Here are a few tips to help me Halloween fun for pets as well as people:
• Chocolate is very toxic to our pets. Cats don’t have a sweet tooth but
dogs do, so keep all chocolates that come into the house well out of their
reach.
• Crinkly candy wrappers also attract pets to play! Sometimes, candy
wrappers are swallowed and this can lead to digestive upset, choke, or
blockage. Remember that wrappers are not safe toys and should be
thrown away as soon as the candy is eaten!
• You may find the doorbell ringing, the knocks at the door, and the
screeches of the little ghosts and goulies welcome seasonal sounds, but
dogs and cats generally do not. Their hearing is MUCH more sensitive
than ours. A loud evening can be stressful, so consider putting the pets
in a back room or basement, with their favorite music playing to help mask the pandemonium.
• Pets generally do not welcome a change in routine so the constant flow of strangers at the door might prove worrisome
for a nervous pet or rouse aggression in a territorial watch dog! Some Halloween costumes may cause fear reactions or
defensive attitudes in pets—the kid in the postman’s outfit may not be comfortable with your little dog nipping around their
ankles either! Some children are quite allergic to pets, and this is yet another reason to keep pets away from the
festivities. This strategy will also help prevent your cat or dog from sneaking out the door into the dark night!
• Keep pets indoors. You may want to walk your dog early on Halloween night, before children set out trick or treating;
and, remember that letting cats out, especially black cats can lead to prankster teasing or worse!
• All of your pets should have proper identification, ideally a microchip, so that if they do escape and are lost on
Halloween night, they have improved chances of being reunited with your family.
• Chocolate is very toxic to our pets. Cats don’t have a sweet tooth but
dogs do, so keep all chocolates that come into the house well out of their
reach.
• Crinkly candy wrappers also attract pets to play! Sometimes, candy
wrappers are swallowed and this can lead to digestive upset, choke, or
blockage. Remember that wrappers are not safe toys and should be
thrown away as soon as the candy is eaten!
• You may find the doorbell ringing, the knocks at the door, and the
screeches of the little ghosts and goulies welcome seasonal sounds, but
dogs and cats generally do not. Their hearing is MUCH more sensitive
than ours. A loud evening can be stressful, so consider putting the pets
in a back room or basement, with their favorite music playing to help mask the pandemonium.
• Pets generally do not welcome a change in routine so the constant flow of strangers at the door might prove worrisome
for a nervous pet or rouse aggression in a territorial watch dog! Some Halloween costumes may cause fear reactions or
defensive attitudes in pets—the kid in the postman’s outfit may not be comfortable with your little dog nipping around their
ankles either! Some children are quite allergic to pets, and this is yet another reason to keep pets away from the
festivities. This strategy will also help prevent your cat or dog from sneaking out the door into the dark night!
• Keep pets indoors. You may want to walk your dog early on Halloween night, before children set out trick or treating;
and, remember that letting cats out, especially black cats can lead to prankster teasing or worse!
• All of your pets should have proper identification, ideally a microchip, so that if they do escape and are lost on
Halloween night, they have improved chances of being reunited with your family.
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