Keeping Pets Safe During Winters

The winter months mean snow and ice. Whether you are enjoying snow by making a snowman or just impatiently waiting for summers, here are some quick tips to protect your furry friends in winter. We commonly use rock salt as an ice melt to get rid of the snow in our driveways and sidewalks. And, that’s a concern for your pets.

Ice melting products are generally made from different kinds of salt like sodium chloride, potassium chloride, calcium chloride, and magnesium chloride. While pets don’t typically ingest ice melters on purpose, your pet may become exposed if they lick their feet after walking through a recently treated area or by eating snow that may have ice melts in it.

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Ingesting chloride-based ice melting products can cause severe issues in pets, and sometimes you have to rush them to the veterinarians. The most common problems when a pet ingests ice melts are stomach upset, vomiting, or diarrhea. In some cases, vomiting or diarrhea can be severe and can result in dehydration. Ingesting too much of an ice melt can lead to an elevation in sodium level that can cause tremors and seizures.  

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Moreover, since most of these chloride-based salts produce heat due to exothermic reactions, they can cause burns and irritation in the paws of your pets. 

But ice melts are necessary for getting rid of the treacherous layer of slippery ice that causes slip and fall accidents. Sometimes these accidents can cause severe injuries like fractures.

There are, however, a few things you can do to minimize potential problems for your pets:

• Use pet-safe and environment-friendly ice melt like Safe Paw. Safe Paw is a salt-free ice melter that is a  chloride-free, non-toxic ice melt. It meets the stringent requirements of the United States governmental agencies for ecological friendliness. It means that Safe Paw ice melt would not harm you, your pets, children, wildlife, or the larger environment, including your lawn and plants. Safe Paw’s proprietary formula contains safe pet ice melter ingredients like glycol, which is very effective to thaw ice and prevent further freezing.
• Don’t let dogs eat or lick the snow outside the house that has been treated with chloride-based ice melt.
• Wipe your pet’s paws as soon as they get inside the house after the walk. It prevents the risk of ingestion of salt and irritation in their paws.
• Immediately contact the veterinarian if the pet is showing signs of lethargy and nausea.
• Keep all ice melt packaging out of the pet’s reach.

Conclusion

Good ice melt should melt ice and keep the environment and animals safe. Safe Paw is an environment and pet-friendly ice melt that is very effective in getting rid of ice for a long time. Safe Paw uses the right safe pet ice melter ingredients to protect your pets and get rid of the dangerous ice at the same time.

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