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Post by vickyb on Oct 8, 2008 18:07:53 GMT -5
We've got a dog first aid kit which I keep in the car so its always handy, but when Gracie cut her pad it set me thinking what do other gappers have in their kits/cupboards for dog first aid? Any miracle things you'd never be without?
Vicky
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Post by cadbury on Oct 8, 2008 19:35:58 GMT -5
Hatchwells trimex to help stop bleeding on minor cuts.
Sanitary towels make good non stick dressings that don't adhere to wounds to stick to bandage to help secure them.
Rescue remedy, for shocked human and hound.
Space blanket, the foil jobbies hikers use for hypotherima, usefull to keep a dog warm thats gone into shock and is strong enough to double a strecher to get an injured dog back to the car.
Steri pods, ask at the pharmacy counter, these are great for washing out wounds and grass seeds from eyes.
A whistle incase your alone with your injured dog and your phones dead.
Sciossors, tweezer and nail clippers.
Vet wrap cohesive bandages, avaible from pets at home in the horsey section, alot cheaper than the chemist.
Your vets phone number, or a local if your hoilday, if you can call them on route after an accident and tell them your coming and what to expect, if there ready for you it could make all the differance especasilly if the accident involes lots of blood loss.
If I had my way I'd also have a blue flashing light to stick on the roof of my car, as I drive like a maniac when one of my dogs is injured to get to the vets.
I hope that helps.
nicky ;D
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Post by Jane and Sara on Oct 9, 2008 3:07:10 GMT -5
A few weeks ago my lovely vet went back to Ireland. On my last visit, when she told me she was leaving, she gave me a bag full of vet wrap, non-stick dressings etc - she knows my dogs!
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Post by Nettie on Oct 9, 2008 5:03:07 GMT -5
Everything but the kitchen sink and far more than is in the human first aid kit but important bits
Hibiscrub
Vet wrap
Sterile dressings
Rescue Remedy
Aconite for shock
Arnica
Anti-histomine tablets
Scissors
I am liking Nicky's idea of a foil blanket.
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Post by cadbury on Oct 9, 2008 7:10:03 GMT -5
Everything but the kitchen sink and far more than is in the human first aid kit but important bits Hibiscrub Vet wrap Sterile dressings Rescue Remedy Aconite for shock Arnica Anti-histomine tablets Scissors I am liking Nicky's idea of a foil blanket. Ah I missed hibi scrub off, I get my vet to decant a small bottle for me. Although when accidents happen out and about you need water to add to it, thats why I carry steri pods. I tend to use it as home to bath manky wonds that are going gooy to keep them clean. Anti-histomine are great for stings, but use childrens dose. I'll to look up Aconite, sounds interesting. As for sterile dressings I'm a cheap skate when working out in the field this is why I use sanitary towles and get the sterile dressing out when I get home if the dog dosen't need the vets. My fisrt post accident dressings are a reall bodge job while I'm in a tizzy, so I do them properly when I get home and have better control of the situation. |
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Post by Princess C on Oct 9, 2008 7:40:39 GMT -5
Pretty much the same as has been mentioned, but also gauze, small scissors, sticky tape, individual sealed ear and eye wipes, saline solution in a spray can, rhus tox, Optrex eye drops, tick tweezers and hooks, DAP spray, Intrasite gel (known as magic skin in this house!) strip of Norocarp/carprogesic, strip of Nisamox, a couple of Diazepam, Serene-um tablets, cooling tablets, tube of Pro-Kolin, tub of Sudocrem, metoclopramide tabs and Tescos 'stop bleeding' dressings!  That's before we get to the current prescriptions drugs for Matilda and Otis   I reckon my medicine cabinet makes Pete Docherty look like a casual user! |
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Post by madaboutgreys on Oct 9, 2008 17:02:23 GMT -5
Diazepam?!
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Post by Princess C on Oct 10, 2008 17:06:09 GMT -5
Yup, for absolute emergencies - they had to be prescribed for Theo once when he took an arse over tit tumble and pulled all the muscles in his left shoulder and right leg, so needed to relax completely to rest...I should add that I only keep the drugs I do with my vet's full knowledge and would only give them on her advice at weekends/when she isn't available to dispense them - I have her personal mobile number for emergencies ;D She has been my vet for the last nine years, so she knows I would prefer not to use drugs unless absolutely necessary and trusts me not to take them myself  |
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