Ensuring Your Pets Are Safe at Home Amidst Typhoons
No animals should be left behind.
Don’t ever leave your furry friends behind when you are being evacuated. There’s no telling what might occur to your house while you’re gone, and you might not be capable of returning for several days or possibly weeks. Animal friends left behind may starve or get parched, or they may be crushed by crumbling walls. They might drown or flee in a frenzy and thus become lost. If you ever leave your home and don’t have the capacity to take care of your pets, contact your local emergency management office, veterinary clinic, pet-friendly hotel, an animal hospital, or any place that is willing to accept pets at that time.
Thorough emergency preparedness is important during severe storm weather, particularly in areas where pet owners may be forced to leave their homes.
1) Shelter
During severe storms it may be best to take shelter in a basement or small interior room like a bathroom. Make sure pets are acquainted with—and comfortable in—that area of your house and will go there with you easily if need be.
2) Poisons
Make sure the shelter inside your home is free of dangers for pets. Many people keep pest poisons in the same basement where they may be sheltering during the storm. Unfortunately, pets are very good at finding baits and many are all too eager to eat it.
3) Anxiety
Many pets have storm anxiety and may be prescribed medications to help them cope. Remind clients that it’s always best to give pets a dose of the medication prior to a storm to see how he or she will react—and pets should always get trial runs of medication during periods when the veterinarian is available in case questions arise.
4) Evacuation
Among the items your clients should have handy are leashes and/or or carriers, food, medication and water. Pet owners should know where favorite hiding places are for pets so they can be easily found during emergencies.
5) First Aid
Help your clients keep pets safe by sharing this easy DIY pet first-aid kit.
6) Don’t keep them locked.
This is one of the most common mistakes some fur parents do. They think that their pets will be safer if they keep them leashed or caged, but no. It’s such a dangerous thing to do. Don’t ever tie up pets or restrict them in any manner, since they will become stuck and therefore incapable to escape rising floodwaters.
7) Make sure they’ll be easier to identify.
Be certain that all of your pets are wearing collars or harnesses with id. Similar to what you would for a kid, maintain a recent picture of your furry friend for purposes of identification. Your top priority is to obtain your pet dogs and cats an ID, whether it’s the inexpensive kind used to distinguish hospital patients, the luxury mall-engraved collars, or getting them microchipped at a vet’s clinic.
8) Keep them safe and sound.
Ensure that all of your loved ones are safe and sound if you are sheltered in place during a typhoon or similar disaster. Dogs as well as other household pets are no more adapted than humans to withstand frigid temperatures or adverse weather circumstances. They struggle tremendously from hypothermia and therefore can die from exposure. Bring them inside before a storm arrives; failing to do so may be unlawful, since anybody who leaves pets outside in extreme storms may be punished. Animal friends that are chained or caged outdoors or without proper protection from the weather should be noted too. Always keep your pets safe and warm.
