poor sam

is have a break down here he wont ever want to leave the house after tonight

fireworks?

yea, hes farting really bad also

I'm so glad we don't have to deal with fireworks here.

He'll be ok, have you tried a thundershirt, or some calm suff?

i'm going phone them tomoz to to see what they recommend

Sounds daft but a good thing to do is to go to bed and make a little den

Aaawww, poor Sam

janey wrote:

Sounds daft but a good thing to do is to go to bed and make a little den

i try to make a den he just get out

hope he's better tomorrow Steve , can be really distressing and we had it year after year with our old BC

Poor Sam.
Damn fireworks get louder each year dont they

I had the tv full blast last night to help drown out the fireworks, that and lots of cuddles.
So little we can do about it.

So upsetting when our babies are stressed, when we had the first fireworks and thunderstorm with Bella we decided to try to make it a fun time , lots of play ,when the big bang noise came we would say YAY loudedly ,very funny seeing O.H dancing around the house!!!! We also did training with treats,for us it worked really well, we are very lucky as we did that when she was 8 weeks old ,so we dont have any problems with fireworks or thunderstorms now

Poor Sam, they just don't understand, do they?

Adaptil might help, or a thundershirt, but it'll take time to get them. If your vet's open today they might be able to sugest something.

poor boy, worst thing is that its not confined to just one night where you can breath a sigh of relief that its over. sending my best wishes

How is Sam this morning Steve , has he settled back down

We put some DAP spray on a blanket for Rocky last night, he then curled up on my hubbys lap and went to sleep. It works for us I would recommend you try it Steve.

a few friends of mine have started a campaign to get fireworks banned. they want to make the only ones being let off by the public to be silent ones to stop the stress of pets and the elderly. They also want them to be only done by demonstrators.

http://www.looking-glass.co.uk/campaigns/banthebang_vote.htm

This is my pup's first "firework season" (and what a pity it isn't only confined to one night ie 5th Nov as in days of yore). We live near to an army area so he is used to bangs and doesn't mind them, but tonight the fireworks are worse and plus the local football club is having their firework party starting in half an hour or so, so don't wan't to push my luck by taking Kuchar on his usual 6-7 pm fast walk around the streets which usually wacks him out for the rest of the evening. So now he's stir crazy and driving me mad.

Ah well, only another 2 weeks or so of fireworks, then a short rest and it's the New Year with another two weeks or so of it.

Hayley wrote:a few friends of mine have started a campaign to get fireworks banned. they want to make the only ones being let off by the public to be silent ones to stop the stress of pets and the elderly. They also want them to be only done by demonstrators.

http://www.looking-glass.co.uk/campaigns/banthebang_vote.htm

I'd be for that , and once the bangs have gone a lot of the kids would stop buying themn anyway so probably a win win situation

we got a thunder shirt for sash,it did,nt seem to work last night,she was still shaking and panting,we put it on her tonight(done it up a bit tighter) and she seems alot better,hows he doing tonight?

stella wrote:we got a thunder shirt for sash,it did,nt seem to work last night,she was still shaking and panting,we put it on her tonight(done it up a bit tighter) and she seems alot better,hows he doing tonight?

I think it has to be quite snug as it is supposed to make them feel like they are being cuddled

i'd only just given her dinner to her and did'nt want to put to much pressure on her tummy,def seems to be working tonight,i got mine at pets at home.

Poor Sam!! And all the other little ones that have been suffering This was Rolo's first firework season and I guess we've been fairly lucky... I tried to be prepared, curtains closed, tv turned up lights on and frozen kongs etc on standby. We also sat playing silly noises on our phones... Rolo soon worked out that silly noises came from there and wasn't worried by the outside ones. But it's the hardest thing to sit and watch your dog have a panic attack over the noise, my old collie was dreadful, he used to try and dig under the bed, bathtub... anywhere to escape it Big hugs and I hope it's over for him soon ><

I feel awful for all the animals affected by fireworks.I feel extremely lucky that Cairo isn't bothered by them in the slightest

pets at home sell thundershirts now just thinking as the fireworks will prob be going off for a while yet