By Jo Marshall, CVT, NREMT
Senior Veterinary Information Specialist
Oh the festivities of Thanksgiving and oh the trouble our pets can find within this celebration! I can share my Vizsla’s Thanksgiving indulgence from last year. I am very good in keeping things out of reach from the pets in my household and in most cases, according to my family, I take it to the extreme. I had made pumpkin pies for our dinner on the day before Thanksgiving and I had set up a table in the guest room where they were cooling. I really felt that this was a safe option because no one goes in that room and the door is always closed. My son is a passionate eater of pies! If there is a hint of a pie in the house, he becomes possessed with eating it. I had lectured him that there were pies for Thanksgiving and they needed to be left for our holiday meal. But he decided that he had to “smell the pies” and then did not shut the door completely after smelling them. At some point during the night, our dog decided to check that door. I woke up the next morning to find all of the filling licked out of all of the pumpkin pies with just the crust remaining. Thanks goodness there was no toxicity with this, but we certainly had an interesting 24 hours with a dog that had ingested 3 pies worth of pumpkin and the fiber response that she had! I share this to point out that no matter how hard we work to prevent these disasters, sometimes there is just no way around it.
In the spirit of attempting to prevent a Thanksgiving Day disaster in your home, here are some common exposures that we get called about during the week of Thanksgiving.
Can you think of any Holiday indulgences your pets have had in recent years? Please comment and share with the rest of us as we expand this list of safety tips before the upcoming holiday and make this our chance to learn from each other.
Please keep in mind that we are here at Pet Poison Helpline 24/7 throughout your Holiday season to help you with those unexpected exposures. As much as we like prevention, accidents just happen sometimes and we are here to help support you, your pet, and your veterinarian.
From our Pet Poison Helpline Family, we want to wish you, your family and your furry friends a safe and Happy Turkey Day!
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