Doggy First Aid?

[huntergirl270]

An incident with our Springer this morning is making me rethink what we have available in our doggy first aid kit.

I am starting this thread so we can all add information on what we believe is necessary in a "field kit" for your dog.
I thought I had everything necessary but realize that the one thing I didn't have was a styptic (minor cuts) or caustic (more serious cuts) pencil to stop bleeding. There is a powder that is available as well called Kwik Stop. Does anyone know where this can be purchased besides online?

Please feel free to add any more suggestions of items that you deem necessary to have in your field kit.

Thanks !

Sherry

[bopper]

Hi Sherry!
You probably already have it, but if not, it's good to have a roll of vetwrap (elastic bandage). If you're tavelling, it's good to have some pink bismuth
for dogs with stomach upset, and some flagyl tablets for severe diarrhea. Not good to use flagyl often, but it really works for severe cases that you need to have corrected in a hurry.
Doug

[Ddog]

the styptic can be purchased at petsmart in Langley, When i lived in the LM and hunted with my yellow lab, i basically had a first aid kit for him and me, in his kit i also had some muscle relaxers that i received from a vet when he separated his tail, they were so powerful he would not move a muscle when he was on them. I also had various bandages and tapes.
one day i out duck hunting i dropped a mallard in some tall grass and you know how they love to run full tilt through the grass, well there was a stump that stopped him dead in his tracks. good thing this stump did not have any branches out of the bottom or they may have punctured him. This also happened to a friend of mines dog, but his dog lost an eye.

[Kasomor]

An incident with our Springer this morning is making me rethink what we have available in our doggy first aid kit.

I am starting this thread so we can all add information on what we believe is necessary in a "field kit" for your dog.
I thought I had everything necessary but realize that the one thing I didn't have was a styptic (minor cuts) or caustic (more serious cuts) pencil to stop bleeding. There is a powder that is available as well called Kwik Stop. Does anyone know where this can be purchased besides online?

Please feel free to add any more suggestions of items that you deem necessary to have in your field kit.

Thanks !

Sherry

The well equipped pet store will have Kwik Stop. Try Oly's, The Mill Store, Animal House or The Scruffy Tail.

Regards

Kasomor

[Riverratz]

Consider adding;

Epicac - to induce vomiting should Fido ingest something poisonous or harmful.

Activated Carbon - administer orally after vomiting to help absorb the substance while you transport to Vet.

Peroxide 3% - to sterilize cuts

"Viaderm KC" - ointment to apply to "hotspots", raw, festering, open sores that some breeds, (especially long-haired water dogs), can get, usually around the neck area.

All of the above available at pharmacies, inexpensive.

[Iron Glove]

Daughter put together a cabin first aid kit for us when she was a vet assistant - thankfully it hasn't had to be used yet. We've added some foot balm to use on her Lab's paws as they always seem to get cuts on them.
Had a recent incident where Moller the Toller chowed down a bottle of herbal meds and the ASPCA Poison line said to use hydrogen peroxide. Yep, not long after we had puke all over the house.

[Chuck]

Consider adding;

Epicac - to induce vomiting should Fido ingest something poisonous or harmful.

Activated Carbon - administer orally after vomiting to help absorb the substance while you transport to Vet.

Peroxide 3% - to sterilize cuts

"Viaderm KC" - ointment to apply to "hotspots", raw, festering, open sores that some breeds, (especially long-haired water dogs), can get, usually around the neck area.

All of the above available at pharmacies, inexpensive.

Activated Carbon can be had in capsule form and has saved my friends dog after it had eaten something really nasty.

[kinderdoggin]

Our first aid kit is a basic human kit, with a few added items such as those mentioned above. Also added Chlor Tripolon this year after one dog had an allergic reaction to a bee sting.

[muledeercrazy]

cabelas sells a medical stapling kit, that is the equivelant to stiches except apparently preferable for use on lacerations to the skull (i found this out the hard way, even though the e.r. doctor didnt use the cabelas brand. Good for k-9's or people, not to expensive either. Seems like it would be alot easier for use on a dog where you might have a hard time getting it to stay still, than sutures?

[sparkes3]

quick fix for nails that you cut to short is corn starch