Monday, September 12, 2005

Supplies needed

•collapsible wire pet crates
•box fans
•water proof walkie talkies
•water proof flashlights
•D batteries
•insect repellent
•sunscreen
•waders
•animal medical supplies
•heavy duty gloves for handling wildlife
•containers full of gasoline
•walmart gift cards - to go buy the sanitation supplies they need, and box fans, etc..
•office depot gift cards - for the office supplies needed to get the animals adopted
•towels - nothing fancy - something they can use quickly for pet cleanup rather than doing laundry there is no time or facility for.
•Bottled Water
•Gatorade
•Tarps
or back to their owners.
•small shampoos/conditioners
•egg crate type bedding / padding to sleep on
•camping gear
•soaps
•deodorant
•gas cards /money
•toothbrushes/toothpaste
•t-shirts
•Hand Sanitizer
•Baby wipes / sanitizing wipes
•bug spray



=====VOLUNTEERS====
If you volunteer in any of the disaster areas, you must be self sustaining, and willing to work long hard hours. Bring enough food for yourself for the duration of your stay, sleeping/camping gear, and gasoline to get you out of here. Also please get a tetanus, Hepatitus A and Hepatitus B shot.leave and go to parts that are operational for supplies. dont rely on someone bringing them in. it's too disorganized.have on hand childrens unflavored pedylate and clean syringes. can hydrate faster if give animals fluid underskin. not in the vein!! pinch area around back of neck or along back and put fluids under the skin after wiping area with alchohol.


====For INDIE RESUERS ======
a good supply list for those working alone:

2 *full* 5gal. gas
cansbene bacs (healthy bacteria needed to restore gut function etc)
alchohol or alchohol wipesiodine clean wounds
cotton balls
batril antibiotics
acepromazime
latex gloves
duct tape
disposable syringes
bleach
fresh water
baby shampoo
garden sprayer
paper towels
food
disposible bowls
blankets
nutra cal high caloric supplement
large metal kennels
thick gloves
cell phone
note pads and pens

all other basics as mentioned before that is hip waders, etc etc

tarp or something to keep blazing sun off animal while under fluid therapy

•check gums if pale and animal cold they are shutting downwarm animal slowly and give fluids
•do not let the animal aspirate fluids into the lungs by putting too much water down their mouths!!!!
•if the animal cannot swallow good you will have to be careful to use small drops of 50/50 mixture of pedialyte and water and when improving go straight 100% pedialyte