10/29/2025
Hey Friends and family, we wanted to share some🎃🐾 Halloween safety tips🐾🎃
🍫Unsafe Eats: Give Halloween candy to trick-or-treaters—not your pets.
Unfortunately, pets cannot enjoy all of the same treats and food we do. Be sure to keep candy or other sweets containing chocolate, raisins, and/or xylitol (an artificial sweetener found in many candies and gum) away from pets as these ingredients can be hazardous.
🏠A Quiet Place: Have a quiet space for your pets.
Having a constant stream of visitors can be overly stimulating for pets. It is important to have a quiet space set aside for them to go if they are getting too stressed. Also, have the room stocked with their food, water, litter pan, etc. in case they would like to maintain their distance for an extended period of time.
🪪Prevent Disappearing Acts: Make sure pets have proper identification.
When opening the door for trick-or-treaters, it can be easy for pets to sneak out and get lost. Make sure pets have identification tags and/or up-to-date microchips with current contact information to improve the chances they are returned home.
🚦Avoid Temptations: Keep Halloween decorations and wires out of reach.
Spooky decorations and lights not only make for a frightful display but also catch the eye of our pets. As these items can cause injury, be sure they are kept out of a pet’s reach, along with candles with an open flame, glow sticks, and potpourri.
👻Cautious Costumes: Be thoughtful when selecting a costume.
Our pets might not share the same enthusiasm for costumes we do. It is possible your animals cannot recognize you or others they may know because of your costumes, causing unexpected reactions and additional stress. Consider wearing pieces of your costume around your pet before Halloween to better acclimate them.
🐊If your pets are the ones wearing the costumes, make sure the costume should not restrict their movement or breathing, block their sight, cause them to get overheated, or have small pieces that can be chewed off and become a choking hazard. Don’t leave a costumed pet unsupervised.
😺🐶Following these tips can help keep your pets safe and healthy through the spooky season.
🧡If you have concerns about your pet's health either now or throughout the year, please call us 440-323-9568.
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Happy Halloween 🎃👻🐾🐾🧡🖤
