Fireworks
We all love to bring in the New Year with a bang.

Unfortunately, for some of our dog and cat friends fireworks are scary stuff. The easy way to help a skittish pet, is before they start, to move them into the quietest room in the house. Let them get comfortable, turn on some easy listening music at midlevel, then close the door for them to be alone.

If you have a couple of weeks before a celebration, there are new plug-in products to comfort and reassure dogs and cats. When you plug this product into the wall it releases an aroma that mimics a natural pheromone. Pheromones are an odorless chemical substance used by animals to communicate between their species. The mother releases this particular pheromone during her first 3-5 days of lactation. It gives the puppy or kitten a sense of well-being and reassurance. This same pheromone around adult pets has a calming effect on the majority of the animals that would normally be stressed by fireworks, thunder, changes in the house, boarding, or being separated from their owner.

A shame we don't have this for people.

Ask your vet for more information in D.A.P. for dogs and Finiway for cats. The product Comfort Zone can be purchased through pet retailers.

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