Pet-Proof Your Home
And not all the tips are just for puppies. Some things apply to all dogs, such as things that are poisonous to them.
Here is an excerpt:
Remove pennies, nicotine products, mothballs and batteries that might be lying around. All can result in death to a pet if digested.
Use safety latches to secure all cabinets and trash cans that contain food or cleaning products. Even overhead cabinets sometimes need securing, because cats and larger dogs can be clever when they want something they smell.
Fatty foods, onions, salt, garlic, avocados, macadamia nuts, raisins, grapes, chocolate and alcoholic beverages can be toxic to pets if ingested in large quantities. Rotting food, coffee grounds and fruit pits can cause serious health problems as well. Bones from pork chops, chicken and ribs can splinter and cut the inside of your dog’s mouth or cause choking.
I found this article to be well worth reading. You could be saving your pet’s life.
|
|
|
- How To Prepare Your Dog for a New Baby
- Electronic Dog Doors
- Interior Design for Pets
- Pet Sites
- Dog Services
Subscribe in a
September 13th, 2005 at 12:23 am
Oh gee, speaking of saving a pet’s life and proofing the house… Recently a very, very cruel and stupid thing arrived in my area. One of my friends told me about it, because the culprit is the father of one of her own friends. His Rottweiler died and he brought him to the vet. That’s where the vet discovered that the cause of death was cigarette butts. This moron had taught his dog, since he was a pup, to eat the butts from ashtrays everywhere in the house. I don’t know what kind of messed up mind is able to come up with *that*, but some people should seriously not be allowed to have pets :/
(edited - language - trying to keep site family-friendly
…sorry)
September 13th, 2005 at 10:53 am
That’s awful! Makes me sick to think about it.
September 15th, 2005 at 8:24 am
It is amazing the things that people think of… I knew someone who was amazed that cat litter can be a problem for dogs… my response was “Would you let your kids eat cat litter?”… If it’s not food, they shouldn’t eat it!