Hurricane Preparation for Your Pet

Emergency Telephone Numbers:

• Permanently ID your dog or cat with a microchip

• All animals brought to a pet shelter are required to have:

• Make sure your pets have been vaccinated within the past 12 months. Pet shelters may require proof of these:

  Dogs	Cats
  Rabies vaccine Distemper/Parvo group Bordetella Corona	Rabies vaccine Feline leukemia Rhinotracheitis Calici virus Panleukopenia

1. Proper ID collar and rabies tag
2. Proper ID on all belongings
3. Carrier or cage
4. Leash
5. Ample food supply (at least two days)
6. Water/food bowls
7. Any necessary medication(s)
8. Specific care instructions (i.e.,medication, diet, etc.)
9. Newspapers, plastic trash bags for handling waste

• An identification collar with leash is a necessity to control your pet
• A properly-sized plastic or wooden pet carrier for each pet allows your pet to stand and turn around.
• Red Cross shelters will not accept pets...so make plans well in advance for the safety of your pet. You should call friends or family living on high ground--first--to inquire about caring for your pet.
• Plan evacuation routes to veterinary hospitals, boarding kennels, family or friends situated on higher elevations--well in advance of the storm.
• There are many more pets than boarding spaces in Hillsborough County. Only use pet shelters if no other choices are available.
• Pets under medication should be sheltered at a veterinary hospital.

• Bring your pet indoors well in advance of the storm. Reassure him with a soothing voice and calm manner
• Spaces will be filled on a first-come first-served basis. It's a good idea to call ahead and determine availability at a shelter nearest you.

Standard fees for boarding will be charged (or hospitalization fees, if required).

If a hurricane threatens, contact a shelter as soon as possible, to make arrangements. Heed early warnings because there will be no home pick-up of pets.

After the Storm
Has Passed...

Take caution in allowing your pet outdoors after the storm has passed. Familiar scents and landmarks may be altered and your pet could easily be confused and become lost. Downed power lines and reptiles brought in with high water could present real dangers to your pet. Take precaution not to allow your pet to consume food or water which may have become contaminated.

Hillsborough County Pet Evacuation Shelters
(numbers in parentheses indicate boarding capacity)

All Creatures Animal Hospital (45)

105 Sunset Lane

Lutz, FL 33549

949-2706

Animal Clinic of Brandon (8)

901 North Parsons Ave.

Brandon, FL 33510

651-0467

Animal Hospital of Tampa (30)

4005 West Hillsborough Avenue

Tampa, FL 33614

884-7551

Boyette Animal Hospital (75)

10391 Boyette Road

Riverview, FL 33569

671-3400

Carrollwood Cats (30)

13305 Orange Grove Dr.

Tampa, FL 33618

963-6612

Cross Creek Animal Medical Centre (20)

10028 Cross Creek Blvd.

Tampa, FL 33647

994-6929

Ehrlich Animal Hospital (55)

8009 Gunn Highway

Tampa, FL 33626

920-0566

Fox & Friends Animal Hospital (10)

793 Cortaro Drive

Sun City Center, FL 33573

633-2443

Kindness Animal Hospital (11)

10909 North Nebraska Ave.

Tampa, FL 33612

971-7668

Kyser Animal Clinic (25)

11816 56th Street North

Temple Terrace, FL 33617

985-2889

Livingston Animal & Avian Hospital (30)

15104 Livingston Ave.

Lutz, FL 33549

979-1955

May Animal Hospital (6)

4645 U.S. 92 West

Plant City, FL 33567

752-1010

Pebble Creek Animal Hospital (100)

19651 Bruce B Downs Blvd.

Tampa, FL 33647

973-8566

Plantation Animal Hospital (20)

4585 Gunn Highway

Tampa, FL 33624

968-3393

Plant City Animal Hospital (15)

1906 Jim Redman Parkway

Plant City, FL 33566

752-3073

Safari Animal Clinic (15)

6610 E. Fowler Ave.

Tampa, FL 33617

988-8880

Sunshine Animal Hospital (55)

8008 West Waters Avenue

Tampa, FL 33615

885-7071

Temple Terrace Animal Hospital (60)

5023 Busch Blvd. East

Tampa, FL 33617

988-1189

Vet Care Harris Animal Hospital (10)

1510 East Hillsborough Avenue

Tampa, FL 33610

239-1145

Vet Care Village Animal Hospital (75)

13221 North Dale Mabry Highway

Tampa, FL 33618

961-6699