Friends dont let pets get drunk

[AllAmericanPUP]

Friends don’t let pets get drunk

Just like with caffeine, most people don’t actually give their pets alcohol. However, if they discover that Fifi likes to lick the beer cans, they may find this amusing and give Fifi a can of her own. Big mistake.

Dogs and cats obviously have much less body weight than humans and become intoxicated very quickly. Some people may think it is funny when the dog starts staggering around the house, but they will stop laughing when the dog begins to urinate uncontrollably on the rug. As many people know, alcohol is a diuretic. Once a pet is drunk, it will have lost its inhibitions, so all that house training goes right out the window.

There are worse consequences. Ingestion of larger amounts of alcohol causes behavioral depression, depressed respiration, cardiac arrest, and death. Next time you have a party, lock your pet in a room where it can stay safe and alcohol-free. If your pet should imbibe, call your veterinarian immediately. This way, laughing at your drunken pet is expensive but not fatal.

[mouseatthebusstop]

animals and drink don't mix well :o

[corgilady]

Good advice....I know people who regularly give their ACD a beer. :o

[Cairn6]

Some people just have no common sense.