Does “Seasonal Affective Disorder” give your pet the blues?
Research has shown that even pets get the blues during the time of year when the Earth is tilted away from the sun’s direct intervention. The waning light of winter certainly yields more depressive incidents among the human population, so why not our pets?
The study I cite, however flawed its methodology might have been, is at least illustrative of people who consider their pets to be depressed during these months. They report greater indolence, increased sleep time and less of an appetite in their pets. I question the study’s merits only because true Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is difficult to establish among humans, let alone their pets. After all, pets may merely be resting more, as many of mother nature’s creatures tend to do when faced with a diminished opportunity for play or prey time.
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January 25, 2010 No Comments
