Keep Your Home Safe in a Storm

If you’re not evacuating, the Humane Society recommends you find a safe area of your house where your family and your pets can stay together. Make sure there are no small areas where a cat could try to hide, and move anything dangerous, like chemicals or tools.

Make sure any open areas like fireplaces, vents, or pet doors are closed off with plastic sheeting and tape, and that your pet emergency kit is in the room in advance. Then, once authorities announce the storm is about to hit, bring your pets indoors, keeping your dogs on leashes and cats in carriers. Don’t come out until you’re sure it’s safe.

After the storm, don’t let your pets roam loose and keep your pets on leashes or in carriers so they don’t escape. Try to go back to their normal routines as soon as it’s safe, but be ready for potential behavioral issues because of all the stress.