My Bestfriend

Is your home safe for your pets? Responsible pet ownership advocate, Shaun Olmstead, lists down must-do’s to keep your pet safe at home.

Keep indoor garbage bins properly covered. The scent of rubbish can be appalling to humans but to cats and dogs, it can be very appealing! But the kitchen garbage bin may contain moldy food, coffee grinds, chocolate or other food scraps that can hurt your pets when ingested. Bathroom thrash cans might have disposed medicines and paper towels with chemical cleaners on them that can be harmful to animals, so make sure to close the lids of all your garbage cans. For added precaution, it would be better to hide them behind cabinet doors.

Store cleaners, bleach, detergents and other chemicals in areas out of reach of your pets. Chewing on the containers, licking spilled cleaners, or inhaling chemical fumes can hace adverse effects on your furry companions. Keep all cleaning supplies and chemicals behind securely closed cabinet doors.

Sharing snacks with your pet is fun and a very good way to bond with our furry friends. However, every pet owner should know that there are food items that are delectable for humans but can be detrimental to our pets such as chocolate, avocado, coffee, raisins and grapes, salt, garlic, onions, onion powder and bread dough.

Keep batteries, coins, spools of string, extension cords, cellophane, mothballs and glow-in-the-dark jewelry away from your pet’s choppers as these items can be choking hazards.

Make sure that the plants in your garden and indoors are not poisonous to animals. Cats and dogs love to chew on plants. Don’t let your pets near lilies, azaleas, rhododendron, English ivy and yew.

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