{"id":1673,"date":"2024-11-20T12:24:33","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T17:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gradyvet.com\/blog\/?p=1673"},"modified":"2024-11-20T12:24:34","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T17:24:34","slug":"our-top-pet-safety-tips-for-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gradyvet.com\/blog\/our-top-pet-safety-tips-for-the-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Top Pet Safety Tips for the Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A Few Reminders to Help You Enjoy a Wonderful Holiday Season with Your Pets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Over the years, Grady Veterinary Hospital has featured many holiday safety tips. In this roundup, we’re collecting our most useful advice for keeping your cats and dogs safe through the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 Holiday Foods that Are Safe Pet Treats<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When we treat ourselves, we also want to treat our pets! In our article “5 Holiday Foods that Are Safe Pet Treats<\/a>,” we offer healthy treat options from the holiday table. Remember, treats are good in moderation, so think in bites<\/em>, not bowls<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Plain Cooked Lean Meat, Poultry or Fish<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Raw Baby Carrots or Frozen Green Beans<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Plain Scrambled or Boiled Eggs<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. All-Natural Peanut Butter<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Plain, Cooked Pumpkin, Canned or Cubed<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    15 Foods & Ingredients to Keep Away From Your Pet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    On the other hand, there are plenty of foods that are dangerous to share with pets. Here’s the list from our article, “Holiday Food Safety Tips for Pets<\/a>.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Raw meat, poultry or fish
    2. Cooked or raw bones
    3. Onions
    4. Garlic
    5. Avocados
    6. Mustard \u2013 the seeds, powder or condiment
    7. Raw yeast dough
    8.Raisins and grapes
    9. Nuts
    10. Green tomatoes
    11. Raw potatoes
    12. Alcohol
    13. Chocolate
    14. Candy and gum
    15. Anything containing the artificial sweetener xylitol<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Dangerous Holiday Pet Pictures You Should Never Take<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Holiday pet photos are darling, and we love them as much as anyone. However, it’s never the right time to put a pet in danger for a picture. We show examples in our article, “Dangerous Holiday Pet Pictures You Should Never Take.<\/a>” Here are the basics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n