The festive season is here! It’s the time for giving and spending time with our loved ones. Through the festivities we need to be vigilant of our pets, avoid sharing human food, keeping toxins away from them.
Animals digest and metabolize food differently to humans, some food that is ok for us might be poisonous to them; our pets can also get pancreatitis from fatty and rich foods.
Common festive food that’s dangerous for our pets:
Chocolate
Fruitcake and Christmas pudding
Alcohol and Caffeine
Avocados
Macadamias
Onion’s, chives and garlic
Pips seeds (peaches plums persimmons and apples)
Xylitol (common ingredient in sugarless treats sugarless gum)
Corn cobs
Turkey skin /pork cracking
Grapes
If you think your pet has eaten anything dangerous, call your vet immediately.
Things you can do instead.
Freeze pet food or put treats inside toys for them to gradually eat.
Walks or playing games with a toy is a great way of making sure they get the attention they need.
We also need to be vigilant this time of year when decorating our homes; use decorations that are pet safe – tinsel can be accidentally ingested and be a costly surgery; make sure your tree is safe and avoid toxic plants (lilies); make sure animals can’t reach/chew electrical cables or lights; be careful of sharp decorations/ornaments, and make sure trees are secure, off the ground, and any presents are not reachable.
Anexa Raglan wish you and your pets a Merry Christmas and a big thank you to Georgie and Iain, they will be greatly missed in the Anexa team and community.
