Originally Posted by suern3
Try a Thundershirt! We have a 6 year old Maltese who has always been afraid of thunder and fireworks. My DH did not want to give him drugs because he is so small (and they are best friends). The Thundershirt works on the same theory as swaddling a baby. It is made of strechy material and velcro. Makes him feel cozy and secure. It really does calm him, although sometimes needs to be in his little kennel also. You can look it up on line, but we bought ours from our humane society. The company offers a money back garantee, if it doesn't work for your dog. We found it worth the money, about $30, I think. I used to have to carry him around in my arms like a baby, could not sit down, had to walk with him. LOL
like you don't like sedatives except homeopathic argent nit[ do try], my ETS was a v scared little man and would hold him tight ,similar to above but by me, also drew the curtains and put radio on.