Pet Emergency Safety

No matter what type of emergency may or may not come your way, we as Pet Owners need to have an emergency plan in order.  Maybe you have everything put together for you and your family, but have you thought about your pets?  Most of us would say no. 

We watched the effects of what happened to the pets after Hurricane Katrina, the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, and most recently the tornado in Joplin .  Pet owners need to have a plan, we need to have immunization/health records and emergency vet contact information printed and ready.  What is there is no power and powered electronics are unavailable during and after a storm.  An extra supply of your pets food, water and medicine should be available.

There really are so many things to think about and I think it’s best to have everything prepared in advance.  I found a fantastic website called Wag’N they offer a lot a great solutions to help you become prepared.

Wag’N not only has information and products for a disaster, but they also have items for on home emergencies and vehicle accidents!

Here are some of the tips they suggest to have available in the event of an emergency.  They recommend keeping them in a resealable bag: 

1.      Pet’s veterinarian information

2.      Emergency animal hospital

3.      National poison control (800.222.1222)

4.      Paper maps of your neighborhood, town, county as well

         as regional maps. 

5.      Veterinary and immunization records

6.      Pictures of owner(s) with pet(s) for proof of ownership

Comments

[Hey! I just noticed another message in another blo]

Hey! I just noticed another message in another blog that seemed like this. How have you learned all this stuff? That’s one cool post.

Thank You! It is very cool!