Christmas madness…
Posted on Tuesday, November 28 @ 23:38:42 GMT by jenvetadmin
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jenvetnurse writes "Well it’s a month today until Christmas. Are you all prepared? It’s that time of year when we are all short of cash, have to suffer relatives and over eat and drink until we feel quite ill. It’s also a fun time, a time to relax and so on.
It is also a time of year when emergency clinics are inundated with ‘Christmas Cases’.
You all know what that means surely. The cat who has raided the turkey and has sharp bones lodged in its throat, the greedy 40kg Labrador who has eaten 3 selection packs when no-one was looking. Get the picture?
Also Gastric Torsions are more common due to an excess of food in the house for dogs to gorge on. Pancreatitis – another painful unpleasant result of pets over eating all the foods which are bad for them. Not forgetting too the pets as Christmas presents. It happens every year despite all of the press warnings. Pups and kits for presents. Given to excited children at the worst possible time. The poor creatures are adored for all of 20 minutes and then are expected to sit still and behave for the rest of the holiday season. Of course the owners did not think that the pup/kit needs quiet time to explore its new surroundings gradually, to become socialised, to be taught where to toilet appropriately etc.
There are also more cases of foreign body incidents around Christmas – yes it may be amusing to watch your new pup eating silly string – not so funny when the pup has persistent vomiting and the string wraps around its intestines resulting in a very ill pup.
Despite all the warnings given to the general public – things do not change do they? The animal charities have to pick up the pieces after New Year with an influx of unwanted animals. The on call vets and nurses miss out on their time with their loved ones as they are duty bound to care for all the ill animals in the surgery. The animals suffer the most all because of the fuss surrounding Christmas. I always feel sorry for nervous pets as well who have to suffer various strangers coming and going, drunken owners, party poppers scaring them half to death etc. I think pets should be separated into a quiet area on their own – somewhere warm and safe ie a spare bedroom away from all the chaos.
If we all educate clients a little more maybe the message will hit home eventually.
Please respond in the forums if you have any stories, comments etc about Christmas and pets. Thanks.
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