Fireworks

Or organised displays only, no selling to the general public. My dog is cuddled up to me shivering even though I have the TV up quite loud…

Are there not compromises with acceptable/enjoyable sounds?
Like gentle different whooshes or gentle squeals, cut out the bangs?

my dd has gone over to confront her neighbours, they are being extremely thoughtless, have visitors and it is extremely loud. Her horses, in stable, are absolutely terrified

We had a local organised firework display here last night. It was beautiful and only the whooshes.

Tonight my little dog has had to have 5mg of valium.
And even then I can’t leave the room.
DH is ill again, so I really can’t be doing with it.
It’s just a needless pain in the arse.

she has not gone over but she is terribly stressed and is planning to sleep in the stable overnight.

Big continuous bangs near me, So utterly selfish, very many people have pets

One of my dogs is going insane. Barking, panting. It's such a shame. She's nearly ten and it's so sad to see her so stressed.

We have had loads of firework noise tonight and also last night.
To be honest I’m surprised so many people have the money to burn.

It has been dreadful here, and is still going on. My little dog has been sick. I hate it.

On our local Facebook page, someone enquired if the local organised Firework display was ‘dog friendly’?

Obviously hoping to take doggie along!

It's odd. Neither of my cats are bothered at all. Not even the pathetically wimpy boy who hides when he hears someone come in the back door. It's almost as if they can't hear them.

I had a cat that loved fireworks. Deaf as a housebrick! Loved the bright lights and colours.

They're defo not deaf. They can hear the sound of the cat food tin through 3 doors and 2 floors.

I loved it as a child (well, no one could afford more than bonfires, sparklers, Catherine wheels etc)

Nothing wrong with the fun and enjoyment of lighting up dark skies in cold November: people coming together:

so I'm not going to condemn or begrudge the pleasure, but just say, if its done like karma lady describes, enjoyment but no harm, surely that is the way to go?

GagaJo

They're defo not deaf. They can hear the sound of the cat food tin through 3 doors and 2 floors.

Nice one

There are lots of fireworks going off around here tonight. Possibly because Bonfire Night falls on a Saturday this year.
I had one little cat who was terrified of the fireworks, and two others who weren’t really bothered. I have no cats now.

btw, had 2 cats for 14 years and though they preferred indoors, it didnt terrify them.

No idea why it affects some, not others?

Also say that I think there has been a financial hit - less than last year.

We've had three hours of it so far tonight, and it's very loud. As one lot stops another starts. I don't begrudge others the pleasure either, I just wish it was quieter. It sounds like a war is going on outside our house. If they only used quiet ones we wouldn't even know it was happening then they would be happy with their spectacle and we'd be happy with the peace.

Just watched my local authority display from my window. Quite beautiful.

GagaJo

They're defo not deaf. They can hear the sound of the cat food tin through 3 doors and 2 floors.

I wasn’t sure if “Hermes the magnificent” was deaf, the vet wasn’t sure. I tested him by noisily opening a tin of food while he was sleeping, not a flicker, so I wafted the lid under his nose and he was off!
I said to the vet he was either deaf or very stupid. The vet said he could be both!

We babysat at my daughter's last Saturday night and her staffie, normally a dog with quite a presence in the house and on the sofa, disappeared at the sound of the first fireworks.
I found her in the downstairs toilet, with an expression on her face that quite clearly said, "I'll be ok, but just leave me here and go away."

It started this afternoon and since 5pm has been consistent, very loud bangs.
I always introduce my puppies and any new dogs yo the firework noise you can download. Start very low, play several times a day, gradually increasing the volume. Don’t fuss, abound reassuring just get on with your day. All my dogs have been fine. The current two are sleeping through the loud bangs, thankfully.
I wish we would move to organised displays only, on specific days. The combination of bonfire night, new year and various religious celebrations means it’s likely to be fairly consistent till February

Weve had fireworks each night since Diwali. Some nights just a few in the distance but some nights they’ve been very loud. My dog was traumatised on Diwali and some of the fireworks had such a loud bang that I could feel it as well as hear it! To ight she was less traumatised but unsettled, till one bang made her wee… then she lay on the hall floor moaning mournfully.

I think it’s great that people enjoy the celebrations but their loud noises should be legislated out of existence.

I always kept my cats in, but they never appeared at all bothered by the noise of fireworks.

Tonight is one of the noisiest Bonfire Nights I can ever remember. I don’t like it.