Have just reached was reportedly last, health include VOIP training people, strange decorations, rich food, drinks, smoke, odors, noise, and gaiety can turn a companion animal's environment upside-down. Add a few small children running around the seasonal excitement and a dog well react with barking, biting, digestive upsets, or worse. Cats likely hide under the bed, but streak outside while the front door is open, keep eye on them! If a party is planned, it be best to confine your companion animals a quiet part of the house along with their comfortable and familiar bed blanket and toys. Or leave your dog at a familiar neighbor's or relative's house. Indoor animals should never be put outside just while the party's going. animal accustomed to the warm house suffer when the outdoor temperatures are lower than he or she is used to. If your companion animals are nearby during a festive meal, ask your guests to refrain from just giving them a little treat. table scraps upset a companion animal's digestion and result vomiting or diarrhea. If serving the traditional meals for the holidays, make sure those turkey or chicken bones are dumped the outside garbage where your dog or cat can't get to them. And outside trash bins need to be secured against plundering by other outdoor animals. Keep out of harm's way such party treats as chestnuts, peanuts, and Holiday plants such as poinsettias and mistletoe are also poisonous to animals, and should be kept out of their reach or replaced with artificial replicas. And budgies and some other caged birds, if allowed out of their cages, suffer ill effects from nibbling on Christmas trees. As with other drugs, keep alcohol away from companion animals. You'd be surprised how cats and dogs drink wine, beer, or sweet mixed drinks. Only a little can intoxicate a dog, and too much can affect his breathing, put him into shock, even cause his system to shut down. Even if the dog survives, his system have unpleasant hangover to deal with. Keep alcohol including those half-full glasses left over from the party away from companion animals. Gifts for companion animals should be considered from their perspective. A toy that seems wonderful the store be small a puppy or kitten might swallow it. A luscious treat contrary to a companion animal's accustomed diet cause discomfort and possibly even disastrous consequences such as diarrhea, vomiting, or pancreatitis. Puppies and kittens often the baubles and branches of a Christmas tree as invitation to climb the tree, or pull at the branches or ornaments. When decorating the tree, use only on the lower branches and keep fragile ornaments, lights, and tinsel up on higher branches. A small latticework fence around the base of the tree helps keep dogs and puppies away. Some chemicals used to extend the life of the Christmas tree are poisonous and lethal to companion animals, even if there's no room for a fence, the treated area should be covered with a small section of window screen. Electric cords that light up the trees or other decorations can shock companion animals, and a chewed cord is a serious fire hazard. Keep electrical cords hidden away from curious companion animals by routing the cords through special cord protectors, foam tubes, or PVC pipe Some people think it's a wonderful idea to surprise a friend or relative with adorable puppy or kitten as a gift. reality, animal is probably the most thoughtless present they can give. Modern veterinary care and suburban lifestyles mean the average companion animal live 12 years or more, which means 12 years of not just licenses and veterinary care but also supplies such as food, collars, leashes, litterboxes, etc. A friend or relative not be ready to accept that kind of commitment. A gift companion animal should always be discussed with the prospective human first. Even when a friend or relative is ready for a companion animal, holiday excitement amid new surroundings terrify a new dog or cat. A better gift at Christmas or Hanukkah is a book about the animal or on companion animal care. After the holidays, when it's quieter, is a much better time to give the actual animal. The cat or dog then receive all the calm, loving attention he or she needs. Adopt animal from a shelter rather than purchase one at a pet store. Because of mass breeding techniques, pet store animals often suffer diseases not apparent at time of purchase. Shelter animals have often had all their shots and are usually already spayed or neutered. Also consider the benefits of adopting adult animal, who already be housebroken or used to a litter box,