Four Steps Help You Avoid Dog Injuries And Lost Pets
#1. Make sure your pet always carries her identification with her. To identify your dog, use a microchip, dog collar with tags, or embroidered name and phone number on the dog’s collar. Remember to post waterproof stickers next to your front and back doors and windows with the number and type of pets at home.
#2. Create two “Pet Survival Kits” – one for your car and one for your home that will take care of your dog’s needs for at least two weeks. Use water-tight containers that are easily portable and fit in your car.
Your Dog Survival Kit should contain:
- Bottled water
- Food (dry, canned, and a can opener!)
- Medication with a description of dosage
- Heartworm tablets
- Flea and tick treatment
- Diarrhea treatment
- Water bowl
- Food bowl
- Dog coat
- Bed
- Blanket or towels
- Brush
- Nail clippers
- Toys, balls, bones
- Crate – make sure it is labeled with your contact information and any medication requirements
- Extra leash
- Extra collar
- List of dog-friendly accommodations – as soon as you suspect a disaster, call for reservations!
- Adhesive tape and indelible pen – so you can write your shelter name and phone number on the back of your dog’s tags.
- Paper towels
- Bleach
- Recent photo of your dog for identification or lost dog posters
- Dog papers such as: Copy of dog license, Copy of vaccinations, Copy of registration or adoption papers, Medical records. Describe any past or current medical conditions, List of any allergies, List of any reactions to medicine, Pet Insurance number, Veterinarian’s phone number, Your contact information and your designated contact information. (Make sure that your designated contact has a signed release statement from you authorizing medical care for your dog.)
- Rescue Remedy and Vitamin B5 will help with anxiety and stress
First-aid kit should contain:
- Sterile gauze pads (3? x 3? and 2? X 2?)
- Two-inch roll of gauze
- Hypoallergenic adhesive tape,
- Vet wrap
- Cotton swabs (Q-tips®)
- Tweezers
- Scissors
- Needle-nose pliers
- Latex gloves
- Towel
- Plastic freezer/sandwich bags
- Small bottle of 3% hydrogen peroxide
- Antibacterial ointment
- Antiseptic cleansing wipes
- Kaopectate® or Pepto-Bismol®
- Liquid skin
- A current pet first-aid book
- Eyewash
- Eyedropper
- Digital or rectal thermometer in a plastic case
- Water-based lubricant
- Benadryl®
- Nylon leash
- Splint materials -tongue depressor, 12-inch wooden ruler or thick magazine
- Compact thermal blanket
- Small flashlight
- Your veterinarian’s telephone number
- National Poison Hotline number
- 24 Hour Animal Emergency number
- Pre-paid phone card
#4. If you will need to shelter-in-place, bring your dog inside to areas, such as basements, cellars, interior rooms or hallways. Avoid windows, doors, and outside walls. Remember, the center of the room is the safest.
Keep your dog on a leash! Dogs often panic during a natural disaster. Dogs who are afraid can run away, bite, submissively pee, or hide.
Natural disasters pose serious risks to your dog’s safety. However, by following four simple steps, you will increase the odds that your dog survives when a disaster strikes. Because the truth is… you love your dog. And you want your dog around for a long time.
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