Emergency/Hurricane kit?

[fire-eyez]

Hey TSB

This past week with the whole hurricane Irene going on made me think about how unprepared I am if I needed to evacuate my family and pets! I could not help but have a feeling of a knife in my heart if my pets loss would be do to my lack of preparedness. There is no way I would leave them behind....I also thought what about food? I have no back up food in case things got that bad, and I know how horrible it would be to see them hungry! and me being in a state of helplessness. I want to be prepared...I have a container that locks out moisture and already have started a list and purchasing things that do not spoil such as wet dog food a 2 week supply for them (dry spoils in months)....well the reason I was posting this is because I wanted to know if anyone had thought of an emergency care kit for squirrels that a squirrel owner should have at all times, items that will not spoil easily ( which I know is difficult since they eat fresh veggies and fruit)...I just wanted to throw this out there because I would hate if I could not feed my little diesel and my two flyers ( lexi and lexus). Any ideas? I have started my personal emergency animal fund as well :thankyou

[Milo's Mom]

I have a small emergency kit that I built for Ellie. It contains the following items:

(these items are in a bag in my freezer...all I have to do is grab 1 bag and I have it all)
1 new sealed bag of HHB's
1 new sealed bag of FV
2 new sealed containers of Organic Apple/Blueberry baby food
1 1lb bag of shelled nuts (I bought shelled nuts and sealed them in my Foodsaver)
A baggie of her Primate O's (sealed with Foodsaver)


In her Overnight Bag, I have the following:
1 new bottle Rescue Remedy
2 fleece blankets (washed and in zip lock bags)
A bed that is very similar to the one she sleeps in currently
A new water bottle
A brand new pair of clippers for her teeth
2 stuffies that I gave her to play with when I first got her (after they smelled like her, I placed them in her Emergency Kit in a ziplock bag)
10 1cc syringes (just in case)

In her bag for me I have the following:
$500 cash
1 pair of jeans
3 pair of underwear
2 bras
3 t-shirts
1 pair of shorts
3 pair of socks
1 sweatshirt
brush
deodorant
hairspray
toothbrush & toothpaste


If we ever have to leave in a hurry (for any reason) I put her in her carrier in her room, grab the emergency bag from the hallway closet, grab the bag from the freezer and we are out the door. Takes about 3 minutes start to finish and that's with me catching her...

EDIT: I just re-read this...I seem a little paranoid don't I? :thinking

[fire-eyez]

NO not paranoid but awesome! how long does the items in the freezer stay fresh? what are Primate O's? is the overnight and emergency kit for different reasons? ...thanks so much this helps me get started thank you! ( what about rodent blocks? that would be a good item to have on hand huh? :) ):thankyou

[Milo's Mom]

NO not paranoid but awesome! how long does the items in the freezer stay fresh? what are Primate O's? is the overnight and emergency kit for different reasons? ...thanks so much this helps me get started thank you! ( what about rodent blocks? that would be a good item to have on hand huh? :) ):thankyou


I was thinking that after about a year or so, I'd change them out for new...just to be on the safe side...although I do think that since everything is frozen and has been so since the day it was purchased/delivered it would actually be fine for a longer period of time...but it's one of those things that I need to know is good and not find out its bad when it's too late.

Primate O's...ummm, monkey food. She was eating them when I got her and she likes them.

The Emergency Kit/Overnight Kit are in case Ellie and I need to get out of the house/town/state on a moments notice. Fire, hurricane, flood, DNR, etc.

Rodent blocks are the first thing on my list under the items in the freezer...HHB's...Henry's Healthy Blocks.

[fire-eyez]

oh ok thanks so much....the rodent blocks I was talking about was the mazuri I heard they last long then i could have both HHB and mazuri :) thanks so much again it has really helped me