With Christmas just around the corner, it’s natural to want to spoil your pets. However, recent research has found that there are a few Christmas themed household items you should keep away from your pets.
Some items that are associated with the festive season may lead to injuries and damaged health that could lead to expensive vet bills in the new year.
The first well known items that shouldn’t be fed to pets include chocolate, macadamia nuts and onion and garlic, as they are toxic to an animals system. While these may be some of our favourite treats at Christmas, it’s important to remember that these are not good for our pet’s health.
Other items you should be wary of include turkey and meat with bones in it, as this can become stuck in your pets throat and intestines.
A perennial Christmas favourite, the red-leaved Ponsietta plant, can potentially be a stomach irritant to pets who consume it or its sap. Mistletoe berries can also cause stomach upsets and increase the heart rate of pets.
Christmas should be an enjoyable time for the whole family, and a time to celebrate good health. One way to ensure that the best in pet health care is financially available is by setting up Pet Insurance.
1300 Insurance has Pet Insurance available across all different levels of cover, with affordable and easy online rates. To give your pets a real treat this Christmas, and yourself peace of mind, make sure they are covered by Pet Insurance.
