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- 12/22/2017 at 5:38 PM
  Horlicks
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  Hi all, I’ve tried searching the Web for a solution to my problem but I couldn’t really find anything useful so here I am.
  
  I live in an apartment and I play the piano and I do hit up the tunes on the piano quite regularly. Because the apartment is small, the sounds that the piano makes reverberates round the entire house. Not a bad thing in my opinion, but this is something I soon realised that Horlicks doesn’t like.
  
  Each time I banged on the piano, she’d be frantically looking around, on high alert mode and generally acting like some predator is going to turn her into rabbit stew. This is coming from a rabbit who is unfazed by (really loud) thunderstorms. I just don’t understand her sometimes.
  
  I can’t give up the piano because that is really my passion and I hope to make it into my career eventually.. Any suggestions how to make this work? Is this something that sensitisation will help? Does anyone have any experience in this? I do notice that if I play the soft soothing tunes, it’s not so bad for Horlicks. Perhaps I can just exclusively play that first and then gradually inserting a few loud notes here and there for her to slowly get used to.
- 12/22/2017 at 5:44 PM
  jerseygirl
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  Is she on the floor when she reacts to the piano? Just wondering if it’s vibrations through the floor that she’s picking up on.
- 12/22/2017 at 5:57 PM
  Horlicks
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  Yup she’s on the floor almost all the time. She seldom jumps up onto anything.
  
  Should we consider putting her on the sofa for awhile as the piano plays to see if she reacts the same? But I can’t imagine her staying at the sofa for long though. She’s so skittish!
- 12/22/2017 at 6:37 PM
  Wick & Fable
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  She needs assurance when or right after the piano sound is happening. As of now, you’re at the piano so she doesn’t know how to resolve her fear. She needs feedback, similar to an owner comforting their dog when it’s scared.
  
  I suggest playing a chord, then going over to her and comforting her, and keep doing this so becomes more assimilated. Better yet if you can rig something to constantly Bob on key or have someone play while you’re with her, this may help.
  
  The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.
- 12/22/2017 at 8:24 PM
  Horlicks
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  Posted By Wick on 12/22/2017 6:37 PM
  She needs assurance when or right after the piano sound is happening. As of now, you’re at the piano so she doesn’t know how to resolve her fear. She needs feedback, similar to an owner comforting their dog when it’s scared.
  
  I suggest playing a chord, then going over to her and comforting her, and keep doing this so becomes more assimilated. Better yet if you can rig something to constantly Bob on key or have someone play while you’re with her, this may help.
  
  That sounds like a good idea! Let me get my husband to sit down with her whenever I play the piano so I can try this out and see if it works.
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