This came up this weekend and thought I would mention it here.
When an emergency comes up rarely is one soul affected. Many of us have four legged companions that share our lives with us.
In case of an emergency, and you are rendered unable to communicate, what happens to the animals that live with you? Make sure you have information tucked somewhere, perhaps your wallet, on a cupboard door, something.
Give names, colors, ages and basic descriptions. (Like grey kitty not silver long hair tabby) list how much food they get, how often, where and how you feed them and veterinarians contact information.
In my case I was contacted late on Friday and the farm was left alone. Everything needed to get fed and watered and due to them thinking it would be a routine doctors visit they were unable to pick up feed for the horses and the chickens. Luckily I have both of them....I was able to bring some of my feed to feed everyone until I could get to the feed store.
I have been communicating back and forth with a daughter who had to text/Facebook message me where everything was and how to feed all of the animals.
However make sure that you have contingencies for that too. Yesterday the water at the farm froze. I had to haul five gallon buckets of water for the horses by hand from the house. With a bad back that was not a good thing.
When I travel with my horses I have are folder I leave in my truck labeled "HORSE EMERGENCY INFORMATION" I list my horses, their names, colors, my veterinarian, where I am going, where I am coming from. Who to contact to pick up the horses, and if they are severely injured and I cannot give verbal authorization I give the EMS staff permission to humanely euthanize my horses. These are the kinds of things that become very important when a situation gets bad.
Don't forget your dog or your cat. Folks need to know about them in case of an emergency too.
"O Great Spirit, Help me always to speak the truth quietly, to listen with an open mind when others speak, and to remember the peace that may be found in silence"
Kaylee: How come you don't care where you're going?
Book: 'Cause how you get there is the worthier part.
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