Holiday Hazard I just received this from my vet's office via email so I thought I would post it here. A SAFE and happy holiday are my wishes to everyone.:) Electric cords Keep all electric cords securely taped down or out of reach of your pet. Dogs and cats may chew dangling wires and be burned or electrocuted. Ornaments Hang ornaments out of reach of your pet. Dogs, especially, may eat ornaments or wire hangers, which can get caught in the stomach and intestines. Chocolate Keep all holiday foods away from your pet. Chocolate contains ingredients (e.g., caffeine) that can be lethal to dogs and cats. Tinsel, ribbon, and string Make sure these are kept out of reach and properly disposed of. If swallowed, any of these can require emergency surgery to remove. Tinsel also has sharp edges that can cut the mouth. Lilies, other flowers, and houseplants Prevent your pets from eating plants or flower arrangements. Lilies are very poisonous to cats. Put the tree in a pet-safe room or monitor your pet when he or she is around the tree. Dogs and cats may eat the needles (even from artificial trees) or drink the water at the base of the tree, which can be toxic (especially if it contains preservatives). In many cases, if your pet has eaten or drunk something toxic, warning signs will include gastrointestinal problems, such as vomiting and diarrhea. Other signs may include tiredness and lack of appetite, especially in cats that have eaten lilies. If your pet shows any of these signs, or if you think he or she has eaten something dangerous but is not showing any signs yet, please call us right away. Treating your pet as soon as possible is essential! |
I would add PEOPLE to the list. I'm going to have at least 16 guests in my house for Christmas eve... Nearly everybody wants to hold or play with the cute llittle Yorkie, including two adolescents who have emotional problems... to the point that when they are coming I lock up all the medicines, alcohol, and sharp things like razors, and spend most of my time following them around to make sure they don't get into anything. I would lock Tallulah up, but she is still not handling solitary confinement well. So I have had a heart-to-heart with the guardian of the kids that it is no longer acceptable for her and her husband to bring the kids over and not supervise them. And that if they aren't willing to commit to close supervision, they aren't welcome in my home. Period. It wasn't so important to me when there were only things at risk -- but I'm not taking any risks with Talllulah. I have one of those soft doggy knapsacks and am planning on keeping Tallulah right with me all evening -- to protect her from being stepped on, over-handled, and fed treats from people who think it's mean to "deprive" the cute little doggie. Wow -- I didn't realize how uptight I'm feeling about Christmas Eve until I finished writing this. Guess it's time to break out the eggnog. |
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Lol! I'm the same way. I'm taking Stormy with me to California and I know my family is excited to meet her (they've only seen her via facebook ha) but I don't want them to overhandle her and stress her out. She loves people, but I'm worried they might give her inappropriate food as well. She'll pretty much be in my arms the whole visit ha. |
Glad I'm not the only one. I have definitely turned into a crazy Yorkie mommy. |
A few great thing to do when you are worried about people feeding the dog is 1) tell them if they feed the dog she will throw up and if she dose it could cause her to become dehydrated and hypoglycemic.(this works on my family) 2) tell them if you see one tiny bit of food on the floor or in the dogs mouth you will take all the food away 3)buy a low fat low suger low calorie treat(one she can have a lot of) and give everyone a handful or put a bowl on the table or something (CLEARLY LABELED ) if you go with this method you should cut her kibble back a tin bit so she dose not get a upset over full belly |
I have told a couple of extremely resistant members of my family that if they feed my dog this year, next year's Christmas will be celebrated in jail, where I will be serving time for having MURDERED them. I'm pretty easy-going about most things, but when I make a rule in my home, I expect people to respect it. Good thing I don't have kids. I would be one of THOSE parents. |
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Love it!! I'm laughing so hard. I would definitely keep your baby in the bag with you ALL night. Can't be too careful. It only takes a second. People make fun of me when I say no treats and they try to sneak it. It's obnoxious. Extremely disrespectful. I respect people and expect the same but I don't trust that they will. |
We'll be spending Christmas at the in-laws. They used to feed my dog ham and bones behind my back. I was very angry because hubby thought that was OK. |
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I like the response some people had on here that if someone gave their yorkie something to eat and they got sick, then they were going to be responsible for the vet bill. However, I still wouldn't want to risk having a sick puppie.:( |
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I do the Christmas Eve thing at our home every year and I hadn't even thought of all you mentioned as far as Opi goes..I'm so glad you did though, but now I am having visions of anything but sugarplums dancing in my head! agh! This is Opi's first Christmas with us and while everything, tree, chocolate, ornaments, presents etc have been thought of and are out of her reach or whatever, I hadn't thought about all the people in the house and myself being busy hostessing to keep an eye on things. Oh my..we all know to look out for her as to not step on her, not to keep food on side tables. I'm not sure I will be able to crate her out of the way for the night. (breathe deep, mare...breathe deep) I hadn't even thought that she's not going to be fond of a houseful of people. Poor puppy. So I'm off to the store tonight to find me a sack to carry her in that night!! wait til the hubby hears that one! hahahaha |
We had 29 people for Thanksgiving. Eight of them were 8yrs old and under so I laid out the ground rules when they came. No one but my granddaughter could pick up Shadow (she has a small dog of her own and knows how to handle her), no one feed her anything and ask if you want to hold/play with her. I kept her in her pen in the kitchen when we were eating and it all worked out well. Out of all the children, my granddaughter was the only one that has pets so I was pretty surprised that they did well with Shadow. I didn't want her loose cause I was worried about her being stepped on. |
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