Top Ten Halloween Safety Tips for Pets

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#10 Trick-or-treat candies are not for pets

#9 Don’t leave pets out in the yard on Halloween

#8 Keep pets confined and away from the door

#7 Keep your black cats – or any cats – indoors around Halloween

#6 Keep Halloween plants, such as pumpkins and corn, out of reach

#5 Don’t keep lit pumpkins or any type of fire around pets

#4 Keep your decorations safe

#3 Consider your pet’s feelings while costume shopping

#2 Try on pet costumes before the big night

#1 IDs, Please! : If your dog or cat should escape and become lost, having the proper identification will increase the chances that they will be returned. Microchips are great, but require a veterinarian with a scanner to locate the owner’s information. It is always best to use a collar with an ID tag – with up-to-date information – so that your pet can be returned most quickly.

When Furry Faces found these top ten safety tips to post, we didn’t realize that ID tags would be #1, but it doesn’t surprise us. Just in time for Halloween—Hotwire Coffeehouse is hosting a Furry Faces ‘Tag Your Pet…It Ain’t Graffiti’ Event this Sunday, October 28th, during the 1st ever Autumn Festival, from 10 – 2 pm. Please stop for a luscious warm beverage, trick or treating, and get a Pet ID Tag for each of your furry family members for just $5.00 each. Remember, even indoor only cats need collars and ID tags.

For Tag Your Pet Information see: https://www.facebook.com/events/505120716164979/

For more Safety Tips detail, see:

http://www.petmd.com/dog/slideshows/seasonal/top-ten-halloween-safety-tips-for-pets#.UImPjz2_NUB

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Just a heads up for anyone thinking that hint #3 relates to the pet’s emotional state, and posts some snark about Fido’s “delicate psyche”, here is the text that accompanies that hint:

If you do decide that Fido or Kitty needs a costume, make sure it isn’t annoying or unsafe. It should not constrict movement, hearing, breathing, or the ability to bark or meow. If your pet acts like he or she would rather eat the costume than wear it, it’s probably not a good idea. And always keep your outfitted pet under close supervision to prevent strangling, suffocation, or choking.

Now, to give a bit of levity to this post, for those that check out the second link that F3 provided, the photo that accompanies hint #2, show two dogs in costume.

“FrogDog”, has a big ol’ smile on his/her face, while “BananaDog appears to be downright depressed, or ashamed.

I’m wondering if BananaDog is upset at not getting the frog costume, or embarrassed about having to wear any type of costume. :-)

Mike

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Great points Mike!

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