10/31/2024
Happy Halloween Coastal Care Family!
🎃 Is your pet dressing up? If so, share a photo below!
We hope you and your pets have a safe and happy Halloween this year. In order to keep your pets safe please check our holiday safety tips below ⬇
🍬 Please be careful about candy ingestion. Gums and gummy candy can contain xylitol which can cause life threatening toxicity. Chocolate, especially dark or bakers chocolate can be toxic and cause vomiting, diarrhea, tremors, high heart rates, and seizures. Large ingestions of sugary, high-fat candy can lead to pancreatitis in pets. Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas and very painful. It may not show up for two to four days after the pet ingests the candy. Symptoms include decreased appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy, abdominal pain, and life threatening illness. Wrappers are also a choking and obstruction hazard!
👻 If you dress your pet in a costume, be sure it doesn’t impair his vision, movement or air intake. If the costume contains metallic beads, snaps or other small pieces, be aware that if ingested, some metals (especially zinc and lead) can result in serious poisoning. Also, don’t be tempted to dye or apply coloring to your pet’s fur. Even if the dye is labeled non-toxic to humans, it could still be harmful to pets.
🕯 Keep candles out of the reach of curious noses and wagging tails. Sometimes pets don’t realize something is hot until they get burned.
🎃 Glow sticks - While not usually life-threatening, their contents can cause pain and irritation in the mouth, as well as profuse drooling and foaming at the mouth.
🐾 To keep your pets safe during trick-or-treating, make sure they are secured in a quiet, designated area away from the front door, and always double-check that they are wearing updated identification tags with your contact information in case they manage to escape while the door is open frequently for trick-or-treaters.
