Texan ENT - November 2019

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Page 1 The Most Important November Holiday

Page 2 Life Lessons From ‘Lady and the Tramp’

Page 2 Simple Ways to Stay Active

Page 3 Get This Out of Your First-Aid Kit

Page 3 Green Beans With Ginger and Garlic

Page 4 Word From the Westies

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TURKEY AND PUMPKIN AND SWEET POTATOES, OH MY!

How theWesties CelebrateThanksgiving Izzy here! Emma and I are just thinking about our favorite Thanksgiving foods. We’re good dogs, and we know we’re not supposed to beg, but it gets really hard on Thanksgiving. Everything smells so good! I know a lot of people want to share the feast with their four-legged family members, so today, we’re looking at how you can share the bounty without jeopardizing your pet’s health.

When you can control exactly how much human food your pet gets, it’s alright to give them some Thanksgiving leftovers as a treat. Just make sure to compensate for the extra calories by decreasing their regular food or treats that day.

The Rule of Table Scraps We’re betraying the rest of dog-kind by telling you this, but you should never give your dog or cat table scraps on Thanksgiving. A little piece of turkey won’t hurt us, but if you’re sneaking food to your dog, odds are the rest of your family is doing the same and not being very careful. Veterinarians see a huge increase in emergency visits for dogs with pancreatitis right after Thanksgiving because they overindulged. If your pet is begging to partake in the feast, put them in another room and make sure your whole family agrees not to give your dog or cat any table scraps. What About Leftovers? When stored in the fridge, Thanksgiving leftovers are only safe to eat for up to four days before you risk food poisoning. Basically, you have until Monday, Dec. 2 this year to eat all those leftovers before they need to be thrown out. Can your pets help with that?

It’s also important to make sure those leftovers are safe for your dog to eat. Turkey should be boneless, skinless, and unseasoned. Raw pumpkin is great, but pumpkin pie filling is not. And while sweet potatoes are great for dogs, sweet potatoes topped with marshmallows can make us really sick!

On behalf of all dogs, thank you for looking after our health during the holidays.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Izzy & Emma

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