12/17/2025
🎄🕎 Holiday Safety Tips for Pets — From Your Veterinary Family and TVC! 🐾✨
The holidays bring joy, light, and plenty of tasty treats…but they also come with a few risks for our furry friends. Here are some quick tips to help keep the holidays safe for our furry family members:
🎄 Christmas Tree Caution
• Secure your tree to avoid curious climbers toppling it over
• Keep tinsel, ribbon, and breakable ornaments out of reach
🕎 Hanukkah Hazards
• Place lit menorah candles far from paws and wagging tails
• Keep chocolate gelt and fried treats away from hungry noses
🌿 Seasonal Greens
• Holly, mistletoe, lilies, and poinsettias can be toxic—choose pet-safe décor instead
🍽️ Skip the Scraps
• Skip table scraps—no chocolate, xylitol, grapes, onions, or fatty foods
• Remind guests not to feed pets without checking first
🎁 Pet Appropriate Gifts
• Watch out for string, bows, and plastic packaging
• Avoid giving pets toys with small, swallowable pieces
✨ With a few simple precautions, the holidays can be merry, bright, and safe for everyone—two-legged and four-legged alike!
