Fall: Thanksgiving Pet Safety Tips Keeping Thanksgiving Happy: 10 Pet Safety Tips Thanksgiving is such a wonderful and meaningful holiday. Families and friends excitedly gather to show their gratitude for all they are so fortunate to have. Ovens are working overtime and delicious holiday aromas fill the air. During this happy time of family, food and giving, people tend to become overly generous with their pets. This means that dogs and cats will get a lot of table food scraps. Sometimes, however, too many treats can lead to injury or illness for our pets. 1. Fatty Foods: Too many fatty, rich, or unfamiliar foods can give your pet pancreatitis or gastroenteritis; two medical conditions that can be very painful and even life-threatening. 2. Diet and Exercise: Maintain your pets regular meal and exercise schedule and avoid too many holiday leftovers. A disruption in his dietary routine can cause stomach upset, diarrhea and/or vomiting. 3. Bones: Make no bones about it. Certain bones can lacerate or obstruct your pets insides. Save the bones for the broth - not your dog. 4. Onions: Onions and onion powder, widely found in stuffing and used as a general seasoning, will destroy your dog or cats red blood cells, which can lead to anemia. 5. Grapes and Raisins: Grapes and raisins contain a toxin that can cause kidney damage to both dogs and cats. (Coleen can disregard this one!) 6. Chocolate: Chocolate can actually be fatal to your dog or cat; so all those sweets must be kept well out of reach. 7. Food Wrappings: Aluminum foil, wax paper and other food wrappings can cause intestinal obstruction. Make sure to place these items securely in the garbage. 8. Fresh Water: Make sure your pet always has fresh water. When there are more people in the house, theres more chance to bump into the water bowl leaving your pet dry. 9. Quiet Time: Make sure your pet has a quiet retreat should the holiday festivities be too much for him. Watch his behavior to make sure he is not stressed. 10. Garbage: Keep an eye on the garbage and keep it securely fastened! If your dog gets into it, he may think hes hit the jackpot, but all hell be winning is health problems from something as simple as gastric disturbance, vomiting and diarrhea to the worst-case scenario - death. Please remember, that if you are having family and friends at you house make sure your pets are wearing their ids and collars and doors are closed or your pets are confine to a room to make sure there are no escapees. __._,_.___
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 03:50:41 +0000
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