11/28/2024
Happy Thanksgiving BVS Family!!! As we gather around the table with our loved ones, we all tend to want to include our furry family in the feast as well. It is important to consider that everything that we eat is not always safe for our furry family. It is also important to know WHERE THERE IS A WILL THERE IS A WAY! Even though we try to keep them from unsafe food items, they can still find A WAY.
PLEASE..I BEG YOU TO READ the ABOVE IMAGE (Courtesy of the ASPCA) and the Guidelines BELOW (Courtesy of the AVMA) to help keep your pets safe this Holiday Season:
🦃 Keep the feast on the table
Plain, boneless, and skinless turkey is generally safe for pets in small portions, but other table scraps—including gravy, sauces, dressing, and meat or poultry fat or skin—can be hard for pets to digest, and sometimes even a small amount can cause pancreatitis. The bones themselves can cause choking or intestinal blockage. Plus, many foods that are healthy for people are poisonous to pets, including onions, raisins, and grapes. If you want to share a Thanksgiving treat with your pet, make or buy a treat made just for them.
🥧No pie or other desserts for your pets
Although small pieces of pumpkin can be a healthy snack for pets, pumpkin pie can contain ingredients that are toxic to animals, so it’s best to save pumpkin and other pies for human enjoyment. Chocolate can be harmful for pets, even though many dogs find it tempting and will sniff it out and eat it. The artificial sweetener called xylitol—commonly used in gum and sugar-free baked goods—also can be deadly if consumed by dogs or cats. Uncooked, yeast-based bread dough can cause problems for pets, including painful gas and potentially dangerous bloating.
🚮Put the trash away where pets can’t find it
Dispose of turkey carcasses, bones, and any related trash in a tightly secured trash bag placed in a closed container outdoors or behind a securely
