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Pet First Aid
The key to Pet First Aid is to stabilize your pet and then seek veterinary care immediately. A First Aid Kit provides the tools so you can stabilize your pet quickly. You can purchase a good first aid kit, but you will need to add some items. Put one in every car; create a combined human and pet First Aid Kit. Most of the items are the same for humans and pets.
First Aid Book
Purchase a Pet First Aid Book for your first aid kit. It is the most essential item of your kit and depending on the emergency you make need to act quickly before calling your Veterinarian.
Important Items
- Cleansing Wipes
- Triple antibiotic ointment
- Rubbing alcohol
- Hydrogen peroxide
- White petroleum jelly
- Pepto Bismol tablets
- Generic Benadryl capsules -- 25mg, for allergies
- Hydrocortisone acetate -- one percent cream
- Buffered aspirin
- Kaopectate tablets
- Turkey baster or bulb syringe for forcing the consumption of liquid medication or water
- Saline eye solution to flush out eye contaminants
- Tweezers
- Pet Wrap - self-adhering wrap that doesn't require clips
- Ace self-adhering athletic bandage -- three-inch width
- Sterile non-stick bandages
- Gauze and Adhesive tape bandages
- Medical Tape
- Butterfly closures
- Cotton tip applicators
- Ziploc bags
- Safety Pins
- Scissors or Swiss Army Knife
Other recommended Items
- Muzzle to keep the animal from hurting you while it is excited or in pain
- Rubber gloves
- Instant cold compress
- Styptic Pencil
- Mild grease-cutting dishwashing liquid for bathing after skin contamination
- Can of soft dog food
- Rectal thermometer
- Tongue depressor
- Health Records
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