Thank you to those who suggested the thunder shirt.

[Jilly_in_VA]

9. I wish they'd had them for my Elkhound!

Back in the day, they didn't. The first time we had a thunderstorm after I rescued my girl, she tried to crawl under the couch. Now if you've ever seen a 42-lb. dog trying to get under a couch with a 3 inch clearance, you have some idea of how terrified she was! When she found out she couldn't do that, she got in a corner and sat there with her nose pressed against the wall, shivering, until it was over. This was repeated every time it stormed.

We had a cat come into the shelter, a surrender for whatever reason, wearing a thunder shirt. She wasn't wearing it yesterday, but she's an extremely anxious girl. She does respond to petting, so we're hoping she gets over it, but poor baby.....