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dianewilsher
As we all know fireworks can be startling for pets and a lot of fireworks around the country will probably be sold
in the shops and when teenage boys, for example, start fooling with fireworks, it can startle the pets who belong to different
households and frighten them.
So what are you to do in helping your pets to stay calm between now and the 5th November?
Here are some points to consider.
SMALL ANIMALS
Rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, mice ferrets and birds all need to be treated with special care when fireworks
are being let off. These animals are easily frightened. The Blue Cross advises that owners of such types of small animal should follow these precautions.
Hutch/cages and enclosures should, if possible, be brought into a quiet room indoors, or into a garage or shed.
Give your pet extra bedding to burrow into so it feels safe
If you cannot bring your pet's hutch inside, you should turn it's enclosure around so that it faces a wall or fence instead of the open garden.
Cover any aviaries or hutches with thick blankets or a duvet to block out the sight of the fireworks and deaden the sound of the bangs, but make sure there is enough ventilation
DOGS & CATS
Keep dogs and cats inside when fireworks are being let off
Close all windows and doors and block off catflaps to stop pets escaping and to keep noise to a minimum.
Draw the curtains, and if the animals are used to the particular sounds of TV or radio switch them on but not too loudly
in order to block out some of the noise of the fireworks.
Hope this helps
Diane
in the shops and when teenage boys, for example, start fooling with fireworks, it can startle the pets who belong to different
households and frighten them.
So what are you to do in helping your pets to stay calm between now and the 5th November?
Here are some points to consider.
SMALL ANIMALS
Rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, mice ferrets and birds all need to be treated with special care when fireworks
are being let off. These animals are easily frightened. The Blue Cross advises that owners of such types of small animal should follow these precautions.
Hutch/cages and enclosures should, if possible, be brought into a quiet room indoors, or into a garage or shed.
Give your pet extra bedding to burrow into so it feels safe
If you cannot bring your pet's hutch inside, you should turn it's enclosure around so that it faces a wall or fence instead of the open garden.
Cover any aviaries or hutches with thick blankets or a duvet to block out the sight of the fireworks and deaden the sound of the bangs, but make sure there is enough ventilation
DOGS & CATS
Keep dogs and cats inside when fireworks are being let off
Close all windows and doors and block off catflaps to stop pets escaping and to keep noise to a minimum.
Draw the curtains, and if the animals are used to the particular sounds of TV or radio switch them on but not too loudly
in order to block out some of the noise of the fireworks.
Hope this helps
Diane