Halloween Pet Safety Tips!

Keep your pet safe during Halloween!

DON'T mix pets and trick-or-treaters at the door.

Dogs and cats can frighten children, and vice versa. Keep your pet behind a closed door. This will also prevent them from escaping when the trick-or-treaters come by.

DO protect animals from pranks.

Don't leave animals unattended outside on Halloween, the day before, or the day after. Pranksters can hurt your animals, especially black cats.

DON'T feed candy to animals.

Treats that are delicious to us can be harmful to pets. Some examples of this are: chocolate in all forms, candies containing xylitol, and pets eating tin foil and cellophane candy wrappers.

DO keep pets away from lit candles and pumpkins.

Candles and Jack o' lanterns can singe pets' noses and catch fur on fire. They can also be knocked over and set fire to your house.

DON'T put a reluctant pet in a Halloween costume.

Some dogs and cats don't mind Halloween costumes, but don't force an anxious animal to wear a costume. Make sure costumes fit well and do not constrict the animal in any way by trying it on the day before. If you pet seems distressed, allergic, or shows abnormal behavior consider a festive bandana instead.

DO wear up to date identification.

Be sure your pet wears up to date identification tags on its collar. If for some reason your pet escapes and gets lost, a collar and tags or a microchip will increase the changes of them returning home safely. If your pet frequently slips out of their collar please call us to talk about implanting a microchip in your pet.