The holiday season is in full swing. It is important to keep your pets safe during this busy time of year. Don’t let an emergency vet care spoil your holiday cheer celebration. Did you know? Calls to the ASPCA Animal Poison Control increases by 20% during the Holidays.
Here are 5 Holiday Pet Safety Tips
1) Holiday Decorations: Tinsel and bright holiday balls can be interesting to your pet. Cats are known to consume tinsel, which can cause an intestinal blockage and requires surgery. Keep your curious pet in mind when decorating your home.
2) Holiday Plants bring beauty to your home decor but dangerous for your pet. Did you know some holiday plants are poisonous to pets? 5 Holiday Plants to avoid: Poinsettias, Mistletoe, Holly, Amaryllis, and Pine Needles.
3) Holiday Lights, Glowing & Scented Candles: Twinkling and colorful lights can be appealing to pets. Make sure to unplugged the light when not home. Also, many pets are often tempted to chew electrical cords. For precautions, always check your holiday lights for frayed wires, cracked or loose bulbs.
Candles helps set the holiday mood but poses dangers to your pets. Make sure to place lighted candles on a hard to reach spot. As an alternative, you can use a battery operated candle.
4) Holiday Ribbons: It’s cute to use it as a decorative Holiday collar but it can cause your pet to choke. Ribbons can be intriguing, be extra careful as pets can potentially ingest it.
5) Holiday Food: Keep harmful holiday food out of reach from your pet. Holiday candies and chocolates are dangerous to your pet’s health. Also, many find it difficult to resist treating their pets with table scraps. Below is an info graphic from Petco, illustrating what’s safe and what’s not safe to feed your pets.
Be a vigilant pet parent in keeping your pet safe and healthy this holiday season.
Immediately consult emergency vet care, if you suspect that your pet has ingested something potentially harmful.
All great tips! Thanks for the reminders Sugar! Hope you are adjusting to life in CA!!
Great tips Sugar! With all the excitement of the holidays, it’s easy to forget that they can be dangerous for our pets too.
THIS is a very much IMPAWTANT post fur keeping US safe from the Holiday… Dangers… THANK YOU.
Wow, I didn’t know pine needles were poisonous. I’ve never had a dog eat them, but Haley has picked up trimmed branches before and carried them around the yard for a short time. Thanks for the tips, sharing!
Great tips Sugar, have a great holiday season
Great tips, thanks for sharing!
Good to remind us all Sugar least we forget. Have a tremendous Thursday.
Best wishes Molly
Thanks for this inclusive list and info-graphic! I would add a year round toxic that few dog lovers become aware of, unless like us they end up in a 24 hour Vet Clinic with a very sick dog.
Marijuana seems to be thought of as harmless in California (plus other states who have legalized it) but it is not for dogs. Our dog ingested some that kids tossed over our fence, it was wrapped in a sweetened cigar wrapper. We discovered this later at the clinic, after having a fearful, sick dog. He could not drink water, go pee or walk. He crawled under a sofa and fled from us as though we might hurt him.
A two hundred plus Vet bill and much worry, we learned the truth. Never let your dog eat anything you have not provided. Teach your dog to drop it. We do these things but when others carelessly toss toxics of any kind, get your dog to a Vet.
We can’t have gifts under the tree because the cat eats the ribbon and Mom says that is bad for him…it does make for a colorful cat box, though.
Great tips my sweet friend
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Madi your bfff
Good tips Sugar
Thank you
Lily & Edward
Very impawtent tips! Are you having fun on the beach?
Your Pals,
Murphy & Stanley
These are great tips. All it takes is just taking that extra caution to keep our pets safe.
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