Why is it that catnip is a 50/50 thing? One of our cats looks like she has been hitting the smoke with Tommy Chong and the other looks like he had to dig his way out of Peruvian Marching Powder.

That's on my list, I was waiting to talk to my Vet. before buying anything.

HAHA, actually, he's declawed and pretty passive. Even under stress, he usually wants me to hold him.

A cat kit for the kit-cat!

Even if your cat is a house cat, get him vaccinated against rabies, if he hasn't been. If a person is bitten by a pet animal and the animal has ever had a rabies vaccination (proof required), it is placed in quarantine for 10-14 days. If the animal has never been vaccinated, the animal is euthanized and its brain checked for rabies. This is directly from my vet.

Is the carrier large enough to accomodate both the litter box AND the cat? If not, consider a larger carrier, or a folding wire dog crate (and probably a tarp and cord).

A sturdy pillow case makes an excellent emergency cat carrier, tied with a shoelace. They can breathe through it just fine.

For dogs, be sure to take a tie-out cable, preferably vinyl-jacketed aircraft cable, with a sturdy clip on both ends, and one of those spiral stakes that you twist into the ground (not the dollar store version).

First aid kit for dogs: Hydrogen Peroxide, bandages & gauze (or cling wrap), antibiotic cream (Neosporin), scissors, latex gloves, muzzle, Benedryl (capsule or liquid for insect bites or to calm), PeptoBismol, Immodium.

Sue

We keep an extra radar-dish collar in our BOV dog kit, the kind used when you bring a pet home after surgery to keep them from getting at the stitches. You can get them for next to nothing from the vet. If your pet gets an injury where you will need bandages, more than likely, you will need the hood too.

Include a topical fleacide in the first aid kit.

Fat man with two German Shepherds scratching their ears walks by to ask
a quick thread hijacking question:

Has anyone (especially in Texas) noticed a HUGE increase in the flea population? For the first time in 14 years we have recently had a flea problem. Chris' idea above is a darn good idea and got me thinking.

Fat man and GSD's amble on by for another dog bath and flea treatment.

He just got his shots updated last month during his Senior Pet Checkup!

Even though he is declawed and does not go outside, we have strays that roam the neighborhood so we keep his shots up just in case.

The pillow case thing is a good idea!

I totally neglected bugging out with pets.
We've got 3 cats and 1 Lab/English Mastiff dog.
We can't leave them behind, they are family too.

I got a large plastic box (15-20 gal size), with a lid, for my pet's BoB and 2 Pet Carriers.

I keep the following in the Pet's BoB:
20LBS-Kibbles and Bits
Medical records (their's)
Medications (their's)
1 tennis ball (the older dog's)
1 chew toy (the younger dog)
Doggie FAK (I found this @ my local Feed & Seed store)
2 food & 2 water bowls

I do have to add the following if their BoB is needed:
2 leashes (their's)
1 Stake Out Pin
2 Doggie Beds (their's)
More tennis balls (older dog)
More chew toys (younger dog)
Puppy Cow (younger dog, if he still eats it when BoB's needed)

I keep a big fluffy towel in each of the Pet Carriers

DEFICIENCIES:
I need to add a package of bed chucks

Note:
Nighttime sleeping arrangements are that the younger dog puts my DD1 (severely handicapped) to bed & sleeps with her (it's his job); The older dog sleeps with me and my DW.

I am looking for some packs that would fit the dogs, although they are small (Boston Terrier mixed breeds), they can carry some of their own gear.