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Christmas has arrived again, a time for happiness , however it is also a dangerous period for both us and our beloved pets. Pet Sitters London have attempted to list their top tips to reduce the dangers to our pets over Xmas. Dog walkers are frequently asked for help or spot possible dangers to pets at Christmas. This is often a neglected part of pet care.
1. Your Christmas Tree
The most important this about this is ensuring that it is in a safe location and is firmly fixed. This pleasurable activity of putting it up with your kids, must be done in such a way that the cat, if it jumps up onto it, will not bring it down on to the pet. Animals and cats can be put out of joint at Xmas and can become worried and likely to do anything, with all the new people around, with all the new smells and sounds. If you can avoid putting the tree too near to furniture that will help the pet jump onto the tree. Ideas include tying the tree to the ceiling and wall with some wire. Use a hook in the wall might help. Weighting down the tree roots / stem to improve stability is another way of avoiding problems.
Real trees pose a further risk from the pet digesting the pine needles – so clean them up regularly. Some of the water additives for prolonging the life of the tree are dangerous, make sure your pet cannot drink this water.
2. Care with the Decorations.
Glass Xmas balls are particularly dangerous, an alternative are the wooden and plastic balls. Eating these can be very dangerous. Another danger are the bight ribbons and streamers that can be attractive to dogs, and can block the intestines.
Take care with using hooks on attaching the decorations to the trees, use string – it is far safer.

3. Dangers with Electrics.
The electrical wire can be both a dangerous trip hazard and an electrical hazard if pets bite into them. So tidy the wires up. Be very careful if you have a dog or cat that chews and is curious. Keep things turned off if no one in the room, or shut the door.

4. Pet Behaviour
It is a time when, in principle you have a lot of free time, which is an opportunity to care for your pets, even start a pet training programme that you have been meaning to do. However you have many distractions, with a lot on and people coming and going.
It is important to have a rational understanding of the reliability of your pets. If in any doubt close the rooms with any potential danger to, or caused by pets.
Animal behaviour can become disturbed at Xmas with the new sounds, smells and people. Pets are protective and can see a lack of attention, their favourite spot taken over by the Christmas tree as a threat to their home. They are much more likely to change behaviour, cats become worried and nervous, they often go off their food – even if you are offering them some nice Beef or Liver. Dogs can become aggressive, if they do not have enough exercise or enough attention and love. A particular danger even with very well trained and behaved dogs is the “ out of the ordinary” attacks on children and babies. Separate them if not being supervised carefully all the time. If busy consider a professional dog walker from a company such as Dog Walkers London. If you do not have the time for exercising the dog, book your dog sitter for a few walks over Xmas, though a good idea to do this early as they are likely to be busy.
5. Christmas Presents
dogs] especially with many people looking at them. Be especially careful if you have relocated your dogs bed and replaced it with the tree and presents. It is not unknown for dogs to take it out on the presents. The most dangerous consequence is often the digestion of string that can cause digestive blockages, resulting in a trip to the local London veterinary clinic.
6. Care with Christmas Food
It is always tempting to feed the pets some of the nice food that you have at Christmas. Do not give from the table, transfer to their normal food bowls at normal feeding times. It can take you the rest of the year to stop begging at the table, if it worked well at Christmas
Be particularly careful with the seasonal dangers such as Mistletoe, Holly and Poinsettias which are particularly dangerous plants. Some food such as onions, which could be in the nice stew or some of the chocolate being handed around. Sugary products can cause dental problems and with thirty – fiftypercent of dogs suffering from being over weight these calories should be avoided. For both of you, maybe go for a dog walk, he would most likely prefer it.
7. Safety of the Home
Before the season, do a thorough check, looking for potential dangers, our dog walker, often identify risks and pass them onto the owners, common ones include live candles that might be knocked over by pets, especially dogs wagging tails.
I would advise Christmas tree lights to be turned off at night and when no human is present in the house.

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