Disaster Preparedness for Ferrets
With all of the severe weather issues going on right now in the Midwest, it's important that you take some time to consider what you and your ferrets would do if you were in the same situation. If a flood, tornado, earthquake, hurricane, or other natural disaster was to hit your area - would you be ready? Any disaster, large or small, has the potential to interfere with your ferret care if you aren't prepared for it.
There are a number of things you can do ahead of time to make sure that if something happens, you and your ferrets are prepared for it. These include:
- Talk to your veterinarian to plan for ferret care during a disaster.
- Assemble a ferret evacuation kit and first aid kit.
- Check all ferret carriers or transport cages to make sure they are ready to be used.
- Have identification tags (and license and rabies tags, if appropriate) for your ferrets.
- Assemble veterinary records and keep them in the evacuation kit.
- Assemble proof of ownership information, such as registration information, adoption papers, and pictures of you with each ferret.
- Develop a disaster plan.
- Develop an evacuation plan for all of your ferrets.
- Make a list of motels in your area that will accept ferrets and keep it in the evacuation kit.
- Check with relatives and friends not in your immediate area to determine if they will take your ferrets in the event of an emergency.
- Make a list of places that will take your ferret in, such as boarding facilities, veterinary clinics, and ferret shelters.
- Prearrange an evacuation site(s) and emergency shelter arrangements.
- Keep a list of emergency phone numbers, such as veterinarians, 24 hours clinics, and friends that can help you in the event of an emergency.
These are just a few of the things that you can do. For more information about how to prepare for a natural disaster. For more information, read Disaster Preparedness for your Ferret.
For information about putting together evacuation kits for pets, read An Evacuation Kit for Your Ferret.
