End of daylight saving can impact pets too
Posted November 3, 2019 8:51 am.
Last Updated November 3, 2019 2:16 pm.
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Humans are not the only ones who feel the impacts of daylight saving.
A local veterinary behaviorist says dogs and cats can feel the effects the most because of our daily routines.
“If they have a consistent routine of being fed at 6 o’clock, and now 6 o’clock is suddenly happening an hour later, some dogs and cats are going to let you know that you’re off your normal schedule,” SPCA’s Karen Van Haaften says.
And just like kids with their bed times, she suggests slowly adjusting your pet’s feeding time by 15 minutes every day over several days to get them on the new schedule.
“Plan ahead,” Van Haaften says. “Just because your clock has turned back doesn’t mean that your pets clock has turned back.”
But she says animals like reptiles and amphibians that don’t eat as often may not notice a thing.
Daylight saving ended Sunday morning, meaning clocks went back one hour at 2 a.m.
This could be the last time British Columbians have to “fall back,” as the provincial government introduced legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent last week.
