Monday, November 24, 2008

Safety Tips for Thanksgiving and Your Pet

Turkey-
If you want to feed your pet a little turkey, make sure it's boneless and cooked thoroughly. Raw uncooked Turkey may contain salmonella bacteria and the bones can pose a chocking hazard.

Easy With the Spices-Sage is an herb that contains essential oils and resins that can cause stomach upset for your pet and central nervous system depression if eaten in large quantities. Cats are extremely sensitive to essential oils.

To Much Isn't Always Good-
A few samplings of the Thanksgiving feast can cause stomach upset, diarrhea and worse an inflammatory condition known as pancreatitis. It is best to keep your pet on a regular diet throughout the holiday season.

Bread Dough Is Bad-Don't feed your pet raw bread dough the dough once in the body will heat up and rise in the stomach causing severe abdominal pain, vomiting, and bloating which can become life threatening for your pet.

A Feast Fit for a Kong-If you want to keep your pet busy for hours pack your pets Kong full of some delightful treats like turkey, sweet potato's, green beans and a little bit of gravy. This will keep them happy and occupied for hours, working hard to get their treats from the toy.

Thanksgiving cat and dog Pictures, Images and Photos

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