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Stephanie Wareham

Nine ways to help prepare your pet for fireworks season – and what to do during displays

Bonfire night and Diwali are just weeks away, and with them comes the probability of fireworks. For a lot of people, marvelling at the incredible night-time displays are a major highlight of the colder months - what can be better than wrapping up warm and heading out to watch a spectacular colourful explosion in the sky? But for those with nervous pets, it can actually be a complete nightmare.

Many pet owners spend weeks or months ahead of fireworks season worrying and agonising over ways to help keep their cats or dogs happy and comfortable while the incredibly loud bangs and bright lights are going off near-constantly some nights and it can be incredibly stressful for all involved.

To help prepare your cats and dogs for the weeks ahead, experts from global pet brand PetSafe® have shared their nine top tips to help keep them calmer and safer during those noisy nights. But it's important to start straight away - and slowly build up - so that they have time to get used to any changes.

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