Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate close relationships and also ensure your canine and feline companions stay safe. Chocolate and flowers may be beautiful but paying attention that bouquets are non-toxic to animal companions and no chocolate hearts are gobbled up is essential to keeping the day and night focused on romance and not an ER visit
Roses and snap dragons are safe for pets and make a lovely arrangement!
Safe Flowers:
Roses, Gerber Daisies (only Gerber Daisies), Snap Dragons, Orchids, Sunflower, Stock, Freesia, Waxflower and Statice. While these are safe, if ingested they may still cause mild stomach upset.
Flowers to avoid:
Avoid lilies at all costs! Not good for dogs but often fatal to your feline friends. Also tulips, and chrysanthemums which are very dangerous.
Chocolate:
Chocolate, which is a tasty staple and a delectable way to show you partner how special they are, comes with it’s own hazards. The smaller the pet (often dogs) and the more they eat, the more serious the toxicity becomes. This holds even truer when it comes to baker’s chocolate and dark chocolate, which contain more of the toxic ingredient your pets need to avoid.
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Make Valentine’s Day a romantic day that’s special for you and your special someone (or someones) but keep your pets safe by avoiding things they can get into that are toxic.
The ASPCA has a pet poison control hotline that is 24/7. The number is 888-426-4435. There is a fee to call. Your fee goes to the toxicologists and keeping the latest information available on a databases regarding animal toxins. It is a small fee in comparison to a very sick pet. Urban Animal is also here to help! If you are worried your pet may have eaten something not quite so romantic, give us a call and make an appointment.