Wishing Everyone a Happy Easter!
HAPPY EASTER!
Wishing everyone a Very Happy Easter. With special wishes and thanks to all of our loyal Supporters and dedicated Volunteers & Donators, who make helping Pugs in Need, possible!
As Easter temptations will be around, please be vigilant around them for a fun & safe time, particularly if Easter Eggs or children are around.
Remind visitors what they’re not allowed to eat particularly.
FOODS they should not eat:
– Chocolate, lying around, discarded or forgotten out on Easter hunts!
– Fruit or Simnel cake, hot-cross buns anything with sultana’s, currants and raisins (grapes)
– Traditional roasted poultry where bones can easily splinter
– Stuffing, gravy, anything which may contain onion, chives, garlic.
– Other foods, such as certain nuts, blue cheese, fatty and salty foods
CHOCOLATE:
Most of us know to keep Easter chocolate away from them, but they will seek things out with their highly sensitive sense of smell.
Theobromine in chocolate is a stimulant. It may cause excitability or muscle twitching, tremors, even fitting, or they may have an increased heart rate.
They may initially be sick, but don’t try to make them sick. If vomit is frothy and foamy it could get into their lungs, making matters worse.
Other signs might include drinking a lot, dribbling, not walking in a straight line and fast breathing. If enough is eaten then the effects can be severe or even fatal.
Some sugar-free chocolates contain xylitol, which is an artificial sweetener especially poisonous to dogs. It can cause a dog’s blood sugar level to drop to dangerous levels, also possibly liver failure.
Although chocolate foil wrappers are not poisonous, they can cause an obstruction if eaten. This can be dangerous enough to require surgery. Signs of an obstruction may include being sick, being tired, they may be off their food, or finding it difficult to go to the toilet!
If you suspect your pet may have eaten chocolate, keep the packaging and call your vet immediately. Help them regarding the type of chocolate that’s been eaten (dark, plain, milk, white etc.) and how much has been consumed.
PDSA: Learn more about chocolate toxicity and the signs and symptoms: http://pdsa.me/bUYl
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For more information about Easter and Spring hazardous temptations, please see:
Spring Hazards & temptations! | The Pug Dog Welfare & Rescue Association
