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Pets and costumes!
Posted on 09/30/09, 11:16 am
From the Care's Pet Gazette compliments of Care Animal Hospital.
If your pet wears a costume for Halloween, please keep the following things in mind.
1)While viewed as fun and adorable for some pet owners, caution is advised when putting a costume on your pet. A pet in a costume should never be left alone and unsupervised.
2)Tight elastics on the costumes can get lost in the pet's hair, potentially causing owners to overlook them, leading to swelling and pain in the area of the elastic.
3)Some pets, if left alone in costume, may chew it up and ingest it. This COULD cause intestinal obstruction if more than small shreds of material are consumed.
4)If the costumed pet escapes or is frightened away, costumes could entangle the pet on trees, fences, etc. Please use with caution!
Other tips for safety, please keep candles and Jack-O'-Lanterns out of pet's range! Wagging tails can catch fire, and zooming cats can tip these!
Strangers in costumes can cause unexpected aggressive or fearful behaviors!
Everyone have a safe Halloween. Please feel free to add to this discussion should you think of anything else to keep our friends safe!
If your pet wears a costume for Halloween, please keep the following things in mind.
1)While viewed as fun and adorable for some pet owners, caution is advised when putting a costume on your pet. A pet in a costume should never be left alone and unsupervised.
2)Tight elastics on the costumes can get lost in the pet's hair, potentially causing owners to overlook them, leading to swelling and pain in the area of the elastic.
3)Some pets, if left alone in costume, may chew it up and ingest it. This COULD cause intestinal obstruction if more than small shreds of material are consumed.
4)If the costumed pet escapes or is frightened away, costumes could entangle the pet on trees, fences, etc. Please use with caution!
Other tips for safety, please keep candles and Jack-O'-Lanterns out of pet's range! Wagging tails can catch fire, and zooming cats can tip these!
Strangers in costumes can cause unexpected aggressive or fearful behaviors!
Everyone have a safe Halloween. Please feel free to add to this discussion should you think of anything else to keep our friends safe!
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