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What can you do to keep your cat or dog from being frightened by fireworks?

Stay with them. Don’t leave them in the back yard or house while you go out front, or drive off, to enjoy the fireworks. I have spent many July 4ths indoors, holding and reassuring my dog (and for several years my dog AND my scared young son).

Get your dog a Thundershirt. This fits like a straitjacket, while not impairing movement. Help your dog feel contained and snug. If it’s too late to run to the pet store for this, wrap your dog in a towel.

Plan a little ahead, and talk with your veterinarian’s office about medication. There are two main approaches: Sedatives, which leave a dog scared inside, but droopy and lethargic, less able to react to the loud noise; or anti-anxiety medication, which helps ease the fear of the next unknown BANG. Which works better is up to you and your dog; situations differ.

Best yet, take your dog somewhere without fireworks. Go camping. Go stay in a motel in a very rural area. Go stay at the beach, with the white noise of crashing surf to mask the noises.

Cats? They don’t let us know if the noise bothers them.

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