Happy Thanksgivng Spot!
It’s that time of year, family and food! I know it is bound to happen…the inevitable holiday weight gain. Thanksgiving means extra helpings to me and my pooch. Seving a little extra treat to our pets is part of the fun of the day, but we need to be careful what and how much we feed them. While it may seem that a little bit of turkey skin here and a little bit of stuffing there wouldn’t hurt, we know how quickly the pounds can add up over the holiday season. The same rules that apply to us apply to our pets. A diet high in fat and being overweight is very unhealthy for them.
Pancreatitis is just one of the problems that occur with a high fat and unhealthy diet. The “typical” pancreatitis victim is middle-aged or older and overweight. It’s common in both sexes, and very often the family has just had a party or a big holiday meal when this disease strikes. So, if your pet is often one that gets a table scrap here, a potato chip there, extra caution should be taken, as his possibility for an accute pacreatitis attack could already be high.
Besides table scraps being dangerous to your pets because of the high-fat in some of them, there are still other reasons to not share your holiday feast with pets. Cooked turkey, duck, geese and other bird bones are also dangerous to your pet. So make sure all left overs are put away or thrown away and out of your pets’ reach.
I know I am truly thankful for my beagle Oliver and I am going to make sure to keep him healthy this holiday season!
