First Aid Kit

Pet First aid kit

This is for a basic pet first-aid kit. For convenience, you may want to make one for your home and another for your car. It is also a suitable disaster preparedness kit.

            • Sterile gauze pads (3" x 3" and 2" X 2") and gauze bandage rolls (1" and 2")

            • First aid adhesive tape, 1" roll

            • Cotton swabs (Q-tips®)

            • Tweezers

            • Scissors

            • Plastic freezer/sandwich bags

            • Small bottle of 3% hydrogen peroxide

            • Styptic pencil or cornstarch (stems blood flow from minor cuts)

            • Antibacterial ointment

            • Antiseptic cleansing wipes

            • Kaopectate® or Pepto-Bismol®

            • A current pet first-aid book

            • Eyewash

            • Eyedropper

            • Mineral oil (a lubricant and laxative when given by mouth)

            • Digital or rectal thermometer in a plastic case

            • Leather work gloves (to protect you from being bitten)

            • Latex gloves

            • Leash

            • Thin rope

            • Splint materials (tongue depressor, 12-inch wooden ruler or thick magazine)

Place the contents in a plastic storage box, tackle box or coffee can with lid.