Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Protect Your Pet During The Holidays
The Holidays are a time for family and friends to celebrate and enjoy each others company. A lot of times, families include their favorite furry companions in this celebration. From giving them gifts, to dressing them up for the holidays, to giving them tasty treats. While pets enjoy being loved and being part of the family, there are a few things you have to watch out for when the holidays come around
- Giving your pet food from your holiday dinner can cause problems. Foods too rich, too fatty or too spicy or anything your pet's not accustomed to can cause a intestinal irritation. For some animals, this tasty treat can trigger a serious inflammation of the pancreas or intestine, and that means a life-threatening illness. Things to avoid: Anything you wouldn't eat your pet should avoid, too. While a tiny bit of meat like beef or poultry won't hurt your pet and would be appreciated, stay clear of the fatty parts and poultry skin, which also harbors a lot of fat. Chocolate is extremely tasty to dogs but also very toxic and may be deadly to the little dog who eats a good-sized piece. Make sure to keep that holiday candy dish out of their reach.
- Bones and Foreign Object play a huge part in holiday issues for your pets. Cooked poultry bones may seem like the perfect gift for the pet who has everything, but do them a favor and save them for the soup. Even the largest cooked turkey bones are prone to splintering, sending shards through the animal's intestines. Should one pierce through the lining, the result can be deadly peritonitis. (Low-sodium poultry broth is a wonderful treat poured over your pet's regular food.) While cooked poultry bones are out, some raw or cooked beef bones can be safely substituted. Knuckle bones (for large dogs) and oxtails (for small ones) stand up to the most vigorous gnawing, providing your pet with plenty of tasty and scrumptious fun. Supervise your dog's chewing, and throw bones out after a few hours of chewing or if they get broken into pieces that can be swallowed.
- Holiday decorations can also be very hazardous to your pets. The Christmas tree is full of hazards for dogs and cats. Tinsel can be an appealing target for play, but if ingested, it can twist up the intestines. This is a particular danger to cats and kittens, who seem to find tinsel along with string, ribbon and yarn especially appealing to play with and eat. Christmas Ornaments, too, are deadly in the mouths and stomachs of pets as they can get lodged in their throats, can be toxic, or block the intestinal track. Even the water at the base of the Christmas tree contains secretions that can at the very least cause a stomachache. Light strings are no good for chewing, and the whole tree can come down on the cat climbing through out its branches. Some dogs may even be inclined to ignore the house-broken rule and decide to relieve themselves on a freshly cut tree. In their eyes, why else would anyone bring a fresh cut tree into the house? The best way to keep your pets out of tree trouble is by making the tree off-limits unless you're there to supervise. Putting the tree in a room with a door you can close or gating off the room completely is probably the easiest solution.
- Holiday plants such as mistletoe may look intriguing to your pet, but they're also toxic, as are the bulbs of the amaryllis plant. Make sure to keep plants out of reach so they are not mistaken for a tasty treat.
Do you have any ideas or warnings that aren't listed here? Leave some comments and share in protecting the family pet during the holiday season.
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