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Post by daylilydude on Jul 3, 2022 14:58:29 GMT -5
For those of us who live in areas that celebrate with fireworks I thought these were some great suggestions to help the furry family members...
1. Keep your pets indoors while fireworks are being displayed in your area...
2. Put identification tags on all of your pets, in case they escape...
3. If you shoot off fireworks, do not do so around animals...
4. If you have an overly excitable animal, you might want to discuss with your vet giving the animal a light sedative for the evening...
5. If you have a basement, you might want to keep your pet down there, with a radio or TV going to drown out the explosive noises...
6. Even if you are convinced your pet will do fine at a firework display, resist the temptation to take it...
7. Never approach someone else's pet during a fireworks display. A normally calm animal can snap and bite when scared...
8. Exercise your dog well before the display, so that they will sleep well...
9. Before you release your pet back into the yard, do a quick survey to make sure that there is nothing there to harm it, especially objects it might try to eat or swallow. If you think your animal has ingested a harmful chemical, call your vet immediately...
Do you have anything that you do to help them?
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Post by hairymooseknuckles on Jul 3, 2022 15:09:50 GMT -5
All good suggestions I think. I generally just holler “y’all Shut up!”
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Post by daylilydude on Jul 3, 2022 15:18:20 GMT -5
All good suggestions I think. I generally just holler “y’all Shut up!”
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Post by brownrexx on Jul 4, 2022 8:57:10 GMT -5
My cats were fine with it but did perk up their ears a couple of times.
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Post by mgulfcoastguy on Jul 4, 2022 11:46:16 GMT -5
Waldo doesn't care for the boom booms but he doesn't freak out . He just takes a nap close to me or goes to bed in my bed room.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Jul 4, 2022 11:59:06 GMT -5
The neighbors shoot off fireworks at New Year's and the 4th, and sometimes also a few days ahead. (There were lots of fireworks in the neighborhood last night, despite the cloudy skies.) Some of the neighbors use the big rockets, too.
My cats prick up their ears a bit at the closer ones, but otherwise ignore them. I think it's like thunder to them, which living in Florida we hear a lot of and they usually also ignore. Now, one day last week we had a lightning strike close that was very loud, and they ran to hide under furniture, but came back out after a few minutes. That is about the most reaction I have ever seen from thunder or fireworks.
But I have heard horror stories from people who have high strung pets which are terrified of both fireworks and thunder. I feel for them and the pets.
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