Dog Safety Tips For The Holidays

The holidays are days to be merry and celebrate but our mood to celebrate can be dampened when there is an emergency need to visit a veterinary clinic. There are many things that can pose safety hazards for our dogs during the holidays. For example, our Christmas tree. It is truly wonderful and exciting to look at but if we don't make it "dog-friendly" they can be the very cause for our emergency vet visit.

As we enjoy the holiday, we want everyone healthy and safe and that includes our dogs. The holiday season truly makes us all happy and wants to decorate to make us feel the season more. As dog owners, we are to be more aware of what we should do to make sure that it is not just us people who will be safe for everything we do for holidays but our fur friends too.

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If you are looking for pet safety tips for the holidays or holiday pet safety checklist for your dog, the list below are helpful.

• It is important that your dog will not have access to treats and anything that contains ingredients that are not safe for them to consume. This means making sure they don't reach something that has chocolates, grapes, raisins, onions, xylitol, and other food that are considered toxic for them.

 

• To be safer and more neat and organized, make sure to just keep food out of reach of your dogs.

 

• Holly and mistletoe are not good for your dogs so keep them away from their reach.

 

• Ensure that your Christmas tree is stable and will not fall off. Always consider the thought that your dog will run around near it and try to bump it or even climb it. So make sure that your Christmas tree is ready for those scenarios and will not fall off to your dogs or anyone.

 

• If you have guests make sure that you provide your dog an "exit room" they can go to like a crate or kennel. Putting your dog in a room with toys they can enjoy would also do well for dogs who are feeling scared or excited.

 

• Candles can add to the holiday feels but be sure that they are not unsupervised especially if your dogs are around. Running dogs can easily get burned by the candles.

 

• It is always best that your dog is not left unsupervised when they are hanging around the Christmas tree.

 

• Keep the decorations out of their reach to avoid possibilities of choking.

 

• Be very careful with the Christmas lights. The Christmas lights are good to have as decorations but if you have dogs be sure to be more careful. According to vets, dogs can easily die from electrocution or internal blockage so make sure that your dog will not have access and opportunity to chew and eat the Christmas light and other decorations.

 

• Keep the cords or wires out of reach or away from the way of your dog.

 

• Lilies are hazardous to pets so if you are going to use them make it certain that they are totally out of your dogs' reach.

Keep the holiday season safer and merrier for you and your furry friends. Make sure to know all the pet safety tips for the holidays to avoid an emergency visit to the vet clinic.

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