Ah, the holidays! A glorious time of year full of anticipation and joyful reunion with family and friends have not seen for a while '.
Unfortunately, the holidays a disaster for our four-legged family members. Thousands of animals to keep injuries from holiday plants, decorations and food, which in this time of year.
Help Fido and Fluffy to celebrate the season safely, keeping out of this party risks to animal health:
* Mistletoe, holly,Making poinsettias and Christmas lilies all the beautiful holiday decorations, but all are toxic to pets, if adopted. Mistletoe causes gastrointestinal problems and cardiovascular diseases. Holly and poinsettias can cause vomiting, nausea, diarrhea and lethargy.
* If you leave plants to decorate your dining table, move them to a place where pets can not reach between meals. Hang mistletoe in which pets can not reach, berries are very poisonous and very attractive to cats. Do not allow petsremain in the room with your Christmas tree out of control. Some also eat pine needles can cause a hole in the intestine PET!
* To prevent volume down or otherwise secure electrical wires for lighting rental, chew on it and drag the tree lights before leaving home.
* Give your Christmas tree from the ceiling is not safe, so keep it on pets. Do not let animals drink water from the tree owners. Also included fresh water, residues of fertilizers and is full of stagnant waterBacteria. If you use water, tree preservation, you need one, which is characterized not toxic to decide the case, drinking Pets while you are trying to buy. And never use aspirin as a preservative in water the tree. Aspirin-laced water can cause serious illness and even death.
* Keep tinsel and other decorations from area PET. Cats especially like to play with glitter, and some eat it, can block the intestines. Animals ornaments balls toys for small animals of error, and potsherdsFrom broken glass ornaments can lead to injuries to the mouth and feet. Ingestion, because they have been great damage to the gastrointestinal tract.
* If there are pets in an attempt to play with ornaments to hang a few balloons and blow on the lower branches and stick around until the dog or cat traps book. The strong tone of the rupture of a balloon is often sufficient to convince even the most stubborn tree decorations can be only pet.
* Once the gifts were opened, the children have put theirnew toy, especially those with small parts that cause choking and intestinal blockage in dogs and must be surgically removed often.
* Pets love to sleep in an oven. Always use a fireplace screen, even if you think the fire completely. Keep candles out of reach PET or delete them when leaving the room.
* To reduce the burden on the routines of pets. "Go to your dog as you always serve. Meals Pets" on a regular schedule. Sure that fresh wateralways there for them.
* Note: You can make the food, the accommodations are fine for people, pets very sick. Macadamia nuts can cause muscular weakness, depression, vomiting, confusion, tremors, abdominal pain and muscle stiffness in dogs. Chocolate can be fatal, taking as little as 1 / 4 oz can cause vomiting, diarrhea, increased seizures, hyperactivity and thirst, urination and heart rate.
* Call your veterinarian immediately if you believe that your pet hasTake something poisonous. If you can reach your veterinarian to call the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center 24-hours emergency calls to the number 1-888-4-ANI-HELP.
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