[DTogo]

Um... aren't animals natural foragers that eat or drink some pretty nasty stuff to survive (and sometimes just when they feel like it)?

I have 100% confidence mine would be doing fine, though I would have left days before Katrina and taken them with me.

[Cheburashka]

We're not talking wild animals we're talking pets. Many have never NOT relied on humans for food and water.

And as far as drinking the flood waters, they probably don't smell right to the animals. They probably wouldn't smell right to you, so I bet you wouldn't drink it either.

[GovernmentShrinker]

There are a lot of VERY unnatural poisons in that water, that would be lethal to animals if consumed in any significant quantities.

[Hot Tabasco]

Um... aren't animals natural foragers that eat or drink some pretty nasty stuff to survive

Excellent point! You are right but how long can a dog or especially a cat tread water before it is able to set its feet on ground in order to begin its hunt for food? As of today there still appears to be at least 4 feet of water and in some areas more...........