July 4th and dogs

[DTisme]

I agree. Definitely quieter! Yay!

[sistersue]

Yes, HPP was much quieter this time. The guy that sets off pipe bombs set three off on July 2nd and then an ambulance and fire truck came to his house and I haven't heard anything from him since!
It's true, dogs are so different. My daughter's dog, Oreo, loves to be around fireworks! But her sister, Nilla, is terrified and hides under the bed. A little Zanax for my cattle dog changes him from miserable to normal. But his brother threw up a little but I think it's because he didn't chew his dinner and he gets much more terrified than the other one. The Zanax changed this dog from being in hell and tearing the house apart to laying down and acting pretty calm. When he got up he didn't wobble like with the Valium. The next day they were in great shape and acted like they loved me even more for helping them!

[DTisme]

My dog also acts thankful the next day, sistersue! And once, when thunder was in the distance, he stood under the cabinet where the medicine is, whining, as if to say, "mom, I think we need this." (I waited it out that time and and luckily the thunder passed.) Haven't tried Xanax. Didn't know they prescribed it for dogs. Will ask the vet next time we go. I'm not keen on how long it takes for the ace to take effect.

[sistersue]

It must be hard on dogs, not being able to talk but being pretty smart! I have Zanax from a vet in California from many years ago. I hoard them and treasure them for my 5 dogs but if I ever run out, I'll use Valium. Tisme, thanks for verifying to me that my dogs are thankful when I have to drug them! I just know that the terror they go thru from past traumas (thunder, fireworks in the past when I didn't drug them) is absolutely unacceptable and I can't let them go thru that anymore! Aloha ~

[DTisme]

Back atcha, sistersue!