ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ĂƌĞ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ŚĞƌĞ͕ ƚŽ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞ ŝĨ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ ĚĂŶŐĞƌ͘
PET CHECKLIST
/Ŷ ĂŶLJ ĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐLJ͕ ůŽĐĂů ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ ŵĂLJ Žƌ ŵĂLJ ŶŽƚ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ďĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ happening and what you should do. However, you should monitor TV (McAllen Cable Network or local ŶĞǁƐͿ͕ Žƌ ƌĂĚŝŽ ŶĞǁƐ ƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ ĨŽƌ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ Žƌ ŽĸĐŝĂů ŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͘ /Ĩ LJŽƵ ĂƌĞ PET EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJ ƚŽůĚ ƚŽ ĞǀĂĐƵĂƚĞ Žƌ ƐĞĞŬ ŵĞĚŝĐĂů ƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚ͕ ĚŽ ƐŽ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ͘ Leaving a pet behind can result in injury, loss, or death. Always take your pet with you. ͻ efore a disaster, idenƟfy a safe locaƟon to bring your pet to, such as a pet friendly hotel, a STAYING PUT kennel, or a friend’s home. tŚĞƚŚĞƌ LJŽƵ ĂƌĞ Ăƚ ŚŽŵĞ͕ ǁŽƌŬ͕ Žƌ ĞůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŵĂLJ ďĞ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ ǁŚĞŶ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐŝŵƉůLJ ďĞƐƚ ƚŽ ƐƚĂLJ ǁŚĞƌĞ are and ͻ In the any event that you cannot make it back to your house, arrange for a friend or neighbor to you avoid uncertainty outside. care for your pet. dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĐŝƌĐƵŵƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ ǁŚĞŶ ƐƚĂLJŝŶŐ ƉƵƚ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ Ă ďĂƌƌŝĞƌ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ LJŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ĂŶĚ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůůLJ A PET SUPPLY KIT SHOULD INCLUDE: ĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ Ăŝƌ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ͕ Ă ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŬŶŽǁŶ ĂƐ ͞ƐĞĂůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵ͕͟ ŝƐ Ă ŵĂƩĞƌ ŽĨ ƐƵƌǀŝǀĂů͘ hƐĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ o 3-5 day supply of food and water (include a can opener) ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ĂƐƐĞƐƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ͘ /Ĩ LJŽƵ ƐĞĞ ůĂƌŐĞ ĂŵŽƵŶƚƐ ŽĨ ĚĞďƌŝƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ Ăŝƌ͕ Žƌ ŝĨ ůŽĐĂů ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ ƐĂLJ o Bowl for food and water ƚŚĞ Ăŝƌ ŝƐ ďĂĚůLJ ĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ͕ LJŽƵ ŵĂLJ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƚŚŝƐ ŬŝŶĚ ŽĨ ĂĐƟŽŶ͘ o Current photo of you and your pet, including a physical descripƟon with any disƟnct markings o MedicaƟons vaccinaƟon records dŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ƐĞĂů and ƚŚĞ current ƌŽŽŵ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ Ă ƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟǀĞ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ă ďĂƌƌŝĞƌ o Leash, harness, orĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ muzzle; collar Ăŝƌ withŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ͘ current ID tagĂ ƚLJƉĞ ŽĨ ƐŚĞůƚĞƌŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ LJŽƵ ĂŶĚ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůůLJ /ƚ ŝƐ o Carrier large enough for your dog or cat to comfortably sleep in preplanning. o Blankets or towels for bedding and warmth o Treats and AND toys for comfort TO “SHELTER IN PLACE SEAL THE ROOM” o PlasƟc bags for waste disposal x Bring your family and pets inside. o Cat liƩer and container to be used as a liƩer box x >ŽĐŬ ĚŽŽƌƐ͕ ĐůŽƐĞ ǁŝŶĚŽǁƐ͕ Ăŝƌ ǀĞŶƚƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĮƌĞƉůĂĐĞ ĚĂŵƉĞƌƐ͘ o First aid kit for pets x dƵƌŶ Žī ĨĂŶƐ͕ Ăŝƌ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶŝŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌĐĞĚ Ăŝƌ ŚĞĂƟŶŐ ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ͘ x Take your emergency supply kit unless you have reason to believe it has been contaminated. a disaster, petsroom on a leash unƟlwindows, they become reoriented to their home. Familiar scents and x AŌerx Go into anwalk interior with few if possible. may be altered and pets could be easily lost. Downed power lines and other debris could landmarks x ^ĞĂů Ăůů ǁŝŶĚŽǁƐ͕ ĚŽŽƌƐ͕ ĂŶĚ Ăŝƌ ǀĞŶƚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƉůĂƐƟĐ ƐŚĞĞƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚƵĐƚ ƚĂƉĞ͘ ŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ ŵĞĂƐƵƌŝŶŐ pose a ĂŶĚ ĐƵƫŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐŚĞĞƟŶŐ ŝŶ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ ƐĂǀĞ ƟŵĞ͘ threat. x Be prepared to improvise and use what you have on hand to seal gas so that you create a ďĂƌƌŝĞƌ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ LJŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ĂŶĚ ĂŶLJ ĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ͘
SPECIAL NEEDS ITEMS
Remember the special needs of your family members. Infants, the elderly, and persons with disabiliƟes >ŽĐĂů ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ ŵĂLJ ŶŽƚ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ďĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ LJŽƵ need the same planning as everyone else, and someƟmes require addiƟonal emergency preparaƟon. ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĚŽ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ LJŽƵ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ǁĂƚĐŚ ds͕ ůŝƐƚĞŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌĂĚŝŽ͕ Žƌ ĐŚĞĐŬ ƚŚĞ /ŶƚĞƌŶĞƚ ŽŌĞŶ ĨŽƌ ŽĸĐŝĂů ŶĞǁƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͘ FOR BABY o Diaper rash ointment o Formula o Diapers Ž ŽƩůĞƐ o Powdered milk Ž DĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ Ž DŽŝƐƚ ƚŽǁĞůĞƩĞƐ
FOR ADULTS GETTING AWAY Denture Ask your under doctorwhich about prescripƟon There may be condiƟons youstoring will decide to get away, orothere may beneeds situaƟons when you are ordered to o will Extra glasses such as heart and blood where you leave. Plan howmedicaƟon you will assemble your family andhigh anƟcipate go.eye Choose several desƟnaƟons in dŝīerent o Contact lenses and supplies pressure medicaƟon, insulin, and other direcƟons so you have opƟons in an emergency. prescripƟon drugs. CREATE AN EVACUATION PLAN:
x Plan places where your family will meet, both within and outside of your immediate neighborhood.
FOR SENIORS TOneed CONSIDER: x If AND/OR you have aPEOPLE car, keepWITH a half DISABILITIES tank of gas in it atOTHER all ƟmesTHINGS in case you to evacuate.
x Plan how you will evacuate an emergency x Become familiarbefore with alternate routesoccurs. and other means of transportaƟon out of your area. Ž Ğ ĂǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ ŽdžLJŐĞŶ ƐĂĨĞƚLJ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ͗ ĂǀŽŝĚ ĂƌĞĂƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ x If you211 do for nottransportaƟon have a car, plan how you will leave if you have to. x Pre-register with assistance. ŐĂƐ ůĞĂŬƐ Žƌ ŇĂŵĞƐ ŵĂLJ ďĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ͘ x Take your emergency supply unless you have reason to believe it has been contaminated. x Discuss your emergency procedures with akithome health Ž ůǁĂLJƐ ƵƐĞ ďĂƩĞƌLJ ƉŽǁĞƌĞĚ ŇĂƐŚůŝŐŚƚƐ Žƌ ůĂŶƚĞƌŶƐ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ care provider. x Lock the door behind you. than gas lights or candles when oxygen is in use. x Take with you, but understand that only service animals may be permiƩed in public shelters. Plan x Program “ICE” (In your Case pets of Emergency) in your cell phone o Keep extra supplies available such as oxygen, cane, how you will care for your pets in an emergency. and list the telephone number(s) of friend/relaƟve to be ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐ ĂŝĚ ďĂƩĞƌŝĞƐ͕ ǁŚĞĞůĐŚĂŝƌ ďĂƩĞƌŝĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ contacted in an emergency. manual wheelchair. IF TIME ALLOWS: x Write down youror medicaƟons, including dosages, and o KeepcommunicaƟons scooter or wheelchair x Call email the “out-of-state” contact in your family plan. patch kit available, consider allergies. Place your informaƟon and current medicaƟons extra inner tubes and other repair supplies. Include heavy x Tell them where you are going. bag and take with you in an emergency. glovestofor over glass gas, and and debris. in a waterproof x If there is damage to your home and you are instructed dowheeling so, shut oī water, electricity before x Include copies of important papers such as medical leaving. o Keep a list in your kit of the style and serial number of insurance x Leave a notecards telling when you leŌ and where you are going.such as pacemakers. and Medicare in others your kit. medical devices x Check with who may idenƟfy need a ride. x Wear a medical alert tagneighbors or bracelet to help your Ž WĂĚ ĂŶĚ ƉĞŶͬƉĞŶĐŝů ĨŽƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ disability. ŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐ͘ LEARNadvantage HOW AND WHEN TURN OFF UTILITIES: Ž WŽǁĞƌ ĐŽŶǀĞƌƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ůĂƉƚŽƉ x Take of your localTO pharmacy’s computer If there is damage to your home or you are instructed to turn oī your uƟliƟes: tracking system by Įůůŝng out a medicaƟon proĮůe. computer. x Locate the electric, gas, and water shut-oī valves. x Create a plan for an alternaƟve source of power if you use o Keep an emergency supply kit for your pet. x Keep necessary tools near gas and water shut-oī valves. to operate medical equipment. electricity x Teach family members how to turn oī uƟliƟes. o Service animals may become confused, frightened, or x Contact your power and water company about your needs ĚŝƐŽƌŝĞŶƚĞĚ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ĂŶ ĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐLJ͘ <ĞĞƉ ƚŚĞŵ ĐŽŶĮŶĞĚ support devices an emergency or securely leashed. Iffor youlifeturn the gas oī, a before professional must turnoccurs. it backMany on. Do not aƩempt to do this yourself. companies have a “priority reconnecƟon service” list. PLAN YOUR PETS: x If you FOR are dependent on dialysis or other life sustaining Pets should know not bethe leŌlocaƟon behind,and butavailability understandofthat only service animals may be treatment, services permiƩed public from moreinthan oneshelters. facility. Plan how you will care for your pets in an emergency.
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PET CHECKLIST AND SPECIAL NEEDS ITEMS
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DECIDING TO STAY OR GO