{"id":1424,"date":"2019-10-24T10:05:41","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T17:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rocklinranchvet.com\/blog\/?p=1424"},"modified":"2019-10-24T10:05:41","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T17:05:41","slug":"people-go-crazy-for-it-but-what-about-pumpkin-spice-for-pets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocklinranchvet.com\/blog\/people-go-crazy-for-it-but-what-about-pumpkin-spice-for-pets\/","title":{"rendered":"People Go Crazy For It, But What About Pumpkin Spice For Pets?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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You can go ahead and try, but each fall it gets increasingly harder to escape \u201cpumpkin spice\u201d. It\u2019s everywhere! People definitely go crazy for pumpkin spice lattes, but you can find the flavoring in baked goods, air fresheners, and even personal care products. 
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While unsweetened, cooked pumpkin is generally considered a safe food for pets, the high fiber content can cause some disruption in the GI tract. Is there a way to safely share the wonder that is pumpkin spice with our best buds? Absolutely, and your friends at Rocklin Ranch have some ideas that feature pumpkin spice for pets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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The pumpkin spice trend seems to start earlier each year. Now enthusiasts can purchase coffee drinks, baked goods, soups, ice creams, beer and more as early as August. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pumpkin is a natural treat for many pets, but because it\u2019s usually mixed with spices like clove, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and cinnamon, there are definite and frightening risks of toxicity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Similarly, baked goods can contain the artificial sweetener Xylitol, a common culprit in pet poisonings<\/a>. High fat content from butter or oils can make pets sick with dangerous symptoms of pancreatitis<\/a>. Pumpkin spice drinks that contains alcohol or caffeine should be strictly off-limits to pets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To avoid a pet emergency<\/a> this fall, please be on the lookout for any of the following symptoms:
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