Roommate, You're Stressing Me Out.

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...But not for the same reasons lots of other pets are being stressed out by their humans. I've been freaking out since April, when I found out you were taking me 4,000 miles away with you! All of the packing, vet trips, shuffling back and forth and moving all of my stuff around really has me frazzled.

According to an article I found on msnbc.com, pets are really succeptible to their humans' emotions and stress levels. With all of the stress factors piling up on our humans lately (the elections, the economy, the war, etc), it turns out we're feeling a lot of the anxiety too!

The whole comfort food thing isn't exclusive to humans either. Studies have shown that some lab animals prefer foods high in sugar and fat when they're feeling stressed.

Click here to read the whole article. *And be more aware of your stress level around your animal friend- they'll thank you for it!