my dog is terrified of firework i have already tried plug-ins but they dont work-help!
2006-11-03 06:37:59 · 16 answers · asked by emma_beasley1 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I wouldn't dream of using ear plugs on my dogs! I said plug-ins you fools! Plug-ins as in aromatherapy for anxious animals recomended by scientists! I have four dogs and they mean the world to me! I WOULD NEVER MISTREAT THEM!!!
2006-11-03 07:22:25 · update #1
my cousin gives her dog calpol, works a treat.
2006-11-03 09:01:44 · answer #1 · answered by Suz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could get drugs to tranquilize it from the vets if its really bad.
I usually close the doors to rooms throughout the house and put my dogs bed in the hall where there are no windows! But if thats not possible then find a quiet room (bathrooms are good) and cover existing curtains with a thick blanket! A radio/tv playing at a volume higher than normal in the room helps too. If you can,stay with the dog but try not to react everytime you hear a noise. If you act like there is nothing wrong then the dog will accept it. If you comfort the dog the anxiety will increase because you are actually reinforcing the message that there is something to fear.
I myself am dreading it because I'm working part of the night and hate leaving my animals to cope alone!
2006-11-03 07:09:54 · answer #2 · answered by willowGSD 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may want to call the vet and get a prescription of Acepromazine. It's a sedative. It will not knock your pet totatlly out, but will take the edge off a bit.
Give him the pills (however many your doctor prescribes) about 1 hour prior to the fireworks starting. This way they will have a chance to get into his system.
Of course, don't bring him to the fireworks, but that goes without saying.
2006-11-03 06:44:45 · answer #3 · answered by BVC_asst 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Our dog is a quivering wreck...we have tried all sorts of things buut to no avail....the latest technique is to put him in a t-shirt...kinda like hug therapy and totally ignore him when he reacts to the noise of fireworks, which is difficult to say the least as he gets rather distressed and it is like Beruit outside right now...we have been advised by quite a few people to feed him a bowl of mashed potato or pasta as something in the carbohydrates calms them down, must admit haven't tried that. I just wish they would make fireworks a display event only and stop selling them in supermarkets and shops to everyone...its making our dogs and our lives a bloody misery..
2006-11-03 08:07:50 · answer #4 · answered by widow_purple 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plug-in's as in ear plugs or the air fresheners? Either way not funny and I doubt you'd care about a dog.
Turn the radio or tv up and reasure the poor thing that it isn't under attack if you actually own an animal that is...
2006-11-03 06:44:37 · answer #5 · answered by mark leshark 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just be there for them,put the tv on and close your curtains,I know how you feel,we had a female golden retriever and she wasn't young,a few days before bonfire night the vet used to give me something to calm her down but the vet had to test her heart first but after that my husband used to pick the pills up and she was ok,hope this as been a help to you.
2006-11-03 07:44:07 · answer #6 · answered by shirley m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont bother plugging their ears they can still feel the vibration from the loud bangs. What I do with mine is put on loud music with lots of bass so he cant feel the vibration of the fire works it works except the space between tracks. Try and ban the bloody things would be much better
2006-11-03 06:53:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he's not too big, cuddle him in your arms and show him the fireworks that light up the sky and act excited like it something wonderful. If the dog sees your'e not scared they'll calm down and won't be frightened. Fireworks go off in our area for months and my dogs take no notice now, they don't even worry about the noisy whisling and banging fireworks anymore. Its pointless trying to get them in as they seem to go off in the daytime too. I do get them in on November 5th but there seems to be fireworks night on the 1st, 2nd,3rd, 4th, 6th 7th, 8th,9th,10th,11th and 12th as well.
2006-11-03 06:46:18 · answer #8 · answered by patsy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have had a similar problem and the good people who responded to my question helped took my dog to see our vet this evening and he has given her some tablets ATP which are great , you have to have the dog checked over first to make sure the tabs are suitable ,but Ive given one to my dog and she is fast asleep ,totally unaware of the racket that,s going on outside at the moment , go see her /his vet , these tabs really work great
2006-11-03 07:17:28 · answer #9 · answered by ROSEMARY H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sisters friend had dog that on July 4th, it got so scared of the fireworks, it chewed a METAL door handle to pieces a died of aheart attack. There's really nothing you can do to stop them from being scared. Try staying real close to him( I'm going to assume it's a he) and that might help.
2006-11-03 06:45:31 · answer #10 · answered by sexygamerbeast 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the vet. Tell them your problem. The vet will give you Diazepam. Take the diazepam yourself, on bonfire night. It will be a trip, to see the trippy fireworks accompanied by your dog howling.
I do this every year, man.
2006-11-03 06:49:47 · answer #11 · answered by Not Ecky Boy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋