11/27/2024
Such important guidance from our local vet hospital about your pets and the holiday feast. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday! Hug your pets (and family 😊)
As we gather this week to celebrate with family and friends, please remember to keep your Thanksgiving feast on the table and your pets away from it!
Thanksgiving is one of the main holidays during which veterinary hospitals see an increase in vomiting, diarrhea, foreign body ingestion/blockages, and even pancreatitis cases due to pets ingesting food they should not.
Few things to remember:
- Fatty foods are hard for our pets to digest and ingestion can lead to a potentially serious condition called pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas). In many cases, once diagnosed with pancreatitis, your pet will need to be hospitalized.
- Cooked bones can damage your pet’s digestive tract and cause blockages.
- Holiday deserts/sweets can contain ingredients (such as dark chocolate, raisins, etc.) that have the potential of being toxic to our pets.
- Don’t turn your back on your trash! When things wind down and you start to clean up, take the trash to the outside trash cans. Every year, dogs get into the trash after the festivities wind down and ingest turkey carcasses, food wrappers, and various discarded food bits.
If you’re concerned that your pet has ingested something potentially harmful, contact your veterinarian as soon as possible.
