Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
Pet Safety Lady's Top Tips for Holiday Pet Safety
Holidays can create special dangers for pets. Each year during the various holiday seasons, thousands of pets are seriously injured or become ill. The holiday season is a busy time, a time of much planning, shopping, cooking and baking, rushing to and from parties and get-togethers with relatives and friends. Sometimes we forget about our little four-legged family members during the rush of festivities. They are curious and anxious as we, their caretakers are and there are many hazards waiting for their curiosity.
Pet Safety Lady states “holidays are great for the whole family, including pets, and there are some easy ways for us to put safety first for Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas and New Year celebrations.”
Here are some vital tips to help keep your pets safe:
• Poultry bones can easily splinter and then lacerate your pet's mouth or throat or obstruct your pets' insides.
• Onions and onion powder, widely found in stuffing, can damage your dogs or cat's red blood cells, potentially leading to anemia.
• Chocolate has the potential to be fatal to your dog or cat so place those sweets well out of reach.
• Aluminum foil, wax paper and other food wrappings, if ingested, can cause intestinal obstruction. Make sure to place these items securely in the garbage.
• Provide your pet with a quiet retreat should the holiday festivities become too much for him. Watch his behavior to make sure he is not stressed.
• Keep outside doors closed and remind guests there is a pet in the house.
• Fatty, rich, or new types of foods can give your pet pancreatitis or gastroenteritis, two medical conditions that can be very painful and even life threatening.
• Keep garbage cans securely closed. If your pet gets into it, he may think he's hit the jackpot. But all he'll be winning are health problems that can range from gastric disturbance, vomiting and diarrhea to the worst-case scenario; death.
• Plants poisonous to pets include holly, mistletoe, poinsettia, lilies, and Christmas rose.
• Pine needles can create problems if ingested as can the ingestion of tinsel, ribbons or garlands causing sickness or obstruction. So be mindful of these potential dangers when placing decorations around your home.
• Unsecured Christmas trees pose hazards to climbing critters as they can topple or be knocked over.
• Don't forget to prevent the ingestion of Christmas tree water since stagnant water or preservatives and pesticides from the tree can be toxic.
• Other holiday hazards include menorahs, liquid potpourri pots. Scented candles are very dangerous for pet birds.
• Breakable items such as glass and other ornaments pose a threat so be careful to place these out of reach. Electrical cords, heated decorative bulbs, hooks, and a wide variety of other adornment items create temptations. Use topical pet deterrents and barriers for protection.
• Nicotine poses a threat to your animals. Keep it out of reach.
• Chewed aluminum foil and e-coli are risks to pets.
• Store food in secure containers out of reach to prevent ingestion or poisoning.
• Holiday travel like any other requires a little extra thought with your pets. Be sure to secure your pets while traveling in a vehicle, take plenty of fresh water and if you are going on a long trip remember supplies for all their day-to-day needs.
The holidays should be a happy time for you and your pets. These useful tips will help you avoid an emergency visit to your local veterinarian. The food and decorations that enhance our holidays can be dangerous, even fatal, for your pet. Always be aware of the dangers that are around, and plan careful to avoid these potential hazards. With safety at the forefront of your holiday planning, you’ll be sure to enjoy a great time with your family, friends and pets.
You can email Christina@PetSafetyLady.com for some fun pet healthy snack recipes. Or any questions you may have about pet holiday safety.
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Sunday, December 6, 2009
10,000 Pet Safety Kits in first 36 hours Be Smart Ride Safe
Like millions of other pets and peoples, I'll be hitting the road this weekend for some summer fun. With summer now in full swing, it's good time for a little reminder about properly restraining your pooches when traveling. Because as much as we don't like to think about it, accidents can happen.
Bark Buckle UP has teamed up with first responders nationwide to launch the FREE Bark Buckle UP First Responder Approved Pet Safety Kit, created to protect both pets and rescuers in the event of an accident.
According to national statistics, 63% of U.S. households, or 71.1 million homes, have a pet. With summer travel well underway, millions of those pet owners will go on vacation - bringing along their furry members of the family. Since 2005, the number of pets traveling in vehicles has reached an all-time high - having increased by approximately 300%. As most animals travel unrestrained, the corresponding risk to vehicle occupants, pets and first responders called to an accident site is of growing concern. (some statistics from APPMA, some from Bark Buckle UP)
“When responding to a collision, our primary concern is coordinating the required medical needs of any of the injured victims and traffic control,” said California Highway Patrol Commissioner, Joe Farrow. “Any delays in the caring of victims because of the need to deal with a frightened or injured animal can and should be avoided.”
The FREE Bark Buckle UP First Responder Approved Pet Safety Kit includes a customized pet identification card and first responder vehicle decal. The decal is affixed on the driver side window (by the lock) on your car, truck, RV, boat and/or motorcycle - indicating that there may be an injured or scared family pet inside. In the event of an emergency, first responders will identify the decal alerting them to the pet identification card located in the glove box, allowing them to call your emergency contacts to come get your pet and informing them you have been in an accident.
For more information, or to receive the FREE Bark Buckle UP First Responder Approved Pet Safety Kit including first responder decal, visit www.barkbuckleup.com.
Be Smart Ride Safe
Bark Buckle UP has teamed up with first responders nationwide to launch the FREE Bark Buckle UP First Responder Approved Pet Safety Kit, created to protect both pets and rescuers in the event of an accident.
According to national statistics, 63% of U.S. households, or 71.1 million homes, have a pet. With summer travel well underway, millions of those pet owners will go on vacation - bringing along their furry members of the family. Since 2005, the number of pets traveling in vehicles has reached an all-time high - having increased by approximately 300%. As most animals travel unrestrained, the corresponding risk to vehicle occupants, pets and first responders called to an accident site is of growing concern. (some statistics from APPMA, some from Bark Buckle UP)
“When responding to a collision, our primary concern is coordinating the required medical needs of any of the injured victims and traffic control,” said California Highway Patrol Commissioner, Joe Farrow. “Any delays in the caring of victims because of the need to deal with a frightened or injured animal can and should be avoided.”
The FREE Bark Buckle UP First Responder Approved Pet Safety Kit includes a customized pet identification card and first responder vehicle decal. The decal is affixed on the driver side window (by the lock) on your car, truck, RV, boat and/or motorcycle - indicating that there may be an injured or scared family pet inside. In the event of an emergency, first responders will identify the decal alerting them to the pet identification card located in the glove box, allowing them to call your emergency contacts to come get your pet and informing them you have been in an accident.
For more information, or to receive the FREE Bark Buckle UP First Responder Approved Pet Safety Kit including first responder decal, visit www.barkbuckleup.com.
Be Smart Ride Safe
Most Pet Oxygen Masks in history to be delivered to Fire Departments
Bark10-4 announces the Fire Departments that received pet oxygen masks for Oct 16th largest number of masks for one day ever in support of National Fire Safety Month Pet Oxygen Mask campaign to get a Pet Mask on every fire truck nationwide.
Pet Oxygen Masks Delivered by Bark 10-4 Program for orders on Oct 16th 2009 through the Bark10-4 program announces the Fire departments that got the pet masks.
Pet Safety Lady stated "we are overwhelmed with the public support as this was the most masks in history to be delivered to Fire Departments across America, and we are thrilled to be a part of the program".
Bark 10-4, Bark Buckle UP, Pet Safety Lady and SurgiVet all joined forces for the first time EVER on a national program to get the much needed pet oxygen mask into the hands of the fire departments across America.
Please see the list below to see if one was donated to your local Fire Department or donate one today by visiting www.Bark10-4.com
October 16th donors across America got the pet oxygen mask to fire departments in their communities and by doing so increased the chances of survival rate for pets affected by fires.
Alpine Fire Department
Blue Ridge Fire Department
Plainfield Fire Department
Town of Sheboygan Falls Fire
Kohler Village
Menasha Town Fire Department
Pickerel Fire & Rescue Squad
Whitewater Fire Department
Town of Greenville Fire Dept
Milwaukee Fire Department
Richard Hansen Fire Chief
Lewis County Fire District #5
Easton Fire District #3
Bothell Fire Department
Fire District 1 DJ Evans, Fire Chief
Springfield Fire Station
Bailey's Crossroads Volunteer Fire Depart
North Pointe Fire Station #39
Station 12 - Volunteer Organization
Scruggs Volunteer Fire Department
Fairfax County Fire & Rescue
Forest VA FD
Ebony Volunteer Fire Department
Matewan Fire Department
Fire Deputy Chief Virginia Beach VA
Public Safety Dept.,
Pearland Fire Department
Waco Fire Department
Deputy Chief/Fire Marshal Midlothian TX
Greenville Fire Department
Freer Volunteer Fire Dep & Ems
Travis County Emergency Service District #9
Village Fire Department
Flower Mound Fire Station 2
North Montgomery County Fire Dept
Frisco Fire Department Administration: Station No 1
Flat Creek-Bethesda Volunteer Fire Department
Lonas Fire Station #12
Munford-Atoka Fire Department
Sulphur Springs Volunteer Fire Dept
City of Cookeville Fire Department: Chief
Nashville Fire Department
Lexington Fire Fairview Fire Station #14
Conway Station 1 Fire Dept.
Greer Fire Dept -
Charlestown Fire District
Newtown Square Fire Company
Lititz Fire Company No 1
Conneaut Lake Volunteer Fire Department Station 3
Mont Alto Fire Co
Independence TWP VOL Fire Department
Reliance Fire Co
Greater Valley EMS
Elfinwild Volunteer Fire Company
Franklin Park Volunteer Fire Department
Union township Vol fire dept
Hampden Twp Volunteer Fire Co
Clarendon Fire Department
Mifflinburg Borough: Mifflinburg Hose Co #1
Lowell Rural Fire Department
Yukon Fire Department
Norman Fire Department
Tulsa Fire Department
Sharon Township Fire Department
Cincinnati Fire Department
Upper Arlington Fire Division
Norwich Fire Department
Scioto Twp Fire Department
Coolville Fire House
Bath Fire Department
Harrison Township Fire House
Coolville Fire House
Bellbrook Fire Department
Mason Fire Station No 1
Washington Township Fire Dept Fire Department
Village of Ottawa Hills: Fire Department
Bloomfield Hills Fire Department
Lawrence Cedarhurst Fire Department
Hook, Ladder and Hose Co., No. 1
Lily Dale Volunteer Fire Department
Walker Fire Station
Unionville Volunteer Fire Department
Pine Island Volunteer Fire Department
Oswego Fire Department
Ransomville Fire Co No 1
Jackson Volunteer Fire Co
Gordons Corner Fire Co
South Wall Fire Rescue,
Long Branch Fire Department
Allendale Volunteer Fire Department
Holland Township Volunteer Fire Company
Oakland Fire Department
Colonia Fire Co
Ho Ho Kus Fire Department
River Vale Fire Department
FIRE CHIEF Acworth NH
Somersworth Fire Department
Epping Fire Department
Concord Fire Department
North Conway Fire Dept: Fire Station
Juniata Fire Department Station
Hubert Volunteer Fire Department
Winston-Salem Fire Department
Cary Fire Department
Denver Fire Department
Harrisburg Fire Department
Sidney Volunteer Fire Department
Reidsville Fire Department
Cary Fire Department
Beaufort Fire Department
Montana City VFD
Marble Hill Fire Department
Knob Noster Fire Department
Ballwin Fire Department
David Frazier Jr Chief of EMS & Fire Services
Lake Elmo City Fire Department
St Michael Fire Department
City of North Branch: Fire Dept
Montevideo Fire Department
Fire Station No. 1
Bemidji Fire Department
Auburn Hills Fire Department
Rochester Fire Dept
Niles Fire Dept
Bloomfield Township Fire Department
Ottawa Hills Village Fire Department
Pepperell Fire Department
Andover Town Fire Department
Acushnet Fire Department
Stoughton Fire Department
North Attleboro Fire Department
Weymouth FD
Provincetown Fire Department
Oxford Fire Department
County of Anne Arunde FD
Level Fire Dept
Fallston Vol Fire Co
Kent Island Fire Department
Long Reach Fire Station 9
Neck District Fire Co
Kennebunkport Fire Dept
Bowdoinham Fire Department
Fire CHIEF Shelby Township
Pet Oxygen Masks Delivered by Bark 10-4 Program for orders on Oct 16th 2009 through the Bark10-4 program announces the Fire departments that got the pet masks.
Pet Safety Lady stated "we are overwhelmed with the public support as this was the most masks in history to be delivered to Fire Departments across America, and we are thrilled to be a part of the program".
Bark 10-4, Bark Buckle UP, Pet Safety Lady and SurgiVet all joined forces for the first time EVER on a national program to get the much needed pet oxygen mask into the hands of the fire departments across America.
Please see the list below to see if one was donated to your local Fire Department or donate one today by visiting www.Bark10-4.com
October 16th donors across America got the pet oxygen mask to fire departments in their communities and by doing so increased the chances of survival rate for pets affected by fires.
Alpine Fire Department
Blue Ridge Fire Department
Plainfield Fire Department
Town of Sheboygan Falls Fire
Kohler Village
Menasha Town Fire Department
Pickerel Fire & Rescue Squad
Whitewater Fire Department
Town of Greenville Fire Dept
Milwaukee Fire Department
Richard Hansen Fire Chief
Lewis County Fire District #5
Easton Fire District #3
Bothell Fire Department
Fire District 1 DJ Evans, Fire Chief
Springfield Fire Station
Bailey's Crossroads Volunteer Fire Depart
North Pointe Fire Station #39
Station 12 - Volunteer Organization
Scruggs Volunteer Fire Department
Fairfax County Fire & Rescue
Forest VA FD
Ebony Volunteer Fire Department
Matewan Fire Department
Fire Deputy Chief Virginia Beach VA
Public Safety Dept.,
Pearland Fire Department
Waco Fire Department
Deputy Chief/Fire Marshal Midlothian TX
Greenville Fire Department
Freer Volunteer Fire Dep & Ems
Travis County Emergency Service District #9
Village Fire Department
Flower Mound Fire Station 2
North Montgomery County Fire Dept
Frisco Fire Department Administration: Station No 1
Flat Creek-Bethesda Volunteer Fire Department
Lonas Fire Station #12
Munford-Atoka Fire Department
Sulphur Springs Volunteer Fire Dept
City of Cookeville Fire Department: Chief
Nashville Fire Department
Lexington Fire Fairview Fire Station #14
Conway Station 1 Fire Dept.
Greer Fire Dept -
Charlestown Fire District
Newtown Square Fire Company
Lititz Fire Company No 1
Conneaut Lake Volunteer Fire Department Station 3
Mont Alto Fire Co
Independence TWP VOL Fire Department
Reliance Fire Co
Greater Valley EMS
Elfinwild Volunteer Fire Company
Franklin Park Volunteer Fire Department
Union township Vol fire dept
Hampden Twp Volunteer Fire Co
Clarendon Fire Department
Mifflinburg Borough: Mifflinburg Hose Co #1
Lowell Rural Fire Department
Yukon Fire Department
Norman Fire Department
Tulsa Fire Department
Sharon Township Fire Department
Cincinnati Fire Department
Upper Arlington Fire Division
Norwich Fire Department
Scioto Twp Fire Department
Coolville Fire House
Bath Fire Department
Harrison Township Fire House
Coolville Fire House
Bellbrook Fire Department
Mason Fire Station No 1
Washington Township Fire Dept Fire Department
Village of Ottawa Hills: Fire Department
Bloomfield Hills Fire Department
Lawrence Cedarhurst Fire Department
Hook, Ladder and Hose Co., No. 1
Lily Dale Volunteer Fire Department
Walker Fire Station
Unionville Volunteer Fire Department
Pine Island Volunteer Fire Department
Oswego Fire Department
Ransomville Fire Co No 1
Jackson Volunteer Fire Co
Gordons Corner Fire Co
South Wall Fire Rescue,
Long Branch Fire Department
Allendale Volunteer Fire Department
Holland Township Volunteer Fire Company
Oakland Fire Department
Colonia Fire Co
Ho Ho Kus Fire Department
River Vale Fire Department
FIRE CHIEF Acworth NH
Somersworth Fire Department
Epping Fire Department
Concord Fire Department
North Conway Fire Dept: Fire Station
Juniata Fire Department Station
Hubert Volunteer Fire Department
Winston-Salem Fire Department
Cary Fire Department
Denver Fire Department
Harrisburg Fire Department
Sidney Volunteer Fire Department
Reidsville Fire Department
Cary Fire Department
Beaufort Fire Department
Montana City VFD
Marble Hill Fire Department
Knob Noster Fire Department
Ballwin Fire Department
David Frazier Jr Chief of EMS & Fire Services
Lake Elmo City Fire Department
St Michael Fire Department
City of North Branch: Fire Dept
Montevideo Fire Department
Fire Station No. 1
Bemidji Fire Department
Auburn Hills Fire Department
Rochester Fire Dept
Niles Fire Dept
Bloomfield Township Fire Department
Ottawa Hills Village Fire Department
Pepperell Fire Department
Andover Town Fire Department
Acushnet Fire Department
Stoughton Fire Department
North Attleboro Fire Department
Weymouth FD
Provincetown Fire Department
Oxford Fire Department
County of Anne Arunde FD
Level Fire Dept
Fallston Vol Fire Co
Kent Island Fire Department
Long Reach Fire Station 9
Neck District Fire Co
Kennebunkport Fire Dept
Bowdoinham Fire Department
Fire CHIEF Shelby Township
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