Last week, Evan went to our vet's groomer for one of his regular sanitary shaves. He always just lies down in his carrier and pouts on the way there. But, when I go to pick him up and take him home, he always perks up and gets incredibly happy. On the way home he sits up, looks around, purrs, and all that jazz. Though it looks like he's giving me the side eye in this here photo, it's after I'd picked him up and so he was actually purring and rubbing his cheeks against his cage.
How about a cute blooper with Evan's nose all scrunched up mid-rub?
Next up in our National Pet Poison Awareness Month series of tips is a quick discussion on rodenticides. We rather recently mentioned these, but we'll mention them again for this month of poison prevention. These chemicals, meant to kill mice, rats, and other rodents, are dangerous all around. Depending on the type of poison, rodenticides can cause any number of potentially fatal side effects, such as internal bleeding or acute kidney failure. Ingesting the rodenticide itself is of course one way in which your furbaby can be poisoned. In addition to this, though, if a rodent ingests the rodenticide or walks through it, and then your furbaby gets a hold of that rodent, the poison can also pass into your furbaby's system this way.
To be safe, simply try to avoid the use of rodenticides completely. If rodenticides are being stored or used in your home, garage, garden, or other areas, absolutely ensure that your cat or dog cannot reach them. Also monitor your furbabies if you think rodents are in your house and a rodenticide is being used, to ensure your cat or dog does not catch or eat a rodent that has been poisoned. Severe side effects can result from rodenticides, for both the rodents, your furbabies, and even wildlife. So, please do all that you can to avoid their use.
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