How to Make Sure Your Pet Has a Happy Thanksgiving
Like many pet owners, you might enjoy sharing a morsel of people food with your pet to make him happy. While a small piece of unseasoned turkey shouldn’t cause any harm, we urge you to exercise caution with other common staples of the Thanksgiving meal. Many of them are toxic for dogs and cats, including the following:
Grapes and raisins
Cake batter and bread dough
Sage and other common seasonings
Avocados
Chocolate
Depending on what your pet consumes, she could experience immediate symptoms such as abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. Other foods are more of a choking hazard than a gastrointestinal one, such as grapes and raisins. Your dog or cat could also try to knock over the garbage can to get a treat or even ingest dropped food wrappers. Be sure your garbage can is in a locked cabinet and that you pick up anything that you or your guests drop right away.
Champ came through surgery like a CHAMP! He kept all of his teeth, and they are now pearly white!
However, he did lose something unexpected… it turns out he was not neutered! He had an undescended testicle. It was a surprise for the vet when they were repositioning him during his dental.
Lady’s surgery also went well, she only lost one tooth! She was a very happy girl at the doctor’s office and made friends with everyone there!
We are not 100% sure that she is bonded with her brother Champ. They don’t spend much time together and appear to follow their foster mom around more than they do each other. We are currently considering whether they can be separated for adoption, but would like to have a trial separation to see how it goes.
The first week, she stayed in the office where her foster mom works most of the time, except to eat. We set up a water bowl in the office to ensure she was drinking enough.
Like her brother, Lady loves to dance on her back legs and beg for a treat. She is super gentle about taking the treat from your fingers, almost dropping it.
She has been with us exactly 2 weeks today as I’m writing this. She remains very nervous and runs away whenever you try to pick her up. However, if you sit on the floor, she will come straight to you and climb into your lap; from there, you can pick her up.
As her trust grows, it is becoming easier to interact with her. She still puts her head down and ears back when you reach to pet her, and you have to move slowly and reassure her, but once you make contact, she likes a good butt scratch! I can reach down and pet her most of the time now, but her foster dad still has to get down to her level first. That makes sense because I work from home and she is with me 24/7.
On night 5, my husband brought her to the bedroom to show her where her foster mommy and the rest of the pack were hanging out. Now she likes to sleep at my feet and makes her way to the bedroom every night in her own time. She may not be there when we go to sleep, but she usually is when we wake up.
This past week, she has become more relaxed in the new environment, and I often find her following me as I pop into the kitchen or bathroom during the day. I expect she will continue to improve as she becomes more comfortable.
She is a very sweet girl and gets along with everyone. She needs a home with no children and experienced owners willing to give her the time and patience she needs to trust them and get comfortable.
Although she isn’t happy when her brother steals her bed!
If you would like to help sponsor their care and surgical needs, we have set up a GoFundMe or visit our Linktree for other options.
Our followers have surprised us with their generosity yet again! We got several packages from our Amazon Wish List in the past 2 days. After the last round of rescues, we had run out of many of our supplies.
With 4 seniors in the house, potty pads are always helpful. All four of these have dental issues that need to be addressed. We are hopeful they will be able to have anesthesia despite their age. The Ultrasonic Dental Cleaner will be particularly helpful for our seniors who cannot undergo surgery, as it enables quick scaling for new rescues with severely damaged mouths that can literally stink up an entire room! Getting some of the tartar off helps reduce the odor until proper surgery can be performed.
As you can see in the picture, Scamp couldn’t wait to get his teeth into a Mintie!
