2019 Issue 5 Sep/Oct - Focus Mid-Tenn Magazine
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pet focus<br />
AUTUMN<br />
SAFETY<br />
FOR YOUR FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS<br />
As we begin to<br />
venture out on hikes and<br />
adventures with our pets,<br />
here are two things to<br />
avoid to make those trips<br />
safe for everyone.<br />
Mushrooms<br />
Fall is one of the<br />
blooming seasons for<br />
mushrooms. While,<br />
according to the ASPCA,<br />
99% of mushrooms have<br />
little or no toxicity, the 1%<br />
that are highly toxic can<br />
cause life-threatening<br />
problems in pets. From<br />
upset stomachs to<br />
kidney failure, to death,<br />
the consequences<br />
of consuming a toxic<br />
mushroom are widereaching.<br />
The easiest way to<br />
by Lauren Means<br />
prevent this is to do your<br />
best to avoid your pet<br />
ingesting any mushrooms.<br />
If you witness your<br />
pet eating something<br />
poisonous or suspect they<br />
have, contact your vet<br />
immediately or the ASPCA<br />
Animal Poison Control<br />
Center at (888) 426-4435.<br />
Snakes<br />
Whether you love them,<br />
hate them, or tolerate their<br />
existence for the greater<br />
good, as the weather is<br />
cooling down snakes are<br />
preparing for hibernation.<br />
Be mindful of where you<br />
are walking and study up<br />
on snakes native to your<br />
area. There are many<br />
snakes that call <strong>Tenn</strong>essee<br />
home, but only four that<br />
FALL EVENTS PERFECT FOR PETS!<br />
Nashville Humane Association’s Dog Day <strong>2019</strong><br />
Centennial Park, Nashville<br />
<strong>Sep</strong>tember 14 from 10am - 4pm<br />
Nashville’s longest-running dog festival is a celebration<br />
of everything pup and all proceeds go to benefit the<br />
Nashville Humane Association.<br />
Rockin’ 4 Rescues<br />
Copper Ridge Event Venue, Murfreesboro<br />
<strong>Sep</strong>tember 26 starting at 6pm<br />
This year’s fundraising event will benefit six area rescues:<br />
Operation Education, Rutherford County Cat Rescue,<br />
Rags to Riches, Halo’s Second Chance, Rural Animal<br />
Rescue Effort and <strong>Mid</strong>dle <strong>Tenn</strong>essee Treasures.<br />
Pawpalooza Pet Festival<br />
Gallatin Parks & Recreation, Gallatin<br />
<strong>Sep</strong>tember 28 from 10am - 2pm<br />
Sumner County’s only festival dedicated to pets and their<br />
human friends. Again we will celebrate the furry friends<br />
with food, vendors, contests and live music FREE!<br />
A DOGgone Good OLD Time<br />
Charlie Daniels Park, Mt. Juliet<br />
<strong>Oct</strong>ober 19 from 10am - 3pm<br />
Hosted by Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary. A day in<br />
the Park with Crafts, Music, and Dogs.<br />
Halloween Pooch Parade<br />
Cheekwood, Nashville<br />
<strong>Oct</strong>ober 26 from 9am - 4pm<br />
Costumed canines and their owners are invited to parade<br />
around the gardens for a fun morning stroll, costume<br />
contest, and even a popsicle eating contest for a cool<br />
treat for all the pups out there.<br />
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