Thanksgiving & 🐕 Your 🐈FURkids

Thanksgiving

& Your FURkids

Submitted by Mocha on Wed, 11/23/2011

Humans have enough to think about at Thanksgiving: all the cleaning, cooking, eating and inlaws too! This is the holiday for friends, family and big holiday meals—but this can be a time of stress for your FUR kid . Pets won’t be so thankful if they munch on undercooked turkey or a pet-unfriendly floral arrangement, or if they stumble upon an unattended alcoholic drink. So here are some things to remember to make this a great holiday for your FURkid.

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Gobble Gobble

If you decide to feed your pet a little nibble of turkey, make sure it’s boneless and well-cooked. Don't offer her raw or undercooked turkey, which may contain salmonella bacteria. Poultry bones are very brittle when cooked and can become lodged in the the throat or digestive track. Also dogs do not process fatty foods as well as humans and too much grease or fat can lead to tummy issues or even pancreatic

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Going "Green" is not always best

Sage and other herbs can make your Thanksgiving dinner tasty, but many herbs contain essential oils and resins that can cause gastrointestinal upset and central nervous system depression to pets if eaten in large quantities. Cats are especially sensitive to the effects of certain essential oils.

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Dough !

According to ASPCA experts, when raw bread dough is ingested, an animal's body heat causes the dough to rise in his stomach. As it expands, the pet may experience vomiting, severe abdominal pain and bloating, which could become a life-threatening emergency, requiring surgery.

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RAW diets do not include batter...

If you’re baking up Thanksgiving cakes, be sure your pets keep their noses out of the batter, especially if it includes raw eggs—they could contain salmonella bacteria that may lead to food poisoning.

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Too much of a good thing..

Overindulging is not good for anyone....don't allow your pets to overindulge, as they could wind up with a case of stomach upset, diarrhea or even worse—an inflammatory condition of the pancreas known as pancreatitis. In fact, it’s best keep pets on their regular diets during the holidays.

Your Furkids will be THANKFUL for you looking out for them!