Pet First Aid Kit

We recommend all families with animals build a first aid kit for their pets. Make sure you include the following items:

• Latex gloves & hand wipes
• Unopened bottle of hydrogen peroxide 3% (to induce vomiting—call Poison Center first)
• Beef or chicken broth (fluids pets will drink)
• Turkey baster or dosing syringe (to give fluids)
• Penlight or flashlight
• Rectal thermometer & lubricating jelly
• A pillowcase (to confine small animals)
• Instant hot & cold packs
• Blunt tipped scissors or razor (to cut hair)
• Nonstick & waterproof adhesive tape
• Sterile gauze pads & bandages
• Splints & tongue depressors
• Stockinette (protect bandage on leg / foot)
• Alcohol swabs
• Antiseptic lotion, powder or spray
• Grease-cutting dish soap (to wash fur and / or wounds)
• Cotton swabs & cotton balls
• Rubber bulb syringe (for eyes, ears & wounds)
• Forceps and /or tweezers
• Styptic liquid (for toenail bleeding)
• Antibiotic ointment (for wounds)
• Hydrocortisone cream (for rashes & itching)