Halloween is right around the corner! Ghosts, monsters, goblins and masked monsters will soon be at your door step hunting for all the Halloween sweets they can find. While Halloween is a fun holiday for you and your family, your furry or feathered pet may not feel the same way! Follow these five simple pet safety tips to make sure that your pet stays safe over Halloween.
1. Remember that Halloween mischief and vandalism often occur a few days before and after October 31st. Try not to leave your pet's outside unattended for long periods of time during this time frame to prevent any injury that some people like to inflict upon animals during this time of year. Black cats are especially susceptible to torture and abuse!
2. Keep pets contained in a crate or specific room of the house if you plan on welcoming trick-or-treaters on Halloween. The constant ringing of the doorbell or knocking at the door can sometimes be stressful to a pet as well as the constant foot traffic of strangers to and from the house. If the front door is constantly being opened it can also allow a dog, cat or other pets to run out the door!
3. Don’t allow dogs to be exposed to costumed and masked children or adults. This can be very frightening to a dog. Dogs don’t perceive things the same way humans do so while we may think a masked goblin is funny, a dog most likely does not. Even the most easy going carefree dog can become frightened by a masked monster or goblin, and when dogs become frightened they have more of a tendency to react by biting a child or adult in order to protect themselves and their owners.
4. Halloween candy and candy wrappers can be very dangerous to pets! Chocolate is toxic to dogs. Baker’s chocolate is extremely toxic to dogs. While it generally takes a large amount of chocolate to make a dog sick, eating one or two pieces of chocolate candy still isn’t good for them.
Other types of candy can be harmful to dogs as well, making it hard for them to digest. Candy wrappers can also be dangerous if a dog or other family pet were to ingest them. Candy wrappers can become lodged or stuck in their digestive tract which can be very dangerous.
5. It is important to talk to children about the dangers of feeding chocolate and other candies to dogs or other family pets. Also, remind them not to leave their Halloween candy laying around the house where a pet could get into it!
Halloween should always be enjoyable and fun for the entire family! By following these five simple safety tips your family and your pet's will be guaranteed to have a safe and fun Howllllllllllloween!
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