A Town in Italy Switched to 'Silent' Fireworks to Calm Anxious Pets — and We Want In

To anyone with an anxious fur baby at home. 🐶

I used to love fireworks. I loved the high-pitched whirring as a hint of something was catapulted into the night sky, then a crackle and a pop before a kaleidoscope of booming colors exploded in the air high above me.Every Fourth of July, and every night of the week leading up to it, we go through the torture of watching our pup have a persistent panic attack.Listen, I still love fireworks. But my anxious fur baby doesn't.

And so now, every Fourth of July, and essentially every night of the week leading up to the firework-ridden holiday, we go through the torture of watching our pup have a persistent panic attack. I know we aren't alone — the explosions caused by fireworks have been reported as giving pets heart problems, nausea, tremors, and light-headedness, nevermind undue"acoustic stress."

This year, my vet recommended some all-natural mood-calming chewable doggie sedatives that I'm going to try, but I have a feeling that nothing short of puppy Prozac is going to help.

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