Wise advice,,,thanks, Sue.

I forgot to mention that if we have to Bug Out, I also put the dogs' shirts and coats into the BoB, during the winter.

We store their shirts and coats in their BoB box during the warm months.

Keep in mind that changing a pet's food can result in "unpleasant" side effects under normal conditions, much less a stressed situation. Those side effects can add to your own stress also. I send this as one of my German Shepherds just left me a airborne "gift".

+1 on the diet change.

I know many people buy food according to advertising or price tag. Reading the ingredients can be a help. The cheap foods start their ingredient list with things like corn, corn meal, wheat, barley, etc. That kind of stuff is really chicken feed, filler, not dog food, and they tend to pass through undigested. Those ingredients tend to produce a lot of "airborne gifts" and large, ploppy stools, maybe not what you would want in limited survival quarters. FWIW.

Sue

+1 sue...premium foods mean healthier animals and FAR less cleanup as well as other...<AHEM> "issues". Plus you feed less, carry less food, and buy far less often.

To give you an idea on the amount of savings possible look to this example....

My mother-in-law adopted a German Shepherd that was headed for euthanasia that day. She started her on "W4l-M4r7" store brand until I could get up there to take a look at her. Once I moved her to a high quality diet that was actually 3 times (or more) the cost for a same size bag the overall food bill went down. The pup didn't need as much kibble to get the nutrients she needed and the "full" feeling she wanted.

It may be counterintuitive, but QUALITY food that is more expensive will in the long run reduce your food bill. Unless you have a Siberian Husky like my wife's dog. She does not understand when to say when. Looks like a grey and white fluffy sausage with legs.

We have "strange" dietary requirements for out cats

The two "Old" cats have chronic renal failure (CRF), and have to have CRF food, Saussi is/was a very picky eater, particularly when stressed - in fact, he almost died when we brought him home in October due to not eating. Saussi and Suiki - brothers - belonged to my wife's best friend, who was also MY best Friends Mom (yes, my wife's best friend was older than any of our parents). Helen died the last week of September, and we took he cats (as we promised to do 5 years ago when she adopted the kittens)

Anyway, cat food wise, we have the special CRF food, the regular kibble (which all 4 cats love - even though the fun is keeping the 2 old cats out of it, while allowing Saussi 24/7 access), plus Saussi's canned food (which his brother loves too) - along with a ringers lactate set to do sub-q fluids on the old cats

I had the opposite problem - I could not keep the 2 well cats out of the CRF food. So they all ate it, mixed with regular food. Now 2 out of the 3 need the CRF, so it all worked out - no dietary changes.
On another note, that brings to mind that not only might you need to have your pets medicine in a pet kit, but also provisions for refrigerating some of that medicine. Last week I started giving twice daily insulin shots to one of the cats. That insulin needs to be refrigerated or it dies. And since it has a relatively short shelf life, you can't just get some and keep it on hand for an extended "just in case" scenario.

Bo,

Uh, Uhem, well ya see...

I don't think we will be seeing the flaky lady for a while. Seems to have fallen off the face of the planet. While not unusual, there were remnants of crime scene tape on the door to her accommodations. I suspect she was "cooking" in addition to sewing (always suspected something) and got caught. Either that or something worse happened which would be sad, but not unusual for that area.

Try REI online

Mylar blanket to retain body heat during cold weather, and deflect heat in hot weather.

Fan and spray bottle of water.

Pets got very hot while evac'ing Rita. Temps were high 90s, maybe even 100s; traffic was very slow or not moving at all, so no wind to cool them, and the truck overheated if running the AC while in park for long periods of time. I sprayed their tummies and used a small towel to apply water to their ears, then fanned them. We sprayed ourselves a lot too. My dog-show friend is the one that suggested the mylar blankets.

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