General Chat

I used to take my children to see displays and then give them extra money on bonfire night to buy something.

Hi Lynette :)

I wish mine could settle. I wonder if the dog and the cats are a support and comfort to each other.
ours has never really been on her own until recently and this is the first year she does not have another pet for company

Susan :( Thats very true , when we see the way our domestic animals are reacting and we are with them, it really does make you think about what is outside at this moment.



Kay

It wouldnt be so bad if it was just on the one night, Fireworks seem to be available all year round now to

We got them going off every where in our small town. My animals are to thick to worry about them. The dog is fast asleep in her bed and the cats are upstairs sleeping. Lynette xx

Its all the poor animals I woory about ,its awful to see them get so stressed out,,,,they are so loud I can feel it in my feet,,,of course is the show offs that have to have the biggest and loudest,,,,,,,,,,and done give a care about the older people in the area,,,,,,,,,,,

I live on the edge of a country town and wonder how all the noise and flashes effect the farm animals out in the fields.

Hi Jean :):)

T.J. I reckon you are right there to.

Amanda :):) Sorry I cannot help but smile at the dog blowing off
under the desk. mine has a habit of that on normal days :)

Hi Colin :):)

You certainly sound as you are getting the big fireworks
from all directions. Im afraid I am unable to help re the brandy.
If all else fails, have one yourself though :)


Christine :):) Your mad lol



Hi Dee :):)

Sorry to hear about your Jack Russell. Not sure about the valium
We used a thing that we bought from the vet one year.
Trouble is even that can take days to work.
Sally our dog just seems to be getting more and more frantic.
There seems to be something different about this year
Fireworks have definitely got louder.

Amanda's right....So if you take the brandy & valium, it will help you keep calm. Probably best not to take both together, lol.

They have been going off for a couple weeks here in cambs!and as you all say its the animals who suffer the most! our three year old border collie doesnt seem to be bothered one iota possibly as she was born on a farm and was used to gun shots going off all the time.we used to have to put our old dog in the closet under the stairs and put classical tapes on full blast .that seemed to calm her. Jean

I spoke too soon, but he has decided they are outside, not in here so he is not giving up his comfy cushion for nobody!

No Colin...But have a large one yourself...it may help Sally....well, you never know, lol

My Jack Russell is half demented here...barking and barking and in a terrible state.....so are WE!

If it was one night only - November 5th, we could perhaps tranquillize him, but you can't knock an animal out for a fortnight or longer can you!

I do have a couple of valium here...2mg...left over from a prescription for me...anyone know if its safe to give to a dog....and how much to give?

Dee
x

I live a couple of miles away from Drayton Manor Theme Park in Staffordsdhire who are having one heck of a display tonight. we also have displays at the local football club, cruising club as well as oodles of indibvidual displays all trying to out 'bang' each other - the poor dog is doing her nut. I think we are in for a repeat tomorrow as well - can I give the dog brandy??

Colin...it seems that that even the poor people spend their Giro's on the biggest, best fireworks....

Hi Amanda :):)

We really do have to feel sorry for the pets at this time of the year. It must seem very strange for them that so many strange noises appear out of the blue.

TJ :):):) I have visions now of Scooby Doo :):):)

Hi Maggie :):)

I live on the rich side of town here, although im poor myself unfortunately. The money round here just seems to buy more and more bigger fireworks as they out do each other.

He is a proper scooby-doo a the best of times, this is just a nightmare...he is now sitting on my lap, lol. May have to think about building a soundproof bunker. Wouldn't be too bad if I thought that it will be over in a couple of hours, but it is probably going to be all week. They need to make it a law that it is only allowed on Nov 5th....I'm laughing but it's just not fair...poor poppets.
T.J. xxx

Hi TW :):)

It makes you wonder what tomorrow and Monday will bring. Our dog was ok until last year when we lost Amber the older dog, they used to be comfort and stand together Sally now seems very unsettled. Looks like I will be out to get some dog calms tomorrow.

There's a public display the other side of the town tonight - so why is evry plank & his wife setting them off in their gardens?
I live on a hill on a corner, so have 4 gardens at the back that back on to mine, and those lower down the hill that are setting them off - they fireworks are flying up - and exploding right outside my windows!!
Then there are the houses opposite - I'm surrounded.
Poor cats are hiding - somewhere. I have radios on in every room to try and stifle the sound.

maggie