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For all those people who are slaves to their cats!
If anyone has any advice please help.
Our kitty is terrified of thunderstorms and now recently since it's so close to the fourth of July we've discovered he's afraid of the loud sounds of fireworks. He mostly hides under furniture or he'll show signs of anxiety and run nervously throughout the house acting very paranoid. We have some stress relief spray for cats that helps a little, but if there's something else we can try please let me know.
Thanks for any advice you can give. And Happy Fourth of July to all.
Our kitty is terrified of thunderstorms and now recently since it's so close to the fourth of July we've discovered he's afraid of the loud sounds of fireworks. He mostly hides under furniture or he'll show signs of anxiety and run nervously throughout the house acting very paranoid. We have some stress relief spray for cats that helps a little, but if there's something else we can try please let me know.
Thanks for any advice you can give. And Happy Fourth of July to all.
I also sing around the house all day and with my caterwauling, the cats sleep through it.
So just try putting calm music on NOW to lay down a background that they will realize is okay and it may help them to get through the fireworks.
Also, do you have any super yummy treats that your cat likes that you could get and have ready for the fireworks and try to distract your cat from the panic. When the cat comes to you, give a treat and say--good boy/girl. Then give another treat and say good boy/girl. And focus the cat off the fireworks and onto the yummy treats.
A couple years back, the neighbor had company on a holiday and an elderly man came over and was within 5 feet of my front door throwing down the fireworks that explode when they hit concrete. I opened the door and told him that I LIVE HERE, so stop it and take it back to his relative's home (I was mad because I was afraid that stuff was going to hit the door and blacken it or hit the front window and break it when it exploded). He left immediately.
We had a complete ban on fireworks here for many years due to the deserts being so dry, and now they have lifted that, even though they are still so dry. It's stupid and people are stupid and usually drunk when doing fireworks. A friend of mine many years ago had a place in an area where fireworks were to be done and the residents petitioned because homes were too close and the fire company had to have all men on present and on duty all around there because of risk of fire. Thank goodness because the pieces came down and set dry brush on fire and the fireman were there and able to act immediately so it didn't go anywhere near the homes.