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2026-07-30 19:05 UTC

First off, give some thought to where you would be likely to evacuate TO. For me, we are almost certainly going to be at friends/family homes or a hotel. But many people need to head to disaster shelters. Those, in turn, are often schools or the like (in the US at least) and the policy on pets vary. Awareness of the fact that many people will avoid shelters - and sometimes refuse to evacuate at all - if their pets aren’t welcome has been growing over the years, but that doesn’t mean your pet will necessarily be able to stay with you. For example, some areas have smaller pets like cats/dogs stay at local humane societies. 2/

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@Lemniscate@infosec.exchange 2026-07-30 19:07

* Carrier: Make sure it’s sized correctly for your animal’s weight/size. Sometimes people assume cats always need the “smallest”, but cats that weigh a little more need a size up. The carrier description will have weight and size info. * Make sure you label the carrier with your pet’s name, your name and contact info. * Bed insert and blanket * Pee Pads: Get ones that are meant to be used in carriers. Some say they are not and are intended only to go under litter boxes * Litter box, scoop, bag of litter: You obviously don’t want to try and snatch up the used home kitty facilities if you’re trying to rush out the door, so have something clean set aside to grab in an emergency. If you intend to travel with your cat at other times, you might be interested in a “travel litterbox”. Some of them collapse, some have tent-like enclosures that can contain scents in hotel rooms, etc. But otherwise, a basic plastic litterbox is cheap and I keep a sealed, small bag of litter in it. 3/

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