Fricking fireworks

[rurallib]

now that the fucking things are legal there's a lot of idiots that seem to think that means they are also harmless.

So now thanks to the fucking idiots in the iowa legislature we get to listen to these things from now til what? the end of July?

The cats are scared, the dogs are scared I am worried that that some idiot will land one on our roof and burn the house down.

And what about the poor veterans with PTSD? This crap must cause some horrible reactions.

Good old legislature just has to bow down and kiss businesses ass in this state.

[Throck]

1. Wait till they have a dry season and the brush fires start.

[rurallib]

2. yep - it will happen

I hear fireworks have already burned down 3 houses. I haven't checked that - neighbor told me that yesterday.

[Auntie Bush]

3. My next door neighbors get professional Fireworks and set them off and

Scare the daylights out of my poor dog...she can't stop shaking and then the Big Bang goes off and she tries to get under me. Poor thing doesn't know what the hell is going on.

[shraby]

4. you can get medicine from the vet that will calm them down. We got some for our little dog. He slept

through whatever it was that scared him, thunder or fireworks.

[Crash2Parties]

6. Ask your vet about benedryl.

Ours told us it works, although not as good as dramamine (which does not act as a sedative). It is difficult to overdose if using the infant or child formulations in liquid form. We used benedryl (diphenhydramine HCl) for years with ours before they outlawed fireworks in much of our state. But again, check w/ your vet first, never give your pet drugs based on some anonymous person on the Interwebs' word.

[Auntie Bush]

7. I do give her Benadryl but it takes a little time to work and the fireworks are

Over before it really works. It helps with thunderstorms but she's still very upset and I can't get any sleep. Hate those night time storms.

[CountAllVotes]

5. COMPOSURE BITE-SIZED CHEWS might help

I have not tried these on a dog but you can find them pretty cheap at Walmart of all places. Might be worth a try.

http://www.vetriscience.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=900780060

[AwakeAtLast]

8. It's been that way in Indiana for a long time

My Iraq War Vet husband HATES this time of year.

[mopinko]

9. here in chitown it starts about now and goes till august sometime.

fireworks stores all over the highway in indiana.

[old guy]

10. Here in my area in WI

it is a year round activity. Birthdays, weddings, funerals, any and all reasons to get drunk and make as much noise as possible despite the fact that a permit is required. The only problem is nobody gets the permit because the sheriff dept. refuses to enforce the law due to lack of enough deputies. And so it goes.

[Bob Loblaw]

11. Agreed

I'm considering a pre-dawn July 5th drive around the neighborhood honking my horn. re: dogs, take a look at the Thundershirt. It calms my dog during storms.