How to Take Care of Your Pet in a Disaster
Have you made an emergency plan for your pets? Everyone who has pets should plan ahead of time to protect your pets in the event of a disaster like flood, fire, and storms.
Best Tips for Keeping Your Pet Safe
Best tips on how to keep your pet safe in the event of a disaster plus watch our Featured Video: Red Cross Ready: Make a Disaster Plan for Your Pets (below). In the event of a disaster like flood, fire, tornado, etc. do you know what you would do with your pet? Let everyone in your household know what to do about your pets in case of this type of emergency. Often times, animals will hide during an emergency situation. Make sure you know where your pets are at all times and whatever you do-NEVER leave your pet behind if you must evacuate because they most likely will not survive without you and if they do you may have a hard or impossible time trying to locate them. It is a good idea to make or buy a pet emergency care kit and keep it in your car, emergency shelter, basement, or somewhere close to an exit or shelter.The following tips can help you keep your pets safer plus we have great deals on pet emergency kits and supplies.
Things you can do to keep your pets safe during a disaster
- Bring your pets inside and keep them with you as pets will sometimes hide when they are scared.
- Keep newspapers or puppy pads on hand as they may need to use them if they cannot go outdoors.
- Keep moist or canned pet food on hand so they will not need as much water.
- Keep water on hand.
- If you know ahead of time that a disaster is heading your way bring your animals inside early so they do not hide outdoors where you cannot find them or worse run away because they know something terrible is about to happen.
- Never leave a pet outside or tied up during a storm.
- Separate dogs and cats and other pets from each other, even if they know each other well and usually get along good. Sometimes in an emergency situation pets act irrationally.
- If you have birds, make sure you have portable cages and covers to keep them safe and feeling more secure. You can also check with your vet or pet store about special food dispensers that regulate how much food your bird gets as you may have to ration their feed if the disaster is severe.
- "If you evacuate your home, DO NOT LEAVE YOUR PETS BEHIND! Pets most likely cannot survive on their own and if by some remote chance they do, you may not be able to find them when you return.
- If you are going to a public shelter, it is important to understand that animals may not be allowed inside. Plan in advance for shelter alternatives that will work for both you and your pets; consider loved ones or friends outside of your immediate area who would be willing to host you and your pets in an emergency.
- Make a back-up emergency plan in case you can't care for your animals yourself. Develop a buddy system with neighbors, friends and relatives to make sure that someone is available to care for or evacuate your pets if you are unable to do so. Be prepared to improvise and use what you have on hand to make it on your own for at least three days, maybe longer" (Pet and animal emergency planning, 2016).
Featured Video: Red Cross Ready: Make a Disaster Plan for Your Pets
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Reference: Pet and animal emergency planning. Retrieved Mar. 30, 2016 from Ready.gov https://www.ready.gov/animals