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Summer 2024

Help your pet be ready for the 4th

Noise phobia makes Independence Day scary for many pets so be ready when the fireworks start.
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The most fur-ightful day of the year for many pets isn't Halloween, it's the 4th of July. Our pets’ ears are sensitive, which means loud noises—including fireworks, thunderstorms, trash trucks and even the vacuum cleaner—can cause some pets intense alarm and stress. 

If your pet shows these signs when loud sounds occur, they may have noise phobia: 

  • Shaking, cowering or hiding 
  • Restlessness 
  • Destructiveness
  • Panting or vocalizing more than usual
  • Refusal to go outside 

Your veterinary healthcare team can help suggest ways to keep your pet calm throughout the holiday celebrations, so their noise phobia can be safely and successfully managed.   

  1. Schedule an appointment: Your vet will want to discuss your pet’s history and signs before making recommendations. 
  2. Discuss treatment options: Prescription medications or over-the-counter options might be right for your pet. 
  3. Be patient: It could take time for prescriptions to be filled (or to take full effect), and remedies may require some trial and error to get your pet comfortable. 
Save more on comforting meds for pets 

Nationwide® pet insurance members can save on eligible prescription medications for noise phobia with Nationwide PetRxExpressSM.  

 

 
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Take advantage of your multi-pet discount when you add a pet to your policy. When covering two or three pets, you can receive a 5% discount. When covering four or more pets, you'll save 10% on your base premium. Visit the member portal to add a pet. 

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Add-a-pet

Take advantage of your multi-pet discount when you add a pet to your policy. When covering two or three pets, you can receive a 5% discount. When covering four or more pets, you'll save 10% on your base premium. Visit the member portal to add a pet. 

Enroll a new pet
Add-a-pet

Take advantage of your multi-pet discount when you add a pet to your policy. When covering two or three pets, you can receive a 5% discount. When covering four or more pets, you'll save 10% on your base premium. Visit the member portal to add a pet. 

Enroll a new pet
Add-a-pet

Take advantage of your multi-pet discount when you add a pet to your policy. When covering two or three pets, you can receive a 5% discount. When covering four or more pets, you'll save 10% on your base premium. Visit the member portal to add a pet. 

Enroll a new pet
Add-a-pet

Take advantage of your multi-pet discount when you add a pet to your policy. When covering two or three pets, you can receive a 5% discount. When covering four or more pets, you'll save 10% on your base premium. Visit the member portal to add a pet. 

Enroll a new pet
Add-a-pet

Take advantage of your multi-pet discount when you add a pet to your policy. When covering two or three pets, you can receive a 5% discount. When covering four or more pets, you'll save 10% on your base premium. Visit the member portal to add a pet. 

Enroll a new pet
Add-a-pet

Take advantage of your multi-pet discount when you add a pet to your policy. When covering two or three pets, you can receive a 5% discount. When covering four or more pets, you'll save 10% on your base premium. Visit the member portal to add a pet. 

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