Dog owners can treat minor injuries for their pets if they have the appropriate remedies, tools, and equipment on hand. Assemble the items into a pet-specific consolidated kit so that it is readily available when the crisis occurs. The following items are suggested contents:
Tools/Equipment
- Muzzle
- “Elizabethan” collar (a/k/a “e-collar” or “cone”)
- Rectal thermometer
- Tweezers
- Blunt-end bandage scissors
- Pet first aid book/chart
- Card containing dosage notes, based on your dog’s weight, for all oral medicines
Supplies
- Sterile, non-stick gauze pads
- Adhesive tape
- Cotton balls
- Gauze rolls
- 2″ wide self-cling bandage
- Plastic eyedropper or syringe
Topical Medications
- Antiseptic wipes, lotion or spray
- Petroleum jelly
- Antibiotic ointment
- Hydrocortisone 1% cream
- Anti-Fungal cream (OTC cream for athlete’s foot, jock itch, or yeast infections)
- Sterile saline solution
Oral Medications
- Children’s aspirin (81 mg)
- Pepto Bismal tablets
- Benadryl capsules (25 mg)
- Panacur worming powder
- Hydrogen peroxide, unopened! (to induce vomiting)
For educational purposes only. This information is not intended as medical advice and can never replace medical care and treatments.