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Wednesday Woozles: Thanksgiving Dinner Safety [1]

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Date: 2022-11-23

This is a repeat of last year’s pre-Thanksgiving installment. I know some of us have questions on the safety of some foods and ingredients for our beloved woozles.

I love sharing my Thanksgiving meal with my pets but I certainly don't want to poison them. Today I hope to share some advice with you on what in a Thanksgiving dinner you can give you woozles.

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Now for the food: here’s a list of typical Thanksgiving foods and ingredients I found:

Lean turkey meat is wonderful for woozles, in moderation, as well as most plain, unseasoned vegetables. It’s okay for pooties, too.

A tiny bit of gravy dribbled over our pets’ food is a real treat but too much is too rich for most of our pets. The fats in it can cause cramps, diarrhea, even extremely painful pancreatitis.

Woozles and pooties love to snag turkey bones but try to keep them out of reach. There’s a chance they will splinter and cause their digestive tracts to bleed. Nobody needs an emergency run to the vet.

Plain mashed up potatoes are also great for dogs but too much can cause a spike in blood sugars if your woozle is a diabetic. However, the butter and whipping cream in most mashed potatoes aren’t great for them. They can cause the same problems as gravy.

Most woozles and pooties love giblets. They are awesome sources of vitamins but, again, watch the fats. Also if your pet has chronic renal failure they may overload your pet’s kidneys. Most of your pets can enjoy them, but in moderation only. Save some for leftovers.

Stuffing presents problems. For one, there is a ton of salt and butter in it. The green herbs in it—parsley, sage, rosemary--are actually quite good, even medicinal, for dogs and cats. Parsley is a safe, natural diuretic. It’s the onions or onion powder, black pepper and possibly garlic that are bad for them. Large amounts of onions can cause hemolytic anemia in both dogs and cats. Garlic is also a no-no. Black pepper can increase the absorption of any medications. It’s best to skip it. In fact, it’s best to skip the stuffing entirely.

Grapes and raisins are more toxic to woozles and pooties than chocolate. Veterinarians aren’t sure why yet but grapes and raisins can cause acute kidney failure in dogs and cats. Keep them away from your pets.

Unbaked bread dough can cause dangerous bloat when it gets in your woozles tummies.

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As for pumpkin pie, the pumpkin itself is good for both dogs and cats. It’s chock full of vitamins and fiber. Many kitties love it. Cinnamon, ginger and cloves are also good for woozles. However, while a bite of pie probably won’t harm your pets, the nutmeg that’s present in pumpkin pie spice is toxic for pooties and woozles. It contains a component called myristicin that can cause abdominal pain, vomiting, an increase in heart rate and blood pressure, and even seizures. Cloves can also have a numbing effect on cats. And too much sugar is never good for your pets.

Pecans and walnuts, too, are particularly toxic to dogs (and horses). They contain a chemical called juglone which is the same thing that selectively kills certain plants that happen to be growing around their trees. It’s toxic to our pets, too.

Caffeine can give our pets the jitters, same as people, only more so.

Chocolate contains a component called theobromine. Our pets’ bodies can’t metabolize it like ours do. Enough of it will cause heart arrhythmias, muscle tremors, seizures, even death. And veterinarians have no antidote.

Alcoholic beverages should be obvious, unless you want drunken pets staggering around.

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Happy Thanksgiving to all!

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