Halloween Safety Tips
Halloween will be here in a couple of days, and we don't want no scaredy cats! Or scaredy dogs, rabbits, pet elephants, etc... So heed these precautions for a stress-free and safe Oct. 31st.1. No tricks, no treats: That bowlful of candy is for trick-or-treaters, not for Scruffy and Fluffy. Chocolate in all forms can be very dangerous for dogs and cats, and tin foil and cellophane candy wrappers can be hazardous if swallowed. If you suspect your pet has ingested a potentially dangerous substance, please call your veterinarian or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435.
2. Popular Halloween plants such as pumpkins and decorative corn are considered to be relatively nontoxic, yet they can produce gastrointestinal upset should pets ingest them. Intestinal blockage could even occur if large pieces are ingested.
3. Keep wires and cords from electric lights and other decorations out of reach of your pets. If chewed, your pet could experience damage to his mouth from shards of glass or plastic, or receive a possibly life-threatening electrical shock.
4. A carved pumpkin certainly is festive, but do exercise extreme caution if you choose to add a candle. Pets can easily knock a lit pumpkin over and cause a fire. Curious kittens especially run the risk of getting burned or singed by candle flames.
5. Dress-up can be a big mess-up for some pets. Please don't put your dog or cat in a costume UNLESS you know he or she loves it (yup, a few pets are real hams!). For pets who prefer their “birthday suits,” however, wearing a costume can cause undue stress.
6. If you do dress up your pet, make sure the costume isn't annoying or unsafe. It should not constrict the animal's movement or hearing, or impede his ability to breathe or bark. Keep a look out for small, dangling, or easily chewed-off pieces on the costume that your pet could choke on.
7. Take a closer look at your pet’s costume and make sure it does not obstruct her vision in any way. Even the sweetest animals can get snappy when they can't see.
8. All but the most social dogs and cats should be kept in a separate room during peak trick-or-treat visiting hours. Too many strangers can be scary and stressful for pets.
9. When opening the door for trick-or-treaters, take care that your cat or dog doesn't dart outside.
10. IDs, please! Always make sure your dog or cat has proper identification. If for any reason your pet escapes and become lost, a collar and tags and/or a microchip increase the chances that he or she will be returned to you.
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OCTOBER 29,2007 YESTERDAY, I BECAME "65" YEARS OLD! WELL, THAT IS WHAT I WOULD TERM AS A"SENIOR" GRADUATING INTO THE LATTER YEARS OF LIFE {too quickly}. I HAVE MANY"GOLDEN NUGGETS" OF MEMORIES IN MY HEART AND I ACTUALLY "LIVE " FROM THESES! I HAVE A ? QUESTION?,AS HAVING TO LIVE FROM SSI AND SSA,I HAVE VERY LITTLE TO GET OUT AND SHOP, NEVER HAD MY NAILS DONE OR A PEDICURE, "DO AS OTHER WOMEN DO! I AM A "COMPANION ANIMAL LOVER AND HAD AN "AKC CHOW, AND 1/2 PEK,1/2POODLE AND THOSE TWO LOVED EACH OTHER SO! THAT IS HOW I TAUGHT MY '9WEEK' OLD "CHOW" ,STARTING IN LOVE,AND LOVING "OBEDIENCE",,EVERYONE SAID ,"THEY HAD NEVER SEEN A CHOW LIKE THAT" I SAID ,"IT IS HOW YOU RAISE YOUR CHILDREN; THE SAME WITH ANY DOG!" I LOST BOTH! HAD TO MOVE INTO A FEDERAL HOUSING APT.BLDG. AND I FOUND AN AD ,"FREE KITTENS" I CALLED AND THERE WAS ONE LEFT!! NEVER HAD A "CAT" ALWAYS DOGS,AND I ASK IF IT WAS A FEMALE AND SHE SAID,"YES".I SAID ,"DON'T GIVE HER AWAY,ON MY WAY OUT THERE TO GET HER!!HER WITH MOM AND 3 SISTERS AND 2 BROTHERS WERE "THROW OUTS" IN "2" DOUBLE THICK PLASTIC BAGS,, BUT,THEY PICKED A NICE SUBDIVISON OF HOMES!!NO ONE WANTED THE LAST ONE AND SHE SAID,"YOU MAY NOT WANT HER AND TURNED HER AROUND AND HER TAIL WAS "STUBBED" OFF! I BEGIN TO CRY AND TOOK HER ,'FLEAS AND ALL' AND SAID ME AND HER ARE MEANT FOR ONE ANOTHER FOR I AM NOT PERFECT AND SURE "GOOD" AT LOOSING{divorce}.WELL, I TOOK HER TO MY VET AND HE HAD CARED FOR MY CHOW FOR MINOR THINGS AND HE SAID , "WELL, LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE A "JAPANESE BOBTAIL" HERE!AND SHE IS NOW 'SIX' YRS.OF AGE AND "BEAUTIFUL WHITE AND BLK. GRAY MIX.BABY IS HER NAME! SHE HAD NEVER BEEN AROUND OTHER PETS
EVEN OUT OF THE APT. SO SHE NEVER KNEW HOW TO RE-ACT W/OTHER ANIMALS !WELL, I HAD TO HAVE OPEN/HEART SURGERY AND MY LONGEST AND DEAREST FRIEND WORKED IN CARDILOGY AND SHE OWNED AN APT. COMPLEX IN THE "COUNTRY"{Tennessee country,"BEAUTIFUL"WELL, FIRST NIGHT MOVE IN;MY LIVING ROOM HAS A SLIDING GLASS DOOR AND THERE SHE SAT ,,LOOKING,,SHORT TAIL WAGGING WITH THE "BUNNY RABBITTS,SQUIRRELS,HERE CAME A RACCOON{small one cute as could be &still comes}I SAID I WANTED TO GET HER USE TO OTHER CATS,, SHE NEEDED TO LEARN TO LOVE AND HAVE LOVE FROM ONE OF HER "KIN FOLKS",,SO MY FRIEND/LANDLADY FOUND ANOTHER "THROW OUT" AND THIS ONE WAS AT THE HOURS OF DEATH ,BUT THE HOUSE WHERE HE GOT TO HAD CHILDREN AND THEY HAD PETS AND EACH SAID THEY WERE HEARING A CAT CRYING ,,SO THEY GO OUT AND LOOK AND AT THE CORNER OF THEIR GARAGE,THERE HE LAY,LITTLE TONGUE OUT, IT WAS VERY HOT HERE LAST 3 MONTHS AND THEY TOOK HIM IN AND DIPPED WATER DOWN INTO HIS TINY MOUTH, SHE MIXED ALITTLE "SUGAR" AND WATER AND EYE DROPPED IT INTO HIS MOUTH AND HE REALLY LIKED THAT AND IN ABOUT AN HOUR WAS WALKING AROUND AND SHE TOOK HIM TO A VET AND THEN I GOT HIM! BABY WOULD HAVE KILLED HIM !! BUT,I WAS DETERMINED ;"SHE WAS GOING TO LOVE!AND SHARE! GRADUALLY SHE WOULD SAT IN HER CHAIR AND WATCH HIM PLAY AND I MIXED HARD KITTEN FOOD WITH HOT WATER AND MADE A 'GRAVEY'AND SOFT FOOD! BABY WAS "OUT OF IT" OVER ALL THE FUNNY AND CUTEST THINGS HE WOULD DO FOR I BOUGHT HIM TOYS AND NATURALLY ,A FISHING TOY! AND STUCK IT TO THE DOOR! BABY BEGIN TO MAKE VERY CAREFUL MOVES,,FIRST WENT TO HIS FOOD AND WATER ,,THEN HE GOES TO HERS AND SO FOR TWO WEEKS BABY HAD A BROTHER! THEN I GOT WORD FROM MY POA, CHECK FROM GOVT. CUT ME NEARLY A HUNDRED DOLLARS,"FOR MEDICARE",,I PAID THAT IN WHEN I WORKED,"I THOUGHT"!I GOT VERY SICK!! MEANT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE TO THE APTS AND ONLY ONE PET.."NO DOGS"THERE IS A "STIGMA" WITH GOVT. AND PEOPLE ON DISABILITY AND MEDS ?? I JUST DON'T GO TO THE DOCTOR!SO , UPSET ,,I MADE A VERY SERIOUS "MISTAKE" AND CALLED HUMANE SOC. AND THEY GAVE ME TWO NUMBERS TO CALL/NO KILL/ADOPTION A YOUNG WOMAN CAME TO GET HIM AT THE PLACE I WAS TO TAKE HIM . A RESCUE SHELTER!! THEY TOLD ME IF I CHANGED MY MIND AND, "THE TRUTH I PROMISE YOU!WANTED "TIGER",ORANGE AND WHITE STRIPS,BEAUTIFUL!! I COULD GET HIM BACK FOR HE WOULD BE AT THE WOMAN'S HOUSE FOR '2' WEEKS.AND SHE TOLD ME OVER AND OVER THAT I COULD CALL HER ANYTIME I WANTED TO TO CHECK ON HIM!BY THE TIME I ARRIVED HOME ,CRYING MY EYES OUT ,,"I DIAL THE PLACE WHERE I TOOK HIM,,"SORRY, COULD NOT HELP ME!! HAVE TO TALK TO "H" AND I CALLED ;"MESSAGE",NO RETURN CALLS FOR ONE WEEK!WHEN YOU "LIE "TO ME,,I KNOW THE TYPE OF PERSON YOU ARE!" FINALLY SHE CALLED ,VERY ,HOT ANGER IN HER VOICE! I HAD HARRASSED HER ALL WEEK WITH LONG MESSAGES,,I SAID, "NO ,I CALLED AS SOON AS I GOT HOME AND YOU DID NOT ANSWER AND TOLD YOU I WANTED 'TIGER' ,,EVEN PAY FOR HIM BACK!! YOU LIED TO ME!! AND I TOLD HER I WAS GOING TO FILE A COMPLAINT TO "ASPCA",HUMANE SOC. AND BETTER BUSINESS BUR. SHE SCREAMED AT ME, "ARE YOU "THREATENING ME?"I SAID,NO ,JUST TELLING YOU WHAT I AM GOING TO DO FOR I HAVE BEEN LIED TO, MISLEAD, AND I DID SIGN THE PAPER TO THIS RESCUE PLACE BUT HAD "NO IDEA" THEY WORKED WITH A WELL KNOWN "PET STORE" NATION WIDE!! I TOOK TIGER TO MY VET AND SPENT $62.++ ON HIM..NOW, I AM TRYING TO FIND ANOTHER AND IT WILL COST UP AND OVER $100.00 /OVER THAT! ???WHY CAN "VETS" NOT CUT PRICES 40-50% ON OFFICE VISTS AND THE MEDS FOR ALL PEOPLE WHO LOVE COMPANION ANIMALS OVER THE AGE "55 YRS OF AGE???"I AM ALONE! NO FAMILY,,I COULD BE AS MY DEAR FRIEND,SHE HAS THREE!! ALL THROW OUTS,ONE IS A "RAGDOLL"ONE CLASSIC TABBEY GREY AND BLACK SRIPTED AND ONE TOR.SHELL BROWNISH COLOR! ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO ADD: **WATCH OUT** FOR ANY "PLASTIC BAGS"*** SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF A STREET,FREEWAY,BYPASS,HIGHWAY!!***** THIS IS HOW THEY ARE PUTING MAMAS AND HER LITTLE ONES OUT OF THEIR WAY!** HOPEFULLY, YOU WILL HAVE A GARBAGE SMELL HIT YOU IN THE FACE AND THEN ~~~~~COULD BE BABY KITTENS AND PUPPYS!! GOD BLESS "ASPCA" AND "ANIMAL PLANET!!" I CAN NOT WATCH IN "TEXAS OR MICH{HORSES AND PIT BULL DOGS}I SEEN HOW THEY TRAINED THE PIT BULLS AND I COULD NOT TAKE IT!! PEOPLE! "HELP THOSE WHO "FOSTER HOMES" OUT ALITTLE !!IF YOUNGER AND HAD MY HOME AGAIN I LOST,, "I WOULD"BUT,TOO OLD AND HEALTH KEEPS ME DOWN FROM ALOT ..AGAIN REMEMBER ;"GOD SEES WHAT IS DONE TO THESE DEFENSIVE ANIMALS AND HE TAKES THEIR "SPIRIT" BACK TO BE WITH THEIR "LOVING CREATOR WHO WANTED THEM FOR HIS PLEASURE AND THE HOLY SPIRIT BREATHE THEIR FIRST BREATH INTO THEM,,SO ALL YOU WHO HAVE LOVED AND LOST YOUR PETS,ARE NOW PERFECT,"IF GOD'S EYE IS ON THE SPARROW",THEN DO YOU NOT BELEIVE HE SEES ALL THE "WICKNESS" DONE TO ANIMALS!!! GOD BLESS ALL WHO READS THIS AND PRAY I HAVE SAID "NOTHING TO "OFFEND ANYONE. BUT, WATCH YOUR PET STORES,"BEST GO TO A BREEDER OR SEE THE HOME WHERE THEY LIVE TIL YOU PAY OUT MONEY! NOW ,WHO EVER ADOPTED TIGER GOT "ONE VERY HEALTHY,INTELLIGENT COMPANION!!BABY STILL LOOKS FOR HIM AND WHINES FOR HIM!! THANK YOU !! GOODBYE <*}}}><
Hey. my brothers birthday was yesterday too, cept hes not turning 65, he's turning 17, I read ur story, very long, but it caught my interest.
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