Have a Safe and Happy
Thanksgiving By Keeping Your Pet Away From These Dangerous Holiday Foods!
There
are many traditional foods at Thanksgiving dinners that can be extremely
harmful and even deadly to dogs and cats. Be sure to keep your
Thanksgiving happy and joyous by preventing your pets from eating these
items:
-Bones-
Splintered bones can
cause tears or blockages in the digestive track, often requiring
emergency surgical removal.
-Raw or Under Cooked
Meat-
Just like with
people, Salmonella is a threat when eating raw or under cooked meat.
-Turkey Skin, Fat Drippings & Fatty
Foods-
Rich foods can lead
to inflammation of the pancreas, or pancreatitis, a very serious disease.
-Dough or Cake Batter-
Instead of expanding
in the oven like the recipe intended, these items can expand in your
pet's stomach causing vomiting and abdominal pain. Salmonella from raw
eggs is a threat as well.
-Beer-
The hops in beer can
cause fever, rapid heart rate, seizures, and even death in consumed in
large amounts.
-Macadamia Nuts-
Macadamia Nut
Toxicosis consists of vomiting and lethargy, as well as possibility the
inability to stand.
-Nutmeg-
Nutmeg contains
hallucinogenic chemicals that can cause seizures, tremors, and central
nervous system damage for dogs and cats. While Sweet potatoes and
pumpkins are healthy in plain form, the nutmeg often used to spice these
foods in recipes can cause serious health problems for pets.
-Sage-
The essential oils
and resins in sage can cause damage to the central nervous system of
pets, as well as upset stomachs.
-Mushrooms-
Mushrooms can cause
vomiting, seizures, coma, or even death.
-Onions and Garlic-
The sulfides in
onions and garlic cause destruction of red blood cells, which can lead to
anemia.
-Chocolate-
While most of us
already know this, just in case there are any new pet owners, chocolate
is toxic for pets!
If your pet ingests any of these
items, please contact a veterinarian immediately.
While Banderas Pet Hospital is
closed to the public on Thanksgiving Day, we are open Friday
7:00am-6:00pm.
949-766-4449
On
behalf of Dr. Eberhardt and the Banderas Pet
Hospital staff,
Have a
Happy Thanksgiving!
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