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Dog First Aid Kit
Other suggested items were:
- Blanket
- Tweezers
- Muzzle
- Hemostats
- Rectal thermometer
- Ziplock bags
- Paperwork, including the dog's health record, medications, local and national poison control numbers, regular veterinary clinic hours and telephone numbers, and emergency clinic hours and telephone number.
A simple first aid kit
Basic supplies
Dog owners can treat minor injuries for their pets if they have the appropriate remedies, tools, and equipment available. The following items were included in a first aid kit that the Cincinnati Veterinary Medical Association gave to police dog handlers at a recent workshop. A home first aid kit needs many of the same items.
Gauze sponges
Buffered aspirin
Rubbing alcohol
Ear syringe
bandage
White petroleum jelly
Eye wash
Custom splints
Pepto Bismol tablets
Hydrogen peroxide
Tamiflu
Mylanta
Triple antibiotic ointment
Hydrocortisone acetate
Sterile stretch gauze bandage
Sterile, non-adherent pads
Dermicil hypoallergenic cloth tape
Kaopectate tablets
Bandage scissors
Generic Benadryl capsules
25mg, for allergies
Vet Rap bandage
Ace self-adhering athletic