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Thursday, 28 March 2024

Pet anxiety during a thunderstorm

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Pet anxiety during a thunderstorm
Pet anxiety during a thunderstorm

If you're a pet owner, you may notice a change in your pet's mood during a thunderstorm.

It's important to know the signs and remedies to aid your pet's anxiety.

The wabash the wabash the wabash vallley has had beautiful weather.

But the storm team is tracking a change.

And believe it or not...it may include a thunderstorm in november!

Storm team 10's anissa claiborne is in the weather center with ways you can prepare your pet.

If you're a pet owner, you may notice a change in your pet's mood during a thunderstorm.

We're tracking a possible thunderstorm on the way and we want you and "all" your loved ones to be prepared.

Pk} thunderstorms can be quite a scare for your furry family members.

If a cat is scared, it usually hides.

But for dogs, their fear shows in different ways.

So} "excessive panting, that's one..

Shaking, shivering, thats another..

Searching behavior trying to find spots to hide, thats another one you'll find, or they'll be glued to your lap."

Daren miller is the associate veterinarian at "the cross clinic" in terre haute.

He says there are natural and medicinal ways to soothe your pet in thunderstorms. but the best way to prepare them is to introduce it to them early.

So} "exposing them to as many different situations when they're young, kind of inhibits, they feel a lot more confident when sudden things happen like storms."

V} kristen erny is a dog owner.

She says her dog has anxiety.

She hasnt found many techniques that help.

But she does her best to distract them.

So} "we try to put them in our bedroom and we have black out curtains so we kind of make it dark just to try and avoid them seeing the flash... and then we just try to turn on the tv."

V} as far as cats go... doctor miller says it's important for cat owners to keep the environment familiar during thunderstorms. so} "try not to have new people over during a storm because cats are weirded out by new people."

If natural ways... like comforting your pet or having them wear a thunder jacket... don't work, experts suggest you seek help from a veterinarian.

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