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Disaster Planning Guidelines
for
Parrots and Other Small Pets
We are located in Florida where hurricanes are a very real danger. These are guidelines for such an occurrence.
Before the Storm:
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Become familiar with the type of disasters that occur in your
region. Think about natural and man-made disasters.
• Have a written plan and
practice it. Keep all your vaccination records, medications, emergency
numbers and pictures of your pet with the disaster plan. You should
include pictures of you and your pet as well as detailed pictures of
your pet.
• If your plan includes
sheltering at a kennel or clinic you will want to set that up ahead of
time. Make sure that the kennel or clinic is not in a flood zone.
- If you decide to shelter at home have a two week supply of food, water and medications.
- If you plan to evacuate take your pets with you. We do not recommend that you leave your pets locked in the house, in a
cage or chained in the backyard. They will have no way of escaping if
there is a storm surge or flooding. Become familiar with evacuation
routes and give yourself ample time.
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Rescued from Hurricane Ike
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- Transport your pets in a
carrier with a familiar toy, blanket or one of your shirts to help
reduce the stress. Animals are aware of the change in barometric
pressure long before we are and may be very unpredictable and reactive.
They tend to hunker down and hide.
- Make sure your pet has
proper identification such as a microchip, tattoo or collar with ID.
Keep a copy of your pets microchip number with you.
After the Storm:
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Make sure the storm is over before you venture out.
- Beware of downed power lines. Use extreme caution.
- Landmarks and scents may become altered causing pets to become confused or lost.
- Wildlife will also become affected by the storm and may become disoriented and end up where you least expect them. Be careful.
- Check fences to make sure they are intact.
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