I am so happy for both of you!

Hyperventilating, scratching me and just inconsolable. He's now cuddled up next to the bluetooth speaker and completely relaxed.

I'm gobsmacked!

And there’s an occasional BIG BOOM! Our cats are securely INSIDE. They know there are strange noises outside that are not ordinarily happening.

They know something’s strange and different this evening.

Link to tweet

My Molly Good Golly is terrified of thunderstorms, gunfire (hunters way out here in the middle of nowhere), and sudden unexpected loud noises like that. She hunkers down trembling and panting in wide-eyed panic. PTSD, I’m pretty sure.

She was found wandering, hungry, with what looked like a lamp cord tied around her neck so tight she had a long festering wound. I suspect she’d been tied out somewhere in all kinds of weather before she chewed the cord in two and ran away. A guidance counselor at the high school where I was the librarian picked her up. She was very active in county animal rescue work. She already had 4 dogs and asked me if I might adopt “Babygirl.” We rescued each other in 2014.
She still doesn’t like men at all, except for my husband and son-in-law.

What has helped so far during thunderstorms is keeping her close and tucked under some cover. We do give her some CBD oil, which mellows her, gently enhancing her curious, happy, funny, busy personality. I usually play a Joni Mitchell concert dvd (Painting with Words and Music) at a medium-loud volume during thunderstorms. It captures her attention and makes her calmer. Me too.
Links to each Individual song from the concert here:
https://jonimitchell.com/library/
Search: Painting with Words and Music

One of Molly’s favorites:
https://jonimitchell.com/library/video.cfm?id=65

White noise on Bluetooth could be sweet when I’ve gone to bed and Dear Happy is up late playing his guitar. We’ll definitely give it a try.
🕊thatcrowwoman

Her name is Sara and this was her second 4th 0f July. She does not like the loud bangs but seemed to ignore them, At 22 months she is 70 lbs and is active. That night she crawled between me and my Loving Wife and fell asleep. Normally she sleeps an the foot of our bed.