How to Prepare Your Pets For a Natural Disaster

Hurricanes bring on severe and massive weather changes. The heavy floods and rainfall cause a lot of destruction and this means evacuation plans and preparedness. Most of the time we do not bother about preparing our pets for this disaster. The American Veterinary Medical Association, also known as the AVMA suggest and recommend a few simple plans to make sure your pets are also prepared at the same time.

Pet Carrier and Temporary Housing: It is recommended to have a pet carrier large and comfortable enough to house your pet for a couple of days. During such situations one can never tell how long the disaster will last. It is always better to be prepared. Extra cardboard boxes, plastic bags as liners are a definite must.

Disaster Preparedness Kit: A week’s worth of food and water should definitely be included. Medication and other first aid supplies should also be included. For identification purpose a picture of you and your pet or your family along with your pet. List of Pet friendly hotels, list of friends and relatives with whom you can stay with along with your pet and contact details of a local veterinarian as well.

Identification Tags: The probability of losing your pet during a disaster situation is highly likely. At such times it is important that your pets are properly identifiable. Installing a microchip does wonders. Other options include identification tags with all the contact details of the owners and relatives.

Pets are always considered to be more than family. For many who are lonely, pets provide the love and warmth that you can probably cannot expect from a human being. Taking care of them is our duty and it will not hurt to follow these simple rules.