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Cats of YoreMore pets go missing around the Fourth of July than any other time of year. If your cat is afraid of fireworks, keep them inside and STAY HOME. Make sure they have cozy places to hide. Play music to help cover the loud noises. Keep windows shut - cats can easily bust through screens if they are scared enough. Draw the curtains to block out flashes of light. Use a calming pheromone diffuser such as feliway if you have one. And if they are up for it, play with them for distraction!
Samhain Night@CatsOfYore Thundershirts help too, for cats and dogs.
Julio Jimenez
Bunnytown 💜⁷@CatsOfYore
This is helpful information.
My bunnies had a hard time with the "tester" fireworks people were setting off earlier. Startling can cause cardiac arrest for them! 😲
This is helpful information.
My bunnies had a hard time with the "tester" fireworks people were setting off earlier. Startling can cause cardiac arrest for them! 😲
interglossa@CatsOfYore I have a feliway but I am not sure they actually work
Tom Ritchford@CatsOfYore Our firework night in the Netherlands is New Year's Eve, and we stay at home with our dogs every time.
(Ah, I mean dog, we lost one due to old age since NYE, and I keep forgetting. Miss you, Mia!)
Robin Daugherty@TomSwirly @CatsOfYore We and our pup got to experience New Years Eve in the Netherlands for the first time this year. No amount of warning would have prepared us for how long and loud those fireworks were. Fourth of July is _nothing_ compared to Netherlands NYE
@robnich @CatsOfYore Now imagine what it was before the fireworks ban.
I hear that the ban isn't well enforced outside the big cities, but certainly in Amsterdam, it was a pale shadow of its original self, which was simply insanity.
Of course, we were in the Kinkerbuurt before, too.
FARIYAD ALI
420@CatsOfYore @ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs I make the bathtub a comfy place and let Alexa play some calming music for dogs.
Vaguely Reminiscent@CatsOfYore that picture is terrifying
Legion@CatsOfYore I'ma go ahead and be that cat lady that coat-tails on a well-followed account to make a personal plea: please keep pet cats inside *all the time,* both for their health and safety and for that of the native fauna population. This also helps cut down on feral populations. #TNR #cats #catsofmastodon