Ember the cat changed her mind about fireworks.

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3. I don't think that people go too far with it when

they complain about the effects on their dogs. (BTW, Ember is my 7 year old, 1/4 Egyptian Mau cat.)

The hearing of dogs and cats is superior to human hearing. Some individual dogs and cats have a stronger sensitivity to sound than others do. It hurts their ears. For others, who have strong instincts for danger, the loud noise from sources that they can't identify, sets off alarm reactions of fear. They tremble with it.

It is a very sad, heartbreaking sight when a dog or cat shakes with terror over something it does not understand but which sounds dangerous.

I am fortunate that my cat is not frightened by fireworks. She has usually been angry and ready to attack the source, if she could only figure out what it is. Last night, she was not even angry about it. She's finally learned from experience that these sounds occur sometimes but are not a threat to her, me, or our home.