First Aid Kits for Pets
At Club Pet and Club Pet Too, we enroll all our staff in Pet First Aid courses as a part of their job training. Many of our employees have commented that one of their favorite parts of the course was learning how to build a pet first aid kit. Many of us now have them in our homes and cars.
We use the online course available at pethealthacademy.com — Anyone can enroll!
Below is a list of the contents of a basic pet first aid kit:
- At least two slip-leads
- Bottled water
- Very tasty dog treats or canned food (hint: most dogs can’t resist canned cat food) with a pull-top
- A container for water, a plate for food
- Plastic baggies
- Safety pin (to poke a hole in Diphenhydramine capsules, or for sliver removal)
- Emergency blanket
- (Muzzle-set) You can make a muzzle from a slip-lead if you don’t want to commit to this one!
- Gauze roll
- Non-stick gauze pads
- Gauze or cotton pads (get a big stack, used to control bleeding)
- Adhesive tape
- Q-Tips (long handled are better)
- Tongue depressor(s)
- Digital thermometer (since nobody reads the old-fashioned ones anymore)
- Spare battery for your thermometer
- Bandage scissors
- Tweezers
- Syringe (100mL)
- Pen light
- Antibiotic Ointment
- Topical Steroid Cream
- Hydrogen Peroxide
- Lubricant, such as petroleum jelly
- Saline Solution
- Styptic powder
- Pepcid (10 mg recommended)
- Diphenhydramine capsules (for quick action)
EXAMINE YOUR KIT TWICE A YEAR FOR EXPIRATION DATES & TO RE-STOCK!