Common Dog Dangers

Isn't it always the same, you finally find some time in between chores, work, kids and bills to go outside and play some catch with your dog. Catch is perfect, you don't have to walk for a mile and it's lazy enough that you can actually sit down to do it. Suddenly, as quick as you threw that favorite piece of driftwood, your lab brought it back, along with a case of torn skin around his snout. You automatically wonder how this happened? You've played catch a million times before and it had never occurred to you that one day your dog would actually cut his lip open with a piece of wood shard.

His Adrenalin has kicked in after the tenth catch so he'll be wagging his tail, looking seemingly happy, but some 10 pm when you are getting to bed, the whining will start and so will the Vet bill, from the trip to the Emergency Vet Hospital.

Some of the most common problems that pet owners face today, are injuries, followed closely by dog fights, and then right behind those are illnesses as a result of swallowing foreign object, medicines or household chemicals (we all know the Anti-freeze Scare). Anti freeze being the most common type of swallowed chemical due to its sweet taste, can kill a susceptible dog.

Let's take a look at some Accidents within the home:

?Cleaning and Gardening chemicals are the easiest to get into. Keep them safely put away, as well as keep them out of reach from the Curious snout while you are using them. Some common items left lying around that are harmful are instant lighters for the gas/charcoal grill. They can bite into the chamber that holds the fuel and cause a severe reaction. Rat Poison, highly toxic, as well as eating a poisoned rat, it's just as bad as eating one. If your pet gets involved with Rat Poison, take the box with you to the Vet to show the toxicity level. All Rat Poisons and or many types of rodent poison, have explicit definitions of how toxic to humans and animals they are.