I love the holidays!! My dogs and cats love the holidays too, because there is so much going on around the house. The cats go crazy for all the wrapping paper and shiney things hanging around and the dogs go nuts for all the great smells coming out of the kitchen. But I’d like to share with my loyal readers a few things that will keep your furrry kids safe this holiday season.

Below is a list of Dos and Dont’s for you to follow to avoid those expensive trips to the emergency vet. Because going to the emergency vet is not fun for anyone!!

Don’t

-Feed table scraps (besides the upset stomach Fido will get from the richness of human food he can also be poisoned by all the garlic and onions in those taters!)

-Leave tinsel or ribbon laying around (kitties will eat this stuff and can get major intestinal blockages, ouch!)

-Over feed your pets (Just because we tend to stuff our faces during the holidays doesn’t mean it’s a good idea for Fido to.)

-Leave town without having a responsible person (i.e. Professional Pet Sitter) check on your pets.

-Leave your dogs or cats outside when it’s really cold (sure they wear fur coats, but if they don’t have access to proper shelter from wind and snow they can freeze and die!)

-Leave a metal water bowl outside (the water in a metal bowl can freeze and they will be left with ice cubes to drink, do you like crunching on ice when it’s cold outside?)

Do

-Tie up the cords from all of your interior holiday lights (this will avoid kitty strangulation.)

-Keep your pets from all chemical spills such as anti-freeze (don’t let them drink out of puddles on the street- you have no idea what’s in that puddle!)

-Give your cats and dogs pet friendly snacks (give Fido a special bone while you’re eating your holiday meal so he’ll still feel like part of the family.)

-Put all candy and chocolates out of Fido’s reach (chocolate is poison for dogs!)

-Hire a pet sitter if you are leaving town (no matter how independent your cat is she still needs fresh water daily and her safety to be checked.)

-Bundle up your temperature sensitive pets (if they are older or have little to no fur to protect their skin or if they walk on icy surfaces outside)

If you follow these simple things then you and your pets will have a safe holiday season!

~Furrr

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