{"id":18384,"date":"2024-12-13T18:39:40","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T18:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/?p=18384"},"modified":"2024-12-13T18:39:40","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T18:39:40","slug":"pet-health-for-the-holidays-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/2024\/12\/13\/pet-health-for-the-holidays-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Pet Health for the Holidays and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pets brighten our lives and are members of the family, so we want to include them during the holidays and make sure they\u2019re healthy now and all year long.<\/p>\n<p>The holidays may present some unique issues for furry friends, so keep them safe during the holidays and all year with these resources.<\/p>\n<h2>Pets and the Holidays<\/h2>\n<p>You may know that some foods aren\u2019t safe for pets, like chocolate and raisins, but what holiday foods are safe to share? Learn more about holiday foods that are pet safe with this podcast from the Humane Society: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/what-holiday-foods-can-i-safely-feed-my-pet\/id1474403702?i=1000635664067\">What Holiday foods can I safely feed my pet?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Food isn\u2019t the only issue for pet owners during the holidays. Decorations and new people in the house can also be concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about keeping your pet safe and happy during the holidays:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspca.org\/pet-care\/general-pet-care\/holiday-safety-tips\">Holiday Safety Tips<\/a> (ASPCA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanesociety.org\/resources\/holiday-safety-tips-pets\">Holiday safety tips for pets<\/a> (Humane Society)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Pet Health and Human Health<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s important for people to understand their pet\u2019s health, and how to take care of them properly all year round. It\u2019s also important for people to understand how their pets might affect their health.<\/p>\n<p>Check out these resources to learn more.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/pethealth.html\">Pet Health<\/a> (MedlinePlus)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/spanish\/pethealth.html\">Salud de las mascotas<\/a> (MedlinePlus en espa\u00f1ol)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/animaldiseasesandyourhealth.html\">Animal Diseases and Your Health<\/a> (MedlinePlus)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/spanish\/animaldiseasesandyourhealth.html\">Enfermedades de los animales y su salud<\/a> (MedlinePlus en espa\u00f1ol)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/healthy-pets\/index.html\">Healthy Pets, Healthy People<\/a> (CDC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Pets and Emergency Preparedness<\/h2>\n<p>And if your New Year\u2019s Resolution is to make or update your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/plan\">personal emergency plan<\/a>, don\u2019t forget to include your pets.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/pets\">Prepare your pets for disasters<\/a> (ready.gov)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/healthy-pets\/emergency-preparedness\/index.html\">Be Prepared: Pet Safety in Emergencies<\/a> (CDC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redcross.org\/get-help\/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies\/pet-disaster-preparedness.html?srsltid=AfmBOop-DtDRDHj8bw6LC7D4TNLIycNnI5WUS6iiYZ3wr8REaI0DKNRr\">Pet Disaster Preparedness<\/a> (Red Cross)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pets brighten our lives and are members of the family, so we want to include them during the holidays and make sure they\u2019re healthy now and all year long. The holidays may present some unique issues for furry friends, so keep them safe during the holidays and all year with these resources. Pets and the&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/2024\/12\/13\/pet-health-for-the-holidays-and-beyond\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1173,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[242],"tags":[444,84,394],"class_list":["post-18384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-animals","tag-emergency-preparedness-epp","tag-resources"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1173"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18384"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18386,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18384\/revisions\/18386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}