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Spring has finally arrived and with it comes a whole new host of dangers for your pet. You and you pets have been cooped up all winter and are just itching to get outside and now you have to worry about things hurting your pets out there too? Don't worry, it isn't that bad when you know what to look out for.
Here is a run down of a few of the items to avoid while enjoying the sun with your pet!
Fertilizers and Lawn Treatments -
With the new grass growing, more and more people are turning to chemical methods to keep their lawns beautiful. A perfect lawn can mean an unhealthy pet though. Pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers can be poisonous to animals and humans. Many lawn companies claim that their process is safer because they dilute their chemicals. Not true. Even in small doses, these harmful chemicals that are designed to kill weeds and unwanted pests, will do damage to your pet as well.
Try an all natural way to fertilize your lawn...worm castings! Its true! Earth worms are highly beneficial to the soil and the plants that grow there. A healthier lawn means less weeds. Less weeds mean less harmful pests. No chemicals mean that you and your pets can roll around in the grass and enjoy the sun without worrying that your lawn is going to kill you.
Internal and External Parasites -
Their baaack! Fleas, ticks, mosquitoes, roundworms, hookworms, tapeworms, the list goes on and on. The moist ground, the warmer days, all make for a perfect environment for these little pest to bred, multiply and make their way to you and your pets. If you live in the south, you should already be protecting your pet throughout the year but if you live in the northern states where it gets cold enough to kill these pests, now is the time to get your pet back onto flea and tick medication, get their immune system built up to fight the parasites and visit your veterinarian for deworming.
Keeping you pet clean and healthy will help decrease the chance that these "bugs" with become a problem with your pet.
Allergies -
For those of you with seasonal allergies, this time of the year can be a nightmare. It can be the same way with your pet. The great thing is, is that what works for humans, can work for your pet as well. Keeping your pet in tip top health will boost that immune system and allow them to fight allergens much better than those that lack in nutrition. Benedryl is wonderful for pets as well. Ask you veterinarian if this over the counter drug is right for your pet.
Poisonous Plants -
This is the biggest concern of all. It is not common knowledge what plants are poisonous to pets.The ASPCA has compiled a list of poisonous plants. Click their logo below to view their comprehensive listing.
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