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Categories Widget (Show All)As a pet owner, you need to make sure to have basic first aid supplies for your pets in your household.Use this checklist to make your pet first aid kit.
Pet First Aid Kit
| Veterinary/Emergency clinic phone numbers Animal Poison control phone numbers | 1-(888)-4ANIHELP (426-4435) 1-900-680-0000 (There is a fee calling one of these numbers) |
| Sterile gauze pads (3" x 3" and 2" X 2") and gauze bandage rolls (1" and 2") | For wrapping wounds or muzzling the injured animal |
| Flour/Baking Powder or corn starch | Used for stopping toe nail bleeding if torn or cut too short |
| Small Oral syringe | To administer medication |
| Cotton Clean towels | |
| Rectal thermometer | Use with lubricant such as mineral oil rectally if fever is suspected |
| Nutri-Cal, Vitacal, or Nutristat | Nutritional supplement |
| Benadryl Liquid 25 mgll ml (tsp) Tablet/capsule 25 mg | Used for allergic reactions and mild sedation. Dose: 1mg per pound of body weight (e.g. 25 lbs dog would get one tablet or teaspoon). Can be given every 8 horns. |
| Bayer Children's Aspirin (81 mg)- -Can also use low dose heart formulas that are 8l mg | Used for mild pain or fever. Dose: Give I tablet per 40 lbs body weight every 12 hours. |
| Hydrogen Peroxide 3% | Used to induce vomiting. Call Doctor before administering |
| Imodium AD | Used for diarrhea Dose; 1 tablet per 30 pounds of body weight |
| Pepto-Bismol | Used for vomiting and diarrhea Dose: I teaspoon per 5 pounds of body weight. NOT FOR CATS! |
| Cortisone cream | Used topically for rashes or bug bites. Used topically for abrasions or cuts |
| Honey or Karo Syrup | Used in small pets for hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). Call Doctor before administering |
| Eye wash or Saline Solution | Used to flush eyes in case of foreign body or irritant in eye. |
