Hello all, I have a question regarding the potential Nuclear fallout. I know people can use potassium iodide, but what can we give our dogs? Is kelp sufficient, how do we dose? My goodness, I do hope and pray thyroid protection will not be needed in our dog emergency pack.
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The likelihood of needing KI for anyone or dogs in Michigan is pretty slim. From interviews and such concerning this plant it is unlikely from everything I've heard that we'll need anything even on the west coast of the USA or Canada.
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Just wanted to throw out there, don't forget the non-furry pets...While my dog is my priority in an extreme emergency I do have a moded padded and insulated small toolbox ($5 at walmart) prepped with areas for those disposable heating pads that has compartments for my snake and cockroaches. If I needed to get away for a few days it would make sure they would stay warm even in cold weather for about 5 days. I originally made it in case of a fire emergency in the winter when they were my only pets in my college dorm...At the time it was for my bugs but it's been modded for snake use now.
Ohh... thanks for the reptile idea... I was wondering what I'd do for my geckos w/ no heat. I think I have a lunch box that would work perfectly with some modified insulation.
Great Reminder. Honestly, I just realized I've not updated my GOOD bag since we added Koenig to the crew. Need to add lots of food, and an extra collar w/ tags& leash!
Oh good.
Now that you're out of the closet, I can let you in my house.
It was going to be awkward explaining why you couldn't come over, otherwise.
This may be a bit irrelevant for Americans, but does anyone have any thoughts about chemical/biological protection for dogs? We all get gas masks (of dubious efficacy), but our pets would have to rely just on being in our sealed room with us. I've seen mention of doses of 1-2mg/lb of atropine, but needless to say, there's little information on nerve gas protection for dogs.
Getting out of Dodge isn't really an option in our case. We have a little bomb shelter, though. From our experience in the last war, we had a good 20-30 seconds to get to the shelter; but that was before we had Darwin. I don't think he'd agree to being tugged up the stairs in a panic. What's worse, he used to have a habit of using our shelter (which doubled as a bedroom for our daughters) as a toilet, so we've totally conditioned him that he's not allowed in there!
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