Noise Phobia
An intense fear response to loud or sudden noises such as fireworks, thunderstorms or traffic. Pets may tremble, hide, pace, drool or try to escape. Managed with a safe retreat, sound desensitisation, calming aids and event medication.
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Event medication that works: Sileo, trazodone, imepitoin and why ACP is the wrong choice
Most dogs who dread fireworks night have, at some point, sent their owner home with a small white tablet "to knock him out for the evening." It is one of the most well-meaning pieces of advice in pet care, and one of...
Your firework night plan: the safe den, the routine, the do’s and don’ts
The bangs may be only days away, and if your pet falls apart every firework season, there is still plenty you can do before the next display. Start with the scale of it. Noise fear is the most common behavioural problem...
Thunderstorms, gunshots and the generally noise-sensitive pet
Fireworks get all the attention, and fair enough, they fill our waiting rooms every November. But a great many noise-fearful pets are not really firework dogs, or not only firework dogs. They are the ones who pace an...
Sound desensitisation: retraining the fear in the off-season
The work that actually changes how a dog feels about fireworks happens in months with no fireworks in them. When November comes and your dog is shaking behind the sofa, the instinct is to reach for the night: more den,...
Noise and firework fear: why it happens and why it worsens with age
Trembling at fireworks, hiding at the first rumble of thunder, bolting at a slammed door: this is the single most common behavioural problem in dogs, and one of the most under-recognised in cats. It is not an odd quirk...
The hidden pain link: when noise fear is a sign of undiagnosed pain
Some dogs who are frightened of fireworks, thunder or sudden bangs are not "just" noise-phobic. They are in pain, and nobody has spotted it yet. It surprises almost everyone, owners and vets alike, the first time they...
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