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What to do in case of an earthquake? I don't know why, but I had this weird feeling all last night that an earthquake was coming. I have food in case of an emergency, I have water for all of us. I even have an emergency kit for humans and one for Kaji. I'm scared of what Kaji's reaction to an earthquake will be. If you've gone through a natural disaster with your pup, what do you do for them? Weird tidbit: I had a dream last night that the earth shook. There was a big bang, and car alarms went off. I woke up and the lights went out. The blackout was real, the car alarms were real, but I can't tell if the bang was real or not. Kaji was a little freaked out because an alarm went off in the building. It took DWP 4-5 hours to fix the lights. |
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I lived in California most of my adult life, and that's the one thing I hated about it, you never know when the big one will hit. I didn't like the idea of "standing in a doorway" as a safety precaution. Back East during tornado season you could go to bathroom with no windows or a bathtub and throw blankets over you head and that sounds safer, but that doesn’t work for earthquakes. In AZ we haven’t had earthquakes or tornadoes, but today it was 118, and my eyeballs are sweating. I think the most important thing to have in an emergency is drinkable water. You can life quite a while without food, but not so long without water. You sound like you're better prepared than most, I guess I would be most scared of being split up, do you have a harness with tags handy or does Kaji have a microchip? Don't worry about the dream, you mind just took the sounds it heard and made sense of it. |
I live in the midwest and have no idea how to prepare for an earthquake. What I can tell you is that my intuition is very strong. If I had that feeling come to me I would be preparing for it to come true. Isn't there some type of CA Emergency Preparedness website you could use as a guide to put supplies together? We have several relative that live in SoCal and I know they all have supplies put together in case of emergency. |
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I would have a dog bag near so you can just put him in there while you are running around and he will be safe and won't run off. |
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If you live in the fault line and it is a massive quake, sometimes all you can do is bend over and kiss your a$$ goodbye! Outside of that, have food, plenty of fresh water, radio, batteries, and a 12 gauge Shotgun loaded with 00 buck. You could also consider moving. |
We get more tornadoes than earthquakes but I keep my over-the-shoulder slings handy and when we go to the basement for tornadoes, I take the sling with me just in case there is commotion overhead and I don't want to have to figure out where the doggies are. If they are in the sling they are safe even though they might be terrified. |
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That is the first thing I thought of was a carrier to keep him safe. You never know what they are going to do. Maybe just go hide somewhere and you will have to be looking for him all over. Good luck and I hope you never have to use it. :thumbup: |
Have everything you need and for the dog, plus your drivers license and credit cards, ALWAYS together and near the door. If you feel a trimble, grab the dogs and all and get outside and away from any tall structure and just wait it out. If your home is destroyed, at least you can pay for a motel. |
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I think a carrier might be better because you can put it on like a purse and still have your hands free for other things. Have you checked out the first aid kit thread? It tells you what to have in a k9 first aid kit. |
You know, I live by one of the largest fault lines in the US (The New Madrid) I don't even have an earthquake plan because we rarely have quakes. I think we've had maybe 2 or 3 in 5 years and they were all under 5.0's. I think this site has several good links: FAQs - Earthquake Preparedness I think I'd add kibble to my list of things to have on hand and any medications your pups may be on. The lists are always aimed at humans and not the other members of our families. |
I don't live in an earthquake prone area, though I do remember a good shock wave long ago. But we can have tornadoes & we haven't in 30ish years so I keep fearing that we are due. Spring weather made me really worry. So I threw a bag together with a blanket, 2 beach towels, some sample bags of kibble, bottled water, nutri-cal, first aid kit, crank flashlight & some other food. It did make me feel a little better, though I'm still not thrilled with no real first floor safety. I did struggle with the idea of how to have Princess-she has a hard carrier & leashes, still can't decide if I should leash her or hold her or crate her. I think there are cons to both. |
I've always thought we should be prepared for the "big" one. Am I prepared? No. I should give it some more serious thought though. We have always been told to store some water, flashlights with batteries, etc. A long time ago, my brother, a city water supervisor came to talk to a Girl Scout troop I was leading about earth quake preparedness. One of the most important things he said was to have shoes handy, even at night. Because if you step on anything broken, etc. you can't do anything. More than 15 years later...that is what I remember. Good idea in a disaster, don't you think?:) |
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