Holiday Pet Safety---3 Perils To Avoid

The holidays bring festivites that cause changes
in routines for you and your pets. And while
they are fun for you, these changes can often be
dangerous for your pet. Here are 3 of the
biggest risks that the holidays can bring and
suggestions for how to avoid them.

Food---Food is such a huge part of any
celebration so it's fitting that we start here.
How many times have you left the kitchen to
answer the phone or door and thought you'd only
be gone for a minute? With all of the wonderful
distractions the holidays can bring, this is so
easy to do. And that makes it so easy for
disaster to strike.

Make sure that you cover boiling pots and turn
the heat off. Clear away sweets such as
chocolate, harmful nuts (macadamias to name
one), alcohol that is open that can spill and be
knocked over and ingested. These are just a few
of the possibilities that loom ever present.

Take a good look around and go on the offensive
to make your kitchen and food storage areas as
safe as possible. Once this is done, you've got
safety under control for the rest of the year as
well.

If you are used to letting your pet lick the
plates, take a good look at what is on it before
you give it to them. Bones from fish and chicken
can literally be deadly, excessive sweets from
desserts, garlic and other seasonings can all
cause stomach problems particularly if your pet
is not used to the richness that holiday food
contains.

Open Doors---If you have a pet that you know
will not stray from your yard when the door
opens you are lucky, so thank your stars every
day. If you have a bird that can fly out, or a
runner that bolts towards any open door to
explore the great big world beyond, you need a
plan to avoid disaster.

It is especially important to secure your pet
before the first guests arrive. It's difficult
to tell everyone how to handle opening the door,
especially with large gatherings. Having your pet
get lost or be struck by a car is no way to start
the evening.

Secure your pet in a room or in a cage that is
away from the festivities. This avoids having
people let it out, or feed it things it
shouldn't have. And often proves way less
stressful for your pet. That allows you to enjoy
the party and insures that your pet is there to
keep your company afterwards.

Cords---They are everywhere during the holidays
and can stretch for miles seemingly. Don't think
they go unnoticed by pets, and since they are
usually there only for the holidays they can be
taken as a new toy.

Since most pets explore with their mouths and
paws, cords have the potential of electrocuting
them, or getting wrapped around them and pulling
something heavy over on them. And of course there
is always the possibility of getting entangled
and hanged. All are heartbreaking ways to lose a
beloved pet.

So hide cords behind furniture so there is less
access to them. If that's not possible, enclose
them in heavy-duty plastic tubing. Even with the
precautions it's a good idea to not leave young
pets on their own in rooms with lots of
decorations.

Hopefully, these 3 tips will allow you and your
pet to share many happy holidays together.


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