It's National Pet Preparedness Month - Are you prepared?

Before disasters strike have a plan and supplies for all your pets. I have gathered some links to help.

Make sure all your pets are microchipped, this is the very best way to identify a pet and who is the owner.
Microchipping:
http://public.homeagain.com/
http://www.akccar.org/
http://www.freepetchipregistry.com/
http://microchipregistry.foundanimals.org/
http://www.petmicrochiplookup.org/
http://www.petlink.net/us/cms2.spring?path=/welcome.html
(UK) https://www.petlog.org.uk/

General disaster information:
http://www.humanesociety.org/about/departments/disaster_preparedness.html 
http://www.americanhumane.org/animals/programs/emergency-services/pet-preparedness-month.html
http://www.fema.gov/medialibrary/media_records/2484
http://trupanion.com/pet-health/emergency-pet-preparedness
http://www.co.summit.co.us/index.aspx?NID=819
http://www.ready.gov/caring-animals
http://www.redcross.org/prepare/disaster/pet-safety
http://www.cert-la.com/education/DPPetOwner.pdf

Tornadoes:
http://www.americanhumane.org/about-us/newsroom/news-releases/tornado-tips-to-keep-your.html

Earthquakes:
http://www.adem.arkansas.gov/ADEM/Divisions/Preparedness/Earthquake/pets.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
http://www.earthshakes.com/ebooks/PetsEarthquakePreparedness.pdf

Fires:
http://www.grabpak.com/10-fire-emergency-preparedness-tips-for-pet-owners/
http://www.co.summit.co.us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/1124

Hurricanes:
http://www.weather.com/weather/hurricanecentral/article/pet-preparedness_2011-08-24
http://www.humanela.org/hurricanepreparedness.htm

Floods:
(not specifically pet related)  http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/
(not specifically pet related) http://www.phe.gov/emergency/naturaldisasters/Pages/flood.aspx
http://www.prep4agthreats.org/Natural-Disasters/floods/

Tsunamis:
(not specifically pet related) http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/government/departments/fire/safety_tips/TsunamiPreparedness.cfm
(not specifically pet related) http://www.noaa.gov/features/tsunami/
(not specifically pet related) http://www.cleanhawaii.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=65&Itemid=85
(not specifically pet related) http://www.redcross.org/prepare/disaster/tsunami
http://www.examiner.com/article/earthquake-and-tsunami-japan-reinforce-need-for-pet-emergency-preparedness

Blizzards:
(not specifically pet related) http://www.redcross.org/prepare/disaster/winter-storm
(not specifically pet related) http://www.everydayhealth.com/healthy-home/blizzard-preparedness-guide.aspx
(not specifically dog related but good info for birds) http://birds.about.com/od/livingwithabird/tp/Winter-Storm-Preparedness-For-Pet-Birds.htm

Extreme Heat (heat wave):
(not specifically pet related) http://www.ready.gov/heat
http://www.prep4agthreats.org/Natural-Disasters/excessive-heat-pets-and-livestock
http://www.humanesociety.org/news/press_releases/2011/07/keep_your_pets_cool_during_heat_wave_071111.html

Volcanoes:
(not specifically pet related) http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/volcanoes/
(not specifically pet related) http://www.redcross.org/prepare/disaster/volcano
(not specifically pet related) http://www.survivalkitsonline.com/volcaniceruptionpreparedness.html

Wildfires: 
(not specifically pet related) http://www.ready.gov/wildfires
(not specifically pet related) http://www.justincasearizona.com/be-informed/natural-disasters/wildfires.asp
(not specifically dog related but good info for horses) http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/livestk/01817.html
http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/wildfires/

Terrorists, economic and political upheaval:
(not specifically pet related) http://learntoprepare.com/
(not specifically pet related) http://www.shtfplan.com/emergency-preparedness/rise-of-the-preppers-50-of-the-best-prepper-websites-and-blogs-on-the-internet_02012013
(not specifically pet related) http://americanpreppersnetwork.com/
(not specifically pet related) http://graywolfsurvival.com/
http://justonemorepet.wordpress.com/tag/emergency-preparedness/


Disaster has struck now your dog is injured, what do you do? Before a disaster happens learn how to give your pet first aid, get a book and/or print out pages from the following links. Store book/pages in a water prof bag.

First aid:
https://www.avma.org/public/EmergencyCare/Pages/Basic-Pet-First-Aid-Procedures.aspx?utm_source=oldsite&utm_medium=prettyurl&utm_term=animal_health-poison_guide-asp&utm_campaign=redirect
http://www.redcross.org/take-a-class/program-highlights/cpr-first-aid/wilderness-sports-pets
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=SRC&S=1&SourceID=20
http://animal.discovery.com/pets/how-to-give-first-aid-to-your-dog.htm
http://www.dog-first-aid-101.com/
http://www.peteducation.com/category.cfm?c=2+1677
(Video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApaEQlYJ7u0

Dog CPR:
http://www.chicagocpr.org/pet-cpr-guidelines-changing/
(Video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJGlsYHI9cU