Use flower essences for your pet and care for their emotional health, especially during holidays, fireworks and loud noises.
Like humans, pets can be startled by fireworks or the loud noises these cause. However, not all of them have the same pattern of reaction. That's why below we'll tell you what you can do so your pets stay emotionally balanced during the holidays.
Both dogs and cats have hearing four times more sensitive than that of human beings, which makes them even more perceptive to loud noises, triggering in them a state of alert that can often lead to anxiety, stress or fear.
The Animal Ethics publication indicates that fireworks emit sounds above 190 decibels and that long exposure to them can cause irreversible hearing loss, the development of phobias, extreme panic and disproportionate fear in animals.
How do we help them through the process?
Use flower essences
The first thing we should do is prepare our companion animal to adapt through flower essences, because natural therapy can help the companion animal be in a calm state before the holidays begin and everything they bring.
It's recommended that flower support be given before, during and after, since these therapies manage to come into contact with the transpersonal patterns of our animal and help them be in physical and emotional wellbeing
Flower therapy is not a replacement for the veterinarian, nor for other therapies; it simply supports the behavioral processes of our pet.
Don't leave them outside
We know you want to share these holidays with your pets, but the best thing for him or her is for you to create a safe space when there are fireworks, because leaving them outside will make them suffer more anxiety and fear from not understanding what's happening.
So in this case we recommend that you keep them inside your house, since balconies, terraces or parks can lead to accidents where the pet can be harmed.
Help them with music
According to studies from the University of Belfast, the use of classical music was shown to improve the wellbeing of domestic animals; the music helps them reach positive states, making them feel more relaxed and cheerful.
One way to have healthy dogs for the upcoming holidays is to play music for them at a certain volume, before and during, to minimize outside noises, especially those from fireworks.
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How to know when they're afraid of fireworks
- Constant barking
- Running from one place to another
- Hiding
- Aggressiveness for no reason
- Attacking humans or other species
- Endless meowing
- Bristled fur or a defensive posture
- Ears and tail up in a state of alert
Flower essences for anxiety in pets
Sweet Chestnut:
This flower essence is ideal for dogs and cats who experience anguish, inner tension, hopelessness. When an animal is in an altered state, this essence can help us if their behavior is confusing.
Impatiens:
As its name suggests, "Impatiens", this mix is ideal when there is extreme tension, when there are strong stimuli such as shouting, outside or inside noises. The positive quality of Impatiens helps our pet with patience, relaxation and extreme agitation.
Chamomile:
This essence is the calming essence par excellence both for humans who can't handle their pets being agitated by the holidays and for the furry ones who are suffering, because this essence helps calm altered nerves.
Other positive qualities of chamomile are: calm and serenity, relaxation in behavior and harmony.
Walnut:
When we talk about adapting to the environment, we find walnut essence, which offers protection against negative influence from the environment.
As we mentioned before, exposing our pets to fireworks can cause them physical and emotional harm. That's why walnut essence helps animals stay calm in an environment where there may be loud and confusing noises, especially if it's their first time.
Walnut is also ideal for puppies who have no experience or information about what's happening.
It's worth noting that flower essences are prepared with vibrations that have no side effects and don't create dependence in our companion animal, and at the same time they contribute to the physical and emotional wellbeing of each of them.
Now that you know how to care for your companion animal, what are you waiting for to give back all the love you feel for them?
