Holiday Pet Safety

Keep your furry friends merry and bright by avoiding these common hazards

- Anna-Kaisa Walker

CHOCOLATE

By far the top holiday pet emergency is chocolate poisoning in dogs, says Troye McPherson, president of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association. “I can’t tell you how many I’ve made vomit,” she says. Dark chocolate is the most toxic; a five-ounce square can kill a two-kilogram Yorkie.

CHRISTMAS TREES