I don't know if you were around when Hurricane Gustav hit or not. My babies and I went to my daughters house for safety and her house got hit when the wind blew down a BIG tree on the house.. we were all inside, 7 cats, 2 dogs and a number of humans.. We were without power and all the comforts that provides and for days there were power saws and generators going.

One night a storm came up and Giz woke me up in my face pretty much screaming at me. Giz NEVER gets on any bed so I knew she was tramatized. She had never been scared of a storm either until then... After that, her and Boo both were tramatized everytime there was a storm for months..

They eventually settled down and are no longer scared of storms and have quit runninmg to hide from them. It will take awhile for your babies to get over the events of that day. Just keep giving them reassurances, especially with sudden loud noises.. YOUR reaction will have a lot to do with how they adjust after this horriable experience. Shower them with attention, let them know you are there for them and keep them close to you when you can.

That was a extreemly scarey experience for them and it may take them some time to get over it, even if they act like they are not effected by the events of that day... Hug them for me!