Ask a Vet: Top 5 Halloween dangers to your pets PLUS 3 vet-approved tips to keep your pets safe
The fall breeze that's giving you goosebumps is ushering in the spookiest holiday of the year- Halloween! It can be an exciting time for the family, but not so much for your pets. The constant visitors at the door, people in costume, and scary sounds can cause stress and anxiety. How we celebrate Halloween can bring about potential hazards to your pet- some of them can be life-threatening. Dr. Carlie Paquette, veterinarian and co-owner of Pembroke Animal Hospital put down her stethoscope and put on her scariest costume to give Paw For Reaction all the ghostly details about potential dangers to your pets on Halloween. Check out what she had to say!
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Easter lily is
a beautiful gift but is deadly for cats
Easter is a wonderful holiday to celebrate with family- pets
included. Like so many other holidays the celebration can unintentionally
pose a threat to a cat or dog. One common Easter gift is lethal to cats and
symptoms can show up in as little as six hours.
The spring celebration usually involves chocolate that can be a deadly treat for a dog. Something
else to consider is the Easter grass that lines the bottom of most Easter gift
baskets. It can create dangerous intestinal damage if ingested by a dog or cat,
resulting in expensive vet bills.
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Tips to keep your pets safe this Halloween
The mistake you could be making this Halloween that could
cost your pet its life- read more!
Safety tips: How to keep pets safe from Halloween hazards
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The neighborhood is
getting spookier as Halloween crawls closer and closer. Horrific decorations
adorn festive homes while they search for the best costume continues. Little do
pet parents know the candy and décor of Halloween could end up being dangerous
for household pets.
Veterinary Pet Insurance Co. (VPI) released its Top Halloween PetDangers and Safety Tips on Oct. 15 to help educate pet parents about how this
scary holiday could negatively affect their pet. VPI reports that in the United States alone
consumers spend $7 billion on Halloween candy, decorations, and costumes.
Unfortunately having all of these seemingly benign holiday objects in the home
means that consumers could be exposing their pets to toxic or hazardous things.
This March take a break to celebrate these pet themed holidays
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Holidays in March seem endless with Easter
celebrations coming on the heels of a Saint Patrick’s Day party weekend. While
us ‘two-leggeds’ celebrate our furry family members are also honored with these
holidays and awareness weeks.
On March 1st skip the bacon and
celebrate National Pig Day! Pigs as pets are growing in popularity and this day
asks us to respect the meat and pass on the pork!
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