Does anyone else feel like fireworks are a complete waste of money and a ridiculous amount of unnecessary Pollution?
Does anyone else feel like fireworks are a complete waste of money and a ridiculous amount of unnecessary Pollution?
300 million lbs of fireworks and 2.7 billion dollars gone in a cloud of smoke.
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I am not worried about their environmental impact, but I hate seeing my dog spending the evening shaking because of the explosions. Even sedatives aren't enough. If you could have fireworks without the big booms, I wouldn't care, but the big booms scare the shit out of a lot of animals.
My dog couldn’t use the bathroom or drink water. Had a healthy appetite though lol. I felt so bad for him because I should have went outside earlier in the day. This year my neighborhood went all out. I also feel bad for vets.
Mine did a little better this year because instead of trying a prescribed sedative, the vet suggested we try catnip because (I never knew this before) it has a calming and sedating effect on dogs and it's safe for them. We tested it first because apparently it doesn't work on all dogs, but at least that time only the big fireworks scared her and she was able to be okay through the little ones. But she was still shaking and panting a lot. I was just glad she was able to go to sleep after the big ones ended.
I'm not a vet, so don't just take my word for this obviously, but I thought I'd put that out there in case anyone wanted to ask their vet about it. I did some research after they recommended it and (I have a good vet, but you never know) it seems like there's no health issue if you use it in moderation.
Edit: Our dog is 60 pounds and the vet suggested a half a teaspoon sprinkled in her food.
Mine and my family's literally just vibed with everyone. They might have been dog tired from running around with everybody, but I've never seem a freaked out reaction from a dog that isn't a little ankle-biter.
My dog is 60 pounds. So that's pretty big for a little ankle-biter.