Keep Your Animals Safe in Winter Storms

11/27/2019 (Permalink)

Keep Your Animals Safe in Winter Storms

Animal lovers in Hoffman Estates want to be sure their pets are safe in storms.  SERVPRO® of Barrington/N. Schaumburg brings these tips from the Red Cross and others to keep your four-legged friends happy and well.

Protect Your Pets from Winter in Hoffman Estates:

• Sight and scent cues are harder to keep in the winter, so make sure your pets have tags, chips, or other identification
• More dogs are lost during the winter than any other season so do not let your dog’s off the leash in a storm
• If there is a storm or it is cold, keep the pets indoors
• Clean up antifreeze as it can be fatal to mammals that drink it
• Let your dogs' coats grow in the winter
• When your pets come in from winter weather, wipe off the paws, legs, and stomach to get rid of salt, ice, and dangerous chemicals
• Make sure that outdoor enclosures are insulated and away from the wind
• Do not let ice or snow drifts block access to shelter, food or water
• Older animals are (like older people) more sensitive to cold and damp than younger ones
• When you prepare your own emergency kit, prepare ones for the animals
• If you evacuate, bring the pets because you don't know how long you will be gone
• Arrange for the safety of larger animals that can't come indoors
• Shelters have to allow service animals, but not pets
• Check ahead of time which shelters or motels allow pets

If storm damage hits your Hoffman Estates home, call SERVPRO of Barrington/N. Schaumburg 24/7.  We will repair your home “Like it Never Even Happened.^”

SERVPRO of Barrington/N. Schaumburg is independently owned and operated.

Link: https://www.weather.gov/mqt/petsafety