Facing an emergency is never easy and facing it with your pet is no different. The first step to making sure you and your four-legged-friend are ready, is knowing what types of emergencies you’re vulnerable to and having a plan in place should you encounter them.
Earthquakes, blizzards, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, and wildfires can all cause situations that may prove especially hazardous to your pets as well as you if you’re not properly prepared.
Emergency situations every pet owner should be aware of:
Earthquakes
- Falling debris
- Pets consuming toxins
- Pets hiding/running away
- Sheltering in place for extended periods of time, meaning your pet not being able to go to the bathroom outside
- Hypothermia
- Pets hiding/running away
- Sheltering in place for extended periods of time
- Falling debris
- Pet hiding/ running away
- Evacuating
- Falling debris
- Pets consuming toxins
- Falling debris
- Pet hiding/running away
- Evacuating
- Becoming trapped in your home and having to shelter in place for extended periods of time, meaning your pet not being able to go to the bathroom outside
- Consuming toxins
- Pets hiding/running away
- Evacuating
- Heat Stroke
- Burns wounds/Burnt paws/Smoke inhalation
- Consuming toxins
- Pets hiding/running away
In all these scenarios it’s important to have the proper supplies specific to your pet already packed in your emergency kit as well as a plan in place, so should disaster strike, you’re ready.
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