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Ready America 77100 Cat Evacuation Kit

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5 Year shelf life pouch water
5 Year shelf life cat food and pouch water
Convenient water bowl
Pet carrier

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Here Kitty, KittyI'm sure you can tell by the little cat smiley =^..^= in my name hyperlink that I'm a cat person. We have seven.... yes... count them seven rescued, adopted, and abandoned kitties. We hadn't planned on having that many, it just kinda happened. We don't own them, they own us! BIG TIME! : )Most don't think about their furry four footed friends until AFTER an emergency occurs, and while I DO agree that it's always two legs before four, a pet owner needs to think about their animal's welfare too. So, after assembling comprehensive emergency kits for my family, work place, and automobiles, I concentrated on my girls, (yes, they're all female. Again, it just kinda worked out that way).I did purchase a more comprehensive pet first aid kit to augment this evacuation kit, (which you can find here on Amazon or the internet). 3 Antiseptic Cleansing Wipes, 1 Gauze Roll, and a Triple Antibiotic Ointment Packet just doesn't seem to be enough for dealing with the myriad of pet emergencies which may crop up in a disaster. The carrier does have pockets and the capacity for extra supplies, such as pet medication(s) mylar blankets, additional gloves, pet documents, i.e. shot records, etc.The one thing I swapped out was the food and treats. Dogs may not be such a problem as most canines aren't quite so picky, but cats have been known to starve themselves to death if they don't like what they're being offered. I didn't want to take the chance that during an emergency, one or all of my girls would choose that time to be finicky, turn up their noses and refuse to eat what they were being served. I took their regular dry food I knew they'd eat and vaccuum sealed several "bags" for storage.These carriers aren't huge, so if you have a big or fat feline, this may not be the route to go. You might consider a larger hard shelled carrier to store emergency supplies between uses. But for an average size/weight cat or smaller, these work for a bug out bag.So, we're good to go. Well.... as soon as we can train the girls to participate in the home emergency drills we practice. For some reason they refuse to read or respond to the emails. : )All kidding aside, this is a good idea for your pet(s) and it's a little peace of mind in knowing that as a responsible pet owner, you've done something to try and help ensure their way of life should disaster strike.One consideration is the price, it could be lower in my opinion. But then what price do you place on your pet's life/lives? That's a personal choice. If you prepare your family for emergencies, and you consider your pets as being a part of your family, then again, as a responsible pet owner, you need to prepare for them as well. I purchased these a couple of kits at a time, when and as I could afford it, so as not to send the bank account into critical meltdown.~ jade ~ 4it's pretty decent.There was a hole in the ziplock bag with the kitty litter in it and the litter is all over the place. Other than that, it's pretty decent. 3Make your own kitThis kit has several problems1) My kit contained dog food instead of cat food2) The litter is just cheap clay litter in a zip lock bag, not properly packaged. Needless to say the zip lock bag wasn't closed and the kit arrived a big mess.3) The kit needs to come with a second bag. The bag itself doesn't have enough room for all the stuff it comes with and a cat, you either need a second bag for its contents, or a separate cat carrier. I was expecting something more along the lines of a first aid kit where everything would squeeze nicely into the litter pan and there'd be a side pocket or something that would fit into.My aunt told me she made her own evacuation kit for her dogs. I feel like I should have done the same.That being said, I do like the bag/carrier and water bowl (the only reason I didn't give this 1 star). They seem like good quality products though thankfully I haven't actually had to try them out. 2Too HeavyMy main issue with this kit is that the bag is too heavy for my cat to carry and there is no way to strap it to his back. To be honest it seems like they made this kit for a person or at the very least a very large and strong cat. I tried for several hours to get my cat to carry this kit during our emergency drill and it was pretty much impossible. Also the gloves in the kit are clearly meant for a human and not a cat. Other than that I guess it's a good kit but they need to make everything the proper size for your average american cat. 3Not for cats only!Let's face it, everybody: I'm an "on the go" sort of guy. And most people are, in today's "hectic" world of computers and mobile homes. There's just no time to relax between my important meetings with the parole officer, liquor store runs, "research time" at the public library, and dates with Carla. That's why I keep this kit with me at all times, so I can "evacuate" my pet raccoon Curly when I need to. For example, just the other day I was sleeping at the magazine section in the library when that desk clerk Raylene (my arch nemesis!) came and told me to get the raccoon out of the library. Before she could even get her supervisor, me and Curly were outta there and on to Bert's Quik Stop to pick up some Funyons.Sometimes bad emergencies happen and the kit is good for that too. I'll never forget a time I tried developing my home-made flamethrower with vodka, PVC pipe, and my Bic lighter. Didn't work out like planned! I had to evacuate and hide from my angry landlord for the longest time. Even though I had to wear a disguise and go by the name "Juan Montigez" for six whole months, I felt good knowing that Curly made it out safe in the emergency kit. Since you never know when the next fire or accidental chemical spill is going to happen (Sorry, Jim!) you gotta have this thing with you and your pet at all times.I give this "5 STARS" because it always comes in handy. Even with all of the items in the "kit", there is still room for your pet and a six-pack of ice-cold Miller. And it is not "just for cats" - this kit works great for raccoons, possums, gerbils, and all types of rodents. (I haven't tested it with ferrets yet, so "buyer be careful" on that one.) Anyway, time to stop talking and start evacuating! Go get one of these today and get "on the go"! 5Unfortunate choiceAs a previous reviewer mentioned, there is hardly any extra room inside the carrier for the actual cat, once the other items are included. Nevertheless, I attempted to make the best of it, and I removed a few unnecessary items, such as road flares(?) and a very uncomfortable, silvery cat blanket that frightened my cat. There was some kind of leash in there as well, but I have to say, the attachments on the end werent designed with cat comfort in mind. I can only assume that you clamp the red copper side to one foot, and the black copper side to the another foot, but then the end you are supposed to hold also has two clamps - how is this intended to be used? In any case, during our first drill, my cat was easily able to pull itself out of the copper clamps after a few minutes of (intense) struggling. I suggest either increase the foot-grabbing power of those copper clamps at the end of the leash, or redesign it entirely. I gave two stars because Jasper loved the gauze in the first aid kit.edit: My bad. I got the cat kit confused with the car kit I ordered at the same time. 2Sturdy carrier, good start for evac, very good short-term emergency bagI don't know what reasons you might have for evacuation preparedness, but in Hurricane Alley, evacuation usually means there's no telling when we will be able to come back.For that purpose, this is merely a good start on an evacuation bag. It will give my cat Kurgan (pictured above -- no, I'm not kidding!) an unhappy three days of necessities in any evacuation shelter we can find accepting animals. Not the unhappiest he would have without some of the thoughtful inclusions, though.For a basic three days in a situation where the accompanying human/s are already meeting the needs we share with our companion animals, it provides:* confining shelter (where "confining" can be a good point in terms of getting into a shelter or keeping an animal from wandering in unsafe territory),* vaccuum-packed 5-year-expiration dry food that isn't great but isn't bad (much like the long-shelf-life food the humans will be eating in an emergency, it sustains life but wouldn't be a good long-term diet),* water that is safe to drink and will stay that way for years, barring puncture of the foil pouch,* a single dish to eat or drink from,* an appropriately-sized collar that (at least in my kit) isn't as cheap as it looks, and isn't a safety collar -- again, an emphasis on restraining the animal,* a toy, which in my kit was exactly the one shown and which Kurgan is currently trying to dig his way into the carrier to get to, so entertainment won't be entirely lacking, and included treats provide more opportunities for play,* a bathroom! smallish litter pan, but not kitten-sized, with (as another reviewer noted) cheap clay litter, just enough to cover the bottom of the pan, an amount I guess does help cut down on the weight, and a pretty basic but neither small nor flimsy plastic scoop* an ID tag that can clip onto the carrier, but which I'd avoid clipping to the collar except in an ID-emergency, and* an extremely basic first aid kid that will just about treat one minor to moderate scratch or hotspot.PROS:The real star of the show here is the carrier. I've bought pricey name-brand carriers with fewer features and thinner fabric for ore money before. If you get this kit, and I cannot emphasize this enough, GET THIS KIT FOR THE CARRIER. Everything else about it is convenient but mediocre. The carrier is what's worth the money. Even if you already have a carrier you use for outings, vet visits, travel, or whatever -- having this carrier as a backup plan will give me so much peace of mind.It's not big, but it's a nice portable size, and probably airline-friendly, depending of course on the airline. It opens with two parallel zippers along the top (and that is the only opening) that are pulled in tandem by a handle that allows for one-handed opening and, more importantly, closing. A velcro-fastened flap captures it so even zipper-working escape artists can't work it open again, since sliding the zipper open is the wrong direction to apply force to open the velcro. It's relatively easy to put a cat into (as such jobs go, that is) and zip it up quick; once closed, the animal inside will stay inside.The carry-handle is two short but thick webbing straps that meet over the top of the bag, with a padded velcro-closing handle that wraps around to keep them together. This keeps both straps completely out of the way of an incoming cat when open, and balances the weight across four points at each end and each side of the carrier. It feels very stable carried this way. The straps continue downward from that point to wrap just under the carrier and are sewn in again where the sides meet the bottom. It feels very secure.The shoulder strap is the same heavy, wide webbing. It's woefully underpadded unless you have a very lightweight kitten and little else in the bag, but this strap can be improved or replaced. I may not bother, since I usually use the shoulder strap and carry-handle together, in case one breaks while Kurgan is inside. The strap clips on either end to a buckle sewn onto more of the same webbing that again, like the carry-handle straps, extends down each end and wraps under the bottom lip for another attachment point.A wire or plastic frame arching over each end keeps the bag upright and prevents all but the mildest bowing along the top, even with the side pocket dragging it down.On three sides -- or, rather, one side and both ends -- is a heavy-duty mesh that I could saw through with a knife and a little effort, but that definitely isn't giving way to Kurgan's claws. It might or might not contain a cat with meaner claws or a more... determined... personality, but it stands a better chance than just about any soft carrier I've seen. And I say that as someone who once lived with a "determined" cat who shattered a hard-shell carrier, so I have a little experience.The fourth side has a large pocket instead of mesh. This cuts down a little on ventilation if it's placed/positioned wrong, especially since the top has no ventilation either. I wouldn't want to take this on an airplane and position the pocket toward the aisle, leaving Kurgan only underseat air to breathe and someone else's carryon for a view. That minor consideration aside, the pocket benefits more than it harms the cause. It's roughly 10" wide x 6" high x 2" deep. I was able to fit EVERYTHING EXCEPT the litter box, litter, scoop, and bowl in there -- and I might have been able to fit the bowl if that didn't have a handy clip to attach it to the outside of the carrier instead. The pocket is the same heavy nylon as the rest of the carrier -- seriously, I've met "tactical" backpacks that weren't this heavyweight and well-built, and I don't mean the cheap ones either -- and the zipper is reasonably beefy. The only problem with overstuffing the pocket a little is that it causes the wall of the carrier to bulge in slightly. This isn't a problem in terms of space for the cat, since it's pretty minor and Kurgan is a moderately-sized 11-pound cat, no Maine Coon he. But it does interfere a little with storing the litter supplies in there.Which brings me to the next great point: the litter box fits right into the bottom of the carrier. Since Kurgan has two other carriers I can use for leaving the house and getting him safely into the car, the included carrier is stuffed with all the other things he needs while we're gone. The small (clean!) litter box and (clean!) scoop store neatly into the main body of the carrier, with only a little wrestling needed to shift the pocket-bulge so it doesn't interfere.The bottom of the carrier is a medium-thickness sheet of plastic, cut to fit. It will be okay for Kurgan or smaller cats, but it wouldn't be comfortable. Since the point of the carrier is very clearly to confine the cat, it would be shortsighted not to put in a blanket or pad for comfort. That will help with the mild bowing of the bottom. However, for a heavier cat, I'd advise using the included plastic as a template at the hardware store and having a thicker/stiffer piece cut.The collar is a cat-sized (can't take that for granted) webbing collar with two cheap plastic "rhinestone" slide-on decorations and a buckle with no tang. I initially interpreted these as signs of a useless and potentially dangerous collar, since Kurgan will get claws caught in the decorations and the buckle looks like it will just slide open. However, the bottom of the buckle has flat "teeth" that prevent the strap from sliding through unless the free end is actively pressed inward away from the buckle. It's not a safety collar and should NEVER be left on an unsupervised cat. However, a cat like Kurgan who will simply bust open a safety clasp or pop the elastic on a safety strap would not be able to strain against a leash to get out of this collar. Again, good for restraining him in a situation where that would be called for.CONS:The bottom of the carrier could be more rigid, but I've never yet met a carrier I didn't think that of, except a specialty wire-grid small-animal carrier/cage with a rigid slide-out tray.The attachment points and snap hooks for the shoulder strap are plastic. I'm not sure what the weight limit is on this carrier, but I wouldn't trust them with more than about 20-25 pounds total between the cat and the kit. Fortunately, the strap holds the snap hooks and should be easy to replace or reinforce. The D-rings on the carrier can be replaced with metal ones, although you'd have to snap the plastic ones off first. The plastic is fairly heavy-duty, though.NEUTRALS:Literally everything else. The rest of it is mediocre; convenient to have all gathered into one place already, but none of it the quality I'd buy individually. One neutral-mediocrity should be specifically addressed, though:* The first aid kit. It's not a 3-day kit for addressing whatever might come up in the woods, or in urban rubble. It won't even treat a serious wound or ailment long enough to get to the vet in lunchtime traffic on a calm day. It is, literally, one wound-wipe for disinfecting (yes, I only got one, not three!), one foil packet of antibiotic ointment, one roll of gauze to wrap an injury and keep it clean, and one pair of gloves. YOU WILL NEED A SEPARATE FIRST AID KIT in any kind of emergency. This is more like what I'd take driving out of state with Kurgan to visit friends and family level first aid, to treat whatever might come up during a comfortable car trip and a rest-stop break.All that said: Yes, I recommend this kit. It's a place to start, not a place to stop. But evacuation is heavily dependent on who's evacuating and why, anyway, and to be honest the bag/pouch/pocket/box/case -- or, yes, carrier -- isn't a terrible way to pick a kit when they're all so similar otherwise. This carrier is worth what I paid. It's the quality I'd get if I had spent the money just on another, hand-picked, carrier to pack in. The rest of it is just a good place to start and, until pieces can be added/upgraded/replaced, a whole lot better than nothing. 4Five Starsthis product is as advertised! 5Didn't help my cat evacuate at ALL.This kit really didn't help my poor little constipated cat to evacuate at all. I showed her the items, and did she poop? Even a little bit?? No. No, she didn't. She just sniffed it and walked away. I'm thinking you'd do better to get some kitty laxatives if you REALLY want to help your cat evacuate. 5Excellent for the moneyLove it. Now i can throw the beasts in and know I can handle them for a few days before we get help. 5

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