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Our Guide To Moving with a Pet
We all know that moving to a new house can be stressful – for both you and your pets. Highly domesticated animals like cats and dogs become very attached to their own territory and can easily find moving to a new house disorientating. It’s essential to make your move as stress-free as possible for your pets. We’ve compiled a simple guide for helping you to create a straightforward and easy move for your pets.
Hamiltons Removals specialise in affordable, stress-free house removals in Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire that minimise disruption to both you and your pets.
Before the Move
Arrange new ID tags with your address and contact details for your pet’s collar in good time, a few weeks before the move. This way, the ID tags will be ready to use from the day you move in and will keep your pet from getting lost. Make sure you have updated your address and contact details on your pet’s microchip on the relevant website, as well as updating your address on your pet insurance policy.
If you’re planning a house removal in Suffolk to a completely new area, check which local vets have good reviews and register your new pet there.
Your Pet’s Belongings
Pack your pet’s things last. With all the strange boxes piling up around it, the presence of its basket, toys and blankets will be a welcome and familiar comfort.
Don’t wash your pet’s bedding until you’re completely settled and have been in your new house for a while, so there is something familiar-smelling for them in the new place.
Moving Day
Ideally, if the move is within the local area, ask a friend or relative (who the pet is familiar with) to look after it on the day you move. This will be beneficial for both you and your pet on moving day: you get extra space and the pet won’t get under the feet of anyone carrying heavy boxes or furniture. This means your pet will be in a calmer, safer environment, away from loud or stressful situations.
If your pet is staying with you on moving day, try to keep it in one room and let the removals team know where it is. Once you’re in your new place, again, confine your pet to one room with some of its familiar belongings until the removals team have gone. This will reduce the pet’s stress levels and will minimise the chance of it getting injured (or causing injury) under someone’s feet.
Animals (especially dogs) love routine. Try to stick to your routine and walk your dog at the same time it usually goes for a walk to make your dog feel more at ease. Make sure your new garden is secure and ‘pet-proof’ before letting it out to explore its new surroundings.
Give your pet plenty of reassurance and attention during and after the move – you could even assign a child to stay with it for the day. For more advice on reducing your pet’s stress during a house move, you can speak to your vet on how to keep your pet calm and safe.
Hamiltons Removals are specialists in providing quick, efficient and affordable house removals in Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. Speak to one of our friendly team today on 0845 003 8259 or by clicking here.
Popular Spanish Cities to Move to
Spain offers sunshine, warmer temperatures and a laid-back, relaxed pace of life, so it’s little wonder that over 300,000 British nationals have made the move there from the UK.
If you are considering a move abroad, whether you need packing, loading, transporting and unloading or just the shipping of your belongings, Hamiltons Removals offer a weekly removals service to Spain that can be tailored to your exact requirements to make your move abroad as stress-free as possible. We offer first-class international removals to Barcelona, Seville, Madrid and every other part of Spain.
If you’re undecided on where you’d like to move to, here are some of the most popular Spanish destinations:
Barcelona
With its countless monuments, beautiful open streets and long sandy beaches, Barcelona is the main tourist capital of Spain. The city also has some iconic architecture, including the mind-blowing Gaudi Cathedral and the Picasso Museum.
Barcelona is a foodie’s dream with many restaurants, cafes and street food vendors selling a huge range of mouth-watering local cuisines. Pay a visit to the Parc Guell for some incredible views across the city. Barcelona has a 24-hour metro, as well as hop-on/hop-off buses and a reliable taxi network.
Madrid
Madrid is the capital city and the largest and most-visited city in Spain. It has an excellent nightlife, lots of art museums and restaurants and a huge diversity of ethnicities, making it one of Europe’s most colourful, cosmopolitan cities.
One of the most popular tourist attractions is the Royal Palace, the residence of Spain’s monarch. In the heart of the city is Puerta del Sol – a large plaza serving as the scene of street festivals, important gatherings and street performers, as well as being a hub for Madrid’s public transport network. Another notable square in Madrid is Plaza Mayor, best known for its lively San Miguel Market.
Seville
With its fantastic tourist attractions, lively festivals and a bustling nightlife, Seville is one of the most fun places to go in Spain. It’s known for its beauty, elegance and wonderful architecture, including the Cathedral of Seville, where it is believed Christopher Columbus is buried.
Seville is the country’s financial and cultural capital and home to other significant buildings, such the Real Alcazar, an extravagant Moorish palace with sweeping, luxurious gardens.
San Sebastian
Located off the coast of the Bay of Biscay in the Basque country of north Spain, San Sebastian is the capital of the Gipuzko province. It’s a beautiful seaside city known for some of the best beaches in Europe. One of the most popular beaches is Playa de la Concha, which offers fun activities, such as kayaking, water skiing, swimming and sunbathing.
San Sebastian has an outstanding culinary tradition, and the Old Town is home to many historic buildings that were reconstructed in the 19th century after a lot of the city was destroyed in the Napoleonic wars.
Valencia
Valencia is in the east of Spain and is one of its largest and most important cities. Every March, the city plays host to the Fallas Festival, where every neighbourhood makes a huge variety of papier-mâché figures and masks. At the end of the festival, all communities party through the night and all the figures are ceremoniously burnt.
It built its most impressive landmark – the cultural and entertainment complex called the City of Arts and Science – after redirecting the Turia River. In this complex are buildings such as the science museum, aquarium and planetarium.
Granada
Granada is the capital of the Granada province and is located at the base of the Sierra Nevada mountains in southern Spain. The city offers a brilliant mix of traditional cultures, a lively nightlife and incredible attractions, such as the Alhambra, a pinnacle of Moorish architecture. The Alhambra is a medieval complex overlooking Granada with spectacular, lush gardens, amazing water features and breathtaking views of the city.
Ibiza
Ibiza is famed as a destination for all-night clubbing with some of the world’s top DJs. However, there are plenty of quiet, calm and picturesque parts of the island too.
There are many beautiful, rural hotels, sun-kissed beaches, hidden villages and secluded coves dotted around the historic island.
Hamiltons Removals provides high-quality, affordable international removals to Barcelona, Seville, Madrid and the rest of Spain, including the Balearic and Canary Islands. We offer three levels of removals to Spain:
Dedicated Service – This provides you with the sole use of a vehicle for transporting your belongings from the UK to your new place in Spain.
Special Service – Specify the collection and delivery time to suit your schedule and requirements.
Part-Load or Groupage Service – Most efficient for small loads. Your belongings share a vehicle with other part-loads, reducing the cost of transportation
If you are considering a move to Spain and would like to discuss it with Hamiltons Removals, speak to one of our friendly team today on 0845 003 8259 or click here for a free quote.