11/24/2024
I just want to post a friendly holiday version of vet advice to break up any negativity in your news feeds. Take Good Care!!♥️🐾♥️🐾♥️
1. Please don’t feed your dog the damn ham/rib/chicken/MEAT bone. Of course they like it. But the bones become sharp shards, and could result in severe stomach/intestinal trauma, or even an expensive surgery.
2. Before giving your pet Thanksgiving table scraps, Google “canine pancreatitis” and ask yourself if you have $1,500-3,000 to hospitalize your fur baby. Give them their own Thanksgiving with small portions of some boiled chicken breast without spices. Give them steamed or boiled vegetables. Give them a scoop of low-fat cottage cheese. Don’t give them fatty foods their little pancreas isn’t used to. That’s ouch.
3. Please, don’t hide your leftover Halloween candy under the bed. They can smell chocolate from downstairs, they will find it. And eat it... All!
4. If your dog gets nervous around company (a nervous dog is a barking dog, restless dog, aggressive dog, skiddish dog), your vet can (probably) give you a mild sedative to make it “feel like they’ve had a glass of wine.” (Same goes for firework season.) Maybe put them in a separate bedroom.
5. Don’t forget about the kitties! Kitties need a quiet place to hide from guests. There are also mild sedatives your vet can (probably) prescribe for cats, usually available in liquid form. Also, there’s a product called Feliway for our feline friends. Find it on Amazon.
6. Put your w**d away. Put your b**g away. Don’t leave ashes from your pipe/b**g/whatever in an area your pet can eat it. You can tell the vet it was the neighbors. That’s fine. But if you lie and say you don’t know why your pet is showing weird neurological deficits, they'll do a full work up that will be close to $1,000. If you have THC products in the house, help them help your pet. And yes, your 12-18 year old is a likely culprit, even if you don’t think so. Be aware.
7. A foreign body surgery for eating a toy, an ornament, or a sock are all pretty much the same cost, but may have varying recoveries depending on the damage. Watch your pets. Crate them if you can’t supervise them, especially if you know they eat things. Especially with kids in the house. These surgeries are more than $2,000 and can be more serious than you think.
8. For the love of Pete, please refill your pet’s meds before you run out between Christmas and New Year. Or Thanksgiving night.
9. Don’t buy your family members a puppy as a gift. Don’t do it. You wouldn’t give them a newborn baby without asking, it’s very similar. This is not a Disney movie, this is real life.
10. There is an advent calendar at Costco for dogs. Also a wine advent calendar for humans. You’re welcome.
Happy Howladays! 🐾
