A Christmas Warning for Pets

[Catherine]

Quote:Yes Catherine, fat can be dangerous for dogs. Some dogs are more susceptible to acute pancreatitis than others but it's a gamble. The safest thing is to make sure a dog doesn't get into any fat trimmings from any meat. And yes they can die from pancreatitis, even if they seemed fit and well before. It is also an extremely painful condition.

I didn't know about this. It does explain the health issues of some dogs I have known. I will watch for the problem in future. I am sure many people don't know about this.

Cats and Christmas trees are a classic problem. We took in a stray one Christmas and he brought the tree down. Sadly many very old ornaments were lost.

When I took my tree down one year I found my long tailed  grass lizard on it. I didn't even know she was out. I don't know how she got out. She was always getting out. I was sitting talking on the phone and she dropped off the curtains onto my head.
Sometimes lizards are a bit like living with a very small cat.