Warmth is the Devon Rex-specific priority
A Devon Rex wears a short, wavy coat that offers far less insulation than a typical cat's fur, and she feels cold quickly in a draughty hall, an air-conditioned shelter, or a car waiting in a queue. Her grab bag therefore leads with warmth: a soft, close-fitting fleece layer she has already worn at home, a thick blanket that doubles as carrier bedding, and a spare liner in case the first gets soiled. Test the fit of that fleece layer on an ordinary day, because a Rex who has never worn one will spend evacuation energy fighting it. Warmth items ride at the top of the bag where they can be reached without unpacking everything in the dark.
Food, water, and litter in Rex-sized routine
Pack three days of the food your Devon Rex already eats, portioned by day, plus bottled water and a collapsible bowl. This breed is famously food-motivated and people-focused, so a few of her usual treats serve as both comfort and a practical lure if she hides under a strange bed at your destination. Litter goes in a sealed section: a small bag of her usual litter, disposable tray liners, a scoop, and waste bags. Keep feeding times in the bag on a card, because a Rex kept waiting hours past her normal meal in a loud temporary room becomes frantic in a way that looks like illness but is usually schedule and stress.
Ears, skin, and the small-care items
The Devon Rex's oversized ears collect wax and debris faster than most breeds, and her delicate, lightly furred skin reacts to rough handling and harsh products. Include the soft ear pads she already tolerates at home, unscented wipes for a quick clean if she gets grubby, and a soft cloth rather than anything abrasive. Skip perfumed sprays and borrowed grooming products from a host household; her skin is not the place for experiments during an evacuation. If she has a daily care routine your vet has set, write it plainly on the document card so a helper follows the same pattern instead of improvising something kinder-sounding but wrong.
Documents that describe a very distinctive cat
A Devon Rex is hard to mistake once described, so make the description count. Her grab bag's document sleeve holds a recent photograph showing the wave of her coat, her large ears, and her colour, alongside your phone number, an out-of-area contact, your vet's details, and copies of her vaccination record. Note that she seeks heat and people, because a host who finds her inside a laundry pile or behind a warm appliance needs to know that is normal Rex behaviour, not a cat wedged somewhere dangerous. Paper copies stay with the bag itself so whoever carries the cat also carries her proof of ownership.
One bag, known to the whole household
An emergency kit only works if the person nearest the door when you leave knows it exists and what is inside it. Store the Devon Rex grab bag beside her carrier in the same place year-round, and walk every adult in the home through its layout once: warmth on top, food and litter below, documents in the sleeve. Refresh the food portions as you rotate her home supplies, and replace the fleece if she outgrows or shreds it. When her profile and care details are visible to the family through KinsLe Family Sharing, the same list of bag contents and Rex quirks sits in everyone's pocket rather than in one person's memory.