{"id":1842,"date":"2021-10-28T15:47:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T02:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tryitdemo.com\/vsa\/?p=1842"},"modified":"2021-12-02T12:55:46","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T23:55:46","slug":"anxious-pets-and-fireworks-helping-to-keep-them-calm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tryitdemo.com\/vsa\/anxious-pets-and-fireworks-helping-to-keep-them-calm\/","title":{"rendered":"Anxious pets and fireworks: Helping to keep them calm"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1842\" class=\"elementor elementor-1842\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eed475c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eed475c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11f6346\" data-id=\"11f6346\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a45b71 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a45b71\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-97f8d21\" data-id=\"97f8d21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f3e919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f3e919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>How to help your anxious animals during Fireworks season<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ddec39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ddec39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin: 6pt 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro', sans-serif; color: #333333;\">Fireworks season is about to start again, which means it\u2019s time to start thinking about the safety of our pets. Some dogs and cats aren\u2019t upset by the explosions, while others are highly stressed or get hurt by panicking and bolting to get away from the terrifying noise and lights.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 6pt 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\">Signs of anxiety can include pacing, trembling, panting, drooling, attention-seeking (vocalising, pawing, nuzzling, and climbing on people), hiding, and bolting. Escape attempts tend to involve hiding behind furniture and staying in a garage or bathroom. Because the source of the noise is confusing, inside dogs may want to escape to the outside, and outside dogs may be frantic to get inside.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 6pt 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro', sans-serif; color: #333333;\">Nervous pets tend to drink more water, so make sure there is plenty available. Bring outside pets inside, close the curtains, and put some music or the TV on. Keep your cats securely inside, and if your dog needs to use the toilet during fireworks, take him or her outside on a leash. Make sure all your pets wear an ID tag or a collar that contains your phone number. Tags and collars can be lost, so keeping your microchip details up to date on the online register is the most useful in helping you find your lost pet. Finally, remember that small pets and birds are also affected by fireworks, so consider taking steps to prevent their anxiety around fireworks too.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 6pt 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000; font-style: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal;\"><b>Your animals usually cope better if you\u2019re with them during fireworks events, so think ahead before leaving them alone.<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro', sans-serif; color: #333333;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7107c5a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7107c5a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5ea657\" data-id=\"f5ea657\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5738ef4\" data-id=\"5738ef4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3befb8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3befb8f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8589663\" data-id=\"8589663\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23eec9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"23eec9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6d8745 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6d8745\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For mild anxiety, there are lots of things you can try and home to reduce your pet's anxiety<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a628717 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a628717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin: 6pt 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro', sans-serif; color: #333333;\">For many frightened animals, just staying in a crate (as long as they are used to one) or in a \u201csafe\u201d room with a closed door is all you\u2019ll need to do. Hiding is not a sign of a problem, if your pet returns to a normal behaviour when the fireworks are over. Add in music with a regular beat to help provide a distraction, or a TV programme.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 6pt 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro', sans-serif; color: #333333;\">Synthetic pheromone sprays such as Feliway\u00a0for cats and Adaptil for dogs are readily available from your regular vet. These sprays imitate the properties of natural pheromones released by mother cats and dogs to calm and settle their offspring, and gives pets a sense of safety and well-being \u2013 they work well for stress in general, not just for fireworks.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 6pt 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro', sans-serif; color: #333333;\">Ask your regular veterinarian about calming supplements or diets they may have available.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 6pt 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro', sans-serif; color: #333333;\">Some pets respond to pressure wraps, such as\u00a0Thundershirts\/Thundercaps or\u00a0Anxiety Wraps. The pressure on the body is thought to have a calming effect.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 6pt 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro', sans-serif; color: #333333;\">If the anxiety isn\u2019t extreme, you can try giving a high-value food or toy when fireworks are going off, with the goal being to associate fireworks with a positive experience.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10d3a43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10d3a43\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4e62f8\" data-id=\"a4e62f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5325ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5325ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Medication <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e11bee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e11bee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin: 6pt 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro', sans-serif; color: #333333;\">It&#8217;s much easier to prevent a fearful reaction than it is to reverse one, so if your pet is really nervous around fireworks, a short-term sedative before the fireworks start may be what\u2019s needed. Make an appointment to talk to your regular vet ahead of time, so you can have something on hand to give your pet before the noise begins.\u00a0Several medications are used for fireworks or thunderstorm phobias in dogs; however,\u00a0remember <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro', sans-serif; color: red;\">do not use any of your own prescriptions<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro', sans-serif; color: #333333;\">\u00a0because the dosage\u00a0or medication may be potentially harmful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 6pt 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro', sans-serif; color: #333333;\">Some severely anxious pets may benefit from medications that increase the level of serotonin. Their effects do vary, so you will need to test them with your pet before the fireworks season starts. Some of these drugs can take several weeks, if not more, to build up to an effective level, so they are not a spur-of-the-moment fix.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 6pt 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-628f0e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"628f0e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-204d6d9\" data-id=\"204d6d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d64c82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d64c82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin: 6pt 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000; font-style: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><b>Finally, don\u2019t forget to find out which clinics or emergency hospitals are open during fireworks season in case you need one, to help avoid time delays and stress.<\/b><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 6pt 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46480ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46480ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86eb501\" data-id=\"86eb501\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7152c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-facebook-button\" data-id=\"c7152c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"facebook-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c697471 elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"c697471\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"share-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fireworks season is about to start again, which means it\u2019s time to start thinking about the safety of our pets. 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