Do you carry a dog first aid kit while hunting and if so what should be in one

[Drew]

I am going out west for hunting and starting to think I should carry a dog first aid kit or something. What do you all experience hunters carry in one? I am told a must have is a C7 wire cutters for snares. but other than that what are some suggestions on things to put in the game bag?

Also do you guys anything to your dogs food prior to going to make the long drive and stress of a 20 hour box ride easier. I watched a video that said I should start Fortiflora or something like that 5 days prior. The worst thing is to take a dog out there and it get so stressed or sick from the ride they do not hunt.

Thanks again for your opinions and thoughts on my questions.

Rob

I actually carry two. Emergency stuff, gauze,, bandages, blood coagulant, q-tips, cable cutters with me every day all day and then I bring a more extensive medical bag for the dog that has pain reliever, numbing spray, antibiotics, bandages, eye and ear spray.

 

[LC Smith]

Don't forget to add some sort of ear and eye wash. Having a new bottle of TrizULTRA+Keto is also a high priority item for my kit. My vet comes from a line of bird hunters and provides me with all sorts of pain meds, anti-inflammatories, antibiotics, etc. for my med kits. She also gives me fresh prescription of eye drops for various situations. You can never have enough vet wrap, saline solution, gauze, or tape. I also have a skin stapler, stethoscope, cable cutters, hemostats, EMT gel, QuickClot, trauma shears, zip ties, chlorhexidine, mole skin, and band-aids. This photo is my vest kit. Oh, don't forget to have a recent copy of vaccinations for the pup.

 

[Hunt1GSP]

And I forget to add, I also carry honey packets in my vest.

 

[akersrob]

Don't forget to add some sort of ear and eye wash. Having a new bottle of TrizULTRA+Keto is also a high priority item for my kit. My vet comes from a line of bird hunters and provides me with all sorts of pain meds, anti-inflammatories, antibiotics, etc. for my med kits. She also gives me fresh prescription of eye drops for various situations. You can never have enough vet wrap, saline solution, gauze, or tape. I also have a skin stapler, stethoscope, cable cutters, hemostats, EMT gel, QuickClot, trauma shears, zip ties, chlorhexidine, mole skin, and band-aids. This photo is my vest kit. Oh, don't forget to have a recent copy of vaccinations for the pup.

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Wow thanks for the image.. thank you

 

[akersrob]

Wow thanks for the image.. thank you. thanks for such a detailed list. I was able to find everything. I will talk to my Vet about the other stuf.

 

[LC Smith]

Wow thanks for the image.. thank you

This is just to get by long enough to get the pup back to the truck where the real gear is. I am looking this season at possible additions to this kit, but don't know what I'd add due to weight.

 

[Al Bonkers]

Just a note that a normal side cutter will not cut a typical snare, A cable cutter is needed or if you can hold the locking device you can typically push the cable backwards thru it to loosen it.

Hunting where I do in SD no one traps. I have a pair of good cable cutters in my vehicle tool box but they are heavy and the chances of me needing them due to a snare are near zero. I always have a pair of NN-pliers on me for quill-removal when hunting, along with a roll of nylon tape to hog-tie him with. The Nn-pliers would also be a great way to hold the locking device on a snare, if I ever did have that problem.

My current shorthair is *pretty* well convinced to leave porkies alone now but I still view the NN-pliers and tape to be the most important things I could carry. Anything else can wait until we get back to the vehicle.