As soon as you find your pet has any noise concerns, a veterinary visit and behavioural assessment should be considered.
If your companion struggled during the fireworks, behaviour modifications should start as soon as you can following the new year, before the next November when it all starts again. This gives us the longest time to prepare them to cope next time around. Noise work takes time (months) to implement and thus the more time you can give your pet, before November, the better!
However, if it is currently fireworks season or close to firework season, it is best to look at medical assistance and environmental management ASAP. Then to start the behaviour modification in January. It is still advised to contact us to start this management at home with the help of your vet, it just means will might delay the behaviour modification.
Nosie distress is commonly shown as:
- Pacing
- Vocalisation
- Shaking
- Drooling
- Destructiveness
- Hiding away
- Toileting inside
- Self harm (licking or chewing themselves)
- Aggression
However, any distress can be displayed in anyway, depending on the individual.
Don’t forget, that other loud noises can also affect our pets, such as:
- Lorries or Cars
- Motorbikes
- Thunderstorms
- Gunfire
- Crowds or Children
Treatment for these sound fears can be started at any point of the year, and again can take time to build up resilience, thus months to work though a behavioural plan.
