Dr. Katie’s Bark and Brief: Holiday Edition

The holidays bound with excitement on the coast! However, nothing can spoil our good cheer like an unplanned emergency trip to the veterinary clinic. 

I recommend that you plan ahead of time by having the information for the closet emergency vet clinic including their phone number, address and hours of operation BEFORE a problem arises.

Helpful tips for a Happy Holiday Season:

Keep the following dangerous items out of your pets reach:

• Chocolate, sweets and baked goods
• Leftover table foods including meats, gravies, sauces, and anything that is high in fat
• Unbaked yeast doughs
• Trash
• Ornaments, ribbons, tinsel, Christmas trees and the tree water, festive flowers (lilies, poinsettias, mistle toe, balsam, pine, cedar, holly)
• Candles and potpourri

Visitors can also cause unwanted health and stress concerns in our pets. Be sure that your furry friends have access to a quiet, familiar area where they can stay or escape to if needed.

For more information, please visit: https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/pet-owners/petcare/holiday-pet-safety

Pet Poison Hotline: 855-764-7661

All of us here at Fidelis Animal Hospital wish you a Merry Furry Christmas and Happy Howling New Year!

Cheers,
Dr. Katie