M= Modified hours for veterinary care
Make sure you know the opening hours of your local and emergency vets over the holidays. Only certain vets are open on public holidays in Brisbane. If your pet is staying with friends or at a boarding kennel, make sure they know the nearest vet to take your pet to in the case of an emergency.
A = Anxiety/Adaptil
Adaptil is a synthetic pheromone designed to help dogs through challenging and stressful times. One of these times may be over Christmas when you are having lots of parties and visitors (= noise and stress). It comes in a collar, spray or diffuser from vets or online pet supply stores.
Also consider other products such as Zylkene, a natural calming supplement that may help your pet during the holiday season.
If you are concerned about how your pet will cope, please contact us and we may also refer you to a Behaviour Vet.
S = Storms and stress
Summer in Australia is typically storm season and unfortunately, a lot of pets are terrified of the thunder and lightning. Make sure your pet has somewhere safe to go such as a crate or den. The use of thundershirts, adaptil and flower essences can help. See our article on Thunderstorms for more info.
Have a safe and enjoyable Christmas!