We are all well and truly ready for Spring and all the Easter fun that comes with it. Your dog will no doubt be up for spending the long weekend with you and enjoy having you home on the Bank Holidays.
Here are our top tips for ensuring a safe Easter for your dog:
Remember, chocolate is toxic for dogs and can be fatal if ingested. The cocoa beans and xyltol found in chocolate, particularly dark chocolate, can cause renal failure and poisoning. Be sure to keep your dog away from the Easter Egg hunt and any other potential chocolate treats out of reach for wet noses to sniff out. Remember where you put chocolate eggs to avoid your dog finding it in the garden later.
Easter Lillies: who doesn’t love a Spring bouquet or Easter basket decoration? Lillies are a common sight around Easter time but remember lillies are toxic to dogs and cats and can cause rapid kidney failure. Be sure to restrict any access to Easter Lillies at all times for your pet.
Easter food: this goes for all Easter food, from hot Cross buns to table scraps. Raisens and currants found in buns and cakes are highly toxic and potentially fatal to dogs, while, table scraps can cause stomach upsets and digestional issues such as gastroenteritis. Avoid leaving buns and other tasty treats unsupervised around your dog to avoid a vet visit over the long weekend.
If you feel it’s going to be impossible to keep your dog out of trouble over the Easter weekend, maybe board them overnight at a trusted pet sitters or keep them home while you visit family. If you are in doubt or your dog inadvertently ingested something toxic, contact your emergency vet as quickly as possible.
