http://fortheloveofthedogblog.com/article/fourth-of-july-safety-tips-for-your-dog Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:18:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://fortheloveofthedogblog.com/article/fourth-of-july-safety-tips-for-your-dog/comment-page-1#comment-20769 Admin Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:32:29 +0000 http://petloverstips.com/ForTheLoveoftheDog/tail-waggin-good/fourth-of-july-safety-tips-for-your-dog#comment-20769 My Bruti of also afraid of the fireworks and either hides in the cubby under my desk if I'm in my office or on my lap... LOL I give him a mild sedative to help him out and it make a big difference. Funny, he's not bothered in the least by thunderstorms and neither both Jezz. We do the windows, AC and music or TV too. Ah, the lengths we go to for our babies! :D D. My Bruti of also afraid of the fireworks and either hides in the cubby under my desk if I’m in my office or on my lap… LOL I give him a mild sedative to help him out and it make a big difference. Funny, he’s not bothered in the least by thunderstorms and neither both Jezz. We do the windows, AC and music or TV too. Ah, the lengths we go to for our babies!
D.

]]> http://fortheloveofthedogblog.com/article/fourth-of-july-safety-tips-for-your-dog/comment-page-1#comment-20768 Maggiejwl Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:36:44 +0000 http://petloverstips.com/ForTheLoveoftheDog/tail-waggin-good/fourth-of-july-safety-tips-for-your-dog#comment-20768 You might be surprised at how many dogs are as terrified by fireworks as they are thunderstorms. I ask each of you who has or knows of a dog in such circumstances, to visit your vet and get appropriate medication to treat these anxieties. I do not believe in medicating animals for every little thing, but this type of anxiety kills. Respiratory distress like asthma, heart failure or heart attack, injuring themselves trying to escape the source.. the list goes on. If it is a mild anxiety, 25 mg of Benadryl will help a lot -- (usually dosed at 25 mg per 30 lbs od dog) but severe anxiety may require Xanax (which is the preferred med) or Valium. Don't let your dog be scared.. to death. You might be surprised at how many dogs are as terrified by fireworks as they are thunderstorms. I ask each of you who has or knows of a dog in such circumstances, to visit your vet and get appropriate medication to treat these anxieties. I do not believe in medicating animals for every little thing, but this type of anxiety kills. Respiratory distress like asthma, heart failure or heart attack, injuring themselves trying to escape the source.. the list goes on. If it is a mild anxiety, 25 mg of Benadryl will help a lot — (usually dosed at 25 mg per 30 lbs od dog) but severe anxiety may require Xanax (which is the preferred med) or Valium. Don’t let your dog be scared.. to death.

]]> http://fortheloveofthedogblog.com/article/fourth-of-july-safety-tips-for-your-dog/comment-page-1#comment-20764 Susan Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:42:56 +0000 http://petloverstips.com/ForTheLoveoftheDog/tail-waggin-good/fourth-of-july-safety-tips-for-your-dog#comment-20764 My mother's dog is absolutely terrified of fireworks. It's so bad I think someone must have thrown fireworks at him when he was a puppy (he was 18 months old when we got him as a rescue). We deal with it by closing all the windows, putting on the air conditioning, and turning the sound up on the TV. He would still anxious but at least he would not be freaking out and trying to squeeze his 70-lb frame under my bed. My mother’s dog is absolutely terrified of fireworks. It’s so bad I think someone must have thrown fireworks at him when he was a puppy (he was 18 months old when we got him as a rescue). We deal with it by closing all the windows, putting on the air conditioning, and turning the sound up on the TV. He would still anxious but at least he would not be freaking out and trying to squeeze his 70-lb frame under my bed.

]]> http://fortheloveofthedogblog.com/article/fourth-of-july-safety-tips-for-your-dog/comment-page-1#comment-20705 Jessie Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:30:48 +0000 http://petloverstips.com/ForTheLoveoftheDog/tail-waggin-good/fourth-of-july-safety-tips-for-your-dog#comment-20705 Thank you D. All good advise! Thank you D. All good advise!

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