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TODAY’S TIDBIT:  Our series, “Disaster Planning: Do It Now!”  by Judy Wright of Rosehill Yorkies continues today.  If an evacuation order comes to you abruptly in the middle of the night, would you know what to grab first?  It could very well be a matter of life or death and you may only have minutes to get out.

Advanced planning is paramount – it can save you and your dog’s life!  Having an evacuation plan in place will make an emergency situation much less stressful for everyone involved.

Prior to an emergency, you must do the following:

1. Have a pet carrier for each pet.
2. Make sure all of your dogs are microchipped!
3. Have a harness for each pet (we don’t use collars on our Yorkies) with their rabies tag, tag with your name, address and cell phone number on it plus your vet’s number and a tag with your pet’s name and vet’s phone number – a total of three tags on that harness (keep your “Emergency Harness” in a zip lock bag in your Pet Disaster Kit).
4. Prepare a Pet Disaster Kit.

Here’s a list of what to include in your Pet Disaster Kit:

• Food for seven days with a pop-top type of can and don’t forget to bring kibble
• Bottled water, 1 gallon per pet, should last a week for a small dog
• Medication your dog takes
• Tagged harness in a zip lock bag
• Leashes for each pet in a zip lock bag
• Copy of each pet’s health record, vaccination record and current picture of each pet in a zip lock bag
• Your vet’s phone number, emergency vet clinic phone number, boarding kennel phone number and list of pet friendly motels in a zip lock bag
• Plastic bags for dog waste
• Diaper wipes
• Blue plastic tarp
• Exercise pen for pets

Collect all the above items and put your Pet Disaster Kit, Pet First Aid Kit  that we talked about last month and your carriers all in one place, together, where you can snatch them all up in a hurry and go!

Wow!  Awesome information, Judy.  Join us next week for Part 3 of our series, “Disaster Planning: Do It Now!”  Have a great day everybody and see you on Friday for TODAY’S TIDBIT.