How to Help Your Cat Cope with Fireworks

The 4th of July is probably a cat’s least favorite holiday. I know it is at our house. Even Ruby, who’s not afraid of thunderstorms, becomes unsettled when fireworks start going off in our neighborhood. The noise usually begins a few days before the holiday, and I’m afraid that this year, with the holiday falling on a Friday, it may last throughout the weekend.

A cat’s sense of hearing is much more acute than ours, and all the noises associated with the holiday are much more intense for them....