Fireworks should be banned to the general public and the idoits selling them to teenagers should be locked up!!
My poor rottweiler is a complete wreck she won't even go outside to do her business! :(

angellic, have you tried giving her anything for it? My two usually hate fireworks but this year I've been giving them a couple of serene-um tablets in their evening meal and it doesn't sedate them but they're much, much happier. They've been awake and fully 'with it' (well, as much as Eddy normally is) but just not at all bothered by the fireworks!

I agree though, I wish it was illegal to sell or buy them until the 4th November to the 6th and at New Year! (as far as I understand you're not supposed to set them off at any time of year).

Thats a good idea the thing that put me off giving her anything for it is I have a friend who gave her rottie acp and he was stumbling round like he was drunk but really fast like he was on speed

Leave her some music on close by strange how some dogs aint one bit bothered all ours use to try and catch the blooming things had a job on keeping them away.I thought a new law was passed as well stating only on the 5th could they be used and even then had to stop around midnight even then who listens anyway.

My dogs arn't to bothered but i do worry for the rabbits and guineapigs but we put the lights on and have the music up and I sit with them. I think it would be better if we went back to organised displays and maybe it would be better and safer for everyone

Thats a good idea the thing that put me off giving her anything for it is I have a friend who gave her rottie acp and he was stumbling round like he was drunk but really fast like he was on speed

Yeah I was really put off it too but Serene Um is a natural product that works to increase the serotonin levels in the body making them feel more comfortable without making them feel drowsy.

If it hadn't been for the fact that Takara was completely not bothered by the fireworks (in contrast to her usual routine of squeezing herself into a corner with her tail between her legs and shaking) you wouldn't know she'd had it, she wasn't at all drowsy or sedated.

I don't even need to give mine the full dose and it still helps...

I'm fortunate that none of my animals are bothered by them, the cat even sits in the window to watch them. But then I do insist on desensitisation training where possible well in advance of the event.

Not one of the ponies is upset by them, even the weanling colt that my friend has just bought. But for their safety they are left with full time access to the stable and the field; in case they want shelter from the weather but can escape if a firework does find it's way into the stable.

Quite often though I find that the if I'm relaxed about it then the animals are less tense too.

ETA that there are stringent laws regarding the sale of fireworks, including availability for only a couple of weeks leading up to 5th November and New Year. I don't think it is fair to blame the law in this instance.

I don't think they should be available to anybody without a pyrotechnics licence full stop

There was once a time (unless that was just in Liverpool) where at least one school in every area had an organised display that was free to enter, and a huge bonfire too, which grew and grew for the preceding month before

I really don't see the problem with organised displays. I'm sick of hearing 'but people want to set their own fireworks off'. Well I'm sorry, but since when was 'I want' a good reason for any flaming thing? :mad: (especially where explosives and fire are concerned :thumbsup: )

Yeah, the big organised ones seem to be fewer and fewer. I'm sure there will be some health and saftey reason behind it or something. These can be just as dangerous though- my brother got a firework in his eye at a school bonfire and was nearly blinded, luckily not so although it took nearly a year to right. There will probably be a money and time issue as well. I know how much goes into organising a smallish one!

I have to admit, I really don't see the point in a handful of people setting off a few fireworks for the sake of it. But if there are no organised ones to go to I can understand it. A few years ago I went to Netheredge one. It was good but so so busy you couldn't get anywhere near the fire that took up half the park and could hardly move.

I'm another lucky one in that none of my animals are scared of them, even the rabbits are no different around them. However I think my approach has been a big part of that. If my pets have an issue with anything I deal with it as much as pos. If this was fireworks, desensitization would be best. You can buy CDs with firework noises on. I'd play this for months until it irritated me. Oz has been fine with them since living in Netheredge- they seem to go off all the time round here, Asian weddings and god knows what else but it seems like every other day.... and in the light sometimes.

The stuff Lotti has sounds interesting, I would def give that a go if I had a problem. I hate the idea of sedation though, a friend had a horse die through being scared of fireworks, she now sedates her 3 all the time. They are actually ok with them but I think that is more to do with the CD she plays weeks coming up to this time of year. If your animal is sedated, they just can't move. They don't understand they are drugged, yet they can't react to the fear as they normally would so in my eyes makes the situation worse. Unless they are in danger of hurting themselves I can't see it helping. Just my opinion though.