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Most Dangerous Holidays for Pets

by Petside Team
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#4 Thanksgiving

While preparing Thanksgiving dinner, many people can't help but sneak bits to pets throughout the day. But be careful, because these small portions add up and can lead to overeating.

Also, be careful of what foods you slip to your pet. Eating bones can lead to a pet choking or the bone splintering in their throat. It's also important to know that garlic and onions are poisonous to pets and are in many Thanksgiving dishes.

Finally, take it slow. Thanksgiving is a day that can cause a lot of stress for many people, which can lead to many spills. And if the container is hot, this can lead to burning an underfoot pet.

More Thanksgiving safety tips: Turkey Treats for Dogs and Season's Eatings: Don't stuff your pet like the turkey

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Comments (3)

Anonymous
Added 07-16-2010 04:49am

So basically what you're saying is, if you're retarded, then every holiday is dangerous. In fact, living with humans is so life-threatening to animals that we should all put our pets up for adoption right away. Seriously, some of these suggestions are really stupid.

@Julia: The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem, but dogs can't talk so I suppose that leads to perpetual animal alcoholism. =P I agree that this article is ridiculously paranoid.

Elaine Karnes (Unverified)
Added 02-14-2010 02:59pm

4th of July is dangerous because of the noise of fireworks. dogs tend to run off/escape because the noise scares them. Put them inside and play music to keep them from hearing the firecrakers.

Julia (Unverified)
Added 12-10-2009 12:53pm

While I agree that chocolate is most definitely not good for pets, I think this article, aside from being too many pages, is a little paranoid. Sneaking the dog a couple scraps of turkey on Thanksgiving can lead to dangerous overeating? That's a bit of a stretch... St Paddy's day is dangerous because of alcoholic dogs?? What?