Animals, as well as the person, can be in a condition of a depression. Attentive owners without effort will be able to see that with an animal something is not right. The depression is the reason of many diseases.
Because of what there can be a depression
Moving to the new house, strangers, a situation, carelessness of owners – all this the reasons because of which there can be a depression at animals. Such state differently is shown. Some animals refuse food, try to retire, sluggish and sleepy. Others – on the contrary, eat everything without discrimination, show aggression. Bad feeding, the death of the loved one can cause depression. Parrots are even capable to rasklevat to themselves pads to a bone when to them it becomes bad. The depression reduces immunity of animals, and it leads to different diseases. Therefore the animal needs to be helped urgently. The disease will quickly leave if to exclude the psychoinjuring moment. The favourite should be surrounded with attention, caress, care, to play with it, to look after properly, and then soon he will be on the mend.
Sometimes owners are not able to help the pet by own efforts. Then it is necessary to address the veterinarian who will appoint antidepressants and will make useful recommendations.
What leads carelessness of owners to
The birth of small children in family switches all attention of parents to their education, there is no time left for usual things. Care of the pet also passes into the background. He at once feels the minority, and it can oppress him. Cats and dogs are the first friends of the person, they can even be jealous of the owner and very often do not want to share him with anybody another. For years of joint life it is possible to study well the pet, to learn his habits, habits, behavior in any given situations. If suddenly sharply there were aberrations, it is worth thinking of what could become the reason of such sharp change of mood at an animal, analyze the behavior. Animals do not like to change often places of the dwelling. They take root in the house or the apartment, find the favourite places for a dream and rest, it is difficult for them to endure change of a habitual situation. But if moving to the new house is need, then it is worth helping the pet to get used to the dwelling.
Jealousy – the cause of a depression
Animals can be jealous of the owner of new "fellows". Pay them all attention, want to consider and get acquainted, and the old fluffy friend passes into the background. In this case some animals begin to show aggression in relation to owners and new "cohabitant". With impunity such tricks do not leave and punish an animal that even more it oppresses.
Age changes
The age affects a psychoemotional condition of an animal too. The is more senior, the ranimy, more sensitive and they become more defenseless. More often slopes to bad mood, apathy. The animal can because of the bad mood revenge owners: to tear up furniture, to go to a toilet in not put place, to misbehave.