Hey folks! Tomorrow is one of those days when planning and preparation can save our furry friends a ton of anxiety and distress, so let’s talk about some solutions we can have in place to keep them from stressing over the explosions in the sky.
Here is an article from Patricia McConnell (author of Control Unleashed and other force free training books) that goes over some things we can do or not do to keep our buddies below threshold. While the article is certainly about dogs, many of the guidelines (including about counter conditioning) can be applied to our feline furballs too.
What are your go-to’s for making the 4th as comfortable as possible for your animals? Is your companion highly sensitive to noise? Share your tips and tricks for other folks to adopt if they haven’t already made a plan.
Fortunately my two cats don’t care about fireworks which in my country are only used during the New Year celebration. They either sleep or watch the show through the windows. I think that replacing my old wooden windows with new PVC soundproof ones does most of the job for me as I am afraid they wouldn’t be so calm if I kept the old ones.