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Storms...storms...storms.... I've got 3 pups scared of storms right now...I think Vinnie is scared cuz the girls are scared...don't know why they are so scared they didn't use to be this scared...ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhh |
I feel your pain! It storms all the time here in the summer in South Florida. Cooper used to wear his Thundershirt for comfort but it doesn't seem to help anymore. He just wants to be held :( Max, on the other hand doesn't even know its raining. I have yet to try any of those herbal remedies. Have you? |
Haven't tried them yet, but seriously shaking here, Mini is a wreck, put the thundershirt I have on her and to no avail, I put it on Mia and still trembling. At Daddy's house its a big house, and we all go in the bedroom, radio on, fan on and I guess they don't hear it....Vinnie has given up playing scared and is fine but these girls are literally hanging on to me for dear life... I feel awful for them, I honestly never saw them like this...Its raining sooooo hard and the lightning is fierce...my sump pump is going off like every 3 minutes...please don't let the power go out again cuz I don't have a sump pump back up yet $$$$ :mad: |
Callie goes from one summer being scared the next summer nothing then back to the summer after scared. It has helped having Sammy around the last few times it has stormed because he could care less and if I didn't shut the doggy door he would be outside :eek: |
My neighbors dog just shakes and pants big time when it rains hard or storms. I just give her about 3 drops of liquid Xanax (with just a touch of honey in it) and in about 15 minutes she is calm and playing with her ball or snoozing. You could talk your vet about it. Xanax acts quicker than some others - but the liquid can be pricey - the pills are much less and if you wrap a little cheese around them they can just gobble them down. My neighbors dog gets so upset she won't even eat the cheese so I use the liquid for her. |
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aww, poor babies.. my little ones couldn't care less about storms but Angus goes insane.. i had to get him meds from the vet so he doesn't hurt himself thrashing around. |
We are living through this too. The last two days we have had storms. But we did need the rain. |
awww poor things// morgan just barks when he hears thunder and he is in our arms, then he is fine |
oh so sorry for the pups! My guys are the same, the biggest seam to be the most scared. If the storms are really bad I put a leash on because I am afraid if the door blows open or a window breaks they would be gone. (sorry--- lived too many years with really bad storms and a dh who doesnt want to put shudders up unless it is a cat 3 lol -- and I just always think of the worst case) |
Our shepherd goes through this. We recently bought her a thunder shirt and it has made a world of difference for her. She slept in hers all night. I just hope the effects don't wear off over time. Before that the vet had us give her children's liquid benedryl. It helped keep her calm. But the thundershirt works much better. |
I think the Thundershirt is doing the opposite for Cooper now. He knows that when I bring it out that a rainstorm is coming. I think he equates the Thundershirt with the storm and automatically gets scared when he sees it. We get tons of thunder here without rain. I'm trying to desensitize Cooper by taking him on a walk or going outside to play ball during the thunder. It works a little. |
Awww...poor little Cooper. Sometimes it's so hard to know what to do to help them. |
Oh that stinks! My boys have no fear of storms, they bark like little mad men at the thunder! I think they think they own the sky! |
Joey's breeder says that she takes her pups out in the storm if we have one when the dogs are young. Joey will grow at loud thunder, but most of the time it doesn't phase him. It does scare me and I have to try my best not to show the dogs that I'm scared, no coddling. You should distract as much as possible, but no babying. When you baby your dog, you are telling him he's right to be afraid. Turn the TV up or turn music on, get a white noise machine, or play this over and over until they get use to the sounds. |
If distraction and getting them busy eating treats, playing games, training, etc., and desensitization over time don't work, try the Thundershirt. I was doing a lot of loud and noisy work around the house yesterday with things falling and breaking (!) even and lots of doors being open and closed, vacuums, other cleaning implements going and Tibbe got a bit unsettled. I stuck his Thundershirt on him and he went to sleep. I wonder if that thing is impregnated with drugs or something, the way it puts him out. You might try it one yours. |
My puppy was afraid of thunderstorms at first (I live in S. Florida so we have one every afternoon during the summer). Everytime there's a thunderstorm I turn off everything, radio, tv, fans, so he can hear it loud and clear, and I start playing fetch with him, giving him treats, running around and acting like nothing is happening. I did this a couple of times, and not it doesnt even phase him, he doesnt even look up unless it's really loud, but then he'd go on like he heard nothing. I know it's tough if you dont start to do it when theyre puppies or if you adopt, it's hard to overcome. And if one dog is scared the other ones will think theres a reason to be scared. I was at Petsmart the other day while it was thundering and this giant Great Dane was shaking! The owner said he was afraid of thunder. It's funny how even big guys get scared. Honestly I'm terrified of thunderstorms, I hate them, but I try to act like Im not around bentley. And what do yo know? I'm starting to not be afraid of them myself lol Like the others said try desentization and pay more attention to the one that gets scared first? :-/ |
Pixie became so terrified of storms, rain, plane, motorcycles going by that I had to put her on a daily medicine called clomicalm. Xanax and the thundershirt stopped working for her. I hated to do it but it was horrible to see her so scared all the time. It has made a big difference but she still has episodes of shaking. |
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We're having a storm and there was this E-NORmous clap of thunder and the electricity and everything went off suddenly. I sort of eeked out of shock it was so close and loud and Tibbe walled his eyes, ears back and he ran to me. I think my screaming out just as the huge clap came really scared him. The rain is pouring and it's lightening, thundering but the electricity came back on within a 1/2 minute. Tibbe barked out the window and then looked at me with his ears back and looking a bit scared when everything started back up again and the thunder clapped again. I'm feeling bum with my hip as I was up and on it a lot today - overdid it - and then went to the eye doctor, then the grocery story and I'm hurting. Don't feel like playing and distracting him. I'm wiped out so I got his Thundershirt out and on him - boom - he's sound asleep. I swear this bit of grey fabric is soaked in some kind of sleeping drug. Tibbe gets it on and he's out like a light. Never ever have I seen anything work like this. |
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We woke up this morning to a tornado warning. For the first time in my life I ran through the house waking up people and grabbing pups and kitties to head to the basement. Poor little Puff was shaking and panting like we were at the vet! We did later hear that there may have been a tornado about 2 miles from our house. What a way to start the day! |
Poor babies. I hope the storm is over... |
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I wish Riley was scared of a storm lol. This little big guy will run to the window and barks at the thunder! I don't think he is scared of anything! |
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When I first go Brandi she was terrified on storms. She was so scared that she even jumped in the shower with me once. She hates water that's how I knew she was really scared. Then I read such wonderful advice on here. The advice was that I should was to not cuddle her so much doing the thunderstorms. Just go about your business as if nothing is going on. Well I did that and she now just goes to sleep. |
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