It can be difficult, if not all but impossible, to say “No” to those pleading puppy-dog eyes staring you down at the Thanksgiving day table. But, you must be strong. All that delicious, rich, and fatty food, can make your pet sick.
Here’s some tips to help you and your pet play it safe this Thanksgiving holiday.
- Make sure your dog gets plenty of exercise. Take your dog for a long walk early in the day as well as after the big holiday feast.
- Educate your dinner guests. Let your guests know the house rules–don’t feed your pets from the table, what, if any foods, your pets are allowed to have, etc.
- Secure the trash. Left-overs from the trash (such as roasting bags, string, pop-up timers) can be hazardous to your pet.
- Do not give your pet potentially poisonous and hard to digest foods like turkey skin, turkey bones, grapes, raisins, onions, chocolate, onions, sugar substitute sweeteners like Xylitol.
- Keep emergency contact information handy. Have the phone numbers of your veterinarian, the nearest emergency clinic, and the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center National Hotline: 888-426-4435 readily accessible.
So, share a nice juicy piece of white meat turkey with your pet if you must. And enjoy a wonderful, safe Thanksgiving with your family, friends and pets.
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Guest Blogger—Susan Kelly, Richmond Animal League
During the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors meeting on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, Richmond Animal League (RAL) presented the committee with a proposal to partner with Chesterfield County Animal Shelter to provide transportation and low cost spay/neuter surgeries for their cats and dogs prior to adoption. RAL’s presentation was in response to a request by county officials to provide such services. The surgeries would take place at RAL’s Loving Spay + Neuter Clinic adjacent to their shelter by Chesterfield Town Center. This partnership would be the first step in creating a no-kill community in Chesterfield.
Almost six years ago, RAL entered into an informal agreement to work with Chesterfield County Animal Control and the Chesterfield County Humane Society to facilitate the transfer of dogs and cats to their shelter. To date, that number is in excess of 650 dogs, cats, puppies and kittens. RAL provided those animals with full medical care, including spay/neuter surgeries and adopted them to permanent homes. In doing so, they helped lower the number of dogs and cats killed in the county shelter. But as helpful as this may be, RAL recognized that it must do more.
In September, RAL announced the upcoming opening of their Loving Spay + Neuter Clinic – a low cost/high volume spay neuter clinic located in a facility housed on their property. Funds were raised to launch and sustain the clinic through private donations and a substantial grant from PetSmart Charities, Inc. The clinic is expected to be operational within the next four to six weeks. The clinic’s services will be offered to any pet owner, humane group or municipal shelter without geographic restrictions.
The Richmond Animal League was founded 1979 and is the oldest no-kill humane society in the metropolitan area. They wish to use their resources and hands on experience to partner with Chesterfield County Animal Control and the Chesterfield County Humane Society to lay the groundwork for a no-kill community in Chesterfield. The first step to a permanent solution to the homeless animal population in Chesterfield is to spay and neuter all county shelter dogs and cats prior to adoption. Richmond Animal League stands ready to work with the county to implement this life saving initiative.
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