*Tornado Ready*

I do not know if everyone is as obsessed with their pets as I am, but if a tornado ever came through and blew away our house, I would want to know that my cats were right there with me safe from the danger.  Since we do not have a basement and only have a crawlspace, there are a few things we must do to prepare for severe  storms.  I recommend this to anyone who is in a similar situation.  The first thing we do is make sure that our cat carriers are always handy so we keep ours in our closet, on top of the crawlspace.  Second, when it starts to get bad we round up the cats and put them in either my bedroom or my bathroom (both are very close to our crawlspace).  We then make a tornado bag.  If we do end up being stuck in a bad storm and have to stay down in the crawlspace for a long time, we want to make sure we are as comfortable as possible, and the cats too.  A flashlight, some water bottles, our phones, some spider spray, some snacks for us, and some cat food in a container are some of the things we put in the tornado bag to take down with us.  We also put some toys in the cages and put down their blankets to help them feel as comfortable as possible.  This may seem a little extreme but my cats are like my kids and I would do anything to protect them.