The AVMA recently published its Top Ten List on holiday pet health.
- Keep table scraps out of your pet’s diet.
- Chocolate should be out of reach of dogs because it is poisonous.
- Avoid sweets.
- Give your pet healthy holiday snacks.
- Anchor your holiday tree.
- Never leave a pet alone with a lit candle or exposed flame, and be wary of exposed extension cords.
- Don’t let pets dine on holiday plants.
- Be careful about ornaments.
- Don’t go off to a holiday party and leave your pet with access to table scraps or anything that might be dangerous.
- Finally, don’t give a pet as a holiday gift.
Just a few things to think about with the holidays approaching.
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