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Pet Behaviors That Could Help You Save Their Lives

November 5, 2015 Isaac Leave a Comment

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Take your pets to the vet ASAP if you notice any of these behaviors. Recognizing the behavior could save their lives.

Healthy Pets will show:
  • Pink gums
  • Clean Ears
  • Bright Eyes
  • Full and shiny coat of hair
General behaviors that something may be wrong:
  • Lack of interest in playing or walking
  • Restless and irritable
  • Loss of appetite
  • Not drinking water
  • Accelerated or slow breathing while resting. (20 inhalations per minute for cats/20 inhalations per minute for dogs)
  • Head pressing: Neurological or nerve damage
  • Vomiting or diarrhea
  • Any trauma or fall
  • Known or suspected toxic exposure
Top 3 most common causes of accidental pet deaths:
  1. Poisoning: Keep chemicals away and watch what they nibble on.
  2. Drowning: Put a life vest on if near large bodies of water.
  3. Weather: Never expose them in high heat or low cold temperatures.
Some signs to watch out for prior to going to the vet:
Dehydration:
  • It sets after 18 hours of not drinking water
  • Dry and sticky gums
Common Cold:
  • Shivering
  • Dry and warm nose
Cardiomyopathy: (heart disease)
  • Affects 20 o 40% of pets
  • Coughing
  • Easy Tiring
Statistics on pet fatalities:
  • Birds: Window collisions: estimated to kill 97 to 976 million birds/year.
  • Dogs: Homeless/ starvation, dehydration or weather conditions: Each year, approximately 2.7 million dogs.
  • Cats: (we listed more since it’s said they have 9 lives) Old age, Cancer, Kidney failure and Traffic accidents
Top 10 Toxic foods to keep your household pets away from:
  1. Alcoholic beverages
  2. Avocados
  3. Candy (particularly chocolate—which is toxic to dogs, cats, and ferrets—and any candy containing the toxic sweetener Xylitol)
  4. Coffee (grounds, beans, and chocolate-covered espresso beans)
  5. Garlic
  6. Onions and onion powder
  7. Raisins and grapes
  8. Salt
  9. Tea (because it contains caffeine)
  10. Xylitol (artificial sweetener that is toxic to pets)

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