As a general rule, although it can provide significant relief at short notice, the remedy becomes increasingly more effective the longer it is given. If time allows therefore, it is best started 2 - 3 weeks before the firework season begins, and continued throughout November and December. 

The remedy can be used for as long as it takes for desensitisation to noises triggering anxiety and stress to occur. Important for a successful outcome, is giving the remedy 3 times daily (2 - 3 drops on a teaspoon of fresh food - not kibble) alongside positive, reward based training until the desired behaviour being taught has become firmly established. 

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The amount is 2- 3 drops on a morsel of fresh food as suggested for all sizes of dogs because the extracts modulate the body's own adaptive mechanisms. We advise giving the remedy from October to the New Year because the calming effects are cumulative and this is the period when most fireworks are being let off. You are free however to give as you wish. The remedy helps to lower fight / flight arousal so that a pet feels less stressed in response to noise triggers. There is no carry over effect from one year to the next. Combining it with PEA increases the relaxing effects. Click here to read Feather's story. 

In the run up to the start of the firework season (this coming Thursday) give 2 - 3 drops of the remedy 3 times daily on a teaspoon of fresh food. Thunder and Fireworks can be given hourly or half hourly during peak firework periods to further ease anxiety and stress if needed. If a pet has previously become very anxious during the firework season giving PEA is highly beneficial, as this acts on the calming centres in the brain to further reduce sensitivity to loud noises and bangs.