The holiday season brings snow, mistletoe and gingerbread houses, but these holiday high points can mean unforeseen dangers to your pets. Please take a look at these holiday pet safety tips. For more complete information, please consult your veterinarian.
- Many holiday plants like poinsettias, mistletoe and holly are poisonous to your pets. Keep them up and out of your pet's reach. Call you veterinarian at any suspicion of ingestion.
- Tinsel, while looking beautiful on your Christmas tree, can do a number on your pet's intestines. Try to hang it out of your pet's reach and keep it off the floor to avoid accidental ingestion.
- You may use extra cords to light up your tree during the holidays. These cords may look like chew toys so please try to cover the cords with tape or a rug to avoid a shocking experience for your pet.
- Keep ornaments out of your pet's reach. If glass ornaments break, they can become painfully lodged in your pet's paws. Also, many Christmas ornaments look like toys, but can cause serious, and sometimes life threatening, health problems if ingested.
- Keep chocolate Christmas treats out of the reach of your pets. Chocolate is toxic if ingested.
While it is important to keep your pet safe this holiday season, make sure to give thanks for them and give them some extra love as well.
