Tips To Protect Your Pets This Memorial Day From Charlotte's Pet-Friendly Realtor®
It's Memorial Day and you can feel the excitement building as families prepare for backyard barbecues, a beach day, fun-filled get-togethers. Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer and everyone’s ready to make the most of it.
While you're planning your festivities, don’t forget about the safety and well-being of your furry family members. Holidays can bring unexpected hazards for pets—from unfamiliar environments to tempting (but dangerous) foods and loud noises. So, as you celebrate this Memorial Day and head into a season full of summer fun, make pet safety a priority.
14 pawsitively simple tips to keep your pets safe, comfortable, and happy—not just today, on Memorial Day, but throughout this summer:
- Keep your pets in a a separate room or kennel when guests arrive and leave to minimize the chances of your pet escaping.
- Keep a leash nearby in case a pet does escape.
- Keep yard gates closed and locked (if possible).
- Keep pets away from hot BBQ grills, as well as from candles (especially citronella candles which are toxic to pets) and lighters.
- Keep entrances to pools closed/locked to minimize chances of a pet falling in. Keep in mind, pool water and chemicals used to treat it are a threat to your pet. Keep fresh water nearby and keep any chemicals out of reach.
- Keep your pets away from poisonous yard plants and areas where you might have used pesticides.
- Keep cool, fresh water around indoors and outdoors, especially when it's hot.
- If you're travelling, use safety restraints such as a pet seat belt or crate.
- NEVER leave your pet in a hot car.
- If taking your pet to the beach, always keep a fresh bowl of water available and discourage them from drinking from the ocean, the salt water can cause an elevated salt level, which can be deadly.
- Use only pet friendly sunscreen. Those made for human use can be toxic and deadly to pets.
- Know the signs of heat stroke in animals.
- Keep the phone number for your vet's emergency service or after-hours clinic and poison control handy and/or saved in your cell phone.
- If your pet is not micro-chipped make sure they wear a collar with identification.
Keeping Your Pets Calm During Fireworks On Memorial Day: 4 Tips
With fireworks being such a big part of many Memorial Day celebrations, here are four tips to help keep your pets calm:
- Keep your pets indoors with curtains/blinds shut during fireworks
- Allow your pets to hide indoors if that's how they cope.
- Turn on your TV or music during fireworks to help drown out the sound of fireworks.
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Feed your pets prior to fireworks. A full stomach helps to relax them and make them sleepy.
Wishing you and your pets a HAPPY and SAFE Memorial Day!
These Memorial Day Safety Tips are provided by Nina Hollander with Coldwell Banker Realty, Greater Charlotte residential real estate expert and pet-friendly agent.
If you're thinking about adding a pet to your household, please:
ADOPT, DON'T SHOP!
Pet Memorial Day Safety Infographic credited to espree
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