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BOAH: Tips to Keep Pets Safe this Halloween
Indiana Ag Connection - 10/26/2021
Keep pet safety in mind when planning Halloween festivities. The Indiana State Board of Animal Health encourages pet owners to follow a few steps to ensure dogs and cats stay safe this Halloween.
To make Halloween safer for your pets:
- Keep candy away from pets, especially anything containing chocolate or the sweetener xylitol.
- Identify pets with a microchip or tag in case your pet escapes or is lost during Halloween events.
- Keep lit candles and jack-o-lanterns away from pets.
- Keep electric or battery-operated decorations out of reach. Batteries are a hazard if swallowed.
- Familiarize pets with costumes before Halloween. If you plan to put a costume on your pet make sure they are comfortable with wearing one and it fits properly.
- Keep glow sticks and glow jewelry away from pets. While the liquid inside is non-toxic, it tastes bad.
- If your pet is wary of strangers or has a tendency to bite, keep them away from trick-or-treaters. Confining the pet to a familiar room or crate with a comfort toy or blanket is a better distraction.
- Keep your pets inside during trick-or-treating. Pets are very visual and unfamiliar sights and sounds can be upsetting or trigger a fight or flight instinct.
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