This is the sixth in a series of posts highlighting:
Summer Safety Tips for Pets
Tip #6
Pesticides
What a great pleasure it is for your dog to lay on the grass, catch some rays, have a good roll around and sniff all the pretty flowers.
Enjoying a sunbath
But before putting your paws on that grass, or taking a good sniff of those flowers, make sure they haven’t been treated with fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides or insecticides that are toxic to pets.
Keep the paws off treated grass
Just as important, make sure those plants and flowers your dog sniffs are pet safe!
Make sure those plants and flowers are pet safe!
Have your humans find a safe garden, field or dog park to play and run around on and make sure they wash your paws afterward your adventures.
If you ever suspect your dog has come in contact with, or ingested fertilizers or other toxic solutions, contact you veterinarian immediately!
Always store these products in areas that aren’t accessible to your pets and if you’re uncertain about the use of any product, ask the manufacturer and/or your veterinarian for instructions.
Has you dog or pet ever been exposed to a toxic product, plant or flower? If so, what kind and how did you treat it?
July 22, 2016
Hugely important post! The safety of our pups, especially when they are so close to the ground is really essential. I will also share, that we always wipe off the under carriage of the dogs and their feet to ensure we’re wiping pesticides away.
July 28, 2016
Thanks for sharing that not only is it important to wipe and wash paws, but in addition we should wipe their under carriage as well!
July 21, 2016
OMD, I’m always worried about lawn pesticides. It seems most of our neighbors have gardeners that use pesticides, but thankfully they place signs on the lawn so we can avoid them. Even without signs I can always tell who uses those pesticides, their lawns always look amazing – unlike our lawn, LOL! Great reminder, thanks.
Love & Biscuits,
Dogs Luv Us and We Luv Them
July 21, 2016
We see the signs on neighbours lawns too, but you can’t always trust that a sign hasn’t been taken off or blown away. And I agree, you can usually tell who’s lawn has been treated.
July 21, 2016
Ugh, they sprayed Kol’s favourite lawn at the library a few weeks ago and we were so upset we had to change our walk route. This is such an important thing for pet owners to remember. Last thing I want is my dog rolling in toxic chemicals and then licking it off.
July 21, 2016
A few months ago, they sprayed for invasive species here. I carried Mr. N in and out, washed his paws after going to the bathroom and took him out of the area for walks.
July 21, 2016
Good idea carrying Mr. N so he didn’t come in contact with the spray. And very important to wash those paws afterwards!
July 21, 2016
Such a great post – I hate that my neighbors spray and my dogs want to roll in everything all the time. I have to pull them out of grassy lawns and areas that look like they’ve been fertilized. it’s so hard to tell sometimes too and then I’m afraid when they lick their feet!! Thanks for posting about this.
July 20, 2016
Amen and applauding you for blogging this. Always ask when you travel if the outside grass at hotels and what not was treated if you are bringing a pet with you.
July 21, 2016
Great point Carol! Ask if grass/fields have been treated outside of hotels where you may be travelling with your pets.
July 20, 2016
This is so important! My mom’s dog recently became sick because of weed killer in the grass. Thankfully, he’s okay
July 21, 2016
I’m so happy to hear your mom’s dog is ok! It’s important that people understand the hazards of these products.
July 20, 2016
Very important for all pet parents to be aware of! This is part of the reason we put turf in our backyard – no nasty weed killers or chemicals involved! We clean with all natural cleaners.
July 20, 2016
Pesticides are no joke! We had a human neighbor who nearly died from exposure to them years ago. I have never used them and are very cautious about letting our dogs on lawns even after the signs come down. Thanks for the reminder!
July 21, 2016
Oh that’s very scary! We don’t use them either, but some of our neighbours do so we still have to be careful.
July 20, 2016
Edie looks so relaxed lying in the grass! I haven’t had mine get into any pesticides, but my boy Riedi can smell chocolate from a mile away. He’s gotten some several times and I keep the peroxide ready to get it out of him!
July 21, 2016
Oh my goodness,chocolate’s no good! Happy you catch Riedi in time!
July 20, 2016
A good thing to keep in mind! I don’t have much grass around me in the city – the good news is I don’t have to worry about pesticides. The bad news is that I don’t have grass! 🙂
July 20, 2016
Well there is an upside and a downside to both 😉
July 20, 2016
We have outdoor cats and pesticides is not something I had considered to be a danger (in other gardens) as we don’t use them much ourselves. Food for thoughts
July 20, 2016
Edie, you are adorable. This is great info for all pet parents.
July 20, 2016
*blushes* Thanks so much!
July 20, 2016
Some fantastic tips on dogs playing safe outdoors. Enjoy the warm weather.
July 20, 2016
I’m very careful about using pesticides and herbicides and keeping Magical-Dawg safely away from the risks.
July 20, 2016
I’m so happy you mentioned this, because I never thought of it before!! You see, you learn something new every day!! <3
July 20, 2016
I’m so happy you learned something from my post that will help/improve your pets safety! We can never stop learning.
July 20, 2016
Great tips! We love reading your summer safety series!
July 20, 2016
Thank you so much!