​​Bells and bobtails ring, making spirit bright, here is Christmas making our lives delight! Aren’t the surroundings wonderful? Christmas spreads positivity with its arrival and not only children but we too wait this time of the year impatiently. However if you are a pet guardian then it may be a bit difficult to pull up things as you planned. You may have to decorate and plan things keeping your furry friend’s safety in mind. To make things easy and distress you in the hectic Christmas schedule, we have listed some of the most important tips to have a pet-safe Christmas:

Christmas Tree Safety Tips- It may not be all sparkly!
Yes, Christmas tree has its own beauty and you may want it to place it in the middle of the room. However, it can turn out to be a danger for your pets. Therefore it is safe to put your tree in a corner, safe from your pet’s eyes. If your furry friends cannot stay away from the tree even after placing out of their sight, place something that would create noise like plastic bottle filled with knick knacks or aluminum foil that alerts you if your pet is around. 

Have you placed or planning to place tinsel on your Christmas tree? Tinsel can give a sparkly touch to your tree, but you may need to hang it up where your pet cannot reach. Cats love sparkly things and have an unusual attraction towards tinsel. If you own one, avoid using it. Tinsel can potentially block the digestive tract of pets if ingested and has no other remedy than surgical removal of it. 

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Lights and other ornaments are better off on the higher branches of the tree. Your pooch or kitty can get tangled in the lights which can be dangerous and may cause dangerous burning accidents. Ornaments are a choking hazard and may cause paw and mouth injury if broken. Make sure you pick off everything off the floor. 
 
Holiday Food Dangers- Skip these things in the platter!
Sweets can undoubtedly make your Christmas merry, but it is certainly not the thing for pets. By now, you must be aware of the dangers that chocolate or lactose filled treats could pose for your canines and felines. So make it a point to keep your sweets and chocolates away from your pet’s reach and that there are no unattended plates during this season. 

If you feel guilty that your pet is just sitting while you are savoring Christmas dinner and thinking of tossing a leftover bone to him, do not! Do not feed human food full of fat and spices, and bones too should not be fed to your canines. This could pose a choking hazard and put your per’s life in danger. 

Of course there would be cocktails during the best time of the year, isn’t it? However you may need to be careful with alcoholic drinks when you have a furry companion at home. Do not leave the drinks unattended as its ingestion may make your pet sick, weak and pose other serious issues like respiratory failure or slipping into comma. 

It is always better to take care of things beforehand rather than making your pet and pocket suffer later. Do not forget your pet’s safety in these merry festivities. Have a safe Christmas and happy holidays!

You must have heard “doggy smell” often, but have you ever heard something like “cat smell”? May be not, because felines keep themselves extremely clean by grooming and it is an unusual thing if your kitty is having a foul smell. Thus it is recommended to consult a veterinarian if foul odor remains for more than two days as it is believed by the vets that bad smell may be the result of underlying health issues. This bad stench depends on the part of the body that has wellness issues. Therefore the first thing you should do is to check from which body part the smell is spread and act accordingly.

• Mouth: The usual cause of bad odor originating from mouth is dental disease. Almost 70% of adult cats face periodontal issues due to lack of oral care like brushing and veterinary teeth cleaning. Hence it is important to keep your cat’s dental health in check. However, there are some other reasons like liver diseases, digestive issues, kidney diseases and oral cancer that could deteriorate your feline’s mouth odor.

• Bite Wounds: Bite wounds may go unnoticed until foul smell fill you nostrils when your feline is around. If you smell bad odor from your feline, look for bite wounds which are usually found around the base of the tail, the legs, face, and the neck. These wounds might be very small, filled with pus and bacteria which makes it smelly and painful. Other symptoms of bite wounds apart from foul odor are lethargy, loss of appetite, and flinching when the affected area is touched.

• Ears: The atmosphere inside your feline’s ear is dark, warm, and moist. Exactly what bacteria and yeast needs to live in! Yeast and bacteria and infections caused by them can be blamed for unpleasant smell releasing from your cat’s ears. It is necessary to clean your queen’s ears and maintain complete hygiene to avoid ear infections caused by mites, allergies, skin conditions like seborrhea, and foreign bodies.

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• Anal Area: There could be many reasons of your cat’s hind quarters smelling bad. If you smell unpleasant odor from the anal region of your kitty, check for matted feces in the fur. If your feline is obese or has arthritis then they may not able to groom themselves properly and it could lead to the foul odor situation. Other underlying conditions like inflammatory bowel disease, cancer, and intestinal parasites can also be the reason of bad odor release. If foul smell continues to get you from your cat’s anal region for more than two days, do not overlook it and contact a veterinarian.

 
These are some of the reason why your all-clean kitty may sometimes smell bad. As it is an unusual thing in case of cats, one should take it seriously and consult a vet if the condition persists for more than two days.