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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 (77mm x 77mm and 51mm x 51mm) and gauze bandage rolls (26mm and 51mm)
- First-aid adhesive tape, 26mm 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, 305mm wooden ruler or thick magazine)
Place the contents in a plastic storage box, tackle box or coffee can with lid.
In a future blog, I will be visiting Pet Supplies Direct at Harbour Town Shopping Centre to source prices of all of the above as unfortunately they do not have pet first aid kits able to be bought already "put together".
If you would like to purchase a full 44 piece First Aid Kit (great for cats and/or dogs), please contact me for further information.
With the Christmas holiday season upon us, this would be a great time to update your supplies !
