FDA approves drug that relieves dogs stressed by fireworks and loud noises
Pet parents, if your dog is easily upset by loud noises, this could mean good news for you. The Food and Drug Administration announced on Tuesday that the Center for Veterinary Medicine has given its seal of approval to a drug that is made to treat your noise-averse dogs. Called Pexion, the drug is meant to provide relief to "dogs distressed by loud noises like fireworks and traffic", according to a statement from the FDA.
The effects of loud noises in some dogs are far from mild disturbance. Dogs that are noise averse end up reacting quite strongly — they often whine, bark and howl to express discomfort. Such dogs also often shake and tremble excessively as well as pant continuously. In some cases, dogs vomit, urinate and even defecate when exposed to loud noises such as fireworks, traffic, gunshots or even just loud music.