Disaster Preparedness for your Pet:
We don’t like to think about it. Really, we don’t. But whether it’s a hurricane on the horizon or an unexpected terror attack, we don’t want to be caught off guard. When it comes to the love and safety for your pet, nothing could be more important than having disaster preparedness for your pet.
- Plan ahead. This means always having a food supply of three days in advance in airtight sealable containers when it comes to disaster management preparedness.
- This applies to water as well. There should be three days of water supply for disaster management preparedness.
- Always have an extra supply of medicine in a waterproof container that is easily accessible. If there’s an emergency, there will be a lot to think about. The purpose of this list is to plan ahead and therefore, the food, water, and extra medicine should be easily accessible hopefully assembled in one place when it comes to disaster preparedness.
- Properly identify your pet. This goes without saying, always have your pet wearing an identifiable collar.
- Another step towards emergency preparedness for your pet includes having a copy of your pet’s veterinarian records and any medication indications in a sealable, waterproof bag.
- Have a first aid kit. This is a necessity regarding disaster preparedness for your pet.
- Be prepared and have a plan. If there is an emergency, how would you get in touch with your loved ones? The same question applies to your pet – do you know where your pet will be and how to find out who would know?
- Have a back up plan and a buddy system. Talk to neighbors about your plan and help them out with theirs and then practice to see if there are any holes in the plan.
- Talk to your veterinarian for more tips and visit http://www.ready.gov/ as it relates to disaster preparedness for your pet.
At The Dog Bowl, nothing is more important than your pets’ health and well being. For more information about Disaster Preparedness for your pet contact your local veternarian as well.
