Dr. Sam Kovac, owner of Southern Cross Vet in Sydney joins The Afternoon Show to give us tips on how to deal with cats and dogs this Christmas season:
Cats
- Why Christmas trees are actually dangerous!
- Tinsel is sparkly but can can cause linear foreign your cats gut
- Friends bringing over lilies is nice but if lilies are ingested can cause kidney failure
Dogs
- All Christmas food is rich! Unfortunately fat causes pancreatitis and sultanas cause kidney problems
- Careful when spending time outdoors due to mosquitos transmitting heartworm and other parasites.
- Watch for dehydration
- Road trip considerations – anti nausea pills, first aid kit – dental floss to kill tick
- Be aware of ‘jolly relatives’ getting slap happy and lifting up animals and dropping them, feeding egg nog etc
Listen to the full interview here:
Visit Sam Kovac at: Southern Cross Vets