Festive season gifts for pets

By Dr Hilldidge Beer

Unlike humans, finding festive season gifts for pets is relatively easy. Here is your pet’s Christmas wish list:

1. Quality time Dog or cat, active playtime and cuddles with you is the best gift you can give your pet. All pets crave your company, even those apparently aloof felines. Make playtime for fun by investing in good quality toys that outlast even the toughest chew.

EberVet Vetshops have a wide selection of ropes, balls, rings and puzzle toys that’ll keep you both entertained for hours.

2. A microchip More dogs and cats stray during the festive season than at any other time of the year. A microchip is your best bet of being reunited with your pet should they wander. It’s inexpensive, takes just a few minutes, there’s no anaesthesia, and it’s painless for your pet.

3. Sterilisation Spaying or neutering your pet is his or her best protection against mammary, uterine and testicular cancers. Each time your pet goes through a heat cycle, her risk rises. Cancer treatment is expensive; prevention is always better than cure.

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