
{"id":2925,"date":"2008-07-03T09:13:28","date_gmt":"2008-07-03T17:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/?p=2925"},"modified":"2008-07-03T09:13:28","modified_gmt":"2008-07-03T17:13:28","slug":"july-4-pet-safety-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2008\/07\/03\/july-4-pet-safety-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"July 4 pet safety tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, July 4th celebrations end with missing or injured pets throughout our County and others.  The following tips, from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals may help keep Orange County\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s pets safer this year. <!--more--><br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Keep alcohol away from pets, as it can be poisonous to them.<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Avoid giving pets scraps from the grill.  New foods may upset their stomach and some foods, such as onions, avocado, grapes and raisins, can be toxic to pets.<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Keep pets away from fires, matches and lighter fluid.<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Leave your pets at home during firework celebrations.  Fireworks can be overwhelming for pets and they are safer and happier at home.<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Keep pets inside rather than in the backyard for firework celebrations.  Even small dogs animals can become great escape artists if scared enough.<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 If your pet shows distress from the noise, put him in a quiet room of the house, turn on some relaxing music and give him a kong stuffed with peanut butter or another favorite treat to keep him occupied.<br \/>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 If you have a pet that you anticipate may be scared, talk to your veterinarian.  Some animals may benefit from a veterinary treatment to calm or relax them during such celebrations.<br \/>\nIf your pet does manage to escape during the upcoming celebrations, or at any time, remember to call and visit the shelter daily if possible.  Some animals may hide for a day or more after a traumatic event and others may not. The Orange County Animal Shelter can be reached at 967-7383.  The shelter will close for the holiday on Friday and Saturday, but will return to regular business hours on Sunday. \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Staff reports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, July 4th celebrations end with missing or injured pets throughout our County and others. The following tips, from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals may help keep Orange County\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s pets safer this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-miscellany"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2925\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}