ASK ANY PET OWNER IN THE DUKE CITY AND THEY'LL LIKELY TELL YOU THAT THEIR PETS DON'T LIKE HOT AIR BALLOONS AT ALL. VETERINARIAN JEFF NICHOL SAYS THE SIGHT AND SOUNDS OF THOSE BALLOONS CAN BE VERY STRESSFUL FOR PETS. HE SAYS MANY DOGS TREMBLE, SALIVATE, AND PACE, HIDE UNDER FURNITURE, AND SOMETIMES PANIC AND RUN INTO THE STREET WHERE THEY CAN BE HIT BY A CAR.
HE TELLS 770 KKOB IT'S BEST TO KEEP THE PET INDOORS AND TURN ON A FAN OR PLAY SOME MUSIC TO COVER THE SOUNDS OF THE BALLOONS. NICHOL SAYS VETS CAN ALSO PRESCRIBE SOME MEDICINES THAT CAN CALM DOWN STRESSED-OUT ANIMALS.
