I have also seen pix of police dogs with masks on in staging areas for riot situations when CS/pepper spray drifted that way. Most of the photos of animals in gas masks were either with animals that never saw a chemical environment or, the photo was taken before combat and the disposition of the animal wasn't mentioned or tracked.ĭog masks were used in WWI and still in WWII, so I *assume* they work. I am not aware of any documented cases of these masked-animals surviving actual chemical attacks where they faced lethal concentrations and would have died without the mask. yeah, I am going to absolutely question their effectiveness, because fur makes for a crappy mask seal which makes positive pressure a requirement.
To those who are citing WWI (someone erroneously mentioned WWII) and the photos of horses and dogs wearing masks. The likelihood that you're going to have a simultaneous EMP and respiratory-threat that you need to evacuate through is. Mixing the two is a bad idea, because if the pet's mask fails mid journey, you're stuck. Honestly, I think you should probably plan to either bug out with a vehicle if facing a CBRN environment, or, with your dog-cart idea in a non-CBRN environment and vehicles are immobile (EMP).
then sad as it may be, it means they die. Like most other pet lovers, I love my dog and given the choice I'd prefer to evacuate them with me, but CBRN environments are no place for pets and if staying means I die, and leaving means they die. You also have no good way to determine if the mask is actually effective before you enter the environment. To fit a pet, but the second they sat down and scratched it with their hind legs because it itches. You could probably modify a PAPR-type escape hood like this: Nuclear weapon fallout is a non-issue because you shouldn't be bugging out through nuclear weapon fallout during the first few weeks and after that a mask shouldn't be necessary unless you're kicking up a lot of dust. It's not going to work for biological and chemical warfare agents that can be absorbed through the skin. are only going to work in pretty mild conditions (meaning sub-lethal concentrations) with respiratory-only threats and possibly nuclear-plant releases where you're trying to avoid inhaling I-131 and other volatile nuclides. I'm going to tell you right now that any improvised means that could be used for a dog. Beyond that, there really aren't any pet gas masks. There are products for protect-in-place for pets: but they don't allow movement. If it's so bad that you'd need to do that. This would be a lot cheaper than the only pet filter I can find, which is a large bag that you put a pet carrier in, and is over $300 to $500 as apposed to the child hood that is less than $70: Ĭlick to expand.Do you have a particular scenario in mind? Because to be perfectly honest with you, the whole "we're going to bug out through some toxic cloud with our gas masks on" is Hollywood fantasy. This would no doubt involve buying the infant hood as described above and a secure box that can be sealed, and combine the two.
I'm also considering making my own pet carrier with a filter like the type used in the infant hood, which is run by batteries and breathes for the child, otherwise the air would not flow in and out adequately for the animal in the box. I will be trying it in the future, when my budget allows, and when I do I'll post again. Would love to know if you do this, and the results. To find an infant hood you can use Google or and search: Gas Mask Escape Hood Infant. I would also recommend putting some kind of booties on the animal's feet to keep claws from tearing at the hood. I also think the animal may have to be calm to keep it from tearing the plastic with its claws, so keeping animal tranquilizers on hand might be a good idea. Like I said, I've been told it can be done but I have not done it. If your pet is very small my guess is you'd have to put the pet inside the hood completely then find a way to seal off the bottom (where it would normally cinch around the child's waist) and seal off the cuffs. Depending on the size of your cat or dog you should be able to do the same with the pet's waist and front legs. The body of the hood cinches around the waist and sleeves cinch around the child's wrists. It's a hood that does the breathing for the baby so there is no mask on the face. You can buy a hood for babies which I've been told can be used for some pets if you're willing to do a little conversion.
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