best decision I could have made and watched him closely, in the beginning, to watch for signs of depression or homesickness was very important. Thankfully, he was only in a funk for a couple of days and is back to his old self and I could not be happier to have him with me and my roommate!
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