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Originally Posted by Patti  None of my 4 have been afraid of thunder before. They have always totally ignored it. Last week, Pixie who is 5 1/2 started shaking and panting so hard every time we have a thunder storm. Unfortunately we have had them every few days lately. Today it has been storming for hours and she is so scared. I am going to ask the vet what I can do for her. Has anyone had a dog where out of the blue they became terrified of thunder? I may look on to those thunder shirts to see if they help. Any other suggestions are appreciated. |
Patti,
Kia recently became frightened of loud thunderstorms, and I just lay on the couch with her, pull a blanket up over us, and tell her, "The storm is out there, and we're in here, safe." And she goes to sleep.
I think we've just had too many storms for her comfort level this year.
Sheila