VETS are urging dog owners to keep mince pies away from their furry friends this Christmas. The raisins in the sweet festive treats are poisonous to dogs and eating them can lead to sickness and diarrhoea – and potentially even fatal kidney failure. Vets are bracing themselves for an 880 per cent rise in emergency admissions because of the festive period. In 2019 alone, staff at Vets Now treated almost 130 dogs who had eaten mince pies on Christmas Eve up from an average of 14 cases during the rest of December. And the company is expecting an even bigger increase this year due to the fact so many people have acquired puppies during lockdown.
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LONDON, Dec. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Vets are bracing themselves for an 880% rise in emergency admissions - from greedy dogs who ve eaten mince pies meant for Santa.
The raisins in the sweet treats are poisonous to dogs and eating them can lead to sickness and diarrhoea - and potentially even fatal kidney failure.
Every year, Vets Now, the UK s leading provider of emergency pet care, is inundated with mince pie-eating dogs on Christmas Eve and into Christmas morning. In 2019 alone, its vets treated almost 130 dogs who had eaten mince pies on Christmas Eve - up from an average of 14 cases during the rest of December.