11/25/2025
🐾🧡 Wishing You and Your Pets a Happy Thanksgiving! 🧡🐾
As we gather for food, family, and festivities, here are five easy tips to help keep your pets safe this holiday season:
1️⃣ Be mindful of table scraps
Fatty foods like turkey skin, meat fat, and gravy can cause pancreatitis—even in small amounts. Instead, offer pet-safe treats like small pieces of cheese, unseasoned green beans, plain pumpkin, or sweet potatoes.
2️⃣ Secure the trash
Discarded bones, strings, turkey bags, and food packaging can be dangerous if eaten. Keep trash bags tightly closed and stored behind a door, in the garage, or outside to prevent curious pets from getting into them.
3️⃣ Prevent escape attempts
With guests coming and going, it’s easy for pets to slip out unnoticed. Make sure your pets are wearing identification tags and that their microchips are updated with your current contact information.
4️⃣ Create a quiet space
The noise, people, and activity can be overwhelming. Set up a calm room stocked with your pet’s essentials—food, water, bedding, litter pan, etc.—so they have a safe retreat if they need a break from the excitement.
5️⃣ Avoid stress and bites
If your dog is nervous around strangers or tends to guard toys or food, keep them in a separate room during your gathering. Turn on a TV or radio for soothing background noise and give them a distraction like a peanut butter-filled Kong or a lick mat with wet food. It’s perfectly okay if your dog prefers alone time—we get it!
Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving! 🍁🦃🐶🐱
