Disaster Planning For Pets
September 22nd, 2008 | 
Author: The ASPCA offers the following list of essential items to pack in advance for your animal companions, should you ever be faced with evacuation:
- Pet first-aid kit and guide book
- 3 to 7 days’ worth of canned (pop-top) or dry food
- Disposable litter trays (aluminum roasting pans are perfect)
- Litter or paper toweling
- Liquid dish soap and disinfectant
- Disposable garbage bags for clean-up
- Dishes for food and water
- Extra harness and leash
- Photocopies of medical records
- Waterproof container with a two-week supply of any medicine your pet requires
- Bottled water—at least seven days’ worth for each person and pet
- Traveling bag, crate or sturdy carrier, ideally one for each pet
- Flashlight
- Blanket
- Recent color photos of your pet(s)
- Pet Grab ‘N Go Bag (can be crucial to protecting your pet’s paperwork)
- Especially for cats: Pillowcase or EvackSack, toys, scoopable litter
- Especially for dogs: Long leash and yard stake, toys and chew toys, a week’s worth of cage liner
For a more complete list of emergency planning tips and the Ready Pets brochure on pet-friendly evacuation, visit the Disaster Preparedness section of the ASPCA website.
