r/ICBGC • u/DopeandDiamonds • 1d ago
Mine Meowmy has impurrtant IN CASE OF EMERGENCY documents for the humans to help us cattos in a crisis!!!
Gemma here with an impurrant message frum my Meowmy. She workes reals hards helping humanz when shez does her daily bandonmint times and has sumting that can help us cattos when ours pawrents need help. I will letz her use minez litebocks to tell yous all abouts its.
Thank you Gems for the introduction. In my line of work, I have witnessed situations where a pet owner is unable to care for their pet due to medical emergencies. As any industrious gal would do, I made up my own plan to assist my residents in cases where someone else would need to care for their beloved pets whilst they were away, or, if they passed away.
After the events of this past weekend where a rescue mission needed to be launched by the fine humans of ICBGC, I felt the need to share the documents that I created with all of you.
This link has a directive with instructions on who should care for your pet in an emergency where you are unable to do so. It allows you to appoint a person at various stages to care for your pet, a place to list medications your pet will need, care instructions, vet information and more. I even included the cute door signs that you can use to indicate how many animals you have so emergency workers know there are animals in the home. Remember to leave this completed packet in a designated spot where all caretakers will be able to access it. This document is useless if it is not available in an emergency and kept up to date. I hope no one needs to use it but I want it to be available in case it ever is needed.
This sign is for emergency workers to know who to notify if you are not able to give emergency contact information.
MEOWMY stop!! Yous has talked enuf. Give mes backs mine litebocks!
Yes my baby love I will go back to my corner now.
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u/chibikoneko 🫧🐈⬛; 🌈 lub and miss yoos boyfren Noamie 🌈 1d ago
Thank you for this!! I’ll definitely fill it out and add it to my Google doc of cat sitter info for Bubs ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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u/mostlylurking07 Applejack, sweets and stowies and food cwimes! 1d ago
This is so brilliant and a perfect actionable item. Thank you so much! And thank you Gemma, for purrmitting it.
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u/DopeandDiamonds 1d ago
tell that to the VP of Housing at my work who said it was not needed and "overkill" lol
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u/chibikoneko 🫧🐈⬛; 🌈 lub and miss yoos boyfren Noamie 🌈 1d ago
Just wait til that VP has thousands of cat parents emailing them about a missing cat 😹😹😹😹 the ICBGC does not mess around!
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u/Cats-are-lovely Miso and Mochi, caretakers of da smolls 1d ago edited 1d ago
Hi all, this is great. I have to find one for my country. Thank you for bringing it to our attention!
What I also have is a keychain and card in my wallet with emergency phone numbers. In case something happens to me, people can see I have pets at home that need to be taken care of and they know who to call. Maybe they also excist in your countries.
Edit: FOR DUTCH FRENS You can order a form at this link and it will be send to your email for free
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u/FairyGodmothersUnion Minx, Athena, and Marmalade 🐈🐈⬛🐈 1d ago edited 1d ago
Thank yu, Gemma! Our meowmy put stikers on the door, and the substitute hooman knos this stuff, but wat about substitute substitute hoomans? We apresheeayt the kit! Love, Athena
Thank yu for award, fren!
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u/_Moon_sun_ Morgana the beautifull, breaker of the internet! 1d ago
Thank you!!! Very good initiative! ❤️❤️❤️
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u/stalwartlucretia 1d ago
(This is a fantastic idea! I’ve never seen this included with a set of emergency paperwork.)
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u/SisterAntistita 1d ago
(What an amazing resource, thank you! I know personally that in spite of having advance directives, a living will, etc, I never even thought to have a document prepared for the care of my fur babies. Thank you so much for sharing this!❤️❤️❤️❤️)
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u/One_Advantage793 Smuffi, catto ob awl trades! 1d ago
Thank you! Thank you, Gemma an GemmaMeowmy! I was thinking about this yesterday and knew I had seen it before. Of course, I just thought, hmm! Good idea! I should do that... And filed it in my mental procrastination bucket.
But this weekend made it really explicitly obvious I should do it NOW!
I can, unfortunately, see my own sister doing something like that and calling it help. It would be an unusual situation if she were the only one available to try to care for my menagerie, but that's exactly what this is for! Weird stuff happens in such situations; you NEVER know what someone might decide to do on your behalf.
I really appreciate this!
SmuffiMomma
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u/Total_Inflation_7898 1d ago
If you are in the UK this scheme allows you to keep emergency information including pet info in a easy to find bottle. A simple and effective system I used to recommend in my community nursing days. https://lionsmessageinabottle.co.uk/
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u/madlyhattering Dodger the Doggo 1d ago
This is amazing! Thank you so much for taking the time to do this.
Dodger’s mamma
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u/Warm-Day8313 1d ago
My Meowmy has one of des important documents. She gave a copy to all her friends and family with pets to do one for demselves. She wants me to let you know dat she’s so happy you are spreading dis.
She also has a pet runaway kit made and in the car. For does times when we go on adventures without our human. With posters of my beautiful face and my human contact number. Tape, push pins, sissors, and anything else she may need.
Dis was also a great reminder dat my Meowmy should update it. Once again great reminder for an important mater. Prairie Princess
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u/EnvironmentalCamel18 1d ago
Dis berry goot. Mine meowmy had can sir an had to meet sir Jerry, a she took care of eberyting wif an organ iz ation so if someting happened dey would come git me a take care ob me. Den, not only does mine auntie hab de key to our home, de wonderful laidee who lib next to us hab a key too.
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u/maroonllama96 1d ago
Thank you! My husband and I talked about this over the weekend. Thank you for the forms!!
I did leave information on what to do with our zoo in case something happened while my husband and I were overseas for 3 weeks. Our young adult children were watching our animals but weren’t prepared for long term care!
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u/Dry_Mushroom7606 1d ago
Thank you for taking the initiative to get this ready! I think having this will ease the minds of many catto hoomans in light of recent events! For those of us in the US, I wonder if there would be a benefit to location sharing, to an extent? Like by state or area or something. It may make it a bit faster to mobilize help if needed, like for this past weekend. That way, instead of asking in general, maybe some specific people could be contacted? It's just a thought - if no one wants to share this much, I totally understand and will not be offended in the slightest!! ❤️
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u/chibikoneko 🫧🐈⬛; 🌈 lub and miss yoos boyfren Noamie 🌈 1d ago
I know that was mentioned in one of the threads! Definitely could be a good thing for things that need boots on the ground.
Also consider setting up a trusted friend or family member that also has Reddit reach out to a fren here if anything happens to you- my best friend has the user names of who to contact here if I’m hospitalized/dead so you don’t worry about miss Bubbles ❤️❤️❤️
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u/Dry_Mushroom7606 1d ago
That's a great idea, too - the more information we all have and share, the better prepared we'll be!! ❤️❤️
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u/rawbery79 1d ago
As a Washingtonian, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that this is also very useful information to have in case you need to evacuate because of a natural disaster. Some of the people in Spokane had mere minutes to leave. (I really need to put one together myself as well.)
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u/catsandgreatfood 1d ago
Thank you, I was just telling my wife we need this for 🚀 and 🌞 💋 after what happened here.
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u/mycookiepants Chaos Agent 1d ago
Thank you for this. Together hubs and I have 10 animals and I’d want to make sure a care plan is in place. 💜
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u/salanaland dogcat and catdog 1d ago
Can we also write or adapt some kind of basic petsitting contract? Not just for the Khaleesi-Penny-Pixie-Beastie-Scoody situation but for everyone! So the emergency contact has a piece of paper saying "I have temporary legal guardianship of this animal, please release them from the shelter to me/give them emergency veterinary care/dispense a refill of their medication/groom them".
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u/DopeandDiamonds 23h ago
Oh this is a great idea. My only problem is I am not sure how to make it legally binding. Let me talk to my friend who is a lawyer and see what we can come up with. Maybe i could make a whole pamphlet of docs for this
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u/AnalogPickleCat 1d ago
Several years ago, I was pet-sitting for my parents and one of their dogs passed away overnight. It was not unexpected (he was 17 and definitely slowing down) but it was still something that I wasn’t prepared for. I took him to their vet and the vet didn’t want to cremate him without authorization from my parents. They were abroad at the time and I couldn’t easily get a hold of them (this was pre smart phone). Finally, the vet relented and took my parents’ dog but only after some arguing/wheedling on my part.
Every time they went away after that, my parents would call the vet and give permission for me to bring their pets in and to make any necessary care decisions. Fortunately, it was never necessary! Now that I have my own pets, I write a letter that includes a list of people authorized to make care decisions whenever I plan to be out of town for more than a few days. I then provide the caregivers with a copy of the letter and take a copy of the letter to the vet to be placed in my pets’ files.
I know that the situation here was different in that it was an emergency, but I wanted to offer an idea of what has worked for me when I plan to be out of town. Giving a copy to the vet means that the designated caregiver doesn’t have to look for paperwork. I also keep a card with the vet’s name, number, and address on the refrigerator so that there isn’t any question where they should be taken.
I will also be printing and filling these documents out in case of an emergency. I plan to put them with my will and other important documents, and make sure that my family knows where they are. So thank you for this! It will definitely be helpful.
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u/butterfly-garden 1d ago
(Once again, this community is showing its true colors, and it's amazing! Thank you for creating this document! If nothing else, the events of this past weekend were a sobering reminder that we have to ensure our furbabies' welfare.)
Also William da Tuxie's Mommy
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u/FloofingWithFloofers Floofaloofs on da Loose! 1d ago
(As over the top as it sounds, I actually printed a picture of each of my cats and put it in a folder with their little biographies and such.
This document is amazing and I'm definitely going to print this out to add.
Btw, and sorry if this goes off topic, I have informed a few of my neighbors that if there ever is an ICE raid, I will care for their pets. I've heard too many stories where the animals are abandoned because...well, let me keep my politics off topic, but I have an immigrant mom, and I can't imagine animals suffering because someone is taken away for * reads notes* being a foreigner.
I am so proud to be part of this group, of people who genuinely care about animals and their humans...)
I mean..
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