{"id":3540,"date":"2018-10-09T15:22:08","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T22:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/napahumane.org\/?p=3540"},"modified":"2018-10-09T16:22:04","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T23:22:04","slug":"keeping-pets-safe-this-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/napahumane.org\/keeping-pets-safe-this-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping Pets Safe This Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3541\" src=\"https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/halloween-2870607_1920-1024x572.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/halloween-2870607_1920-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/halloween-2870607_1920-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/halloween-2870607_1920-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/halloween-2870607_1920-1200x671.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/halloween-2870607_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/>Decorations, unusual activities, and costumed visitors can all pose threats to our pets during Hallow\u2019s Eve. Halloween is a fun day for families, but it can be a stressful or even dangerous day for pets.<\/p>\n<p>These Halloween safety tips can help you and your pup to enjoy a safe and spooktacular holiday\u00a0this year!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keep all candy out of your dog&#8217;s reach<\/strong> \u2014 especially chocolate, which is toxic to dogs. Consumption of even small amounts can cause seizures, muscle tremors and vomiting while larger doses can be fatal. Stick to his own treats and he&#8217;ll be just as happy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Be careful with your candles.<\/strong> Wagging tails can easily knock them over, spilling hot wax onto your carpet and furniture, or \u2013 even worse \u2013 seriously burning your pet and\/or starting a fire. Even a pet standing too close to a candle flame can end up with singed fur or whiskers.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3543\" src=\"https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Cat-on-Pumpkin-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Cat-on-Pumpkin-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Cat-on-Pumpkin-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Cat-on-Pumpkin-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Cat-on-Pumpkin-1200x1800.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Cat-on-Pumpkin.jpeg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 85vw, 200px\" \/>Keep your pet away from potentially hazardous decorations.<\/strong> Hanging decorations, like streamers, light strings, and fake spider webbing can easily become tangled around your pet. If swallowed, they could cause serious digestive problems. Small decorations can also cause choking, so keep these far from your pet\u2019s reach.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tack <\/strong><strong>down or cover electric cords!<\/strong> If your pet bites through an electrical cord, it could result in a severe tongue burn. This could cause respiratory distress, because the burn will make the pet\u2019s lungs fill with fluid.<\/p>\n<p>If you decide to dress up your pet, <strong>make sure your pet\u2019s costume is safe<\/strong>. Never leave a pet in a costume unsupervised.\u00a0Costumes shouldn\u2019t constrict movement or obstruct your pet\u2019s vision, hearing, or ability to breathe or bark. Reflective tape on a costume may be for visibility, especially if your pet will be wearing his costume after dark. Also, make sure the costume doesn\u2019t have any small, dangling, or easily chewed-off pieces that could hurt or choke your pet.<\/p>\n<p>Some pets can be frightened of people in costume.\u00a0 On Halloween, <strong>keep your pets securely inside, away from trick-or-treaters and other Halloween a<\/strong><strong>ctivities.<\/strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3542\" src=\"https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Trick-or-treat.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Trick-or-treat.jpg 923w, https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Trick-or-treat-300x252.jpg 300w, https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Trick-or-treat-768x644.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 85vw, 400px\" \/>They will be less frightened, and won\u2019t feel threatened by exuberant costumed children.\u00a0Keeping your pet securely in a bedroom or bathroom will also diminish any chance of your pet escaping through an open door. If your dog seems unaffected by all of the festivities and you choose to walk your dog around the neighborhood while children are trick-or-treating, be sure to use a sturdy collar, or harness and leash, and be careful around unfamiliar children and adults. Again, the costumes and masks may make your dog uncomfortable and frightened.<\/p>\n<p>Holidays tend to involve a lot of visitors, who may accidentally leave a door or window open. It is important to <strong>make sure that your pet is wearing current identification<\/strong>.\u00a0 If your pet is <a href=\"https:\/\/napahumane.org\/our-work\/spayneuter-vaccinations-microchipping\/vaccination-and-microchip-clinic\/\">microchipped<\/a>, please make sure that\u00a0your contact\u00a0information is current.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Decorations, unusual activities, and costumed visitors can all pose threats to our pets during Hallow\u2019s Eve. Halloween is a fun day for families, but it can be a stressful or even dangerous day for pets. These Halloween safety tips can help you and your pup to enjoy a safe and spooktacular holiday\u00a0this year! Keep all<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/napahumane.org\/keeping-pets-safe-this-halloween\/\">Keep Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3,5,13],"tags":[56,57],"class_list":["post-3540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cats","category-dogs","category-faq","category-education","tag-halloween","tag-halloween-safety-for-pets"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Keeping Pets Safe This Halloween - Napa Humane<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/napahumane.org\/keeping-pets-safe-this-halloween\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Keeping Pets Safe This Halloween - Napa Humane\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Decorations, unusual activities, and costumed visitors can all pose threats to our pets during Hallow\u2019s Eve. 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