Keep your pets safe at Halloween

We love Halloween around our home, in fact, you could even say it is our favorite holiday. However, there are some things about Halloween that aren’t so great for pets. Some pets get very scared by all the noise of trick-or-treaters, and of course chocolate isn’t good for them either. The ASPCA has a great post about how to keep your pet safe this Halloween (and other times of the year too)!

No Chocolate: Even if your pet has a sweet tooth, ingesting chocolate—especially baker’s and dark chocolate—can be dangerous for dogs and cats, possibly causing vomiting, diarrhea, hyperactivity and even seizures.

No Sweets for the Sweet: Candies containing the artificial sweetener xylitol can be poisonous to dogs. Even small amounts can cause a sudden drop in blood sugar, which leads to depression, lack of coordination and seizures.

Dangerous Décor: Keep wires and cords from electric lights and other decorations out of reach. If chewed, your pet could experience damage to his mouth from shards of glass or plastic, or receive a possibly life-threatening electrical shock.

Don’t Play with Fire: Keep your pets away from jack-o-lanterns with lit candles inside—knocking the pumpkin over can easily cause a fire. And curious kittens can get burned or singed by candle flames.

Costume Caution: Please don’t put your pet in a costume unless you know that he or she loves it. Costumes can cause skin irritations, obstruct a pet’s vision or impede his breathing.

Please be sure to keep your pet safe this Halloween! I would also add, be sure that you know exactly where your dog, cat, or other pet, is during the holiday. It would be far too easy for them to run out of the house during all the opening and closing of doors for trick-or-treaters. Halloween is a particularly dangerous time because there are some people out there that want to cause harm to animals for various reasons. Please keep them safe so you can all have a happy Halloween!