Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Step1
Leave your pet at home in a quiet, escape-proof room when you go to watch fireworks. Also, make sure that anything that can be destroyed or swallowed is out of reach in case they become frightened. Your safest bet is a cool, well-ventilated room without windows. A crate will work if that’s what your pet is used to.
Step2
Leave a TV or radio on at a regular volume to calm your pet and help drown out other noises. Turning on a fan might also help.
Step3
Make sure your dog or cat is wearing an ID tag with a current phone number in case it gets lost.
Step4
Keep your pet on a leash or in a carrier when you're both outside.
Step5
Find a kennel that you can trust or consider hiring a professional animal sitter to stay with your pet if you plan on being away for the Independence Day holiday. If you have friends or relatives your pet can stay with, even better.
Comments
diggitydogg said
on 10/15/2007 I completely agree. Noise pollution is supposed to be illegal and I think that qualifies! There are other ways to be patriotic.
shurepetsrock said
on 10/15/2007 We make sure we are home by dark to protect our Pets and get the horses locked up in stall and help keep dogs calm, if something actually needs out lawed its fire works.
Fancylad said
on 7/2/2007 good tips, thanks. i've lost the same dog twice because of fourth of july. if you have a bird, put a couple towels over their cage to muffle the noise of the fireworks, the same goes for thunderstorms.