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Dog First Aid

Thursday, December 18th, 2008 | Random Stuff | 1 Comment

I’m looking at putting together a dog first aid course for the Swissy club. I am not teaching it, but will be organizing and attending. In the meanwhile, I’ve been looking into keeping a better stocked and marked first aid kit.  Here is my running list, and I’m sure I will change it over time.

• Tweezer
• Scissors or emergency shears
• Ear syringe
• Bag Balm
• Petroleum jelly
• Rectal thermometer
• Safety pins
• Gauze sponges
• Ace-type elastic bandages
• Triangular bandage
• Band-Aids
• Roll gauze/stretch bandages (2 inch generally good)
• SAM splint
• Adhesive tape
• Exam gloves
• Non-stick dressing
• Vetwrap
• Antiseptic solution like Hibiclense or Betadine, or alcohol wipes
• Sting ease
• Styptic powder
• Buffered aspirin (I like the kid formulas)
• Benadryl (pills and spray)
• Gas-X strips
• Topical antibiotic such as Neosporin
• Pepto Bismol children’s chewables (or other anti-diarrhea medication)
• Cortisone cream
• Hydrogen peroxide

You can also consider getting some perscription meds in there, such as prednisone and penicillin, but we don’t.  The ones I use frequently are benadryl, neosporin, Pepto and Gas-X.  I generally leave this in an easily accessible cabinet in the kitchen, but will put the most commonly used items on the counter when we have a dog sitter.

With luck, you will never need most of these items.

Tags: Greater Swissy Mountain Dog, Swissy