First Aid kit

birdshooter

birdshooter

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What does everyone have in their canine first aid kits?

What should be the bare minimum?

Examples:

Antibiotic ointment
Saline (for cleaning a wound)
Ear wash
Scissors
Gauze and bandages
Vetrap (to cover bandages)
Skin stapler
Eye wash
Buffered Aspirin
Thermometer
Otoscope (for looking into the ear canal)

I'm sure there is much more for a complete kit.
 
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Skunk kit
latex gloves
needle and thread
skin staple remover
moleskin
superglue
nail clipper
hemostat
benedryl
snake bite kit
 
Dog photographs/pen&pad
section of nylon stocking for holding ripped ear close
recent health record
Small needlenose pliers for when the hemostats don't cut it or they become annoying
EMT Gel
week of antibiotics/NSAIDs from vet
drops/paste for sugar boost
cheap magnifying eyeglass cheaters
headband lamp for when no one can hold the flashlight and the dog is a handful

*I'll add pills for when defecation is thru a soda straw...or the opposite.
Plus the peroxide from the skunk kit may be used for inducing refunding.
 
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Excellent idea for a thread!

I bought a canine first aid kit and added a tube of EMT gel. I also pack a vest just in case I need to protect the dogs chest and belly.

I have all the de-skunking ingredients, but need to assemble them in a travel kit. It doesn't do much good in the basement at home...:rolleyes:
 
Worst injury I have seen and it was on a friend's dog, was a fractured trachea....no first aid kit can help tho, just takes time to heal.
 
I also have a roll of althetic tape/guaze thrown in... the self sticking kind. Works better than tape in a wet situation and holds the gauze on awkward places better. Vaseline so the dressing doesn't stick to the wound. My empty skunk solution/mixing bottle doubles as an irrigation bottle (you can't mix that skunk solution before time). New super glue tube with every trip; works better and less traumatic than stitches or staples. The number and address of a couple of local vets; if it takes more than glue the dog or person needs to be seen, wrap it up with guaze, athletic tape and drive in...
 
Those of you who travel out of state or a ways from home when hunting, here is a handy website to locate a Veterinarian in the area you will be hunting. http://www.veterinarians.com/

You can either search by state/city by clicking "Find a veterinarian" or if you know the zip code you can enter that.

I like to print a list of a few in the area along with directions and phone #'s if I'm going to be quite a ways from home.


I will post this in the main bird dog hunting forum under it's own title so more people can see it.
 
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In the truck, I have a big duffel bag full of bandages, braces, ointments, wraps, gauze, EMT Gel, saline, hydrogen peroxide, scissors, flashlights, hemostats, needle nose pliers, tape basically I try to have at least two of everything.

I carry one of the prefab first aid kits in my backpack along with a couple of rolls of Vet Wrap, tape, saline solution and EMT gel and a couple of pairs of hemostats.

I also make it a point to program several phone numbers into my cell phone of local veterinarians in and/or near the areas I plan to hunt and I call ahead to see what their schedule is during the time I plan on hunting in their area. One of my dogs had a cut that I could not treat on my own and the first vet I tried was out of town on vacation.
 
Aluminum Sulfate???

I was looking through my canine first aid kit last night as I was adding my de-skunking supplies to the bag. In the kit there was what looks like a little white crayon in a tube. There were several layers of printing all over the tube, so I was totally unable to read the instructions. The only words I could make out were "aluminum sulfate".

I Google searched "aluminum sulfate", and I am guessing it is supposed to be used on cuts to help reduce the bleeding.

Can anybody give me a Cliffs Notes version of how to use that? Do you just trace along the cut like you are drawing with a pencil? I also have a tube of EMT gel that I got a few years ago. Is one better than the other, or could you use them both on the wound?

Knock on wood, the only injuries I have ever had to a dog have been a busted toenail once, and Daisy got really scratched up in a stubble field one time. So my first-aid experience is very limited...

Thanks for any help you can provide!
 
Dog Emergency Kit - Buy it or Build It

Great post idea. Based on the kit's that others have put together it appears that I'm really light on stuff in the kit.
Is it cheaper just to buy one built or the do it yourself route ?

Thanks,
 
david0311

BirddogGSP said:
Great post idea. Based on the kit's that others have put together it appears that I'm really light on stuff in the kit.
Is it cheaper just to buy one built or the do it yourself route ?

Thanks,
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Most of the pre set up kits are pretty basic--do it your self with help from this forum much better--have most of those listed in above posts--I also carry raw honey--caro-syrurp, and alcohol if that hasn't been previously listed
 
Wouldn't hurt on your next visit to your vet to ask questions about typical first aid for common injuries or gastrointestinal issues while on the road. Maybe ask your vet about the use of a skin stapler or whether they even recommend doing it as the #1 concern is cleaning the wound or area prior to stapling to prevent the chances of infection.

Someone had a couple things listed like anti-inflammatory meds (Rimadyl) or Anti-biotics.... another is a product called Flagyl (Metronidazole) which is antibacterial commonly used to treat parasites such as Giardia.
 
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