Avoiding Holiday Pet Perils---3 Biggest Causes of Pet Fatalities

Regardless of what your tradition is at the holidays, the festivities bring changes that can cause your pets to be anxious at best, and at worse unsafe. As a pet lover you know what a big part they play in the joy of the season, so here are 3 precautions to take that can literally save their life and your heart.

Food---Food is such a huge part of any celebration so it's fitting that we start here. How many times have you left the kitchen to answer the phone or door and thought you'd only be gone for a minute? With all of the wonderful distractions the holidays can bring, this is so easy to do. And that makes it so easy for disaster to strike.

Make sure that you cover boiling pots and turn the heat off. Clear away sweets such as chocolate, harmful nuts (macadamias to name one), alcohol that is open that can spill and be knocked over and ingested. These are just a few of the possibilities that loom ever present.

Take a good look around and go on the offensive to make your kitchen and food storage areas as safe as possible. Once this is done, you've got safety under control for the rest of the year as well.

If you are used to letting your pet lick the plates, take a good look at what is on it before you give it to them. Bones from fish and chicken can literally be deadly, excessive sweets from desserts, garlic and other seasonings can all cause stomach problems particularly if your pet is not used to the richness that holiday food contains.

Open Doors---If you have a pet that you know will not stray from your yard when the door opens you are lucky, so thank your stars every day. If you have a bird that can fly out, or a runner that bolts towards any open door to explore the great big world beyond, you need a plan to avoid disaster.

It is especially important to secure your pet before the first guests arrive. It's difficult to tell everyone how to handle opening the door, especially with large gatherings. Having your pet get lost or be struck by a car is no way to start the evening.

Secure your pet in a room or in a cage that is away from the festivities. This avoids having people let it out, or feed it things it shouldn't have. And often proves way less stressful for your pet. That allows you to enjoy the party and insures that your pet is there to keep your company afterwards.

Cords---They are everywhere during the holidays and can stretch for miles seemingly. Don't think they go unnoticed by pets, and since they are usually there only for the holidays they can be taken as a new toy.

Since most pets explore with their mouths and paws, cords have the potential of electrocuting them, or getting wrapped around them and pulling something heavy over on them. And of course there is always the possibility of getting entangled and hanged. All are heartbreaking ways to lose a beloved pet.

So hide cords behind furniture so there is less access to them. If that's not possible, enclose them in heavy-duty plastic tubing. Even with the precautions it's a good idea to not leave young pets on their own in rooms with lots of decorations.

Hopefully, these 3 tips will allow you and your pet to share many happy holidays together.

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